Citrix Introduces Citrix NFuse Classic Portlet for IBM WebSphere Portal.Business Editors/Technology 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 24, 2002 Portlet A small window on a portal page. Portlet technology allows a portal page to be customized more quickly either internally by the development team or by the end user. Portlet technology can come as an adjunct to a portal server or as optional interfaces to ERP applications. Extends Access to 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) and Web Applications without Extensive Server or Application Customization 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 virtual workplace software and services, today announced it has developed a portlet that enables users to configure Citrix(R) NFuse(R) Classic access 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. with the IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) (R) WebSphere(R) Portal solution. Portlets are small, flexible parts of applications that connect WebSphere Portal users to additional applications, content, processes or people. The NFuse Classic portlet provides users with instant access to Windows(R), UNIX(R), Java(TM) and native Web applications from the WebSphere Portal. Citrix and IBM (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IBM) will jointly market the portlet to enterprise organizations. IBM's WebSphere Portal family provides a single point of interaction with dynamic information, applications, processes and people, which are essential for building successful business-to-employee (B2E B2E Business to Employee B2E Business to Enterprise ), business-to-business (B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business ) and business-to-consumer (B2C (Business to Consumer) Refers to a business communicating with or selling to an individual rather than a company. See B2B. ) portals. "A key component of an effective portal is seamless connection to the applications and content that users need on a daily basis," said Larry Bowden, vice president, IBM Portals Solutions Software Group. "Citrix NFuse Classic is a valuable complement to WebSphere Portal's ability to provide users with easy access to client/server and Web-based applications from any location, regardless of the device they are using to interact with their corporate portal An internal Web site (intranet) that provides proprietary, enterprise-wide information to company employees as well as access to selected public Web sites and vertical-market Web sites (suppliers, vendors, etc.). . This will help our customers deploy and access a broad range of applications, from office productivity software like Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. to strategic line of business applications." With the NFuse Classic portlet, WebSphere Portal customers can access Web-enabled and non-Web-enabled applications through a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . The combination of NFuse Classic and WebSphere Portal allows enterprise organizations to provide users with unprecedented access to applications as well as managed, personalized content and other information. The NFuse Classic portlet was designed by Citrix Consulting Services(TM) (CCS (1) (Common Channel Signaling) A communications system in which one channel is used for signaling and different channels are used for voice/data transmission. Signaling System 7 (SS7) is a CCS system, also known as CCS7. See SS7. ), the company's consulting arm. "The Citrix NFuse Classic portlet helps portal software vendors accelerate time-to-value for their customers, enabling them to quickly integrate the native interface and complete functionality of any application running in a Citrix environment into the portals," said Larry Hawes, senior advisor, Delphi Group. "Citrix software is widely deployed across Global 2000 firms, many of which are also IBM customers. As a result of this alliance, these joint customers will now be able to access existing client server applications within their WebSphere portals through the NFuse Classic portlet." "Our development work with IBM has resulted in a very powerful solution for enterprise organizations that need Web-based access to a wide range of applications without extensive customization," said David Jones, senior vice president, corporate marketing and development, for Citrix. "This portlet provides the building blocks for enterprises to adapt and integrate Citrix NFuse Classic and IBM WebSphere Portal for unique enterprise environments. Customers are provided with the ability to effectively integrate, personalize and manage applications from a central location and deliver them via a standard browser." Since 1996, Citrix has been working closely with IBM on development, testing, sales, marketing and support to bring complete application serving solutions to customers. As a member of the IBM PartnerWorld Portlet Providers Program, Citrix is committed to helping IBM provide customers with Web-based access to existing applications via the WebSphere Portal. Citrix is working with IBM on future development plans for the NFuse Classic portlet as well as go to market initiatives. About Citrix Citrix Systems, Inc. is a global leader in virtual workplace software and services that provide access to applications, information, processes and people on any device, over any network, anywhere, anytime. Citrix makes today's digital office completely virtual - instead of having to go to your office, the office follows you. Working with the world's top industry, integration and consulting partners, Citrix delivers enterprise-ready solutions to business challenges including application deployment, remote office connectivity, workforce mobility and business continuity. More than 120,000 companies worldwide use Citrix Solutions for the Virtual Workplace to give users more mobility, give IT organizations more flexibility and reduce the cost of computing. Citrix offers two families of products that enable virtual access to information: Application Server software, including MetaFrame XP(TM), MetaFrame(R) for Windows and MetaFrame for UNIX; and Access Portal software, including NFuse Elite and NFuse Classic. The company markets its products through a well-established indirect channel comprising more than 7,000 resellers, integrators and consultants. In fiscal 2001, the company had net revenues of $591.6 million. 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. About Citrix Consulting Services Citrix Consulting Services(TM) (CCS) provides assistance to clients and partners in order to help ensure the successful implementation of Citrix products and technologies. CCS leverages proven methodologies, tools and best practices to help customers derive the maximum benefits from their Citrix server-based computing and portal implementations. 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 planned product introductions, management's plans, objectives and strategies, and management's assessment of market factors, 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, acceptance of the company's MetaFrame and portal software product line; the company's product concentration and its ability to develop and commercialize new products and services; the company's success in expanding into new geographic and vertical markets; the company's ability to expand its core business in large enterprise accounts; the size, timing and recognition of revenue from significant orders and other revenue recognition changes; increased competition, including potential competition from Microsoft and other companies; the results of the company's new licensing programs; changes in the company's pricing policies or those of its competitors, including Microsoft; the costs and risks of developing, acquiring, or integrating new technologies or enhancements to existing products; the risks associated with third party licensing arrangements; the company's reliance upon its strategic relationships with Microsoft and other strategic partners; management of growth and higher operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. ; the possibility of undetected software errors; dependence on proprietary technology; charges in the event of the impairment of assets; the maintenance of the company's growth rate; 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), MetaFrame(R), MetaFrame XP(TM), NFuse(R) and Citrix Consulting Services(TM) are registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. UNIX(R) is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the U.S. and other countries. Microsoft(R), Windows(R) and Windows NT(R) are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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