Networld Interop 1994 was a real sign that things were looking up for Citrix. This is where we won not only the Internet category but also the show category from McGraw Hill. The catalyst was being able to do TCP/IP with WinView and the promise of doing Windows applications across the Internet. I remember being [...]
As you might have guessed by now, I kept a lot of the material for Citrix between 1993 and 1997. I often wondered what I would do with it all and now there is finally a purpose.
I was just thinking yesterday that this kind of stuff might actually be a bit boring. Well, it probably [...]
I imagine that very few few people would remember what some of the early marketing slogans were.
I only remember them because they were so bad.
Between 1993 and 1995 we had someone running marketing before Mark came. He was well known for his ability to balance a cup of coffee on a briefcase (as he was [...]
Citrix didn’t win the Networking Software category (Microsoft did) but we were one of two finalists.
I’ve included the original article where it mentions WinView and why it was selected.
Also note all the names of the developers. Not everyone was mentioned at the time, which I remember causing a stir. It was nice to see our [...]
Recently at iForum, the Trinity project was announced. The concept was presented in the context of Dynamic Desktop Initiative. There seems to be a number of alternative names (VDI, DVI) but the basic concept is the same. Administrators want the ability to host desktops in a more flexible way. This can [...]
As you may have heard, we have a project code-named Pictor. This project is derived from work done with Boeing to improve the responsiveness of OpenGL three dimensional drawing programs (CATIA). The Boeing/Citrix project (codenamed K2) was a large success and proved not only that it was possible to greatly improve the performance, [...]
This timeline is based on what is currently at the Citrix web site. It looks to be fairly accurate. I’ve taken the time to get all the years onto one page to take away the annoyance of having to pick one year at a time.
http://www.citrix.com/English/aboutCitrix/milestones.asp?myear=1989
1989
Incorporated in Delaware (April)
Edward Iacobucci (founder) set up first office [...]
Anil Roychoudhry has just written a great writeup on how the Seamless feature began.
Anil was one of the original Datapac developers and is now a manager within the Sydney site for Citrix.
http://citrite.org/blogs/anilr/2006/10/20/history-of-seamless/
I highly recommend this article to find out how Seamless was created.
I just found this by accident. It is a phone list from March 4, 1996 for Citrix employees. Not only is it the correct spellings for everyone but it also is a good indication of the size of the company at that time. Note that the second and third columns are really just the same [...]
Brad sent me a copy of the original employee list with ID numbers. I thought it would be good to share it here. This was the list of employees as of November 5th, 1990.
Original Employee List (with numbers)
Username
ID
Name
Started
Dept/Title
EdI
001
Ed Iacobucci
April 1989
Founder
RandyW
002
Randy Wood
April 1989
Founder
Glen H
003
Glen Hamblin
1989
VP Engineering
ScottK
004
Scott Kinnear
1989
Engineering
AndyS
005
Andy Stergiades
1989
Engineering
GregG
006
Greg Gruse
1989
Engineering
AnnR
007
Ann Mizel
1989
Engineering
JeffK
008
Jeff Krantz
1989
Engineering
InaB
009
Ina Blum
1989
Office Manager
ChrisL
010
Chris Lehman
1989
Engineering
RichA
011
Rich [...]
