XenDesktop will start shipping 20 May 2008, during the Citrix Synergy conference. Pricing will begin at $75 per concurrent user. XenDesktop will be available in three versions: Standard, Enterprise and Platinum.

XenDesktop allows companies to virtualise Windows desktops in the data centre and then deliver them on demand to office workers in any location, lowering complexity and management costs by as much as by 40 percent compared to a traditional desktop. XenDesktop will centrally manage the operating systems: end users will get a new desktop at each login.

The centralisation of the desktop will also offer significant improvements to traditional Citrix customers.