Price Season is upon us ... Vote for the winner of the Innovation Synergy!

Price Season is upon us ... Vote for the winner of the Innovation Synergy! -

That's right, we entered another exciting season award where the public can influence the major IT challenges of today and voted for visionary leaders with the most innovative solutions for tomorrow. No, I do not speak of the Golden Globes and Grammys; I speak of the price of Citrix Innovation must be presented in May at CitrixSynergy in San Francisco!

I have always said that Citrix has some of the most innovative customers around the industry leaders that could rival any political candidate foresight, savvy and innovative thinking. That is why we celebrate the best examples of the Year of IT solutions for companies in the action with our Citrix Innovation Award. We take very seriously at Citrix Innovation, whether in our own technological developments, our Accelerator startup investments, or in recognition of great achievement by our customers and partners.

This year is no different! The three finalists for this prestigious award have all displayed great vision in using Citrix solutions to drive innovation and IT simplicity through their organizations. They also represent the Citrix global customer diversity in these companies from three different sectors and three continents.

We will meet the finalists, we? And then you can vote here

Educational Services of America (ESA) : ESA is the leading provider of K-12 alternative programs and special education for the US special Needs students. In partnership with over 240 public school districts in 22 states and the District of Columbia, they serve 12,000 students each year in more than 170 schools and programs. ESA uses Citrix private cloud solutions offer targeted educational opportunities for students from anywhere, anytime, on any device without requiring students to go to a centralized learning center. customized programs based on the web can easily be deployed to thousands of desktops in a matter of hours rather than 60 days required before the Citrix implementation. Take a look at the video here

IDC Frontier :. This subsidiary of Yahoo! Japan and SoftBank provides management and offer cloud self-service for customers of its parent companies and an ever -growing base of over 1,000 SME customers across the country. IDC Frontier uses Citrix technology to support its latest offering, NOAH Cloud Services, which launched in July 2011. The first Japanese infrastructure as a service offering (IaaS) of its kind, NOAH offers a fully automated cloud management service an open API, allowing the public cloud and private integration and management using a network service interface optimized for the local market. Take a look at the video here

Suncorp Financial Group :. One of the largest financial organizations in Australia with 16,000 employees and nine million customers, Suncorp has a long history of making its employees a top priority. The company has shown that commitment through pioneering work at home, mobility, and bring your Workshifting (BYO) own initiatives, all powered by Citrix. The "intelligent environments" at Suncorp-Financial first of its kind in Australia uses cloud networks and desktop virtualization to transform the traditional office environment to an open part of campus style, giving employees the freedom to work where when and with anyone, thereby improving productivity and collaboration. Take a look at the video here.

Now that you have learned a little about how these Innovation Awards finalists are adopting mobile workstyles and cloud services, I encourage you to vote for the winner! You can learn more about each candidate and choose your favorite here.

We will announce the winner on Citrix Innovation Award at Synergy site. Make sure to sign up now if you have not already, you can join us in person for the big reveal! Meanwhile, please join me in congratulating the finalists this year: Educational Services of America, IDC Frontier and Suncorp Financial Group. Congratulations to our finalists on their innovative solutions!

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