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Citrix Synergy Attendance Increases 26 Percent in Its Second Year
Conference Connects IT Leaders, Tech Experts, Customers and Partners in Conversations About Virtualization, Networking and Application Delivery
LAS VEGAS » 5/7/2009 » Today at Citrix Synergy™, Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) announced the company hosted more than 3,000 attendees from over 1,000 companies and 56 countries who gathered to examine the future of virtualization, networking and application delivery technologies designed to help companies maximize constrained IT spending. In addition, more than 50 leading IT vendors joined Citrix as sponsors and exhibitors, displaying the hottest new technology in virtualization, networking and application delivery.
Held in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand, May 4 - 7, this year’s five-day mega-conference included several separate industry events designed to bring attendees up to speed on the latest application delivery trends and technology:
- Network World Live! – The Application Delivery Blueprint: Building your secure Dynamic Infrastructure – An in-depth industry perspective on the complete application delivery value chain
- Virtualization Congress 2009 – The independent stage for virtualization technologies – The inaugural, in-depth conference from the widely popular virtualization.info
- iForum – A traditional user conference revealing the latest on Citrix products and solutions
- Geek Speak Live! – The ultimate un-conference where tech experts, industry analysts and bloggers take the reins, driving unfiltered real-world debates on today’s hottest technology topics from desktop virtualization to cloud computing
- Summit – A sneak peek, exclusive preview of the week’s events for Citrix partners
- Expo – An impressive exhibition floor where over 50 industry vendors showcased their virtualization, networking and application delivery solutionsFeatures this week at Synergy 2009 included:
- Keynotes from Citrix President and CEO Mark Templeton; Garr Reynolds, professor and best selling author; John Gantz, chief research officer and senior vice president, IDC; Pat Gelsinger, senior vice president and general manager Intel; John Gallant, executive vice president and general manager, Network World; Adrian Sannier, university technology officer, Arizona State University; Basit Saeed, director of infrastructure, Deloitte U.S.; and Sean Manahan, vice president, information technology, Credit Suisse.
- Fourteen industry analyst-led sessions discussing best practices for server, desktop and application virtualization, security and data center and branch office strategies.
- Entertainment from award winning technology comedian Don McMillan, and San Antonio based band Klocks.
Citrix also announced today that due to the growing importance of virtualization, application networking and application delivery, it will begin in 2010 a twice yearly rotation for Synergy. Citrix Synergy Spring will be May 11-14, 2010 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center. Citrix Synergy Autumn will be held in Berlin, Germany in October.
Synergy 2009 closes on Friday, May 8 at noon.
About Citrix Synergy 2009
Born as a user conference more than 10 years ago, Citrix Synergy has been completely reconceived as the industry’s premier thought leadership event where virtualization, networking and application delivery meet. Citrix Synergy combines several events into one registration, including Virtualization Congress, Network World Live, Geek Speak Live and the Citrix iForum User Conference. Attendees can benefit by attending a single track, or by combining sessions from various tracks to custom-build a conference to suit their individual needs. With insights from a wide range of industry luminaries, solutions from leading vendors, and shared experiences from customers, attendees will see a quick return on their investment.
About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is the leading provider of virtualization, networking and software as a service technologies for more than 230,000 organizations worldwide. Its Citrix Delivery Center, Citrix Cloud Center (C3) and Citrix Online Services product families radically simplify computing for millions of users, delivering applications as an on-demand service to any user, in any location on any device. Citrix customers include the world’s largest Internet companies, 99 percent of Fortune Global 500 enterprises, and hundreds of thousands of small businesses and prosumers worldwide. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies worldwide in more than 100 countries. Founded in 1989, annual revenue in 2008 was $1.6 billion.
For Citrix Investors
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