Citrix debuts collaborative platform, Podio

BANGALORE, INDIA: Citrix unveiled team-based collaboration platform, Podio.

This follows the company’s recent acquisition of Podio, a cloud service with a unique apps concept that adds structure and activity streams to any type of work and collaboration.

The company also announced significant integrations with several work and collaboration services, including the company’s Citrix GoToMeeting, Citrix ShareFile, Evernote, Google Drive, Microsoft SkyDrive and SugarSync.

Adding these services, and also the ones announced earlier with Box, Dropbox and Google Docs, Podio now supports all major cloud file and document sharing services.

“This is one more way we’re enabling people to simply and effectively get real work done. Through the social power of the Podio collaboration platform, we’re the first to provide this type of integrated cloud-based support for team-based collaboration,” said Bernardo de Albergaria, VP and GM, Collaboration, Citrix. “We’re delivering easy and seamless access to today’s leading productivity services and we’ve done this with simplicity, affordability and customer experience in mind, continuing our support for the evolution of how work gets done.”

Podio offers a robust API environment that allows apps and services to be rapidly integrated or embedded with Podio.

In addition to the services announced, Podio also integrates with other popular cloud-based business tools and services including FreshBooks, Google Apps, Campaign Monitor and Zendesk.