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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

Immersed Reveals Samsung and NIST Keynotes Among 30+ Speakers

By TIFCA News

Richard Huddy
Head of Game Ecosystem
Samsung Research Institute (UK)

Running November 8-9 in Toronto, Canada, there are just TEN DAYS left until the Immersed 2018 summit! We are very proud to reveal that Richard Huddy, Head of the Game Ecosystem for the Samsung Research Institute (UK) is going to be the second Immersed keynote. Huddy is going to talk about the blockbuster game Fortnite and the Samsung and industry-backed innovations that were needed to make that title possible on the Android platform. Read More

Immersed and iVentures 48 Hour Flash Sale is LIVE

By TIFCA News

     

TIFCA’s Immersed conference and IO’s iVentures are having a 48 hour flash sale beginning NOW!  Delegates can buy a full access pass to Immersed for $295 CAD plus fees and taxes; a $200 savings! OR, they can get full access to both Immersed and iVentures for $495 CAD plus fees and taxes which is a huge value.

This sale ends October 25 at 10:00AM EST and the number of available tickets is limited.  This discount offer will not be offered again, and existing tickets cannot be exchanged or discounted for this temporary program.

iVentures runs November 6-7, 2018 and Immersed 2018 runs November 8-9, 2018 in Toronto, Canada.

Immersed features over 30 international speakers from companies like AMD, Intel, Survios, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Samsung Research Institute, Microsoft Canada, Deloitte Canada, Lenovo, the Globe and Mail, GINX Esports Television, and many more.  Companies speaking at iVentures include Dark Slope Studios, Ubisoft, Skyship Entertainment, World Gaming, and more.

Alex Igelman to Talk Esports at Immersed 2018

By TIFCA News

Alex Igelman
Executive Chairman and Founder
Millennial Esports Corp.

Immersed takes esports up a notch with Alex Igelman, Executive Chairman and Founder of Millennial Esports Corp.  With over twenty-five years of experience in technology, entertainment and casino gaming, Igelman was the first lawyer to focus on Internet gaming and was instrumental in the early success of PartyGaming and PokerStars.

In 2004, he was involved in the creation of Gaming VC that has become a giant in the space. Igelman has most recently been focused on the Esports sector and was recruited to be a strategic consultant to Pro Gaming League (PGL), the first Esports related company that was later acquired by Millennial Esports Corp. In 2016, Millennial Esports was debuted on the TSX-V under the symbol GAME with Igelman as CEO. Igelman has successfully grown the company and has focused on raising over $27,000,000 and counting. Read More

Survios is Speaking at Immersed 2018

By TIFCA News

Mike Domaguing
Vice-President of Marketing
Survios

Put your dukes up! Mike Domaguing, Vice-President of Marketing for Survios, is SPEAKING AT IMMERSED and joining our list of 30+ international speakers!

Survios is a AAA virtual reality content developer and distributor that releases chart-topping titles like “Raw Data,” “Sprint Vector,” and the latest collaboration with investor MGM, “Creed: Rise to Glory”. YES – Rocky in VR! Read More

Marc Saltzman Added to OVER 30 Immersed 2018 Speakers

By TIFCA News

Marc Saltzman
Technology Journalist and Author

There are still more surprises on the way! Immersed now has over thirty speakers including Marc Saltzman, esteemed technology journalist and author. Marc is one of North America’s most recognizable and trusted tech experts with a strong expertise in consumer electronics, Internet trends, interactive entertainment, and future technology. Read More

Hear What Technology Giants Envision for the Remote Work and Play Industry at the International Future Computing Summit

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The IFC Summit features more than 20 world-class speakers from market leaders to influential industry analysts TORONTO, CANADA - Nov. 28, 2022 – The International Future Computing Summit (IFC Summit) invites executives, thought leaders, and decision-makers looking for opportunities to enhance revenue, business, and user experiences in remote work and…

The International Future Computing Summit

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Remote Work and Play Industry Gathering December 6, 2022 Toronto, Canada - September 20, 2022 - From client to cloud to the network between them, the International Future Computing Summit is inviting market leaders and innovators across the Remote Work and Play industry and the CORA (Create Once Reach All)…

TIFCA’S Client-to-Cloud Portal and Ecosystem Report Released

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The International Future Computing Association Welcomes New Members, Open Call For Speakers, and Introductory Membership Program Mountain View, California (March 31, 2019) –The International Future Computing Association (TIFCA) is where the computing ecosystem collaborates on challenges that no single company can overcome on its own.  The industry is heading towards…