BriForum 2005 Unites Server-based Computing Community; Technical, Zero-marketing Conference Sets Stage for SBC Experts Summit.WASHINGTON -- BriForum (www.briforum.com) moved into its final day today, headlined by a keynote keynote /key·note/ (ke´not) in homeopathy, the characteristic property of a drug that indicates its use in treating a similar symptom of disease. from Microsoft on Terminal Server and upcoming 64-bit Windows. Nearly 300 attendees from over 20 countries flocked to more than 15 sessions ranging from Terminal Services The Windows 2000 counterpart of Windows Terminal Server in Windows NT. See Windows Terminal Server. Session Security and Surviving Printing, to debating the future of Terminal Services and Citrix during the conference's second and final day. BriForum delivered on its promise to provide a first of its kind purely technical conference, void of vendor marketing, focused solely on the IT users of server-based computing Refers to applications that run in a server. Also known as "thin client computing," it may refer to a browser-based environment that uses a Web browser as the client with all applications running on a Web server on the Internet or in an intranet on the LAN. and thin client technologies including Citrix(R) and Microsoft(R) Terminal Servers. 20 BriForum speakers and notable industry experts will extend the momentum and meet behind closed doors on Wednesday, April 13 to discuss the future of the industry and how to best grow and support it. Attendees agreed that BriForum has provided an open forum for technologists to evaluate strategies, discuss technology options and bring real-world action plans back to their organizations. "The most valuable aspect of BriForum for me has been the ability to have truly open discussion about the technologies in our field," said attendee at·tend·ee n. One who is present at or attends a function. See Usage Note at -ee1. attendee Noun a person who is present at a specified event Noun 1. Eric Musgrave. "Everyone is encouraged to comment, question and challenge without being filtered or edited. It's been an important event for our industry." "This is a true community and BriForum has been about nurturing that spirit," said Brian Madden mad·den v. mad·dened, mad·den·ing, mad·dens v.tr. 1. To make angry; irritate. 2. To drive insane. v.intr. To become infuriated. , founder of the Brian Madden Company and the event's organizer. "We can't rely solely on vendors to tell us the best way to use their products. Vendor relationships are important, but as a community we have the ability to define the best practices. So to industry vendors, thank you for creating these products, we'll take it from here." Meeting of the Minds To continue the momentum, 20 BriForum speakers and other industry influencers will convene CONVENE, civil law. This is a technical term, signifying to bring an action. on April 13 post-BriForum to discuss issues surrounding server-based computing and how to advance the community independent of vendor-specific agendas. Brian Madden will lead the summit, and summarize sum·ma·rize intr. & tr.v. sum·ma·rized, sum·ma·riz·ing, sum·ma·riz·es To make a summary or make a summary of. sum findings and action items on his Website www.brianmadden.com. About BriForum BriForum Spring 2005 is completely independent and completely technical. There is no vendor bias and no sales and marketing spin. For more information including session videos, photos and presentations, please visit www.briforum.com. About Brian Madden Brian Madden is a world-renowned expert on the Citrix, Microsoft Terminal Server and server-based computing spaces. He has written three books and hundreds of articles on the industry, and his Website, www.brianmadden.com, receives almost two million visitors per year. He is a two-time Microsoft "MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. " and currently travels the world working with customers and speaking at various technology conferences and events. |
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