Citrix GoToWebinar Named "Best New Web Conferencing Service" for 2006 by Frost & Sullivan.Citrix Online Citrix Online is a division of Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS) that sells Web-based remote access, support, and collaboration software and services. Its products are GoToAssist, GoToMeeting, GoToMyPC, and GoToWebinar. Earns Top Industry Analyst Award for Innovation in Web Conferencing A videoconferencing session via the Internet. In order to interact with other participants, attendees use either a Web application or an application downloaded into their client machines. for Second Year Running ORLANDO, Fla. -- Today at its 9th annual business and technology conference, Citrix iForum[TM] Global 2006, Citrix Online, a Division of 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 application delivery infrastructure, announced that Frost & Sullivan has honored Citrix([R]) GoToWebinar[TM] with its 2006 award for "Best New Web Conferencing Service." GoToWebinar, the industry's first on-demand solution for do-it-yourself Web events, was recognized by Frost & Sullivan for its "simpler is better" philosophy and All-You-Can Reach[TM] flat-rate pricing plan. It delivers an easy and affordable solution for marketing, sales and training professionals to conduct online events, such as large sales presentations and marketing seminars. Citrix Online has captured this award for the second year in a row. In 2005, Citrix[R] GoToMeeting[R] was recognized by Frost & Sullivan for its rapid growth, simplicity, security and functionality. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Frost & Sullivan senior analyst Roopam Jain, "GoToWebinar represents an emerging class of Webinar products that will expand adoption of Webinars by SMBs, which have traditionally found holding web events out of their reach" due to high cost and complexity. Noting that Citrix offers GoToWebinar with its complementary GoToMeeting service for small group meetings, Jain stated, "We believe that this new powerhouse combination of Citrix GoToMeeting with Citrix GoToWebinar is offering one total solution for organizations that want to enhance the reach and impact of their sales, marketing, and training efforts in order to create more efficient and real-time working environments." The Frost & Sullivan award A Sullivan Award may refer to:
An event that changes the way we think and act. -Andy Grove, Founder of Intel. Notes: For example, the fall of the Berlin Wall was an inflection point in global politics and the commercialization of the Internet was an inflection point in technology. in 2006 with wider adoption, new applications, and greater ease of use and affordability. "Our vision for GoToWebinar is to provide individuals, the professional consumer or 'pro-sumer' and smaller organizations with a simple, affordable and secure Web event solution that enables them to expand the reach of their sales and marketing teams," said Brett Caine, general manager of Citrix Online. "Recognition from leading analyst firms like Frost & Sullivan makes it clear that our customer-centric approach delivers a better way to tap potential and drive success." Citrix Online's award-winning services are used by more than 20,000 businesses and hundreds of thousands of individual subscribers. These on-demand services include: Citrix[R] GoToMyPC[R] for remote PC access; Citrix[R] GoToAssist[TM] for live remote support; Citrix GoToMeeting for online meetings; and new Citrix GoToWebinar for do-it-yourself Web events. The Frost & Sullivan award is only the latest in a series of honors for Citrix Online services in 2006. Accolades also include: LAPTOP magazine's Editor's Choice and Ultimate Choice awards and TMC TMC Technology Marketing Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) TMC Texas Medical Center (Houston, TX) TMC Traffic Message Channel TMC The Movie Channel TMC Traffic Management Center Labs' Innovation Award for GoToWebinar; PC World's World Class Award and CNET's Editors' Choice for Citrix([R]) GoToMyPC([R]) remote PC access; Communication Solutions Product of the Year Award for Citrix([R]) GoToMeeting[TM] for online meetings; and TMC's CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. Excellence Award, TMC's IP Contact Center Pioneer Award and C3 Expo Best of Show Award for Citrix GoToAssist for live remote support. For more information about Citrix GoToWebinar, please visit http://www.gotowebinar.com. About Frost & Sullivan Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company Noun 1. consulting company - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting firm business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , has been partnering with clients to support the development of innovative strategies for more than 40 years. The company's industry expertise integrates growth consulting, growth partnership services, and corporate management training to identify and develop opportunities. Frost & Sullivan serves an extensive clientele that includes Global 1000 companies, emerging companies, and the investment community by providing comprehensive industry coverage that reflects a unique global perspective and combines ongoing analysis of markets, technologies, econometrics econometrics, technique of economic analysis that expresses economic theory in terms of mathematical relationships and then tests it empirically through statistical research. , and demographics The attributes of people in a particular geographic area. Used for marketing purposes, population, ethnic origins, religion, spoken language, income and age range are examples of demographic data. . For more information, visit http://www.frost.com. About Citrix GoToWebinar Citrix GoToWebinar is the first do-it-yourself webinar solution so simple to use that anyone can conduct online events from their PC for sales, marketing and training purposes. "All You Can Reach[TM]" licensing includes planning, presentation and reporting functions for one flat fee with no hidden charges, bringing online events within reach of any size business. The user-friendly feature set supports up to 1,000 attendees per event. Designed specifically for webinars and larger online events, GoToWebinar combines ease-of-use performance with advanced security and industry standard encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. for maximum privacy and data protection. About Citrix iForum Global 2006 Now in its ninth year, Citrix iForum is an annual IT knowledge exchange that brings together Citrix customers, resellers and partners from around the world. Citrix application delivery infrastructure is highlighted by 58 sessions, two dozen customer presentations, partner ecosystem exhibits, technology labs, hands-on technical workshops, roundtable discussions, and product demonstrations. Held at the Walt Disney World Swan The Walt Disney World Swan is resort hotel designed by architect Michael Graves located between Epcot and Disney-MGM Studios behind Disney's BoardWalk Resort and across from its sister resort, the Walt Disney World Dolphin. and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Fla., from October 22-25, 2006, Citrix iForum 2006 features keynotes with Citrix executives including Mark Templeton Mark Templeton (b. 1975) is Principal Trombone of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Mark studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama 1994-1998 with Eric Crees, Simon Wills and Peter Gane. During this time he became principal of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra. , president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . More information is available at http://www.citrixiforum.com. About Citrix Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) is the global leader and the most trusted name in application delivery infrastructure. More than 180,000 organizations worldwide rely on Citrix to deliver any application to users anywhere with the best performance, highest security and lowest cost. Citrix customers include 100% of the Fortune 100 companies and 98% of the Fortune Global 500, as well as hundreds of thousands of small businesses and prosumers. Citrix has approximately 6,200 channel and alliance partners in more than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2005 was $909M. Citrix[R], GoToMyPC[R], GoToMeeting[TM], GoToAssist[TM], All You Can Reach[TM], Citrix iForum[TM] and GoToWebinar[TM] are trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, and may be registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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