[1][2] Pratt founded a company called XenSource in 2004, which made a commercial version of the Xen hypervisor.
[3][4] The company continues to release updated versions, with XenDesktop 7.6 featuring HDX technology enhancements for audio, video and graphics user experience, as well as a reduction in storage costs associated with virtual desktop deployments as a result of improvements to Citrix provisioning services.
[7] The product's aim is to give employees the ability to work from anywhere while cutting information technology management costs because desktops and applications are centralized.
[8] XenDesktop also aims to provide security, because data is not stored on the devices of end users, instead being saved in a centralized datacenter or cloud infrastructure.
[11] The software allows for several types of delivery methods and is compatible with multiple architectures, including desktops and servers, datacenters, and private, public or hybrid clouds.