Introduction to Citrix App Streaming

Introduction to Citrix App Streaming

Feb 21, 2023 | Articles

Citrix App Streaming was a technology designed to help businesses deliver applications to end-users without the need for installations on individual devices. Instead, the applications were installed on a central server and streamed to users when needed. This helped businesses save time and resources while ensuring that all users had access to the same version of the software. Citrix App Streaming used a file streaming technology to deliver the application content on-demand to the end-users.

End-of-Life Status

Citrix App Streaming has reached its end-of-life, and it is no longer receiving updates, bug fixes, or technical support from Citrix. Citrix has recommended that customers migrate to alternative solutions like Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, or Citrix Endpoint Management.

Migrating with appCURE

If you are a business currently using Citrix App Streaming, it is essential to find an alternative solution that meets your needs. One such solution is appCURE, a comprehensive application transformation platform that offers a range of features, including application streaming migration to MSIX and MSI.

AppCURE is designed to help businesses deliver applications seamlessly to their end-users, regardless of their location or device. With appCURE, users can access their applications from a central portal, making it easy to manage and monitor access to applications across your organization.

Get in Touch with appCURE

If you are currently using Citrix App Streaming or looking for an application delivery solution, appCURE can help. Our team of experts can work with you to understand your unique business needs and provide a customized solution that fits your requirements.

To learn more about appCURE and how we can help your business, please visit our website or contact us directly to schedule a consultation. We offer a comprehensive solution that can help streamline your application delivery and management, saving you time, resources, and money.

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Why You Should Use Azure Key Vault and appCURE Studio for Code Signing MSIX Packages

Why You Should Use Azure Key Vault and appCURE Studio for Code Signing MSIX Packages

Feb 21, 2023 | Articles

Azure Key Vault is a cloud-based solution for securely storing and managing secrets, such as encryption keys, certificates, and connection strings. When it comes to code signing MSIX packages, Azure Key Vault can be a valuable tool for ensuring the security and integrity of your applications.

Code signing is the process of digitally signing an application to prove its authenticity and integrity. This helps to prevent tampering and ensure that the code has not been modified since it was signed. Code signing also helps to establish trust in the application and its publisher, which is especially important for applications distributed outside of an organization’s network.

MSIX is a new package format for Windows applications that was introduced with Windows 10. MSIX packages are intended to replace the older .appx and .msi formats, and provide a more secure and flexible way to distribute and install applications.

Using Azure Key Vault for code signing MSIX packages offers several benefits, including:

Security: Azure Key Vault provides a secure and highly available environment for storing and managing secrets. This means that your code signing certificates and private keys are protected from theft or unauthorized access.

Centralization: By storing your code signing certificates and keys in Azure Key Vault, you can centralize the management of your code signing infrastructure. This makes it easier to enforce security policies and ensure compliance with industry regulations.

Automation: Azure Key Vault provides an API that you can use to automate the code signing process. This can help to streamline the packaging and deployment of your applications, and reduce the risk of human error.

Compliance: Azure Key Vault is a fully managed service that is audited and compliant with various industry regulations, such as SOC 1, SOC 2, and ISO 27001. This can help you to meet your compliance requirements and demonstrate your commitment to security.

In order to use Azure Key Vault for code signing MSIX packages, you’ll need to have a code signing certificate and a private key that are stored in Azure Key Vault. You can use an existing code signing certificate, or you can generate a new one using the Azure Key Vault Certificates service.

However, managing Azure Key Vault secrets and automating the code signing process can be complex and time-consuming, especially if you’re not familiar with the Key Vault API. That’s where appCURE Studio comes in.

appCURE Studio is an application transformation toolkit that simplifies the use of Azure Key Vault for code signing MSIX packages. With appCURE Studio, you can manage your code signing certificates and private keys in Azure Key Vault, and use the platform to automate the code signing process. This can help to simplify the management of your code signing infrastructure and reduce the risk of human error. By using appCURE Studio, you can take advantage of the security and reliability of Azure Key Vault, while simplifying the process of code signing MSIX packages.

In conclusion, if you’re packaging or deploying MSIX packages, you should consider using Azure Key Vault for code signing. With its secure and highly available environment, centralized management, automation capabilities, and compliance with industry regulations, Azure Key Vault provides a valuable solution for ensuring the security and integrity of your applications. And with appCURE Studio, you can simplify the process of managing Azure Key Vault secrets and automating the code signing process.

 

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Revolutionizing the Application Transformation Process with appCURE and AppVentiX Partnership

Revolutionizing the Application Transformation Process with appCURE and AppVentiX Partnership

Feb 16, 2023 | Events

In today’s fast-paced and rapidly changing technological landscape, organizations are constantly looking for ways to modernize their applications and stay ahead of the competition. This often involves migrating applications to modern, secure digital platforms, such as physical, virtual, or cloud-based systems. However, this process can be time-consuming, complex, and costly, especially for those organizations without in-depth application knowledge and skills.

To help address these challenges, appCURE, the leading provider of application migration solutions, and AppVentiX, a provider of innovative real-time application delivery platforms, have announced their partnership to bring a comprehensive and efficient solution to the application transformation and delivery process.

The partnership leverages the strengths of both companies to provide customers with an end-to-end solution that simplifies the migration of applications to modern, secure digital platforms. With appCURE’s unique “Running capture” capability, there’s no need for install media, extensive “clean” machine builds, or deep application knowledge, making the migration process much easier and more efficient.

The joint solution will allow customers to rapidly deliver applications, reducing time to production from months to days and freeing up IT resources for other projects. It will also improve application compatibility and reduce the risk of application failures and extended project times.

appCURE’s “Running Capture feature and extensive transformation portfolio, combined with AppVentiX’s real-time application delivery platform, will help organizations of all sizes to modernize their applications with ease and confidence in the cloud and\or on-premises. The partnership will also help organizations to improve their overall productivity, reduce costs, and automate their application delivery process.

In conclusion, the partnership between appCURE and AppVentiX represents a major step forward in the simplification and streamlining of the application transformation and delivery process. Organizations will now have access to a comprehensive and efficient solution that will help them to modernize their applications, stay ahead of the competition, and achieve their digital transformation goals.

For more information on appCURE and AppVentiX, and how they can help you with your application transformation and delivery needs get in touch.

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Say Goodbye to Packaging Paralysis: The Benefits of MSIX and AppCURE for Your Business

Say Goodbye to Packaging Paralysis: The Benefits of MSIX and AppCURE for Your Business

Feb 14, 2023 | General, News

Are you struggling with the complexities of app packaging and delivery? Do you want to realize the reliability and cost savings of modern packaging technologies like MSIX? Then we have some great news for you!

At appCURE, we’re proud to partner with Microsoft to help drive the adoption of MSIX and enable better app compatibility on Windows 11, Aure Virtual Desktop and Microsoft 365. In this post, we’ll share some of the feedback we’ve received from Microsoft and explain how appCURE can help your business benefit from the power of MSIX.

What is MSIX?

MSIX is a modern packaging format that simplifies and streamlines the process of packaging, delivering, and managing Windows apps. MSIX enables several benefits, such as reliability, security, performance, and flexibility, that traditional packaging formats like MSI or EXE can’t offer. MSIX packages are self-contained, signed, and can be installed, updated, or uninstalled with minimal impact on the system.

Why is MSIX Important?

MSIX is essential because it offers a modern way of delivering and managing apps that aligns with the current and future needs of IT and end-users. With MSIX, you can benefit from features like:

Auto-updates and versioning: MSIX packages can update themselves automatically and keep track of the installed version, which reduces the burden of manual updates and ensures compatibility.

Containerization and isolation: MSIX packages can run in a containerized and isolated environment, which enhances security and stability.

Simplified deployment: MSIX packages can be deployed through the Microsoft Store, Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, Intune, or other management tools, which simplifies the deployment process.

Flexibility: MSIX packages can support various scenarios, such as streaming, virtualization, cloud attach, or traditional install, which makes them adaptable to different environments.

Why Choose appCURE for MSIX Conversion?

At appCURE, we understand the challenges of app packaging and delivery and have developed a several proprietary solutions including running capture that simplifies the process and enhances the results. Our appCURE Studio platform offers several benefits, such as:

  • Easy-to-use: appCURE Studio has an intuitive and user-friendly interface that requires only 60 to ninety minutes of training to get started.
  • Fast and efficient: appCURE Studio can convert an application every 6-8 minutes from EXE to MSIX package to MSIX image (VHD) and smoke test it, which reduces the time and effort needed for packaging and testing. This is around 7 to 10 apps per hour packaging using appCURE studio, compared to approximately an hour per app using other tooling.
  • Reliable: appCURE Studio can handle various scenarios, such as click-to-run applications or missing install media and ensure a high-quality output that meets the MSIX standards.
  • Flexible: appCURE Studio can customize the conversion process to fit your needs and enable specific features like app attach or cloud attach.
  • High Conversion Rate: With the latest test, we achieved an 87% success rate, and when leveraging PSF tweaks, we increased it to more than a 92% conversion rate of the number of apps we evaluated with appCURE.

What Does Microsoft Say About appCURE and MSIX?

We’re proud to share some of the feedback we’ve received from Microsoft about our collaboration and the benefits of MSIX and appCURE. According to Thomas Fennel, a Group Product Manager at Microsoft, “MSIX and appCURE deliver an easy way for enterprise customers to realize the reliability and cost savings of MSIX today and take a step towards enabling their apps to run even better on Windows 11 on the client, or in the cloud with Azure Virtual Desktop or Windows 365.”

Shivank Agarwal, a Site Reliability Engineer at Microsoft, adds that “appCURE is the perfect CURE to packaging paralysis. Fast, Efficient, and Reliable to be able to convert apps to MSIX and quickly smoke test to make it ready for app attach.”

With the high conversion rate of appCURE and the benefits of MSIX, we’re confident that our solution can help businesses of all sizes to simplify their app packaging and delivery and reduce costs and risks. Whether you’re migrating to Windows 11 or adopting Azure Virtual Desktop or Windows 365, appCURE can help you enable your apps to run even better and faster than ever.

Get in touch with us today to learn more about our solution and how we can help your business benefit from the power of MSIX and appCURE. Together with Microsoft, we’re committed to driving the adoption of modern packaging technologies and delivering value to our customers.

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The Continuing Application Skill Gap: “How to Bridge the Knowledge Divide”

The Continuing Application Skill Gap: “How to Bridge the Knowledge Divide”

Feb 13, 2023 | Articles

In today’s fast-paced business world, applications are a vital component of a company’s success. With new and dynamic formats for applications, businesses must manage and control them to remain competitive. Unfortunately, many companies have lost the skills necessary to manage application change, control application delivery, and manage user expectations around updates. This skill gap can result in companies falling behind or having their applications stuck on unsupported platforms. To address this problem, businesses need to understand the importance of tooling and training to bridge the knowledge divide.

The Continuing Application Skill Gap
Many businesses are facing challenges in managing the application change, controlling the application delivery, and managing users’ expectations around updates. With new and dynamic formats for applications, businesses must update their capabilities continually. Unfortunately, too many companies are being told that updating their applications is a cost that they can’t afford. As a result, they are falling behind and struggling to manage the move to newer platforms. This problem has led to a skill gap in companies, where they lack the necessary expertise to manage their application estate effectively.

Bridging the Knowledge Divide
To bridge the knowledge divide, businesses need to invest in tooling and training to give their employees the necessary skills to manage their application estate, reduce costs, and be in control of application updates. The focus should be on treating change control as a process that needs to be managed throughout the year, rather than a singular project. This approach will enable companies to deliver change at a speed that will allow the environment to be used for a period of time before change is required again.

The Importance of Tooling

Investing in tooling is critical to bridging the knowledge divide. The right tooling will give businesses the capabilities and knowledge they need to reduce costs, manage application change, and control application delivery. Tooling can provide businesses with the ability to manage the migration and modernization of their application estate, enabling them to reduce time and cost and be the master of their application estate. With the right tooling, businesses can deliver skills back into the hands of the people that need to manage the applications. This will deliver major benefits around speed and cost reduction, bringing the skill in-house again.

The Importance of Training

In addition to investing in tooling, businesses must invest in training their employees. Training is vital to give employees the necessary capabilities to manage the application estate effectively. Businesses should focus on providing training that is tailored to their employees’ needs and skill levels. This approach will ensure that employees have the necessary expertise to manage the application estate effectively and reduce the skill gap in the company.


Conclusion

The continuing application skill gap is a significant challenge for businesses. With new and dynamic formats for applications, companies must manage and control them to remain competitive. To bridge the knowledge divide, businesses need to invest in tooling and training to give their employees the necessary skills to manage their application estate, reduce costs, and be in control of application updates. With the right tooling and training, businesses can deliver skills back into the hands of the people that need to manage the applications. This will deliver major benefits around speed and cost reduction, bringing the skill in-house again.

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