Terminology Nightmare: Citrix XenApp

Terminology Nightmare: Citrix XenApp



If you have worked with Citrix software for the past decade, you would have noticed that there was a significant naming convention change.

Brian Madden's blog posted an excellent article describing Citrix client terminology.

The following is a summary of some terminology:

• XenApp
  The new name for Citrix Metaframe multi-user version of Windows with remote sessions accessed via the Citrix ICA protocol
  


• ICA Client
  This is the historical name for the client which leverages Citrix ICA protocol to access an application on a Citrix Metaframe server
  


• XenApp Plug-In
  This is the new name of the Citrix ICA Client, which now access Citrix XenApp platform.
  


• XenApp Receiver
  This seems to be a suite of packages facilitating central administration of remote Citrix XenApp Plug-Ins, including features such as centralized authentication.

There are some other clients, which I have not quite worked through the functionality, yet.

• Citrix Online plug-in - Web


• Citrix Online plug-in - Admin

A good reference for Citrix XenApp Documentation is available publicly over the web.

This has been a very odd learning experience.