14 Companies Join Citrix ASP Program to Support Service-Oriented Business Model; Leading ASPs Sign Up for Citrix Software and Pay-as-You-Go Licensing.DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 1999-- Citrix Systems Citrix Systems' (NASDAQ: CTXS) is an American technology company, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with subsidiary operations in California and Massachusetts, with additional development centers in Australia, India and the UK. , Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS CTXS Citrix Systems (NASDAQ stock ticker symbol) ) announced at the Ziff-Davis ASP Summit that 14 leading Application Service Providers (ASPs) have joined its new ASP Program. AristaSoft Corporation, Carrera-MAXIMUS, ESOFT Global, FutureLink, IMAGO imago /ima·go/ (i-ma´go) pl. ima´goes, ima´gines [L.] 1. the adult or definitive form of an insect. 2. a usually idealized, unconscious mental image of a key person in one's early life. ASP Systems, i-NOC.com, LightPC.com, MadisonApps.com, Surebridge, Inc., TeleComputing TeleComputing (OSE: TCO) is an international information technology operation and outsourcing company that provides services in Norway, Sweden and Russia, including IT on demand and software as a service services. In addition it owns the system development company Kentor. , Tequinox, (a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Mincom), TransChannel, TRW TRW The Real World (TV reality show) TRW The Right Way TRW Tactical Reconnaissance Wing TRW The Retriever Weekly (University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD) TRW Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc Systems & Information Technology Group, and VeriPoint, Inc., have signed up to use Citrix's application-server software, an essential enabling technology for the ASP market, under the "pay-as-you-go" terms of its groundbreaking iLicense program. By basing payment on audited software usage, the Citrix(R) iLicense, which was launched in September at Citrix iForum `99 in Orlando, allows ASPs to match their cash flow to a service-oriented business model. Citrix application-server solutions enable ASPs to centralize cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. the installation, deployment and administration of applications on their servers, and deliver them with high predictability, speed and security across any network connection to users on virtually any platform and/or client device. Citrix technology, which is a mainstream computing solution for corporations, is now being widely adopted by the emerging ASP market. "Extending our successful application-server computing model into the ASP space is central to our strategy for meeting customer needs and growing the company," said Mark Templeton Mark Templeton (b. 1975) is Principal Trombone of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Mark studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama 1994-1998 with Eric Crees, Simon Wills and Peter Gane. During this time he became principal of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra. , Citrix president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "These companies joining our ASP program realize that delivering applications over the Web is going to be huge, and that they need Citrix software to provide the rich user experience that corporate users have come to expect, but delivered in the Web context." "As an emerging market, the ASP industry is in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of identifying standards and best practices that will drive its acceptance and success," said Meredith Whalen, Program Manager, International Data Corp.'s ASP and Internet Services research. "Citrix is playing an important role by providing application-hosting technology and a licensing model that matches the revenue models of ASPs." "This initial cadre (company) CADRE - The US software engineering vendor which merged with Bachman Information Systems to form Cayenne Software in July 1996. of ASP members is a strong endorsement of both our technology and our foresight in introducing new commercial terms that support the ASP model," said Chris Phoenix Chris Phoenix may refer to:
New Members of the Citrix iBusiness ASP -0-
-- AristaSoft - an ASP providing full-service, subscription-based
solutions to specific vertical markets, including the high-tech
equipment industry
-- Carrera-MAXIMUS - focuses on managing and deploying PeopleSoft
financial, human resources and student administration modules to
the public sector; helps government entities serve constituencies
better by improving information technology
-- ESOFT Global - a European ASP providing Internet-based
application hosting for software vendors and solutions providers
through its Managed Internet Applications (MiA) service; also a
Platinum-level member of the Citrix Solutions Network
-- FutureLink - an ASP delivering cost-effective solutions to
small/medium businesses and enterprises, and a leading provider
of Citrix-based computing solutions in North America since 1994
-- IMAGO ASP Systems - an ASP founded to provide users in small
offices/home offices, and small to medium businesses with
high-quality content and applications through partnership with
the UCSI Distribution channel
-- i-NOC.com - a Web-based network operation center providing
application hosting and management, and network infrastructure
delivery and management on a per-month, per-user basis
-- LightPC.com - an ASP that addresses growing demand for access to
consumer applications via the Internet by providing its Try
Software Online service to software vendors and other partners
-- MadisonApps.com - a leader in application publishing that has
completed more than 150 application deployments to Fortune 1000
companies in the past 24 months; its sister company is a Platinum
member of the Citrix Solutions Network
-- Surebridge (formerly Panoptic) - a single-source ASP, offering a
portfolio comprising back-office, front-office, e-commerce and
productivity applications to customers in the manufacturing,
professional services, healthcare and financial services segments
-- TeleComputing - one of the world's leading suppliers of Windows
application hosting and computing services that extend from the
server to the desktop
-- Tequinox (a wholly owned subsidiary of Mincom) - an Australian
ASP that hosts, manages, delivers and supports enterprise IT
solutions for vertical markets through its e-ASP (enterprise-ASP)
offering
-- TransChannel - an ASP and consulting firm specializing in
PeopleSoft solutions that plans to expand its scope into customer
relationship management software, as well as other ERP
applications
-- TRW - a top-10 global IT firm that launched its ASP program in
January 1999 utilizing its existing worldwide network of data
centers and IT staff to serve the government and commercial
enterprises
-- VeriPoint, Inc. - a wholly owned subsidiary of Jones Business
Systems, Inc. (JBSI) that plans to leverage JBSI's 5,000-reseller
channel to host and deploy vertical applications in the
manufacturing, medical, POS retail, automotive and insurance
markets to end users
Citrix iLicense Exclusive to Citrix Application Service Providers, iLicense is a "pay-as-you-go," concurrent-user software license that enables the ASP to provision a full suite of Citrix software - including Citrix MetaFrameTM, Load Balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them Services, Installation Management Services, and Resource Management Services - across an entire server farm, without incurring up-front licensing fees. Citrix iLicense gives ASPs the flexibility to scale up use of Citrix software as needed as needed prn. See prn order. , without being forced to pay for estimated usage that may not be required. Usage is audited on a monthly basis; pricing begins at $15 per 100 concurrent, connected users and decreases to $8 or less with volume discounts. About Citrix iBusiness Citrix iBusiness is an Internet business unit whose pioneering leadership, industry partnerships, and advanced application server software solutions are powering the growth of the Internet and providing the infrastructure that has become the pillar of the new Application Service Provider (ASP) computing paradigm. For over a decade, Citrix has been the trusted name in application server software. Today, Citrix's application serving technology is at the heart of the ASP solution, enabling organizations of all sizes to achieve digital independence - the ability to reach more users, with more applications, in more locations at record speed. As a result, Citrix customers are discovering greater application reach, speed and predictability for a competitive advantage, while reducing total cost of ownership by 50% or more. About Citrix Founded in 1989, Citrix Systems, Inc. is a world leader in system software for server-based computing Refers to applications that run in a server. Also known as "thin client computing," it may refer to a browser-based environment that uses a Web browser as the client with all applications running on a Web server on the Internet or in an intranet on the LAN. . The MetaFrameTM and WinFrame(R) product lines and Independent Computing Architecture Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) is a proprietary protocol for an application server system, designed by Citrix Systems. The protocol lays down a specification for passing data between server and clients, but is not bound to any one platform. (ICA Ica (ē`kä), city (1993 pop. 108,724), capital of Ica dept., SW Peru, on the Pan-American Highway. It is a commercial center for the cotton, wool, and wine produced in the region. There are several summer resorts nearby. (R)) technology give organizations the independence, speed and flexibility needed to extend any application to anyone, anywhere. The company's server-based computing solutions are marketed through a worldwide business alliance of value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. , system integrators, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and licensees and industry associates. Citrix is based in Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla. and is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CTXS. For more information, please visit the Citrix website at http://www.citrix.com For Citrix Investors Forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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Investors are cautioned that statements in this press release which are not strictly historical statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding current or future financial performance, management's plans and objectives for future operations, product plans and performance, management's assessment of market factors, as well as statements regarding the strategy and plans of the company and its strategic partners, constitute forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, risks associated with the company's reliance upon its strategic relationships with Microsoft and other strategic partners, dependence upon broad-based acceptance of the company's ICA protocol, management of growth, market acceptance of new products or new versions of existing products, the possibility of undetected software errors, and dependence on proprietary technology, as well as risks of downturns in economic conditions generally, and in the software industry specifically, and risks associated with competition, competitive pricing pressures and year 2000 compliance efforts of the company and third parties on which the company is dependent. For a more detailed description of the risk factors associated with the company, please refer to the company's Annual Report or Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 1998, on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the company's Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended June 30th, 1999, on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1999, to be filed with the Commission. Citrix(R), WinFrame(R) and ICA(R) are registered trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. MultiWinTM and MetaFrameTM are trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. for which there are pending applications for registration in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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