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Thinstall Virtualized Citrix Presentation Server Client

Thinstall and Citrix have partnered to provide a virtualized Citrix® Presentation Server Client™
that runs without installation or modification of the registry or file system—
ideal for distribution with USB drives and for mobile users.

Key Features Secure, instant access

• No device drivers
• No installation
• No Administrator rights or security
modifications
• Compressed by more than 200%
• Access through Internet Explorer
• No changes to host PC
• Sensitive files kept secure
The Thinstall Virtualized Citrix Presentation Server Client* enables instant Citrix
access from any PC without installation or Administrator Rights. Previously,
users were often prevented from accessing their work environment from mobile
media such USB key drives, because they lacked elevated security privileges
needed to install and use the Windows Citrix Presentation Server Client.
Thinstall solves the challenge of deploying portable, secure access
to any Citrix environment, from any computer.

* Formerly the Citrix ICA Client

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Solution Overview
Thinstall is an Application Virtualization
Platform which enables software to be
delivered in an isolated environment.
This means no changes are required
to the file system and registry of the
host computer. Thinstall Application
Virtualization works completely in user
space with no device drivers, which
means it can run on all versions of
Windows without Administrator Rights.
Thinstall protects the host operating
“
Thinstall has a unique, solid
virtualization solution and
by working with Thinstall,
we have provided both
our Solution Partners and
Enterprises with a Citrix client
that they can bundle with
new USB applications to
provide secure access to
”
any Citrix environment.
Chris Fleck,
VP Platform Development, Citrix
Thinstall, Inc.
22 Battery Street, Suite 703
San Francisco, CA 94111
415.274.2558
www.thinstall.com
system from installation modifications
that could affect stability or security.
The Thinstall Virtual OS (VOS) technol-
ogy component is less than 300K on
disk, occupies approximately 1MB
RAM at runtime, and has neglible
impact on memory consumption and
CPU performance. Applications can
be virtualized without any source code
changes for use with a USB key or
other distribution method.
Features & Benefits of the
Thinstall Virtualized Citrix
Presentation Server Client
No device drivers or installation
Thinstall enables the Citrix Presentation
Server Client to run without device
drivers or installation as a single
compressed EXE. It can be carried
conveniently on a USB key drive or
CDROM and runs regardless of what
is—or isn’t—already on the host com-
puter. This eliminates technical support
hassles and makes Citrix access easy
for mobile users.
Compressed state saves
valuable drive space
The virtualized Citrix Presentation
Server Client runs from a compressed
state which saves valuable space on
the USB key drive. It runs from a 4MB
disk footprint of space instead of the
usual 12MB.
No Administrator Rights required
An essential component in lowering
support cost for PCs designated for
transient users (such as Kiosk and hotel
PCs) is the careful application of secu-
rity policies that prevent new software
installations. Because the Thinstall
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Virtualized Citrix Presentation Server Client
Virtualized Citrix Presentation Server
Client does not have to be installed or
modify the host PC, no Administrator
Rights are required to run it on the host
PC, allowing users to have universal
access anywhere they go.
Access through Internet Explorer
The Thinstall Virtualized Citrix
Presentation Server Client enables
users to login to their Citrix accounts
through Internet Explorer with no
changes in user experience or modi-
fications to the Web server backend
code. Any Web page that uses the
Citrix ActiveX control will allow access
to the full native Citrix Presentation
Server Client without the performance
impact or compatibility issues associ-
ated with the Java client.
No changes to host PC
Thinstall virtualization enables the Citrix
Presentation Server Client to run in iso-
lation which means there are no modi-
fications to the file system or registry.
This ensures the host system stability
and security and foolproof access to
the Citrix environment from any PC.
Sensitive files kept secure
While running under Thinstall, Internet
Explorer browser history and tempo-
rary files are loaded and stored directly
from the USB drive ensuring no trace is
left behind. As well, Citrix Presentation
Server client configuration settings are
loaded and stored directly from the USB
drive preventing the user from acciden-
tally leaving behind their login name,
password, or session cache data.
Platforms
Runs on any Windows OS 98 and above.