Bridging the gap

How Presentation Server connects C/S and SOA

Bridging the gap

How Presentation Server connects C/S and SOA

Citrix Systems Inc., Aug. 2007

Christian Ambach

Citrix Systems Inc., Aug. 2007

Christian Ambach

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IT today is a highly sophisticated framework

SOA & Web 2.0Technologies

Opportunities & challenges

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Your success depends on the flexibility of your

IT infrastructure

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Client/Server

Client/Server

Client/Server

SOA

SOA

SO

A

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Client/Server

Client/Server

Client/Server

SOA

SOA

SO

A

Link

Link

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Place YOUR existing client/server app here

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Project iView

Free sample iView runs withWeb-Interface 4.0 and SAP NetWeaver Portal 6.0

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Client/Server

Client/Server

Client/Server

SOA

SOA

SO

A

Link

Building block

repository

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Building block

repository

Presentation ServerServices

Existing API

Web service Interface

Using the existing API – translate calls into industry standard web services

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Yellow pages

ID card

Grammar & Semantic

Presentation ServerServices

Existing API

Web service Interface

Register

Offer

Communicate

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PS Web-service Interface from extentrix

• GetApplicationInfoGets information about a published application for a specific client with the specified details, server types, and client types.

• GetApplicationsByCredentials Gets all published applications for a specific client with the specified details, server types, and client types.

• GetCodebaseURL Returns the URL CodeBase of the PNAgent server that specifies the location where the java classes used to launch the application via java client reside.

• LaunchApplication Returns the ICA file description to be used to launch an application.

• LaunchApplicationWithParameter Returns the ICA file description to be used to launch an application with a given parameter.

• ValidateCredentials Checks the user's credentials and returns true if they are valid and returns false if they are not.

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Web-service Interface

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From client/server to Web 2.0 & SOA

Bridging the gap

with

Citrix Presentation Server