Posted on 09/24/2003 1:37:57 PM PDT by bedolido
Citrix Systems has released its single sign-on product, even as it prepares to debut an enhanced version of MetaFrame XP. The Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.-based company said Wednesday it has begun shipping Citrix MetaFrame Password Manager, priced at $179 per user. MetaFrame Password Manager, one of several products billed under the company's new MetaFrame Access Suite brand, was developed under the code name of Project Bimini.
Once a user authenticates to a system using a single password, MetaFrame Password Manager automatically logs the user into any password-protected system while enforcing password policies. It also monitors all password-related events and can automate tasks such as password changes, the company said.
Citrix maintains that its single sign-on product compares favorably to other offerings because it does not require scripting or application-level integration. And Citrix solution providers say they're seeing strong interest in the product.
"We have a lot of people we've targeted for this product," said Paul Kunze, director of sales at IntraSystems, a Randolph, Mass.-based Citrix solution provider. "When you have people with multiple passwords, it tends to make people write down the passwords, and that's the last thing you want. If a remote user has multiple authentication keys and they have to log into different apps, you can have Password Manager intelligently learn their password."
Citrix, which is banking heavily on the security aspects of its terminal services software, plans to detail other enhanced products at its annual user conference next month, including a MetaFrame XP update, sources said. That product is expected to be available in October.
According to a Citrix document examined by CRN, the third feature release of MetaFrame XP will offer Windows Server 2003 support, Universal Print Driver II, SpeedScreen browser acceleration, Web Interface 2.0 (formerly NFuse) and simplified license activation.
Ditto here but some of our clients think it's the greatest thing since sliced bread. I can't fathom why because all it does is cause problems.
I've had to support it, at a client's site.
Our clients, for the most part, aren't that sophisticated and tend to have problems with it. And when they have problems they call us, their accounting/timekeeping software vendor, rather than work to set Citrix up correctly. If we had a client that had 1500 users I would imagine that they would have enough trained staff to set it up the way it should be.
We have over 2500 (large grocery retailer based in Idaho. It's Your Store). Yes you don't have to load applications onto each PC but then you have to fight with the others for IP time. It's slow and clumsy. For a small company, it's probably great. for a large one (we have the latest and best of everything here), it's a dog. As I said before... we fight to keep it off our computers.
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