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ADVANCING USER EXPERIENCES BY BRIDGING THE CLIENT, CLOUD, AND NETWORK ECOSYSTEMS

RESEARCH • INITIATIVES • DEVELOPMENT • SOLUTIONS

THE INTERNATIONAL FUTURE COMPUTING ASSOCIATION

TIFCA is a non-profit network of technology, media, and standards organization thought leaders that share common interests.  Our mission is to develop frameworks and initiatives that enable technology adoption.

Together we:

  • Learn what users need from their technologies, products, and experiences
  • Identify challenges that could delay adoption of new technologies
  • Collaborate on solutions through the CORA ecosystem
The International Future Computing Summit: Educators, Innovators, Leaders

OUR ECOSYSTEM

CORA (Create Once Reach All) is an ecosystem of supportive technologies, methods, and frameworks that deliver the same digital content across multiple platforms and devices. The CORA ecosystem works to deliver content in its ideal form by leveraging client device, cloud service, content development, and network ecosystems.

FROM CLIENT TO CLOUD TO NETWORK

PC • Mobile • Console • Streaming
Cloud Service Providers (CSP) • Edge • 5G • Broadband • Telecom
CPU • GPU • Infrastructure • ISV • IHV
Platforms • OS • Metaverse • Security
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) • Game Engines and Development
Collaboration Tools • SAAS • Cloud Gaming • Streaming
Enterprise • Healthcare • Education • Entertainment

Examples of the CORA Create Once Reach All Ecosystem include Client, Cloud, Network, PC, Mobile, Console, Streaming, Cloud Service Providers (CSP), Edge, 5G, Broadband, Telecom, CPU, GPU, Infrastructure, ISV, IHV, Platforms, OS, Metaverse, Security, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Game Engines and Development, Collaboration Tools, SAAS, Cloud Gaming, Streaming, Enterprise, Healthcare, Education, Entertainment.

THE TIFCA COMMUNITY

  • A collaboration history with 50+ leading organizations
  • Relationships with standards, trade groups, and companies from around the globe
  • Virtual member meetings that drive research, white papers, and framework development
  • Annual summit event supported by global media references and credits
  • Helps accelerate technology adoption
  • Participants meet potential new partners and customers
  • Shared discovery of challenges and collaborative solutions
  • Top level insights and education
  • Seen as industry leaders
TIFCA Meeting

OUR USER EXPERIENCE GOALS

Users want the ability to access their content at any time, from any place, and on any device. To help contribute to this ideal, TIFCA is focusing on the following priorities:

  • Improving on-demand access and reliability of user content by finding ways for the CORA ecosystem to scale more.
  • Enabling users to run a wider choice of content by making it easier to distribute computing services and capability.
  • Bringing affordability to users by adding more cost effectiveness to content and compute distribution.
  • Diversifying the choice of client devices and platforms by leveraging the capabilities of the client, cloud, and network ecosystems.
User Experience

TOOLBOX

  • Extensive and varied expertise in client, cloud, network, and related technologies
  • Ecosystem Initiative and Framework Development
  • Standards Organization Affiliation
  • Industry Association Cooperation
  • Industry Forums and Events
  • Customer Insights
TIFCA's Toolbox

EVENTS

The International Future Computing SummitREMOTE WORK AND PLAY
Client, Cloud, Network:
Building the Future of Computing Lifestyles Together
WAS HELD DECEMBER, 2022
@IFCSUMMIT,#IFCSUMMIT

ALSO INTRODUCED AT THE SUMMITThe Remote Work and Play Forum

The International Future Computing Summit

SEE THE SESSIONS

From client to cloud to the network between them, the International Future Computing Summit is the industry event that gathers market-leading innovators and influencers to discuss what’s next for users and the industry that supports them.

This year’s theme is Remote Work and Play, and the summit will focus on the industry’s future as well as its challenges and solutions for meeting the needs of employers, team leaders, and users wishing to engage and support this lifestyle.

Summit features include:

  • Industry-leading presentations
  • Discussion of latest products and technologies
  • Highlights of future trends

TOPICS & AGENDA

Topics and Agenda

  • Productive tools and technologies
  • Client, Cloud, Network perspectives
  • Effective leadership in the remote work era
LEARN MORE

SEE THE SPEAKERS!

International Future Computing Summit Speakers

  • Tools, technology, and service leaders
  • Computing lifestyle innovators
  • Analysts and consultants
SESSIONS ONLINE

PAST SUPPORTERS

Past supporters of the International Future Computing Summit

  • Technology and software innovators
  • Tools
  • Client, cloud, network
FORUM GATHERING Q1, 2023

ASSOCIATION NEWS

Intel Supports IFC Summit at Platinum Level

By TIFCA News

Very proud to announce that Intel is a Platinum Sponsor of the upcoming International Future Computing Summit running November 5-6, 2019 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. This makes three straight years that Intel has supported this TIFCA event at a Platinum level which speaks to the continued credibility, importance, and value of the IFC Summit for delegates and industry stakeholders alike. We are still welcoming sponsors and exhibitors to this unique summit; reach out to get involved! We also have a special program for qualified early stage companies. Read More

AMD Supports IFC Summit as Silver Sponsor

By TIFCA News

Special thanks to Advanced Micro Devices for being a Silver Sponsor of The International Future Computing Summit taking place November 5-6, 2019 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.  AMD has been a solid backer of this unique annual conference since it was founded as Immersed in Toronto in 2014.  A strong indicator of the value this event delivers to the industry, AMD has maintained a presence on and off the stage for approaching six years, and everyone is thrilled that they are an important part of bringing this conference experience to Silicon Valley. Read More

Shutterstock Speaking at IFC Summit

By TIFCA News
Erin Essex, Shutterstock

Product Design Manager and Senior Product Designer
Shutterstock

User experience is everything in the Client-to-Cloud Revolution. The International Future Computing Summit runs November 5-6, 2019 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. Erin Essex, Product Design Manager and Senior Product Designer for Shutterstock, is going to join a special panel to discuss how user experience may be changing as this revolution moves forward. Read More

IFC Summit Welcomes First American Webmaster to Futurists Panel

By TIFCA News

Department Associate (Emeritus)
SLAC, Stanford
FUTURIST Speaker

The International Future Computing Summit is proud to welcome Professor Bebo White to our futurists panel. Professor White is Department Associate (Emeritus) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford University. He is a renowned computational physicist and first became involved with what was then emerging web technology while on sabbatical at CERN in 1989. He was later part of the team that established the first non-European web site at SLAC and is recognized as the “First American Webmaster” and a pioneer of the World Wide Web. He is also one of the founders of the Web Engineering discipline and has authored and co-authored nine books and over 100 papers and journal articles. Read More

Lenovo Speaking at IFC Summit About Security

By TIFCA News
Nima Baiati, Lenovo

Global Head of Cybersecurity Solutions
Lenovo

With the advent of the Client-to-Cloud Revolution and related technologies like cloud streaming, there are many important discussions to be had including the security of our computing lives. Nima Baiati is Global Head of Cybersecurity Solutions for Lenovo, and he was formerly Symantec’s Head of Global Go-to-Market Strategy for their Enterprise Security efforts. Nima will be contributing to this important discussion at the International Future Computing Summit running November 5-6, 2019 at the Computer History Museum. Read More

Unity Technologies Speaking at International Future Computing Summit

By TIFCA News
Jeffrey Shih, Unitiy Technologies

Lead Product Manager, Artificial Intelligence
Unity Technologies

Jeffrey Shih is Lead Product Manager for Unity Technologies’ efforts in Artificial Intelligence, and his personal focus is video games. As strong enablers of independent game developers with limited resources, Unity has developed a system to assist quality assurance testers whereby games can be played through thousands if not millions of times in the cloud by an artificial intelligence. What was once a daunting QA task suddenly becomes a lot more manageable and far easier for independent content creators to do well by making it easier to spot problems and effectively fix bugs. That’s a real game changer right there!

There are many more speakers to announce, and everyone is tops in their field both on and off the stage. Learn more and get registered at:

http://www.ifcsummit.com

Space is limited!  IFCS runs November 5-6, 2019 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.

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