South Florida Visionary to Speak on November 15, 2005

Boca Raton, FL - May 19, 2005 - The Enterprise Development Corporation of South Florida, (EDC), a public/private partnership specializing in providing business development services to emerging science and technology companies, today announced that Traver Gruen-Kennedy, Vice President and Chief Evangelist at Citrix Systems, will address the audience at its 8th Annual Emerging Technology Business Showcase (ETBS). A global technology leader, Gruen-Kennedy is ranked by NetworkWorld magazine (along with Bill Gates and Michael Dell) as one of the "25 Most Powerful People in Networking" The World Economic Forum named him a Technology Pioneer for his contributions to technology and to society.

"Citrix Systems is committed to supporting EDC in its mission to assist emerging science and technology companies throughout South Florida, and this conference provides a vehicle for local entrepreneurs to meet potential investors, business leaders and other start-up business owners within the region," said Gruen-Kennedy. "I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak to the ETBS audience, and look forward to learning more about South Florida's rising stars."

Traver-Gruen Kennedy has a truly global perspective on what drives today's Innovation Economy, and we are honored to have such a distinguished speaker deliver the keynote address at ETBS this year,"said Jane Teague, EDC Executive Director. "With his focus on the social and economic impact of information and communications technology throughout the world, Traver brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to entrepreneurs who are launching new businesses today, and the ETBS audience will surely benefit from his insights."

ETBS is sponsored by local industry and academia in support of South Florida's entrepreneurial community. For the eight consecutive year, technology companies, service providers, investors, and research and development organizations will gather to strengthen and develop key alliances in the local community.

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About Traver Gruen-Kennedy

Traver is Chairman of Secure Florida, the official public-private partnership working in cooperation with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for statewide preparedness and mitigation of cyber-security and cyber-terrorism. He is Chairman of the South Florida Technology Alliance and serves on the Board of Directors of the AeA, the InternetCoast and the Florida Research Consortium. He was appointed Chair of the Early Learning Council for Palm Beach County by Governor Jeb Bush. Traver is credited with defining today's drivers of IT development and adoption under "Traver's Law".
"The value of a connection is a multiple of the application capabilities accessible to its user " man or machine."

is opinions and views appear regularly in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and Fortune magazine and in the televised global media such as Sky News, CNBC and CNN.

About Citrix Systems

Citrix Systems is the global leader in access infrastructure for the on-demand enterprise and the most trusted name in enterprise access. The Citrix family of access products offers both access to centralized applications through the Citrix Access Suite and remote access to individual desktop computers through the products of the Citrix Online Division. More than 160,000 organizations worldwide rely on the Access Suite to do their jobs, and Citrix Online products are used by another 4,900-plus companies worldwide. These organizations include the world's most successful companies " 100% of the Fortune 100, 99% of the Fortune 500, 97% of the Fortune Global 100, and 92% of the Fortune Global 500.

About EDC

Founded in 1994 as a non profit, public/private partnership, EDC provides assistance to emerging science and technology companies throughout South Florida. Through its mentoring program, EDC offers expertise in new product development and commercialization, business strategy development and execution, technology transfer, strategic alliances, and preparing for fundraising. EDC also manages the Technology Business Incubator located in the Florida Atlantic University Research & Development Park and produces two major conferences each year in support of South Florida's emerging science and technology sector. EDC"s overall economic impact in South Florida is in excess of $285 million. For more information, visit www.edc-tech.org, or contact Jane Teague, Executive Director, at jteague@edc-tech.org, call 561-620-8494 ext.15, or write her at Enterprise Development Corporation, 3701 FAU Boulevard, Suite 210, Boca Raton, FL 33431.

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