OpenSpan for Virtualization

As virtualized environments become more prevalent, enterprises are starting to grapple with the challenges of integrating data between virtualized applications or between a virtualized application and any legacy application hosted outside of a virtualized environment. Although there are many approaches to addressing server-side virtualization, the OpenSpan Platform finally solves the challenge of integrating applications and leveraging desktop virtualization beyond basic copy-and-paste.

OpenSpan features a unique technology approach that leverages the interaction between applications, including virtualized applications, and the underlying Windows operating system. This approach enables the OpenSpan Platform to integrate data between almost any applications and automate common workflows within applications or across applications, including virtualized applications.

There are two basic ways that OpenSpan integrates virtualized applications:

• Citrix streamed applications – the OpenSpan Platform natively supports applications streamed from the Citrix Presentation Server, enabling you to integrate Citrix applications with virtually any legacy and desktop applications, regardless of their location
• Other virtualized applications including VM Ware – OpenSpan lets you expose functionality from virtually any application type (Windows, host, web, Java, DOS, etc.) as a web service callable by any other application whether that application resides on a back-end server or on a user's desktop.

"With OpenSpan, applications delivered by Citrix can be easily integrated with other business applications delivered or hosted on users' desktops, improving corporate agility, productivity, and performance."
– Scott Herren, Group Vice President and General Manager, Application Virtualization Group, Citrix
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