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Chromebooks and Citrix

About Citrix• CitrixReceiverforHTML5enablesuserstosecurelyaccessdesktopsandbusiness,SaaSandWebapplicationsoveranynetworkdeliveredbyXenDesktoporXenApptoaChromebook

• RequiresXenDesktop5.5+,XenApp5+,NetScalerADC1.0+andCitrixReceiverforHTML5

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Formoreinformation,visit:www.google.com/chromebook/business

1.Bloomberg.Google�Chromebook�under�$300�Defies�PC�Market�with�Growth.July9,2013.2.ForresterResearch,Inc.Navigating�Diversity�in�Operating�Systems�and�Browsers.April22,2013.

Google’snewcomputersarefast,easytomanageandalwaysup-to-date.ChromebooksandChromeboxesrunbusinesswebapplicationslightningfastandprovideasecurevirtualdesktopinfrastructure(VDI)platformforclientapplications.They’refullysupportedasendpointsbyCitrix,themarketleaderindesktopvirtualization.

A rising playerStartingat$199,Chromebooksarethefastest-growingsegmentofthePCindustry.1TheChromebookfamilyincludesdevicesfrommanufacturerslikeHP,Lenovo,SamsungandAcer.Anditcontinuestoexpand,withthelatestChromebooksrunningonIntel’spowerfulHaswellprocessors.

Citrix on ChromebooksToaccessdesktopsandapplicationsprovidedbyCitrixXenDesktop,XenAppandNetscalerADC,ChromebookuserssimplylaunchvirtualapplicationsbyenteringtheirURLsinChrome.ITmanagerscanalsopre-configureChromebookswithshortcutstospecificsetsofvirtualizedapplicationsthatdifferentusersneed.

Cloud companion Chromebooksfeatureafastandsecurenativebrowser,soyouremployeesdon’tneedtoaccessacentralserverjusttousetheweb.Today’sinformationworkersalreadyuseanaverageof9.6webapplicationstodotheirjobs.2AsdemandincreasesforwebapplicationslikeGoogleApps,SalesforceandZendesk,Chromebooksareidealdevicesforharnessingthecollaboration,scalabilityandmobilitybenefitsofthecloud.

Productive mobilitySpeedy,simpleandsecure,Chromebooksarelightweightandhavebuilt-inwirelessmodems,soemployeesenjoyaconsistentexperienceintheoffice,athomeorontheroad.TheyfeatureChromebrowser’ssimpleinterface,whichisalreadyfamiliartomanyusers.

Easy and secure managementChromebooksupdateautomaticallywiththelatestfeaturesandsecurityfixes,sotheygetbetter—notslower—overtime.Andwithbuilt-invirusprotectionand24/7support,Chromebooksareeasytomanage.Theirweb-basedmanagementconsoleallowsITadministratorstocontrolusers,devicesandapps.