iPad

Good news for all folks eagerly awaiting a GoToMyPC iPad app – here is what’s listed on GoToMyPC/Citrix’ website:

The development team at Citrix Online is currently working on GoToMyPC for the iPhone and iPad. There is no release date as of yet.
If you wish to receive notification* of the upcoming GoToMyPC app for iPhone and iPad, please subscribe to this topic on the right-side of your screen. (*emphasis added by IO)

You can subscribe to the notification by following this link on GoToMyPC/Citrix’ website.

Needless to say LogMeIn’s Ignition iPad app has been released for a while and a slew of positive reviews posted in the iTunes store (see the link above) somewhat counterbalances the app’s steep price ($29.99).

I’ve been using it for a couple of months right now – I am pretty happy with it even though I find the interface a bit clunky. Come on Citrix, let’s see what you have up your sleeve…

(JULY 2010) Just a quick note on the release plans for GoToMyPC App for iPad (and iPhone) – just checked website and here is what’s stated in the footers (emphasis added):

• Note: The development team at Citrix Online is currently working on GoToMyPC for the iPad and iPhone. There is no release date as of yet.
• Note: Windows Mobile versions that lack a touchscreen are not supported. This includes Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard or newer and Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphones.
• Note: Citrix Online plans to support GoToMyPC on devices running the Android operating system in the future.

Citrix has announced successful porting of their iPhone Citrix Receiver to the iPad platform. Apparently it works much better on the new platform as the screen size and keyboard size of the iPad allows for a more user friendly setup. This is an important development as the productivity features locked into your home or work PC/Mac can be easily unlocked by accessing the productivity machine with the Citrix thin client. Now, imagine possibilities that this opens up for Health Care, Education, Field Work, etc. I can bet that LogMeIn will be the next one to announce porting of their LogMeIn Ignition iPhone app to the iPad (I am a VERY happy user of the app – it manages remote control of your Mac/PC seamless on that tiny, tiny iPhone screen).

This also demonstrates that we’ll soon have a torrent of apps built for iPhone and ported onto iPad – while this was expected by the users and announced by Apple it’s nice to actually have app developers confirm the notion.