Citrix Continues to Earn Industry-Wide Recognition With Addition of Two Prominent Rankings; Business Week and Soft-letter Name Citrix a Hot Growth Company.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 1999--

Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) today announced that Business Week, an internationally renown magazine targeting the business elite, has recognized Citrix as one of the `hot growth' companies of 1999. Business Week ranked Citrix 18th out of the top 100 corporations with revenues under $500 million in the United States. Business Week also ranked Citrix in its "Hottest of Hot" top 5 rankings for sales growth, earnings and market value. Additionally, Citrix announced that it was recognized in the annual 'Soft-letter 100' ranking for the sixth consecutive year. This year, Citrix ranked 13th, up 5 positions from last year's listing.

"We are excited to be recognized by prestigious organizations like Business Week and Soft-letter and thank our customers and business partners for their support," said Steve Adams, senior vice president of worldwide marketing for Citrix. "These awards are proof points of our ability to meet growing customer and market demand for server-based computing solutions that offer businesses the greatest return on their computing investments."

In its 15th consecutive year, the Business Week `Hot Growth Companies' ranking is based on year long research by Business Week editors. To win a position in this listing, a company must excel sales growth over three years, as well as earnings growth, and return on invested capital. Business Week 's 'Hot Growth Companies' are featured in the magazine's May 31, 1999 issue. Business Week is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.businessweek.com.

"Citrix's growth has been fascinating -- like the Energizer Bunny, they just keep moving up the charts," said Jeffrey Tarter, editor and publisher of Soft-letter.

The 1999 Soft-letter 100, published annually since 1984, is a ranking of the hundred largest independent PC software companies in the United States based on 1998 revenues. To be included in this listing, a company must be an independent, U.S.-based company that generates at least 50 percent of its revenues from personal computer software development or publishing.

About Citrix

Founded in 1989, Citrix Systems, Inc. is the nation's 13th largest software company and a world leader in system software for server-based computing. The MetaFrameTM and WinFrame(R) product lines and Independent Computing Architecture (ICA(R)) technology give organizations the independence, speed and flexibility needed to extend any application to anyone, anywhere. The company's server-based computing solutions are marketed through a worldwide business alliance of value-added resellers, system integrators, OEM licensees and industry associates. Citrix is based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CTXS. For more information, please visit the Citrix website at http://www.citrix.com.

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