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  1. Future of Mobile: Secrets from Citrix Startup Accelerator

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    One of the reasons we set up the Citrix Startup Accelerator was to explore what's coming next by working with cool, inspirational entrepreneurs. This talk exposes some of our thinking around investments in four mobile oriented startups, and uses them as jumping off points to talk about emerging mobile trends. (Recorded at Citrix Synergy last week.)Let's peek into the crystal ball. Last week we also held ...

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  2. Powering mobile workstyles and cloud services

    2012 is off to a strong start for Citrix. We’ve just reported a great Q1, by driving unprecedented improvements in the way people use computing, the way mobile and cloud services are delivered, and how it all works behind the scenes.We see a world where everyone’s mobile, everyone’s wireless, and everyone’s device is different. Workshifting is the norm.  Workers manage their data and apps across ...

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  3. Future of Mobile, Startups, and upside-down IT

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    Have you heard about the Citrix Startup Accelerator? It’s been running since early 2011; we’ve invested in 11 very cool, interesting startups; some of which are great examples of the new capabilities in our IT world emerging from mobile. At the upcoming Citrix Synergy, I’m going to share some insights into how this will continue to turn IT upside down using some of our investments ...

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  4. GrexIt brings Shared/Public Folders to Google Apps mail (Citrix Startup Accelerator Company)

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    GrexIt is a Citrix Startup Accelerator company.Shared or Public Folders have been a hugely popular feature in MS Outlook and Exchange, whereas they have always been absent from Google Apps email. Being able to share email conversations with your colleagues is of great value for most email users, and GrexIt brings this functionality into Google Apps. And its so much better than Shared email Folders ...

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  5. How To Use Siri Dictation with the New iPad and Citrix Receiver

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     We have had lots of feedback regarding Receiver and the new iPad. One of the top requests is to enable Siri Dictation. The good new is it works already. Just be sure to click on the T in the top left corner of the keyboard. ( the default is A for alternate keyboard .. function keys etc ) This will promt a local keyboard buffer that ...

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  6. Learn About the 5 Options for Safe BYOD at Synergy

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     If your faced with the dilemma of employees asking for BYOD and the Security team pointing out risks and compliance requriements then knowing all the options is a great place to start. My session:  SYN211 : Top 5 Approaches to Safe BYODwill provide descriptions and pro's and con's of each solution including; MDM - Mobile Device ManagementMAM - Mobile App ManagementWeb Apps / HTML5Desktop Virtualization ( ...

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  7. Citrix Receiver and the New iPad

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    Citrix Receiver 5.5 for the "new" iPad leverages the high resolution retina display, 4G speeds and more powerful CPU. The result is an even better experience for getting work done when mobile. The new display is especially helpful for apps that need higher resolution than 1024x768. That means no more panning around or shrinking an app to get the whole app on the display.Apps ...

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  8. Whatever, Whenever, Wherever – The New Workplace is Anywhere You Are

    The way we work is changing and there is no stopping it. As organizations look to maximize business agility and productivity while ensuring they can attract and retain the best possible talent, the adoption of workshifting continues to rise.  In yesterday’s PC era, workshifters were the exception to an overwhelmingly office-centric workforce.  In today’s cloud era, they are becoming the assumption.But what does workshifting really ...

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  9. Citrix Receiver wins Best Mobile App for Enterprise at Mobile World Congress

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    What does Citrix Receiver and Angry Birds have in common ?  This week the judges at Mobile World Congress decided the best apps for Work & Play. Perhaps It’s no surprise ... Citrix Receiver got best Mobile app for enterprise and Angry Birds won best mobile app for consumers.As noted by MWC: "Citrix Receiver provides amazing access to business desktops and corporate applications from any ...

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  10. Mobile apps that work for the enterprise – CoreMobile

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    Last night’s IIT Alumni event at Google was a coming-out party for the Core Mobile technology - one-touch instant access to the most relevant information. In large part, the company is the culmination of two previous IIT events exploring how the mobile device could be more effectively used. This is a grand vindication of these types of meetups with real, tangible outcomes. Here are my ...

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