Editing Ed Iacobucci

{{short description|American businessman and technologist}}
{{for|the Canadian lawyer and academic|Edward Iacobucci}}
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| birth_place = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina
| death_place = [[Boca Raton, Florida]], United States
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1953|9|26}}
| death_date    = {{death date and age|2013|6|21|1953|9|26}}
| occupation  = Technology entrepreneur
| known_for   = Cofounder of Citrix Systems
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'''Edward E. Iacobucci''' (September 26, 1953 – June 21, 2013) was an [[Argentine-American]] businessman who founded VirtualWorks and co–founded [[Citrix Systems]].<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=22 June 2013 |title=Citrix Systems co-founder dies in Florida |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/citrix-systems-co-founder-dies-224918919.html;_ylt=A2KJ2PYq.sRRnisABOHQtDMD |access-date=2013-06-22 |publisher=[[Yahoo! Finance]]}}</ref> He is also known for his work as the architectural designer of the [[OS/2]] and [[IBM DOS]] systems and as a [[virtualization]] pioneer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/ed-iacobucci-virtualization-pioneer-is-dead-2013-7|title=Ed Iacobucci, Virtualization Pioneer, is Dead|last=Raynovich|first=Scott|website=Business Insider|access-date=2019-12-07}}</ref>

==Biography==
===Early years and education===
Edward "Ed" E. Iacobucci was born September 26, 1953, in [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]] to Dr. Guillermo and Costantina Iacobucci. His father, a biochemist, moved his family to the U.S. in 1960 to work first for [[E. R. Squibb|E.R. Squibb & Sons]] (a predecessor to pharmaceutical giant [[Bristol-Myers Squibb]]), and then [[Coca-Cola]]. [[Roberto Goizueta]], then Chairman of Coca-Cola, became a close friend of the Iacobucci family and, subsequently, Ed's godfather.

Iacobucci graduated from [[Georgia Tech]] with a BSc in systems engineering in 1975.<ref name="Georgia Tech obituary of Ed Iacobucci">{{cite web|title=In Memoriam - Edward Ernesto Iacobucci BS IE '75|url=https://coe.gatech.edu/news/memoriam-edward-ernesto-iacobucci-bs-ie-75|website=coe.gatech.edu|publisher=Georgia Tech|access-date=1 July 2017|archive-date=11 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011115155/http://www.coe.gatech.edu/news/memoriam-edward-ernesto-iacobucci-bs-ie-75|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Career===
Iacobucci began his career at [[IBM]] in 1979 where he worked on the commercial software and personal computer business. While at IBM, Iacobucci held architecture and design leadership responsibilities for [[IBM DOS]] and [[OS/2]], and led the joint IBM-Microsoft design for multi-tasking personal computer operating systems.

In 1989, Iacobucci left IBM to co-found [[Citrix Systems]]. He led the company as chairman and chief technology officer through its market and product development phases. Citrix grew and was named to both the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 indexes.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} In 1997, Iacobucci forged a five-year joint development agreement with [[Microsoft]] to include Citrix's multi-user capabilities within [[Microsoft Windows NT Server]]. He served as chairman of Citrix through 2000, when he retired.

In 2002, Iacobucci co-founded and served as president and CEO of [[DayJet Corporation]], an on-demand airline service that sold individual seats via a time sensitive pricing scale and utilized the [[Eclipse 500]] [[very light jet]]. Dayjet built a computer system for solving highly complex optimization problems, and announced a five-year strategic agreement with the [[U.S. Federal Aviation Administration]] (FAA). After starting operations in 2007, DayJet ceased operations in 2008 when it was no longer able to secure its planned [[growth capital]].

Between 2002 and 2007 he was a member of the [[SCO Group]]'s board of directors.<ref>{{cite web
  | title = SCO Board Member Iacobucci Announces He is Leaving
  | publisher = Groklaw
  | url = http://www.groklaw.net/articlebasic.php?story=20070227230805290
  | access-date = 2007-07-10
  | archive-date = 2007-06-09
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070609230227/http://www.groklaw.net/articlebasic.php?story=20070227230805290
  | url-status = dead
  }}</ref><!-- <ref> 
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  | title = Edward Iacobucci Profile
  | website = Forbes.com
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  | accessdate = 2007-06-28 }}</ref> -->

In 2011, Iacobucci founded VirtualWorks (later renamed to Ayfie),<ref name="VirtualWorks">{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Gina|title=Citrix Founder Announces New Venture, Data Management Platform|url=http://www.informationweek.com/applications/citrix-founder-announces-new-venture-data-management-platform/d/d-id/1098046|website=InformationWeek|date=June 2011|publisher=United Business Media|access-date=1 July 2017}}</ref> an [[enterprise search]] engine company.<ref>{{cite web|last=Strom|first=David|title=New Virtual Index Architecture Helps You Find Your Cloud-based Data|url=http://readwrite.com/2011/06/31/new-virtual-index-architecture|work=ReadWrote|date=June 2011 |access-date=24 December 2012}}</ref> for which Iacobucci served as president and CEO until May 20, 2013, when he stepped down for personal health reasons.

==Awards ==
In 1998, Iacobucci received the [[Ernst & Young]] "International Entrepreneur of the Year" award.<ref name="Georgia Tech obituary for Ed Iacobucci">{{cite web|title=In Memoriam - Edward Ernesto Iacobucci BS IE '75|url=https://www.isye.gatech.edu/hg/item/218751|website=Georgia Tech College of Industrial Engineering homepage|publisher=Georgia Tech|access-date=1 July 2017|archive-date=16 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516055309/https://www.isye.gatech.edu/hg/item/218751|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Iacobucci sat on the engineering advisory board for [[Georgia Tech]], his alma mater.<ref name="Georgia Tech ISYE obituary page">{{cite web|title=In Memoriam - Edward Ernesto Iacobucci BS IE '75|url=https://www.isye.gatech.edu/hg/item/218751|website=Georgia Tech College of Industrial Engineering|access-date=1 July 2017|archive-date=16 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516055309/https://www.isye.gatech.edu/hg/item/218751|url-status=dead}}</ref> He served as a technology judge at the state and national level for the Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year Awards", and he was active in the [[Junior Achievement]] organization.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}

==Death==
He died of [[pancreatic cancer]] on June 21, 2013, at his home in [[Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]], [[Florida]], U.S.<ref name="MH062113">{{cite news
 |first       = Jonathan
 |last        = Simmons
 |url         = http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/21/3464410/edward-iacobucci-citrix-founder.html#storylink=cpy
 |title       = Edward Iacobucci, Citrix founder, dies of pancreatic cancer
 |work        = [[Miami Herald]]
 |date        = June 21, 2013
 |access-date  = November 28, 2013
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131203165732/http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/21/3464410/edward-iacobucci-citrix-founder.html#storylink=cpy
 |archive-date = December 3, 2013
}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hN9bwmmhJU Ed Iacobucci - Founder of Citrix]
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