Celio announced its REDFLY Mobile Companion has joined the Citrix Ready Program, and compatibility with Citrix Application Delivery Infrastructure.

Using a REDFLY-tested and Citrix ICA enabled smartphone and Citrix XenApp, a user can connect to a back-end server and then access Windows applications on the REDFLY Mobile Companion, allowing the user to fully use the power of a smartphone with an 8-inch screen and full QWERTY keyboard.

“The REDFLY Mobile Companion was designed to let you use your smartphone like a laptop and boost your productivity,” said Kirt Bailey, Celio President and CEO. “With our inclusion in the Citrix Ready Program, we’re excited that customers can use the REDFLY to remotely access and use their information as if they we’re working on their own desktop computer, all the while keeping their data secure and centralized on back-end servers.”

“We’re excited to have an innovative company like Celio Corp. join the Citrix Ready Program and believe that by combining our solutions with the REDFLY Mobile Companion, we can enhance the productivity and efficiency of mobile workers,” said Chris Fleck, vice president, partner development for Citrix.

The Citrix Ready program showcases select trusted solutions designed to meet various customer needs. Through the online catalog and Citrix Ready branding program, customers can easily find and build a trusted infrastructure. The Citrix Ready program not only demonstrates current mutual product compatibility, but through our continued industry relationships also ensures future interoperability.

REDFLY Mobile Companion is a terminal with a large screen and full keyboard with no operating system, no CPU, and no storage that lets you use your smartphone like a laptop. You can easily do email, read attachments, view web sites, and use applications that reside on your smartphone for greater mobile productivity. REDFLY enables anytime, anywhere full-screen access to Web 2.0 and line of business applications on your company network or the Internet. The unique REDFLY terminal architecture, with no OS or data storage, lowers mobile TCO, provides data loss protection, and improves corporate security.