Citrix Announces MetaFrame Presentation Server Compatibility with Microsoft Operations Manager 2005.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. -- Combined Solution Eases Management Challenges, Maximizes Operational Efficiencies 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) ), the global leader in access infrastructure solutions, today announced that Citrix(R) MetaFrame(R) Presentation Server supports the newly released Microsoft Operations Manager See datacenter manager. (MOM) 2005. Enterprises can now reap the business-intelligence benefits of MOM 2005's industry-leading, enterprise-class operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. , reporting and issue resolution tools with the powerful yet easy-to-administer capabilities of MetaFrame Presentation Server to deliver enterprise applications from a central location and access them from anywhere. All current versions of MetaFrame Presentation Server support MOM 2005, which was announced today at the Microsoft IT Forum in Copenhagen. Now in Version 3.0, MetaFrame Presentation Server forms the foundation of the Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite and is the world's most widely deployed presentation server for centrally managing heterogeneous applications and delivering their functionality as a service to workers, wherever they may be. MetaFrame Presentation Server delivers highly scalable, flexible, secure, manageable access solutions to enable on-demand access to enterprises' most business-critical applications. In addition, MetaFrame Presentation Server Enterprise Edition now includes the MOM 2005 management pack at no additional charge. MOM 2005 provides enterprise-class operations management to improve the efficiency of IT operations. It reduces the complexity in managing an enterprise's infrastructure by providing comprehensive event management, proactive monitoring and alerting, reporting and trend analysis, and system- and application-specific knowledge. The software also contains unique built-in security features, such as the capability to mutually authenticate (1) To verify (guarantee) the identity of a person or company. To ensure that the individual or organization is really who it says it is. See authentication and digital certificate. (2) To verify (guarantee) that data has not been altered. agents and servers, designed to help protect organizations from misuse of the management system. MOM 2005 is also a key element of Microsoft's Dynamic Systems Initiative (DSI (Dynamic Systems Initiative) An umbrella term for a suite of Microsoft products that help manage the Windows environment in large enterprises. DSI was introduced in 2003. ), a plan for reducing IT complexity by improving software manageability. Citrix is an avid supporter of DSI through its membership in the Windows Management Alliance. "Today's increasingly dispersed enterprises face the challenge of managing a complex myriad of desktop applications, system patches and complicated security controls," said Nabeel Youakim, area vice president, Microsoft global relationship, at Citrix. "Enterprises can rise up to meet this challenge by consolidating critical IT resources in a centralized 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. data center and employing the robust management tools of MOM 2005, thereby simplifying and streamlining the operational demands of keeping IT costs down and workers productive." "MOM 2005 makes an ideal counterpart to MetaFrame Presentation Server to help enterprises lower costs and maximize efficiency," said David Hamilton David Hamilton may refer to:
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 Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate canal system, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city's population is described as metropolitan, where diverse culture is commonplace. According to 2006 U.S. , Citrix has offices in 22 countries, and approximately 7,000 channel and alliance partners in more than 100 countries. For more information visit http://www.citrix.com. For Citrix Investors This release contains 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. which 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. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The forward-looking statements in this release do not constitute guarantees of future performance. Those statements involve a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including risks associated with the company's business involving the company's products, their development and distribution, economic and competitive factors and the company's key strategic relationships and other risks detailed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Citrix assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this press release or with respect to the announcements described herein. Citrix(R) and MetaFrame(R) are registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Microsoft(R) is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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