Apple iPad users will soon be able to interact with Citrix Systems’ virtual Windows apps using a mouse.

When Citrix unveiled a prototype of the X1 mouse in January, the company wasn’t sure it would become a real product. But the high level of interest the mouse has generated convinced the company to develop it commercially. It will be launched on May 12 at Citrix’s Synergy conference.

Citrix has received positive feedback from organizations of different sizes that want the mobility of an iPad and the security of its application virtualization platform XenApp, Chris Fleck, vice president of Emerging Solutions, said in a blog post.

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