I’m blogging the Citrix Synergy keynote in real time.  I’ll be adding to things that strike me as interesting to this post as announcements are made.  Unfortunately, I didn’t think about making a crazy cool AJAX out of band update, so you’ll have to refresh your browser.  You can follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/JasonConger as well for snippets.

XenClient

In beta for a while, XenClient is now released to the public.  The vision of a client hypervisor is moving toward offline VDI.  Citrix will use a technology called Synchronizer to keep the virtual desktop on the XenClient client machine synchronized with a remote copy in the data center.  Another cool feature is the ability to send a “kill pill” to the XenClient VM.  I think this is a very significant announcement.  One word of caution, there is a limited subset of workstations that XenClient supports.

HDX Nitro

There are a lot of announcements surrounding HDX.  HDX “Nitro” includes several sub technologies:

• Project Mach 3 will give you 3x performance
• Project Laser is for printing performance
• Project Zoom is application pre-launch for instant connection
• Project Mercury is for WAN acceleration

Check out more on HDX Nitro at http://hdx.citrix.com/nitro

Dazzle

Dazzle was shown at the last 2 Synergy conferences.  I like the idea of where Dazzle wants to go – user self-service, but it still lacks some functionality.  Workflow approval has been shown as a demo, but still doesn’t exist yet.  I also think some of the excessive eye candy animations need to go.  Check it out for yourself here: http://www.citrix.com/tv/#search/dazzle

Twitter updates from the event:

• RT @joeshonk #CitrixSynergy Quote of the Conference "Snack on iPhone bit" - Mark Templeton. This phrase is going to stick. < Please no!
• RT @bsonposh @JasonConger you missed the fun last night! Yes I did - I'm still at DFW airport.
• A different kind of Synergy spotted this morning at DFW. #Citrix? http://twitpic.com/1nyqtt
• On the way home from #CitrixSynergy. Flight diverted to Denver. Now at DFW for the night(canceled flight). 2 months ago DFW was home.
• #VMware's vocabulary on this #GeekSpeak panel session is "I agree." #CitrixSynergy
• I meant to say the @bsonposh solution to this whole client hypervisor thingy is #PowerShell. #CitrixSynergy
• I'm sitting next to @bsonposh at #GeekSpeak. His solution to this whole client hypervisor thingy is PoweShell. #CitrixSynergy
• #VMware just agreed that everything #Citrix (and @GabeKnuth) says about client hypervisors is correct at #GeekSpeak.
• "#GeekSpeak @ShawnBass @JasonConger, so...where'd you guys eat dinner last night?" /via @GabeKnuth < better question is where you at?
• Quick poll. What makes you more sleepy - this talk or tryptophan?
• "There's very little to comment on during this couch talk. #CitrixSynergy" /via @ShawnBass < hence the slow down on the Twitter feed.
• I've seen a few of the comfy chair discussions before and they #fail. This one is living up to expectations.
• Zing! Dell burns Gens for not knowing server virt numbers. LOL #CitrixSynergy @ShawnBass < IDC was talking shipping virt servers last year.
• IDC @fgens and Michael Dell are hanging out on some comfy chairs now on stage. #CitrixSynergy
• Michael Dell says Network Virtualization is next. #CitrixSynergy
• EqualLogic will have load balancing between spinning disks and SSD - cool! #CitrixSynergy
• "#CitrixSynergy Michale Dell showing Street with Citrix Receiver" /via @BarryFlanagan < was it street or streak?
• Dell Streak available next moth via O2, then AT&T later this summer. #CitrixSynergy
• Time for Michael Dell. #CitrixSynergy
• RT @ShawnBass: Wonder how VMware's big investment in Terremark affects their "alliance" with Citrix <- things that make you go hmm
• "#CitrixSynergy VIdeo time...four cloud partners reading from cue cards" /via @GabeKnuth <- nah, they're definitely using teleprompters
• Videos of Citrix cloud providers now playing. #CitrixSynergy
• To keep the food theme going - it is now time for Cloudy with a chance of meatballs. #CitrixSynergy
• It's Terminal Service, no it's Presentation Virtualization, no it's RDS, no it's Session Virtualization. #CitrixSynergy
• MSFT (Brad Anderson) if coming to the stage. #CitrixSynergy
• Amazon EC2 (num 1 cloud provider) uses #Xen. Rackspace (num 2 cloud provider) uses #XenServer. #CitrixSynergy
• Rackspace announces it will standardize on #XenServer instead of just #Xen. #CitrixSynergy
• Project Midnight Ride sees the light of day. #XenServer 5.6 is released. #CitrixSynergy
• NetScaler VPX for Hyper-V runs as a Windows Service- cool! #CitrixSynergy
• PayGrow burst - like SPLA for bandwidth. #CitrixSynergy
• "just arrived at keynote, what did I miss in 140 characters??" /via @stevegreenberg <<http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23CitrixSynergy
• Yesterday's keynote was work.shift. Is today going to be datacenter.shift (private/public/hybrid cloud)? #CitrixSynergy
• Frank Gens has some good content, but someone at IDC needs to check out Presentation Zen (http://www.presentationzen.com/) #CitrixSynergy
• FYI Zettabyte = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zettabyte #CitrixSynergy
• Gens says Hybrid clouds will dominate. I agree, but is Hybrid a precursor to wide adoption of public cloud for the future? #CitrixSynergy
• Cloud computing = *aaS (something as a Service) - which looks a lot like #SOA. #CitrixSynergy
• Frank Gens is actually pretty informative. You can follow him on twitter too - @fgens. #CitrixSynergy
• Game changers - Mobility, Cloud Computing, Information Avalanche. #CitrixSynergy
• Virtual/Service Oriented is the new wave of IT service deliver. #CitrixSynergy
• Frank says Internet/Web is the next IT game changer. #CitrixSynergy
• IDC prediction - plane vs. mountain goat - who ya got?
• Frank is going to talk game changers. #CitrixSynergy
• Awards are done at #CitrixSynergy. Now time for IDC (Frank Gens).
• Kaviza wins business efficiency award. Cost, complexity, and user experience. #CitrixSynergy
• Looks like work shifting is Smooth Roaming.next. #CitrixSynergy
• Off to #GeekSpeak for a session with @bsonposh. #CitrixSynergy
• Mark T looks like a cardiologist on stage with his iPad (app is showing human heart). #CitrixSynergy
• Bummer on the lack of mobility announcements in the keynote (other than the truck). #CitrixSynergy
• Citrix needs to show how easy (or hard) it is to add backend workflows behind Dazzle /via @cswolf <- doubt the workflow is easy.
• I wonder if Dazzle still has the star field view? #CitrixSynergy
• Encrypted data plug-in demo time. #CitrixSynergy
• I would like Dazzle.next to support Windows Workflow Foundation. #CitrixSynergy
• "#CitrixSynergy HDX Nitro - sounds like an American Gladiator http://bit.ly/b67cn2" /via @GabeKnuth <- Mach 3 sounds like a razor.
• "I think all Citrix CTPs should receive a Xenclient laptop" /via @stevegreenberg <- and an iPad too.
• XenClient started on Xen - Xen.org has a booth in the Exhibit Hall. #CitrixSynergy
• XenClient has direct access to graphics. #CitrixSynergy
• The making of XenClient video - I actually want to see this video. #CitrixSynergy
• Kill pill for XenClient killed the projector too. #CitrixSynergy
• Peter Blum = good at demos. Peter Blum =/= good at gaming. #CitrixSynergy
• Yay - XenClient demo! #CitrixSynergy
• There are a lot of references to food here. Snack, layer cake, dinner - I'm getting hungry. #CitrixSynergy
• Trend toward laptops is enormous. Sounds like @ShawnBass talking. #CitrixSynergy
• Mark T is talking layers - still waiting on something new. #CitrixSynergy
• IBM video = work shifting mentioned, growth, success, risk, buzz... #CitrixSynergy
• Fujitsu video = 140,000 desktops on #XenDesktop - #CitrixSynergy
• CSC video - lots of buzzwords. No real content. #CitrixSynergy
• CSC, Fujitsu, and IBM video time. #CitrixSynergy
• Still waiting on product announcements. So far it is recap (except GTM on iPad and soon to iPhone) #CitrixSynergy.
• #GoToMeeting on the #iPad is getting some press in the keynote. #CitrixSynergy
• I keep hearing the work snack used with small form factors. Snack is just one of those words I don't like. #CitrixSynergy
• Large screen = create; small screen = alert me; medium screen = entertain. #CitrixSynergy
• First tweet from space was made from a #XenDesktop.
• 2010 Citrix Innovation winner is Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal (FollowMePC) #CitrixSynergy
• Mark T is on stage at #CitrixSynergy. Screenshot of a taxi decked out with Citrix adverts.
• SoftwareFX Power Gadgets can play a key part in adding value to mobility.
• I'm very excited about the mobility vision. Hopefully it will get some press at the #CitrixSynergy keynote.
• I'm live blogging the #CitrixSynergy keynote here: http://www.jasonconger.com/post/News-from-Citrix-Synergy.aspx
• Getting ready for #CitrixSynergy keynote.
• RT @SimonBramfitt @ShawnBass delivered excellent analysis of the shortcomings of xendesktop < not just XD but all #VDI
• I guess the vedict on #XenDesktop 4 from @ShawnBass session is that #XD is *almost* there. DDC is Still fragile. #CitrixSynergy
• #RIA (Rich Internet Applications #Flash/#Silverlight) = challenge to #VDI. #CitrixSynergy
• #XenDesktop is very agnostic (Hypervisor, connection, OS [at least Windows OS], platform). #CitrixSynergy
• Is #XenDesktop 4 safe from the brutal honesty that is @ShawnBass? We shall see at #GeekSpeak #CitrixSynergy.
• PaaS = Platform as a Service like Microsoft #Azure or Google #Gears
• I'm in the #GeekSpeak cloud session. IaaS and SaaS is dicussed, but PaaS is neglected like a red headed stepchild. #CitrixSynergy
• "@JasonConger What's wrong with NIC?" /via @joeshonk <- NIC card = Network Interface Card Card.
• @rickd4real #CitrixCTP (Citrix Citrix Tech Pro) makes me cringe. Like saying NIC card.
• Just landed in SFO. Saw this on the way to baggage claim. http://twitpic.com/1mklwm
• Heading to #CitrixSynergy. Come check out @bsonposh and me on Wed. for XenApp fringe benefits at Geek Speak Live