Citrix has announced the upcoming availability of XenApp 5, the latest version of its application virtualization software. The new release, formerly dubbed "Presentation Server," is part of the software maker's effort to consolidate its product line around XenServer, which it acquired with the purchase of XenSource in 2007. The software boasts improved application start times, the company said
Citrix has renamed Persentation Server as "XenApp 5" and announced its Sept. 10 availability. XenApp 5 is designed to speed up application start times -- the company claims the new software has been given a tenfold increase in performance over its predecessor. MORE DETAIL...
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Citrix Revs Up Virtual App Software
Photoshop Tries to Win Over the Web 2.0 Crowd
What should photo imaging software giant Adobe be focusing on in a Web 2.0 world? Judging from some new products, it's not just taking on the likes of Apple's iPhoto and Aperture; it's learning to work and play well with social networks like Facebook and digital media storage Web sites such as Flickr. Those could be the chief takeaways from Adobe's announcement this week that it will be releasing Photoshop Elements 7 in late September, along with the imminent launch of Photoshop.com, a photo upload/storage site, and a beta version of a mobile software product.
Adobe announced the September launch of Photoshop Elements 7, a version of the benchmark photo-editing software with features targeted at social networkers. It's banking on easier controls, combined with a Web site offering storage and uploads to photo-sharing sites, to win over a more mainstream user base. more detail...
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