Citrix ICA Client for Java Enhances Web-Based Application Deployment; New Release Offers Improved Application Publishing, Security and Flexibility.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)--Oct. 4, 1999-- 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) ) today announced a new version of its Independent Computing Architecture Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) is a proprietary protocol for an application server system, designed by Citrix Systems. The protocol lays down a specification for passing data between server and clients, but is not bound to any one platform. (ICA Ica (ē`kä), city (1993 pop. 108,724), capital of Ica dept., SW Peru, on the Pan-American Highway. It is a commercial center for the cotton, wool, and wine produced in the region. There are several summer resorts nearby. (R)) client for Java that enhances application deployment over the Internet. The new Java ICA client incorporates Citrix Program Neighborhood A feature in Citrix's MetaFrame products that enables applications to be assigned to users. See NFuse and MetaFrame. to provide streamlined application publishing capability, as well as support for the SOCKS proxy protocol, which strengthens the security of Web-deployed applications. As Citrix's most flexible ICA client, the new release provides many user options. It automatically selects the appropriate language - English, French, Spanish, German or Japanese - upon download; provides a choice between a full desktop user interface or "applet" mode; and gives users the "digital independence" to run on any Java-enabled desktop, including Windows, Macintosh, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and OS/2. "As organizations turn to the Internet as an application deployment platform, support for Java is growing more important," said Martin Duursma, Citrix vice president, Computing Appliance Products. "In conjunction with our MetaFrame application-server software, Citrix's enhanced Java ICA client meets user needs for a versatile, efficient and secure way to access applications over the Internet from just about any Java-enabled device or browser." Citrix's new ICA client for Java offers the following features and benefits: -0-
-- Program Neighborhood - Introduced as a feature of MetaFrame 1.8,
Program Neighborhood allows administrators to quickly and easily
deliver new or updated server-based applications to users in the
form of an icon. It simplifies application access by eliminating
user involvement in the installation process, and can accelerate
application time-to-value across a dispersed workforce.
-- Support for SOCKS 4 and 5 - This proxy protocol strengthens the
security of Web-deployed applications by enabling hosts behind a
SOCKS server to gain full access to the Internet, while
preventing unauthorized access from outside.
-- Automatic language selection - The Java ICA client comprises five
languages in a single package. Upon download, the client
automatically determines the language that is appropriate for the
user.
-- Application/applet option - The Java ICA client enables
applications to be deployed using a full desktop user interface,
or as an applet component to a Java-enabled browser for Citrix
Application Launching and Embedding (ALE).
-0- Availability The new Java ICA client, version 4.11, is immediately available for download at no charge from Citrix's website at www.citrix.com About Citrix ICA With more than 3.5 million concurrent user In computer science, the number of concurrent users for a resource in a location, with the location being a computing network or a single computer, refers to the total number of people using the resource at the same time. licenses since its introduction in 1995, the Citrix Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) is an emerging industry standard for server-based computing Refers to applications that run in a server. Also known as "thin client computing," it may refer to a browser-based environment that uses a Web browser as the client with all applications running on a Web server on the Internet or in an intranet on the LAN. . Citrix's ICA technology includes a server software component, a network protocol component, and a client software component. On the server, ICA separates application logic from the user interface and executes 100% of the application on the server. The ICA network protocol transports keystrokes, mouse clicks and screen updates over standard protocols to the client, consuming less than 20 kilobits-per-second of network bandwidth. On the client, users see and work only with the application's interface. About Citrix Founded in 1989, Citrix Systems, Inc. is a world leader in system software for server-based computing. The MetaFrame(TM) 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 A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. , system integrators, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and 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. For Citrix Investors Forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. in this release 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. Investors are cautioned that statements in this press release which are not strictly historical statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding current or future financial performance, management's plans and objectives for future operations, product plans and performance, management's assessment of market factors, as well as statements regarding the strategy and plans of the company and its strategic partners, constitute forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, risks associated with the company's reliance upon its strategic relationships with Microsoft and other strategic partners, dependence upon broad-based acceptance of the company's ICA protocol, management of growth, market acceptance of new products or new versions of existing products, the possibility of undetected software errors, and dependence on proprietary technology, as well as risks of downturns in economic conditions generally, and in the software industry specifically, and risks associated with competition, competitive pricing pressures and year 2000 compliance efforts of the company and third parties on which the company is dependent. For a more detailed description of the risk factors associated with the company, please refer to the company's Annual Report or Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 1998, on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the company's Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended June 30, 1999, on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Citrix(R), WinFrame(R) and ICA(R) are registered trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. MultiWin(TM) and MetaFrame(TM) are trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. for which there are pending applications for registration in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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