Citrix Aids in Florida's Rebuilding Efforts After Hurricane Charley; Corporate and Employee Donations of Dollars and Time to Assist Affected Individuals and Families.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Citrix Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS), the global leader in access infrastructure solutions, today announced plans to aid the relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Charley, one of the worst storms ever to hit the state of Florida.

Citrix(R) will donate $100,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to assist the victims of the hurricane. The company is also offering a dollar-for-dollar matching grant program for employees who wish to make personal donations to the relief fund, and is making volunteer days available to all employees willing to travel to the west coast of Florida to assist with the cleanup. Over 100 employees are expected to make the trip in the upcoming week on buses chartered by Citrix for this purpose. Further, Citrix is mounting a Hurricane Relief Drive at its world headquarters in Fort Lauderdale to collect items in high demand for the victims, including bottled water, personal hygiene materials, packaged wet wipes, towels, blankets, non-perishable foods, diapers and baby food.

"We feel it is very important to reach out to help those affected by this terrible natural disaster," said Mark Templeton, president and chief executive officer for Citrix. "Working with the Red Cross and other agencies in the affected areas to distribute our funds and direct our muscle power, we at Citrix will do all we can to assist in the rebuilding efforts and help get individuals and families back on their feet as quickly as possible."

About the American Red Cross

The American Red Cross is dedicated to saving lives, easing suffering and restoring hope at home and around the world. Currently operating on a budget of $3 billion, the Red Cross annually mobilizes relief to the victims of more than 67,000 disasters nationwide and has been the primary supplier of lifesaving blood and blood products in the United States for more than 50 years. In 2000, the Red Cross trained almost 12 million people in vital lifesaving skills, provided direct health services to nearly 2.6 million people and delivered more than 21 million local community services.

About Citrix

Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) is the global leader in access infrastructure solutions and the most trusted name in secure access for enterprises and individuals. Nearly 50 million people in more than 120,000 organizations around the world use Citrix every day. Our software gives people secure and well-managed access to business information wherever it lives-on demand. Citrix customers include 100% of the Fortune 100 companies, 99% of the Fortune 500, and 92% of the Fortune Global 500. Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Citrix has offices in 22 countries, and more than 7,000 channel and alliance partners in more than 100 countries. For more information visit http://www.citrix.com.

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