N-Sight Consulting is a member of the Citrix® Business Alliance.  In addition, FileMaker, Inc. is a Premier member of the Citrix Alliance, and FileMaker Pro 8/8.5 is supported to operate using Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003.  As a result, N-Sight is able to:

• Offer FileMaker-based products and services that are compatible with with Citrix software

• Jointly market, recommend and/or sell our FileMaker solutions with Citrix products when applicable

• Deliver a comprehensive access infrastructure solution to our customers by combining some of our FileMaker offerings with Citrix solutions 

About Citrix Presentation Server

Citrix Presentation Server™ 4.0 is a server-based application server that runs with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services. Citrix Presentation Server extends the reach of Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services by providing application access by a wider variety of platforms and clients and supporting a wider range of features such as application transparency, better bandwidth performance, enhanced security, load balancing, and much more. Citrix Presentation Server has three components similar to Terminal Services in Windows Server 2003: the server, the client, and the Citrix® Independent Computing Architecture protocol by which the server communicates with the client.

Application Server

Similar to Terminal Services, when you are running Citrix Presentation Server, all applications are run on the server. Also like Terminal Services, the server sends only screen information to the client and receives input only from the client mouse and keyboard. Citrix Presentation Server allows administrators to take server-based application services to a new level by creating seamless applications for clients to access rather than providing an entire Windows Server 2003 desktop environment.

Citrix Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) Protocol

The Citrix Independent Computing Architecture (ICA®) protocol is automatically installed when you install Citrix Presentation Server. The ICA protocol transmits data between the Citrix ICA client and Citrix Presentation Server and is designed for transparent support of Windows applications, low-bandwidth requirements, data compression and encryption.

ICA connections have been tested and are supported with the TCP/IP protocol when FileMaker® Pro runs on Citrix Presentation Server.

Citrix ICA Client

The Citrix ICA client uses thin-client technology to provide a Windows desktop or a seamless application to users. Unlike with Terminal Services clients, when a seamless application is published for Citrix ICA clients, the application appears as if it is running locally on the client desktop. For both Windows desktops and seamless applications, the client only needs to make a connection to the server, and the server displays any needed visual information to the client, while the client sends back keyboard and mouse information to the server. All of the application processing is done on the server; the application is not actually loaded onto the client.

Benefits of Using Citrix Presentation Server

• Organizations can deploy Windows applications in heterogeneous computing environments regardless of client hardware, operating system, or network connections.

• Users can continue to use their current operating system and applications.

• IT professionals can support specific Windows applications from a single location and manage application deployment, access, performance, security, and reliability.

• Administrators only need to install and update one copy of an application on a server machine and can create a variety of application environments, from complete Windows desktops to seamless application windows.

• Citrix Web Interface working with Citrix Presentation Server is supported in the FileMaker Pro configuration model and allows organizations to integrate applications into any standard Web browser.

To see how the FileMaker-Pros at N-Sight can help your organization or business, please call us toll-free at 1.866.640.3030 or locally at 404.847.9595, click here to send us an e-mail, or click here to go to our web form.

(Source: FileMaker, Inc. & Citrix Systems, Inc.)