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Citrix Shows Enterprises How to Reduce Desktop Operations Costs with VDI Expert Webinar Series


Published on 2009-02-09 15:06:25, Last Modified on 2009-02-09 15:07:24 - Market Wire
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) today announced it will hold an ongoing Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Expert Webinar series that will bring industry experts, partners and customers together to share the business benefits and best practices of desktop virtualization. Each free, one-hour webinar will take a close look at a specific aspect of VDI and how companies can maximize the benefits they receive from their VDI implementations. Participating with Citrix in the upcoming series include analyst firms Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) and Gartner, along with industry leaders HP, Microsoft, NetApp and Wyse Technology.

The VDI Expert Webinar series kicks off with Citrix and Gartner on February 18, 2009 with monthly webinars throughout the rest of the year.

       

February 18, 2009

"Desktop Virtualization: Cost Reduction & Business Benefits"
Gartner and Citrix

Register today

 

March 25, 2009

"Deploying Desktop Virtualization with Thin Clients"
ESG, Wyse Technology and Citrix
 

April 9, 2009

"Desktop Virtualization Best Practices"
Microsoft and Citrix
 

May 14, 2009

"Desktop TCO Revealed - Customers Speak Out"
Participants to be announced
 

June 4, 2009

"High-definition User Experience in a VDI Environment"
Participants to be announced

The webinar series will continue through the second half of 2009 with more information about exact dates and participants to come. Please visit [ www.citrix.com ] for information.

July – "Storage Best Practices with Desktop Virtualization" with NetApp and Citrix

August"Is Desktop Virtualization Really Ready for Primetime?"

September– "Leveraging Existing IT Investments with a VDI Implementation"

October – "Mobile Workers: Desktop Management Best Practices"

November– "How and When to Use Local versus Hosted Virtual Desktops"

About Citrix

Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is the global leader and the most trusted name in Application Delivery Infrastructure. More than 215,000 organizations worldwide rely on Citrix to deliver any application to users anywhere with the best performance, highest security and lowest cost. Citrix customers include 100 percent of the Fortune 100 companies and 99 percent of the Fortune Global 500, as well as hundreds of thousands of small businesses and prosumers. Citrix has approximately 8,000 partners in more than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2008 was $1.6 billion.

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