The General Session, building upon the Opening Keynote vision, provided more details about the reference architecture Citrix has created to help customers automate the design and deployment of mobile workspace solutions. Citrix SVP Sudhakar Ramakrishna and CMO Steve Daheb also discussed enhancements to the HDX protocol and brought down the house with a side-by-side comparison of Citrix and VMware performance under challenging wireless conditions. The keynote showcased several customers that are delivering innovative mobile workspace solutions across a number of industry sectors, from manufacturing (Taco) to banking (Westpac) to outsourcing services (CSC). Another highlight was a major, three-way announcement by Citrix, HP and Intel around virtualization of rich apps.