Citrix Inks Strategic Alliance with ScreamingMedia.Business Editors Citrix iForum 2001 ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2001 Integration will Provide Citrix Portal Customers with Access to Diverse Range of Customized Content -- from Stock Quotes and Weather Reports to Local, National and International Content Today at Citrix iForum(TM) 2001 (http://www.citrixiforum.com), 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) ), a global leader in application serving and portal software Portal Software was founded in 1985 as Portal Information Network, one of the first ISPs in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was founded by John Little. The company offered its own interface through modem access that featured Internet email. and services, announced a strategic alliance with ScreamingMedia (Nasdaq:SCRM SCRM System Center Reporting Manager SCRM South Carolina Railroad Museum (Winnsboro, SC) SCRM Supply Chain Risk Management SCRM Scratch Mode ), a leading global provider of content and content-delivery applications for enterprise platforms. The ScreamingMedia alliance will provide Citrix portal software customers with a wide range of fresh, relevant and custom-filtered content from ScreamingMedia's global digital content network consisting of more than 3,000 general interest, business and niche publications. Following the product integration, Citrix customers will access ScreamingMedia's content directly through their portal homepage, making it easy for portal users to find and digest the news and information they need to make effective decisions and stay competitive. "The Citrix Business Alliance Internet Solutions program is building partnerships with industry leaders, whose applications, services and content best serve our customers' needs," said Barry Davis Barry Davis (born September 15, 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer. Essendon career Recruited from Essendon High School and making his debut with Essendon Football Club in the VFL in 1961, Davis played off the half-back line and was quite a prolific player. , vice president of business development for Citrix. "We're very pleased to partner with ScreamingMedia, whose custom-filtered and value-added content is an important component of Citrix's vision of the virtual workplace." Citrix's virtual workplace is intended to provide users with secure, personalized access to enterprise and Web-based applications and content, regardless of computing device, network connection or location. "ScreamingMedia is excited to be chosen by Citrix to be one of the premier partners in its Portal Software Solution," said Kevin Clark Kevin Clark is an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Rhode Island. He is probably most well-known for his stint as the head coach at St. John's during the 2003–2004 season. , chairman 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. , ScreamingMedia. "Our relationship will help Citrix fulfill its vision of the virtual workplace by giving Citrix customers customized, actionable business content, helping keep users engaged with their portal desktop." About ScreamingMedia ScreamingMedia (Nasdaq:SCRM) provides complete content solutions for all enterprise platforms. Powered by its state-of-the-art technology platform, ScreamingMedia offers its clients robust content and technology services to meet all their business needs. ScreamingMedia's technology powers the aggregation, integration and distribution of content into Websites, Intranets, Wireless solutions, iTV, and virtually any other platform. ScreamingMedia specializes in turnkey and custom applications for information-intensive industries, such as finance, healthcare, technology, publishing and consumer-focused businesses. Serving the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Europe and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , ScreamingMedia is headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and has offices in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Coralville, Iowa, London, and Sydney, Australia through an exclusive agreement with BecomeMedia. For more information, visit ScreamingMedia's website at http://www.screamingmedia.com. About Citrix Citrix Systems, Inc. is a global leader in application serving and portal software and services that provide personalized access to any application or information source -- whether Windows(R), 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). (R) or Web-based -- through any device, over any connection. Companies worldwide use Citrix technologies to integrate applications, content and business processes into a pervasive digital environment -- a virtual workplace -- offering seamless connectivity and a consistent user experience across the Internet, intranets, extranets, WANs, LANs and wireless networks. Citrix solutions drive cost efficiency, productivity and enhanced e-business opportunities by enabling companies to leverage existing IT resources and extend personalized information access to employees, partners, customers and suppliers. Citrix products offer rapid, cost-effective deployment and include MetaFrame(R) application serving software, NFuse(TM) application portal software, XPS (1) See XML Paper Specification. (2) A brand name for certain models of Inspiron laptops from Dell. (TM) portal software, application management products, and Citrix 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)), a core application serving technology. The company markets its application serving products through a well-established reseller channel and sells its portal software products directly to customers to provide the level of customization they need. Citrix is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. (SM) under the symbol CTXS, and is part of the Standard and Poor's Noun 1. Standard and Poor's - a broadly based stock market index Standard and Poor's Index 500 Index. Citrix is headquartered 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. . For more information, please visit the Citrix Web site at 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. 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. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, risks associated with the following: the success of the company's MetaFrame and portal software product line and the acceptance of the company's ICA protocol; the company's ability to develop and commercialize new products and services; the company's success in expanding into new geographic markets; the company's ability to expand its core business in large enterprise accounts; the company's ability to succeed in the transition to an electronic licensing model; the size, timing and recognition of revenue from significant orders; increased competition, including potential competition from Microsoft and other companies; the results of the company's iBusiness and other new licensing programs; the rate of growth of the ASP market, and the company's ability to continue to develop and market products to meet the requirements of this market; the proportion of revenues derived from distributors, OEMs and other channels; changes in the company's pricing policies or those of its competitors, including Microsoft; the costs of developing, acquiring, or integrating new technologies or enhancements to existing products; the risks associated with third party licensing arrangements; the company's ability to successfully integrate and manage merged or acquired companies; the company's reliance upon its strategic relationships with Microsoft and other strategic partners; management of growth; the possibility of undetected software errors; dependence on proprietary technology; as well as risks of downturns in economic conditions generally, and in the software industry specifically, 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), ICA(R), MetaFrame(R), MetaFrame XP(TM), Citrix iForum(TM), XPS(TM) and NFuse(TM) are registered trademarks or 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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