Citrix Systems, Inc. today announced that Citrix XenServer and Citrix
XenDesktop have been certified to meet Common Criteria EAL 2. With
XenApp, which was previously certified, Citrix now has the only
end-to-end virtualization solution certified to meet the strict security
requirements of many Global 1000 corporations and government agencies,
including the Department of Defense.
“Our customers are looking for flexible and secure virtualization
solutions. With Common Criteria certified solutions from Citrix were
able to deliver just what each civilian and military agency needs
without sacrificing security or functionality.”
Common Criteria is an internationally recognized set of guidelines (ISO
15408) which define a common framework for evaluating security features
and capabilities of Information Technology (IT) security products.
The certification ensures unparalleled flexibility, security and
simplicity making it more attractive than ever for government agencies
and secure-minded companies to adopt desktop, server and application
virtualization.
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Tom Simmons, area vice president US Public Sector at Citrix
The certification of XenDesktop and XenServer further demonstrates
our commitment to delivering the kinds of secure virtual computing
solutions that our customers demand, said Tom Simmons, area vice
president for Citrix Public Sector. With these certifications, Citrix
is now the first and only company to have a complete, end-to-end
virtualization solution certified to meet the security and
interoperability requirements of our federal customers, especially the
Department of Defense.
Donnie Downs, president and CEO Plan B Technologies
Our customers are looking for flexible and secure virtualization
solutions. With Common Criteria certified solutions from Citrix were
able to deliver just what each civilian and military agency needs
without sacrificing security or functionality.
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