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Googles Web-based Chromebooks can now access Windows desktops and applications through Citrixs virtualization technology, thanks to a new app released this week.

This weeks addition brings the same technology to Chromebooks, addressing a key limitation in the devices, which force users to do all their computing within Googles Chrome browser.

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If you use Citrix in your organization, you can now install the Citrix Receiver Tech Preview app from the Chrome Web Store to access desktop software such as Adobe Photoshop directly from your Chromebook, Google technical program manager Alberto Martin writes in a blog post.

Because Chromebooks boot in seconds, the process is very quick.

Google revealed its Chromebook plans in May, claiming that a new type of operating system is needed because Windows is torturing users.

Chromebooks are being sold by Samsung and Acer for 350 to 500, and Google offers a subscription plan to businesses and schools for 20 to 30 per device per month.

Citrix joined Google at the Chromebook launch to announce Citrix Receiver support, saying the software uses HTML5 to create a rich user experience in the Chrome browser.

Google said VMware also plans to bring virtualization technology to Chromebooks, but no release date has been revealed.

To use the Citrix Receiver client on Chromebooks, businesses must have a XenApp or XenDesktop deployment in their data centers, and install some new files allowing the connection from the clients to the virtual desktops and applications.

If your company uses Citrix to host applications, you can use Citrix Receiver to check your email, review documents, tune into project dashboards, and approve expenses from your Chrome OS Chromebook, Citrix says on the Receiver download page.

Citrix notes that the Chromebook setup lets users Access your applications and Windows desktop at your office, home, or on the road; keep your information stored on your providers secure servers, not on your device; and move from desktop to tablet to smartphone.

Citrix support will make Chromebooks a viable business option for some types of workers.

But Google has a long way to go before Chrome OS desktop usage catches up to Windows, Mac or even Ubuntu Linux.

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