Citrix is planning on entering the visualization market with the new system Citrix Essentials. Its goal is to make hypervisions more manageable, scalable and flexible. The new system is specifically for XenServer and Hyper-V.
The pairing with Microsoft on XenServer is part of what Citrix has code-named Project Encore, and effectively expands the two companies' 20-year relationship into the arena of application management. Under Project Encore, the partnership will be expanded from applications and desktops to servers, will center on a joint marketing strategy and will "add significant enterprise value" to Microsoft's Hyper-V, the companies said.
For more, read the article here.