Citrix Appoints David J. Henshall as Chief Financial Officer.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 2003

Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS), the global leader in access infrastructure solutions, today announced that David J. Henshall will join the company as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer reporting directly to Mark Templeton, Citrix President and CEO. Henshall will oversee all aspects of the company's financial management, control, reporting, planning and investor relations functions.

Most recently, Henshall was Vice President, CFO, Treasurer and Secretary for Rational Software Corporation (Nasdaq:RATL), where he was responsible for all areas of corporate finance, accounting and taxation, as well as managing Rational's relationship with investors, investment analysts, bankers and regulatory agencies. In this position, he played a major role in managing the recently completed $2.1 billion acquisition of Rational by IBM Corporation (NYSE:IBM). During Henshall's 5 years at Rational, the company more than doubled in revenue. Prior to joining Rational in 1998, Henshall served in treasury positions at Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:CY) and in finance positions at Samsung Semiconductor.

"We are very pleased to have David join us," said Mark Templeton, president and CEO of Citrix. "His background and experience coupled with a proven track record make him another solid addition to the executive team. And with our expanded product strategy in place, he'll be a key player in effectively communicating financial plans and progress to our stakeholders."

Henshall will assume his duties at Citrix effective April 14, 2003 after completing a merger integration and transition period at IBM.

About Citrix

Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) is the global leader in access infrastructure solutions. The most trusted name in enterprise access, the Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite enables people to easily and securely access the enterprise on-demand, from anywhere, anytime, using nearly any device over any connection. Nearly 50 million people in more than 120,000 organizations around the world use Citrix every day. Citrix customers include 100% of the Fortune 100 companies, 95% of the Fortune 500 and 95% of the FT European 100. 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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