A conversation about the future of Citrix Presentation Server

In this Brian Madden Live podcast, I talked to Nabeel Youakim, Sumit Dhawan, and Orestes Melgerajo, three of the folks at Citrix responsible for Presentation Server, about the future of the product.

Podcast by Brian Madden on January 03, 2007.

A conversation with Citrix's Project Tarpon application streaming product group

Citrix's Project Tarpon will add Softricity-like application streaming capabilities to Presentation Server environments. It will also enable the streaming of applications directly to Windows workstations. In this podcast, I talked to Citrix's Aaron Cockerill, Manu Chauhan, and Tim Graf about what Tarpon will be, how it will work, and how it will integrate into Citrix's other application delivery products.

Podcast by Brian Madden on December 27, 2006.

A conversation with Citrix's Brian Nason and Sumit Dhawan about VDI and Project Trinity

Project Trinity represents Citrix's entry into the virtual desktop infrastructure, or VDI space. Citrix has a unique opportunity here since they've been delivering applications to users for years, and VDI is really nothing more than delivering the desktop as an application. In this conversation, we'll talk about Citrix's approach to VDI, the high-level architecture of Trinity, and how it fits into Citrix's larger application delivery strategy.

Podcast by Brian Madden on December 21, 2006.

A conversation with Brad Pedersen, Citrix's Chief Architect, about the technical history of Presentation Server, 1989-Present

In this audio Podcast, Brad Pedersen takes us through the technical evolution of Citrix Presentation Server. He talks about the early days, and how ICA and IMA came to be, how they moved from OS/2 to Windows NT, and where they hope to go in the future.

Podcast by Brian Madden on December 14, 2006.

A conversation with Altiris's Scott Jones and Appstream's Brian Duckering

We've talked a lot about Microsoft Softricity and Citrix's Project Tarpon over the past year when discussing application streaming solutions. However, we haven't really dug too deep into the Software Virtualization Solution from Altiris. Altiris is partnering with Appstream to give Microsoft and Citrix a run for their money.

Podcast by Brian Madden on November 20, 2006.

A conversation with Rick Mack about terminal server application compatibility tricks

In this interview recorded at BriForum Europe 2006, Brian Madden talks to Rick Mack about terminal server application compatibility. They focus on how you can test applications to figure out whether they'll work in a terminal server environment, and how you can change the behavior of applications that don't quite work right.

Podcast by Brian Madden on October 17, 2006.

A conversation about Microsoft buying Softricity: What it means now and for the future

Last month, Microsoft announced that they were buying Softricity. In this Brian Madden Live podcast, we talk about this with several industry experts, including Tim Mangan, Ron Oblesby, and Phil Winslow. We'll also talk to the CEO of Stream Theory, a company that's suing Softricity for patent infringement.

Podcast by Brian Madden on June 14, 2006.

Join us for Drive 2006: Brian and Rick's West Coast Tour later this month

Rick Dehlinger and Brian Madden will be taking a driving tour of the west coast of the US from June 20 - June 30. We'll be hosting customer events in Sacremento, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle. The goal of our trip is to take a message to Microsoft and Citrix about how we can work together better.

Podcast by Brian Madden on June 05, 2006.

A talk about the future of Citrix and the Server-Based Computing Industry

This Brian Madden Live show is a recording of a speech I gave yesterday afternoon at the Accelera Solutions Server-Based Computing conference. I spoke for just over an hour about Citrix's Access Suite Strategy, their direction, how AAC and CAG work, and how the SBC market will evolve over the next five years.

Podcast by Brian Madden on May 12, 2006.

A conversation with Softricity co-founder David Greschler

Today Softricity announced version 4 of their flagship product, Softgrid. Softricity has been one of the leading companies in the application virtualization and streaming space, and their technology is a great compliment to Citrix and server-based computing environments. In this Brian Madden Live podcast, Brian talks with Softricity's co-founder David Greschler about the new product, where Softricity has been, and where they're going.

Podcast by Brian Madden on April 24, 2006.