Kelly King at myITforum.com

I have been tinkering with XenApp 5.0 on Windows 2008 as time permits, and I have really enjoyed the new look and feel of WI. Once I have an Access Gateway appliance to put in the mix I will be even happier. I have seen other demos of WI 5.0 and the Netscaler which are real impressive. You can use the NavUI to display your applications in a "details" type view and not in the frames you normally see. Here is the WI Login page for my small lab running on my laptop via Parallels (VM on the Mac). Citrix says the version out for early release has not been fully regression tested for use on 4.5 farms - read here: CTX117837 But they go on to mention that when 5.0 does release, it will be fully tested for use on 4.5 farms. WI 5.0 has been tested to fully work on XenDesktop 2.0. They have written a CTX article on the Limitations of Using XenDesktop with Web Interface 4.x - CTX117555 I think one of the key points there is in 4.x the ability to auto launch the desktop if its the only resource available does not exist. You have to use some bookmarks to get around it. Once I have the actual gateway device set up and inline with the new 5.0 WI I will make sure to post more. Filed under: Citrix