Citrix Gives Pressley Ridge Secure Access to Information on Demand, Improving Healthcare for Children and Community.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. -- Citrix Access Infrastructure Also Reduces Administrative Costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. , Improves Productivity and Helps Ensure Compliance with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, 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 nonprofit agency Pressley Ridge has deployed Citrix access infrastructure across its entire organization. Pressley Ridge is a national leader in children's mental health and social services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales treatment with offices in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. , Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and Washington D.C. The agency serves more than 1,900 children and families daily through residential programs, treatment foster care, educational services and community-based services. Pressley Ridge provides social services, special education programs and mental health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract for troubled children and their families. With many employees working remotely, Pressley Ridge needed to give employees - whether inside or outside of the firewall - secure access to centralized applications without breaking the budget. In addition, in view of its continual expansion, Pressley Ridge needed to reduce paperwork and streamline management operations. To overcome these challenges, Pressley Ridge implemented Citrix(R) MetaFrame(R) Presentation Server and Citrix MetaFrame Secure Access Manager. As the flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. of the Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite, Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server provides an exceptional foundation for centralized, secure access to applications and information on demand. Citrix gives Pressley Ridge enterprise-class scalability, flexibility, and manageability; reduces the overall cost of computing; and increases the utility of their information systems. With Citrix MetaFrame Secure Access Manager, 1,000 case workers and administrators can now securely, easily and instantly access a wide range of internal and external information resources over the Web, including client/server applications, Web-based applications, data sources, Web content and services necessary for effectively managing academic programs and assessing student performance. Since part of Pressley Ridge's charter is to provide mental health services to families, the organization is also using Citrix access infrastructure to help comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when of 1996 (HIPAA). Citrix access infrastructure provides encrypted gateways to applications, which prevent unauthorized access to patient records in compliance with HIPAA privacy regulations. "Pressley Ridge is driven by a core set of values, which focus on ensuring the success of the nearly 2000 children and families we serve," said George Pashel, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Pressley Ridge. "Citrix is helping us to reach this goal with a solution that not only gives our staff faster and more reliable access to applications and resources, but also helps us to comply with increasing regulatory requirements that protect the privacy of our patients." 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 more than 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 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 of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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