Numecent

09/01/2026

We’re excited to announce that Citrix has completed its acquisition of Numecent. Our mission to “Containerize Everything” continues!

Cloudpaging packages and streams Windows applications in isolated containers, while Cloudpager enables you to dynamically assign, update, rollback, recall, and meter them across physical and virtual Windows endpoints.

Cloudpaging makes the apps portable; Cloudpager makes them manageable.

See how the acquisition expands application delivery and strengthens app-centric resilience for enterprises across all physical and virtual Windows environments: https://hubs.la/Q04w14KJ0

08/25/2026

Traditional conditional access answers a single question: can this user reach this application? For the whole workspace, it is one yes or no.

Policies provide significantly more granular controls.

Every application within a Workpod is evaluated on its own. With Cloudpager Trust Policies, this means you can control how the application operates across devices based on polices you set. For context, an employee can enroll in the same Workpod from a personal laptop and from a Windows 365 Cloud PC and get different configurations.

This reduces the amount of Workpods and assignments IT administrators have to manage. Cloudpager's SAMD Policies extend such controls to offline access, letting application continue to run without an internet connection.

All in all, admins establish one centrally managed workspace that automatically adapts to every endpoint, delivering exactly what each device should have and nothing more.

For the full setup and demo, check out Rory Monaghan's latest blog: https://hubs.la/Q04v7Kxy0

07/27/2026

Supporting BYOD scenarios has always promised flexibility for end users. The hard part lies with IT teams that have to balance that newfound flexibility for employees with security, governance, licensing, and control. For many organizations, that tension meant heavily restricted policies or no BYOD at all.

Cloudpager simplifies and secures the process, putting IT's focus on delivering the workspace, not devices. Cloudpager enables employees to authenticate with their corporate Microsoft Entra ID credentials even on a personal Windows devices that are not domain joined.

Employees can self-service enroll in Workpods via Cloudpager Storefronts. With one click, they can virtualize entire digital workspaces: applications, dependencies, policies, and configurations. When admins add apps or adjust policies, enrolled users automatically receive those updates.

Cloudpaging adds additional security by containerizing applications. Apps are encrypted in-flight and at rest, with full isolation and DRM controls available for legacy and modern software alike.

Employees can use any device. Organizations maintain stringent security and governance over their software.

Read the blog now to see Rory Monaghan transform a personal device into a fully functioning digital workspace in minutes: https://hubs.la/Q04qTTnZ0

07/23/2026

A software developer, a CAD engineer, and a power user each need a very different set of applications to do their work, along with the dependencies, policies, and configurations that go with them. Accommodating that has traditionally meant dedicated workstations, pre-configured virtual machines, or a provisioning request every time the work changes.

Not anymore.

Introducing Self-Service Workpod Enrollment in Cloudpager Storefronts! Administrators define and govern the available Workpods, and employees enroll themselves into the one that matches the work in front of them. One click virtualizes that entire workspace onto any managed Windows device, not just the individual applications inside it.

Enrollment is not a one-time snapshot either. When admins add applications, publish updates, or adjust policies, those changes flow automatically to everyone enrolled in that Workpod, so IT keeps a single source of truth while users stay current.

Rory Monaghan takes a deep dive into all this and more in our latest feature release blog. Check it out to learn more: https://hubs.la/Q04qxZYz0

07/16/2026

Application sprawl is compounding your security debt.

Most enterprise IT teams can't tell you exactly how many applications they officially manage. The scarier question to address is "how many unapproved applications are running?"

This isn't malicious. Most employees are just trying to get their work done. However, the utilities copied between machines, tools downloaded to close a ticket fast, installs done by hand because the sanctioned path took too long, and more create a hidden application estate that continues to balloon up; often going unnoticed until it's too late.

Here's how to address it:

Legacy application management approaches and package formats are directly compounding security debt.

07/09/2026

Missing prerequisites are one of the quietest causes of failed application deployments. A user opens the app they came for, a dependent plugin or licensing component was never delivered, and the payoff is an error message followed by a support ticket.

We've extended Cloudpager's Application Dependencies feature to Cloudpager Storefronts, which Rory Monaghan shows off here, so the entire prerequisite snafu can automatically resolve itself moving forward. Administrators set an application's dependencies once when publishing in the Cloudpager tenant, and from then on the dependency is always delivered first, followed by the application itself.

For example, package Visual Studio separately from its extensions and project types, set it as a dependency, and every extension will pull Visual Studio along with it. The end user simply clicks, and everything arrives at launch, without them ever installing or even knowing about the prerequisite.

Read the full blog here: https://hubs.la/Q04n-YCy0

07/07/2026

Can't believe we're already halfway through 2026!

Let's take a look back at everything Numecent has rolled out so far this year, from achieving Microsoft IP Co-sell status to expanding AI Packaging capabilities and our partnership with Citrix. It's been a busy six months, and the next six look even busier!

Watch the recap in the blog: Accelerating Application Modernization: https://hubs.la/Q04nPJ3b0

07/02/2026

Patch speed is now limited by packaging capacity and legacy approaches to patching, not security awareness.

More than 48,000 CVEs were disclosed in 2025 and working exploits can now occur within hours. Yet far too many IT teams have been forced to maintain legacy app patching pipelines that take days (sometimes week) to execute. If you're installing apps directly into you not only have to patch the application but the desktop image itself, schedule an update window, and start over with every compatibility issue.

Every handoff adds delays and every delay extends exposure.

Rory Monaghan's latest blog prescribes how to reduce the gap between disclosure and the deployment of patches with Cloudpager's AI Packaging, while ensuring all your apps remain encrypted throughout the app lifecycle and only visible to entitled users.

Read the full blog here: https://hubs.la/Q04nkWkz0

06/25/2026

Decades old app install methods were never built for the pace of AI-assisted vulnerability discovery and exploitation. With the latest AI models, such as Anthropic's new Mythos and Fable 5 Models, IT doesn't have the luxury of time to update, rollback, or recall applications. Nor can organizations risk traditional installs onto machines where every vulnerability serves as an attack vector.

Application containers and AI Packaging help IT teams keep application up-to-date, lock down legacy apps across physical and virtual desktops, and respond to incidents fast without disrupting the end user work.

In practice, that means a smaller attack surface across physical desktops, virtual desktops, and cloud PCs. Read the new whitepaper for all 7 ways containerization strengthens your security posture: https://hubs.la/Q04mJ-5M0

06/22/2026

We all know legacy debt is costly. So, why do organizations continue leveraging XP-era approaches to application packaging, deployment, and updates?

Packaging an application is a one time cost, but operational instability is a recurring one. It's critical organizations don't underestimate the long-term impact of the latter.

Rory Monaghan digs into both sides of that equation in his latest blog. The real cost driver is what happens after deployment. Traditional installers modify the OS in place, updates fail or conflict, and when something breaks across a large user base, the support overhead and lost productivity dwarf whatever was saved during packaging.

Containerization changes that picture entirely. AI Packaging enables you to ingest, package, and deploy standard MSIs (including apps in WinGet) in minutes rather than days or weeks. Better yet, these application containers can run isolated from the OS and updates can be dynamically rolled back in a few clicks, as needed.

Check the comments for the full blog.