Citrix Helps Altman-Charter Deliver Construction Projects On Time and On Budget With Access On-Demand.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)--June 7, 2004 Leading Construction Management Company Gives Employees, Suppliers, Engineers and Subcontractors Easy Access to Information Whenever They Need It 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 Altman-Charter Company, an industry leader in architectural planning, design and construction management, has adopted the Citrix(R) MetaFrame(R) Access Suite as its enterprise access standard. The Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite centralizes access to enterprise resources - applications and information - and enables Altman-Charter's IT staff to deliver, manage, monitor and measure enterprise resources on demand. Ranked by Professional Builder Professional Builder (ISSN-1072-0561) is a trade publication and web site owned by Reed Business Information serving the information needs of the housing and light construction marketplace. magazine as one of the top housing giants, Altman-Charter (http://www.altman-charter.com) specializes in the planning, design and construction management of senior living facilities, financial institutions, and churches. The company needed an access strategy that would allow not only its employees but also its contractors, suppliers and customers to access information specific to a particular job from construction sites nationwide. With Citrix access infrastructure, Altman-Charter has the business agility necessary to deliver the highest level of responsiveness to its customers, while reducing IT costs. "In construction, the number one priority is communicating and collaborating with all the parties involved in order to deliver the project to the customer exactly as they want - on time and on budget," said Brian McKillips, director of communications Director of Communications is a position in the private and public sectors. The Director of Communications is responsible for managing and directing an organization's internal and external communications. at Altman-Charter. "By building our access strategy with Citrix access infrastructure, we're able to keep IT expenditures at a minimum, elevate el·e·vate tr.v. ele·vat·ed, ele·vat·ing, ele·vates 1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift. 2. To increase the amplitude, intensity, or volume of. 3. the level of communication among our staff and sub-contractors, and deliver large, bandwidth-intensive applications to employees in the field. Citrix helps us stay ahead of the curve by helping to ensure the timely completion of all construction projects." 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 MetaFrame Access Suite, MetaFrame Presentation Server provides an exceptional foundation to build highly scalable, flexible, secure, manageable access solutions that reduce computing computing - computer costs and increase the utility of any information system. Altman-Charter implemented Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server to provide enterprise-wide access to critical applications, including the Timberline timberline, elevation above which trees cannot grow. Its location is influenced by the various factors that determine temperature, including latitude, prevailing wind directions, and exposure to sunlight. (R) Office Suite of integrated financial and operations software for the construction industry, as well as large data storage, antivirus and real-time managerial applications. Because Altman-Charter has dozens of ongoing projects, each in different phases of construction nationwide, remote access to centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. information is essential. Furthermore, MetaFrame Presentation Server lowers costs because it allows Altman-Charter to deliver old and new applications through a flexible infrastructure that is legacy-friendly and future-proofed. While on the job site, Altman-Charter's mobile employees use wireless-enabled Tablet PCs (1) A tablet computer environment from Microsoft that is based on an enhanced version of Windows XP. Designed to function more like a portable writing tablet than previous tablet-based computers, it includes handwriting recognition as well as the ability to retain handwritten words and thin-client terminals in order to complete "punch lists Punch list is generally a list of tasks, or a "to-do" items. In U.S. construction industry, a "punchlist" is the name of a contract document used in architecture and the building trades in the United States to organize the completion of a construction project. In the U.S. ," which are inventories of essential items needing completion before buildings can be occupied; access legal and property contracts, on-site reports, weather reports and employee files; and also track several types of building metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM. . With these devices, when workers travel between sites, they are able to easily access information, measure productivity levels, manage and order building materials Building materials used in the construction industry to create . These categories of materials and products are used by and construction project managers to specify the materials and methods used for . , and compare the progress of each construction project. Additionally, because all data is entered directly into the application and stored on a centralized server, information is instantly available at other job sites, eliminating the need for an extensive paper-based records system. Altman-Charter's access strategy also called for a solution that could provide real-time information to individuals outside the organization. Since numerous people are involved in any given project, Altman-Charter deployed Citrix MetaFrame Secure Access Manager to give all parties single-point, role-based access over the Web to a wide range of internal and external information resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. , including applications, data sources, documents, Web content and services. Now, architects, engineers, contractors, suppliers, and customers, as well as employees, can access and input data they need for their jobs from a secure single access point from anywhere, using any device, over any connection. And, due to increased IT efficiency, this improved access is accomplished with only one IT staff member located in the home office. With MetaFrame Secure Access Manager, Altman-Charter's IT network administrator can easily configure See configuration. (software) configure - A program by Richard Stallman to discover properties of the current platform and to set up make to compile and install gcc. Cygnus configure was a similar system developed by K. browser-based access to resources based on each user's role, security access level and project needs. As another prong in its access strategy, Altman-Charter is introducing Citrix MetaFrame Conferencing See teleconferencing. Manager to help project managers and superintendents conduct review sessions together even when they are located in separate areas of the country. MetaFrame Conferencing Manager adds intuitive application conferencing to MetaFrame Presentation Server, helping to eliminate the geographical distance between team members, increase the productivity of meetings and allow easy collaboration. These remote meeting initiatives are expected to reduce Altman-Charter's annual travel costs and speed the completion of construction projects. By designing and implementing an access strategy, Altman-Charter has addressed multiple IT and business initiatives simultaneously with one solution that enables secure remote and mobile access and collaboration, while lowering the costs of delivering centralized IT services. As a result, Altman-Charter has been able to quickly fulfill user demand for role-based information on demand by organizing and supplying it securely to wherever they work - at headquarters, on the road, in a construction site, or at a customer or partner site. "With the Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite, we're turning traditional computing on its ear," continued Brian McKillips at Altman-Charter. "The technology is so flexible that we're able to deliver the role-based information to users no matter where they are, without forcing them to go look for what they need. Citrix allows us to access the same applications and enjoy the same level of collaboration, no matter where we're located, without spending money on a new system." 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 forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. 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