Lifecycle announcement for Citrix Zenprise Mobile Device Manager

Citrix Systems, Inc. announces this notice of status change for several releases in the Citrix XenApp product line.

The following table details the Citrix Zenprise Mobile Device Manager and Service Manager Lifecycle milestones that are provided in accordance with the guidelines established by the Citrix Product Lifecycle Support Policy.

Product Name Version Major Release Date EOL Announcement EOL Date EOS Date
Zenprise Device Manager
6.0.x February 2011 September 2012 March 2013 September 2013
6.1.x May 2011 September 2012 March 2013 September 2013
6.2.x January 2012 September 2012 March 2013 September 2013
6.5.x March 2012 October 2012 April 2013 October 2013
6.6.x April 2012 February 2013 August 2013 February 2014
7.0.x September 2012 February 2013 August 2013 February 2014
7.1.x October 2012
Zenprise Service Manager
3.1.x June 2007 June 2009 June 2010 January 2011
3.2.x October 2007 October 2009 October 2010 April 2011
3.3.x March 2008 March 2010 March 2011 September 2011
4.0.x August 2008 August 2010 August 2011 February 2012
4.1.x January 2009 January 2011 January 2012 July 2012
4.5.x March 2009 March 2011 March 2012 September 2012
5.0.x October 2009 October 2011 October 2012 April 2013
5.1.x August 2010 September 2012 March 2013 September 2013
5.2.x December 2010 September 2012 March 2013 September 2013
6.0.x February 2011
6.1.x September 2011

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Citrix Closes Acquisition of Zenprise

Last month Citrix announced it’s intent to acquire Zenprise and now it’s official.

Citrix announced today that it has closed the acquisition of Zenprise, a leading innovator in mobile device management (MDM). As announced on December 5 2012, Citrix will integrate the Zenprise offering for mobile device management, with its Citrix CloudGateway™ and Me@Work™ solutions for managing mobile apps and data. As a result, IT will now have a comprehensive set of tools that make it easy to manage and secure devices, apps and data, while users will now be able to access any app from any device, giving them the freedom to work and play anywhere. Amit Pandey, former Zenprise president and CEO, will lead the new Mobile Platforms product group at Citrix. Citrix will continue to fully support and serve the Zenprise global customer base.

Citrix plans to discuss the financial details of the acquisition during its fourth-quarter 2012 results teleconference.

Read the official post here.

Only thing left to say is:

Welcome to the Citrix club guys and girls.

Citrix intent to acquire ZenPrise

Citrix today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zenprise® (this is still an intent to acquire and not a acquisition by Citrix yet), a leading innovator in mobile device management (MDM). Following the close of the acquisition, Citrix intends to integrate the Zenprise solution for mobile device management, with its Citrix CloudGateway™ and Me@Work™ solutions for managing mobile apps and data. This powerful combination will give Citrix the first solution in the industry for managing mobile devices, apps and data from a single, integrated enterprise mobility product line. This comprehensive approach can transform any organization into a truly mobile enterprise with the security and control IT requires, the ease of use and flexibility users desire, and the productivity business demands. Subject to closing conditions including regulatory approval, Citrix anticipates closing on the acquisition during the first quarter of 2013. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Continue reading “Citrix intent to acquire ZenPrise”