Citrix Systems has announced that they have won the "Ecosystem Enablement Award" as a part of the Zinnov Awards and Recognition Programme 2011 at the "Globalization Summit 2011", Zinnov's Annual India conference. Zinnov Awards and Recognition programme seeks to recognize and felicitate companies that have excelled as well as contributed to the MNC R&D fraternity in India. The criteria used for assessment for the category "Ecosystem Enablement" included the numbers of start-ups reached and funded by the firm, evangelism and mentorship programmes conducted, assistance with GTM strategies as well as acquisitions.
Speaking on the occasion, Ravi Gururaj, Vice-President - Engineering, Data Center & Cloud Division, Citrix Systems, Inc., said, "We are delighted to have won this award from India's premier consulting firm. As world's leading virtual computing company, we have not only achieved market leadership in desktop virtualization market but are aggressively focussing on entrepreneur-led innovation. Citrix's start-up programme is aimed at exploring new technologies and business models that have the potential to enable new capabilities in areas such as virtualization, cloud, mobility, networking, security, storage, collaboration and SaaS."
Pari Natarajan, CEO, Zinnov Management Consulting, said, "Ecosystem enablement has significantly evolved over the last few years, and qualified the collective efforts of the start-ups to empower the front line. Citrix has been recognized for their strong global start-up programme 'Start-up Accelerator', the seed funding for mobility, cloud vertical and their unique initiative. We are proud to recognize Citrix's contribution and acknowledge Citrix India's work in this category" .
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