Citrix has freshly proclaimed that Corporations which makes use of XenDesktop as well as XenApp can apply iPad as thin client to access their Windows environment.

The iPad as thin client

The editor alleged he would get the Citrix Application Receiver for iPhone which is by now offered in the App Store to take advantage of the 9.7 inch screen of 1 024 x 768 and larger keyboard, even the physical model available as an accessory.

A workstation is a machine which only receives the information compiled by the server. If a company virtualizes so already its Windows desktop environments with solutions firm, using Receiver for iPad would be a breeze since you will only connect to the virtual machine.

Bringing Windows on the iPad

Many analysts have questioned whether the iPad would attract professionals. Citrix think so and therefore proposes an application that tries to seduce customers nomadic allowing them to use Windows and their applications directly on the tablet.