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  • Citrix’s Faisal Iqbal Outlines Cyber Defense Steps for Agencies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Citrix’s Faisal Iqbal Outlines Cyber Defense Steps for Agencies

    Faisal Iqbal, public sector chief technology officer for Citrix, has outlined a number of steps for government agencies to combat cyber attacks. Iqbal wrote in an opinion piece for Federal News Radio published Tuesday that there is a need for agencies to adopt personal identity verification cards and multifactor authentication through software-defined workspaces. He noted that […] More

  • Citrix Poll: Majority of Employees Use Work Devices Without Security Software - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Citrix Poll: Majority of Employees Use Work Devices Without Security Software

    A Citrix-commissioned survey says 88 percent of the American workforce use company-issued computers and mobile devices that are not equipped with corporate security software. Wakefield Research polled at least 1,000 people in July and found that more than 60 percent of them lack response plans to address possible data thefts, Citrix said Tuesday. “Educating the […] More

  • Executive Profile: Wayne Lewandowski, Area Vice President for Federal at Vormetric - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Wayne Lewandowski, Area Vice President for Federal at Vormetric

    Wayne Lewandowski serves as vice president of sales for U.S. federal clients at Vormetric since January 2013, with responsibility in overseeing the company’s effort to expand cybersecurity platform offerings. He previously served as regional manager of the Defense Department for the Plan B government systems, with partners such as Citrix, Cisco, CommVault, Data Domain, Dell, […] More

  • IoT Shifts Security Focus From Device Mgmt to Data Access Control - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IoT Shifts Security Focus From Device Mgmt to Data Access Control

    The Internet of Things is changing the way businesses manage network and data security by shifting their focus on data access using unified computing architectures rather than interoperability of various device platforms, CSO reported Monday. David Braue writes that the emergence of bring-your-own device corporate policies has opened considerations on mobile device design, including the use of […] More

  • Rene LaVigne: Iron Bow Technologies Recognized in CRN Tech Elite 250 List - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rene LaVigne: Iron Bow Technologies Recognized in CRN Tech Elite 250 List

    Iron Bow Technologies has been recognized in The Channel Company’s annual CRN Tech Elite 250 list of information technology providers. Rene LaVigne, president and CEO of Iron Bow, said Monday the company’s inclusion in the list for the fifth consecutive year validates Iron Bow’s efforts to “maintain technical excellence.” LaVigne added that Iron Bow leverages […] More

  • Dynetics to Offer Virtualization Services as Citrix Silver Solution Adviser; Nichole O'Brien Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dynetics to Offer Virtualization Services as Citrix Silver Solution Adviser; Nichole O’Brien Comments

    Dynetics is now a Citrix Silver Solution Adviser as part of the companies’ partnership to address the growing demand for mobile capabilities by offering virtual desktop, mobile workspace and cloud networking services. Nichole O’Brien, Dynetics’ information engineering branch manager, said Monday that the company aims to help an increasingly mobile workforce adopt new security, optimization and mobility tools. She added that virtualization supports […] More

  • Mark Templeton: Citrix Eyes Workforce, Business Expansion With New Raleigh Office - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mark Templeton: Citrix Eyes Workforce, Business Expansion With New Raleigh Office

    Citrix has opened a new 170,000-square-foot office in Raleigh, North Carolina’s warehouse district that will house Citrix Mobile Workspace tools and work to integrate Citrix technologies. The company said it aims to facilitate creativity, productivity, collaboration and employee engagement as well as highlight its vision of a mobility-enabled enterprise. “Raleigh is experiencing tremendous business growth and has firmly established itself as […] More

  • Mike Singer Appointed Citrix DoD Senior Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mike Singer Appointed Citrix DoD Senior Director

    Citrix has named Mike Singer to lead its defense team out of the company’s regional headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland. As new senior director for the Defense Department business, Singer will strive to help the company bring its products in line with market needs with his experience in the federal information technology industry, Citrix said Wednesday. Prior to […] More

  • Tom Simmons; GSA Picks Citrix Tool for Mobile Mgmt Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tom Simmons; GSA Picks Citrix Tool for Mobile Mgmt Service

    Citrix Systems has gained approval from the General Services Administration for the company’s mobile workspace tool as a potential mobile device and application management source. XenMobile is built for users to manage mobile, Web and software applications, data and devices, Citrix said Wednesday. “Citrix XenMobile provides the flexibility and mobility that users require while meeting IT […] More

  • Citrix Cloud Wins a NetEvents Innovation Award; Mark Fox Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Citrix Cloud Wins a NetEvents Innovation Award; Mark Fox Comments

    Citrix has won a Cloud Innovation Award for the company’s cloud infrastructure framework that is designed for private enterprise workloads. The awards are sponsored by NetEvents and Citrix was recognized at the NetEvents Cloud Innovation Summit awards dinner March 27 in Los Gatos, Calif., Citrix announced Thursday. Citrix’s CloudPlatform powered by Apache Cloudstack was chosen in […] More

  • Google, Citrix to Deploy Windows Apps Through Chromebook; Sudhakar Ramakrishna Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Google, Citrix to Deploy Windows Apps Through Chromebook; Sudhakar Ramakrishna Comments

    Google has partnered with Citrix to provide customers with access to Windows applications via the Google-developed Chromebook computers. Citrix’s XenApp virtual app, HDX technology and HTML5 Receiver products will be integrated into the Chromebook for users to perform business operations by using Windows apps, Citrix said Tuesday. “With the growing acceptance of new computing platforms in the enterprise, […] More

  • Citrix Releases Update to XenMobile Enterprise Mobility Tool; Tom Simmons Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Citrix Releases Update to XenMobile Enterprise Mobility Tool; Tom Simmons Comments

    Citrix has updated its XenMobile enterprise mobility management tool with the goal of helping businesses and agencies manage diverse sets of devices, workforce productivity, security and compliance. The company said Wednesday that XenMobile 8.7 includes FIPS 140-2 compliant encryption for mobile apps, one-click access to communication and collaboration apps such as WorxMail, support for email and collaboration products and operating […] More