Citrix Expands C3 Cloud Computing Platform and Program
 

Citrix Systems, Inc., a provider of virtualization, networking and software-as-a-service technologies, today announced a variety of new offerings for its Citrix Cloud Center (Citrix C3) product family to further equip service providers with the infrastructure and product licensing needed to deliver successful clouds services to their customers.

Following up to the initial debut of Citrix C3 last Fall, the company states that it is now enhancing the C3 platform with the addition of Citrix XenApp and Citrix XenDesktop, enabling service providers to deliver Windows applications and desktops as a service. Central to this added functionality is the new Citrix Service Provider (CSP) program which is designed specifically for service providers who provide hosted software services to end users. In addition, the company avers that Citrix C3 has been updated to include new scalable, secure, multi-tenant virtual switch and application delivery controller capabilities.

To further help customers gain experience with new cloud-based scenarios, the company adds that it is also unveiling a series of Citrix C3 Cloud Blueprints, which offer guidelines and best practices for testing virtualization, security and application services in a cloud environment.

"We have been extremely pleased to partner with Citrix to offer fast, reliable and secure cloud services for our customers," said Alvin Kok, Chief, Alatum, Singapore Telecommunications Limited. "By leveraging Citrix C3, we have been able to bring tremendous cost savings and business values for enterprises, SMBs and government agencies alike, which are all great differentiators for us in this economic climate."