Citrix Announces New Product and Product Enhancements that Speed Web Application Delivery.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2000 First End-to-End System for Secure, Web-Based Access to Corporate Applications Highlights Performance, Usability and Security Features 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) ) today announced three new software offerings that enable secure, Web portal-based access of corporate applications that are delivered over the Internet to remote, mobile and extranet users. The company announced the availability of a new product for secure application access called Citrix Extranet(TM), and enhancements to its application server and portal products with Citrix MetaFrame(TM) 1.8, Feature Release 1 (hereafter MetaFrame FR1) and Citrix NFuse(TM) 1.5. (See separate releases on each new offering.) The expansion of Citrix's application serving platform allows Windows(R) or UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R) operating system-based applications to be securely deployed over the Internet and accessed through a Web portal See portal. using a browser. The new product offerings support the company's strategy to deliver any application, to any device, over any connection - wireless to Web. These new products will be showcased at Citrix iForum(TM) 2000, October 2-5 in Orlando. "As public networks such as the Internet increasingly become more pervasive and cost-effective than private networks, the need for a high performance, secure means of delivering applications over the Internet is fundamental," said David Weiss There are several individuals of note named David Weiss, including:
Product Announcement Highlights The new Citrix Extranet Virtual Private Network (VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. ) software provides true enterprise-class security in deploying the latest business-critical applications via the Internet. The MetaFrame FR1 software is a key enhancement to the company's MetaFrame application server family of products. The separate press release on this offering details the new features and functionality that include: enhanced administrator control and management, an improved user experience (e.g. extended color depth Same as bit depth. and resolution) and extended security (e.g. SecureICA(TM) and user authentication See authentication. ). The Citrix NFuse 1.5 application portal software Portal Software was founded in 1985 as Portal Information Network, one of the first ISPs in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was founded by John Little. The company offered its own interface through modem access that featured Internet email. gives companies the power to integrate and publish interactive applications into any standard Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . With the announcement of MetaFrame FR1, Citrix is also incorporating a new modular software See modular programming. delivery process for its MetaFrame application server software. Based on input from customers, Citrix will separate Feature Releases, which consist of user-focused upgrades and enhancements, from Platform Releases that entail architectural changes. Feature Releases are aimed at meeting customer needs more quickly through frequent releases, where the timely delivery of business-critical features could enable customers to gain a competitive edge. Platform Releases are expected to occur less frequently and will enable significant capabilities within a new generation of functionality. The new process also provides more value to Citrix Subscription Advantage customers who receive automatic delivery of enhancements, updates and maintenance releases. "In today's Internet economy The Internet Economy refers to conducting business through markets whose infrastructure is based on the Internet and World-Wide Web. An Internet economy differs from a traditional economy in a number of ways, including: communication, market segmentation, distribution costs, and price. , companies require the timely availability of new features and services that enhance their capability to manage infrastructure on the fly," commented Barton Taylor, Research Director at Boston-based Giotto Perspectives. "By providing more frequent product updates, Citrix is delivering to its customers, continuous value-add technology in tangible areas, including expanded functionality, performance, and security." About Citrix iForum 2000 Citrix iForum 2000, October 2 -5 in Orlando, is a conference designed for IT innovators, as well as Citrix resellers, systems integrators, alliances and ASPs to exchange ideas, successes and strategies on application server computing Citrix's term for its centralized, multiuser technology that runs the application in the server and sends only changes in the user interface to the client machine. See MetaFrame and WinFrame. . Attend Citrix iForum 2000 to see demonstrations of the newest Citrix products: Citrix MetaFrame Feature Release 1, Citrix NFuse 1.5, and Citrix Extranet. For more information, visit the Citrix Web site at http://events.citrix.com/iforum. About Citrix MetaFrame Citrix MetaFrame application server software is enabling organizations to achieve "Digital Independence(TM)" from the high cost and complexity of traditional computing by transforming the way they deploy, manage and access business applications across the extended enterprise. MetaFrame extends the functionality of Microsoft(R) Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R) Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition and Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 2000 Terminal Services The Windows 2000 counterpart of Windows Terminal Server in Windows NT. See Windows Terminal Server. , as well as UNIX operating systems. It provides enterprise application management for increased scalability, deployment and simplified application support, Web enablement of applications via Citrix NFuse application portal software, and universal application access to users in any location, on any device, over any network connection -- wireless to Web. About Citrix Citrix Systems, Inc. is a global leader in application server software and services that offer "Digital Independence" - the ability to run any application on any device over any connection, wireless to Web. Citrix's solutions enable organizations of all types, from major enterprises to emerging application service providers (ASPs), to reach more users, with more applications, in more locations - and achieve this with greater speed and predictability, and lower costs. Its products, including MetaFrame application server software, NFuse application portal software, 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)), a core application-server technology, have been widely adopted by the corporate mainstream to achieve key business goals. The firm, which markets its solutions through value-added resellers, system integrators and 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, is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Citrix is traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. (SM) under the symbol CTXS and is part of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For more information, please visit the Citrix Web site at http://www.citrix.com. For Citrix Investors This release contains forward-looking statements 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. 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. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements,including, without limitation, risks associated with the following: the success of the company's MetaFrame product line and the acceptance of the company's ICA protocol; the company's ability to develop and commercialize new products and services; the company's success in expanding into new geographic markets, the company's ability to expand its core business in large enterprise accounts, the company's ability to succeed in the transition to a paper/electronic licensing model; the size, timing and recognition of revenue from significant orders; increased competition, including potential competition from Microsoft and other companies; the results of the company's iBusiness and other new licensing programs; the rate of growth of the ASP market; and the company's ability to continue to develop and market products to meet the requirements of this market; the proportion of revenues derived from distributors, OEMs and other channels; changes in the company's pricing policies or those of its competitors, including Microsoft; the costs of developing, acquiring, or integrating new technologies or enhancements to existing products; the company's reliance upon its strategic relationships with Microsoft and other strategic partners; management of growth; the possibility of undetected software errors; dependence on proprietary technology; risks that the company's branding campaign will not enhance the company's business or results in the manner anticipated; as well as risks of downturns in economic conditions generally, and in the software industry specifically, and risks associated with competition and competitive pricing pressures 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 in this press release or with respect to the announcements described herein. Citrix(R), ICA(R), MetaFrame(TM), Digital Independence(TM), NFuse(TM), Citrix iForum(TM), Citrix Extranet(TM)and SecureICA(TM)are registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. UNIX(R)is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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