A unified workspace

Building on the preceding solution, View 6 also has enhancements to the application catalog, known as a unified workspace. This will allow you to present not only your VDI desktops and RDSH desktops/apps, but also your Software as a Service (SaaS) applications, Citrix XenApp published applications, local ThinApps, Office 365, and more within a single workspace, as shown in the following screenshot:

In 2012 at VMworld, VMware announced Citrix XenApp integration into Horizon Workspace and now has delivered that solution. Log on to Horizon Workspace Portal once and it will connect to the Citrix XenApp infrastructure and present published desktops and applications that you have the entitlement for.

Integrating XenApp with the Workspace Portal is relatively easy. You would deploy the Workspace Portal for Horizon 6 and then implement the Citrix Integration Broker. Next, configure the Workspace Portal to connect to the integration broker and sync the XenApp applications. When...