CRYPTOCard Completes Citrix Compatibility Verification to Be Selected as a Founding Vendor of Citrix's All-New Citrix Ready Initiative.Citrix Ready Initiative Helps Businesses Select Best Third-Party Products for Their Application Delivery Environments OTTAWA & LONDON -- CRYPTOCard (www.cryptocard.com), the leading authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. technology developer for heterogeneous environments, is proud to announce that it has joined the all-new Citrix Ready initiative that has been developed by 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. to help customers identify third-party solutions that add value in Citrix-driven environments. In addition to providing vendors with a verification process through which they can demonstrate compatibility with Citrix solutions, Citrix is backing the initiative with extensive marketing efforts to drive visibility and demand for participating vendors' products. The new initiative draws from Citrix's rich ecosystem of Global Alliance Partners who provide a wide range of hardware and software products that complement Citrix application delivery solutions. Meeting Citrix's verification requirements positions CRYPTOCard to benefit from marketing and sales reach through Citrix programs and by featuring the Citrix Ready logo directly on hardware and software products as well as on packaging and promotions. Also, the new Citrix Ready business-to-business e-catalog posted on www.citrix.com connects CRYPTOCard and other participating vendors with customers, providing customers with information as well as the ability to share reviews and comments on participating solutions. The initiative currently supports Citrix Presentation Server Software from Citrix that provides a timeshared, multiuser environment for Unix and Windows servers. Formerly MetaFrame, Citrix Presentation Server uses the ICA protocol to turn the client machine into a terminal and governs the input/output between the client and server. [TM] 4 (32 and 64-bit versions), Citrix Password Manager A password manager is software that helps a user organize passwords and PIN codes. The software typically has a local database or files that holds the encrypted password data. [TM] 4.5 and Citrix[R] NetScaler[R]. Support for additional Citrix products will be added throughout 2007. Third party products such as CRYPTOCard's CRYPTO-Shield that receive the Citrix Ready designation have successfully met verification criteria set by Citrix. Solution sets containing Citrix and third party products that address specific vertical market needs or specific IT capabilities can also be designated as Citrix Ready. "Inclusion in the Citrix Ready initiative underscores CRYPTOCard's commitment to its Citrix customers," said Neil Hollister, 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. , CRYPTOCard, Inc. "Citrix Ready enables CRYPTOCard to dramatically increase its visibility to Citrix customers and channels, clearly demonstrate its dedication to providing solutions that complement and add value to Citrix products, and offer additional support for Citrix-driven revenue goals," said Hollister continued. "Just as important, Citrix Ready also provides the basis for a community in which vendors and customers can interact and share information through a dedicated e-marketplace." For more information on Citrix Ready please visit www.citrixready.com. About CRYPTOCard, Inc. CRYPTOCard is a leader and innovator in the Network Authentication Industry. Its multi-awarded Two-Factor Authentication The use of two independent mechanisms for authentication; for example, requiring a smart card and a password. The combination is less likely to allow abuse than either component alone. See authentication. options include both a server based Refers to hardware or software that runs in the server. Contrast with client based. or 'product' solution (CRYPTO-Shield) and a Managed Authentication Service (CRYPTO-MAS). The combination allows organizations of any size and means to adopt a strong authentication policy. CRYPTOCard is unique in the industry in its commitment to ensuring its products/services work with any common network architecture including OS compatibility (Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) Windows, Linux, Mac OS X), web-server flexibility (IIS (Internet Information Services) Microsoft's Web server. IIS runs under the server versions of Windows, adding HTTP server capability to the Windows operating system. , Apache), and database options (Active Directory, LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. , Open Directory, etc). Add to that the outstanding 'out-of-the-box' interoperability with many top industry network solutions including Citrix, Checkpoint (Nasdaq:CHKP CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), and Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ), and you begin to see how CRYPTOCard has grown since its origin in 1989 to become a thriving enterprise doing business in more than 70 countries. About Citrix Ready Citrix has a rich and extensive eco-system of industry partners building a wide range of products designed to complement and add value to Citrix application delivery solutions. The Citrix Ready designation is awarded to third party products that have successfully met verification criteria set by Citrix. The Citrix Ready initiative makes it simple for customers and Citrix channels to identify the best third party products and solutions that can be used with confidence in Citrix environments. The Citrix Ready designation offers customers and prospects a level of confidence in the quality of solutions Citrix and our partners offer to the marketplace. To learn more about Citrix Ready, please visit www.citrixready.com. CRYPTOCard, CRYPTO-Server, CRYPTO-Admin, CRYPTO-Deploy, CRYPTO-Logon, CRYPTO-VPN, AuthEngine and CRYPTO-Web are trademarks of CRYPTOCard, Inc. Other products mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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