Citrix Joins in Recovery Efforts.Business Editors/Technology Writers FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2001 Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS CTXS Citrix Systems (NASDAQ stock ticker symbol) ), a global leader in application serving and portal software and services, today announced its plans to aid in the recovery efforts in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the United States. The company will give $250,000 to benefit the Uniformed Firefighters Association The Uniformed Firefighters Association is the main union of firefighters in the Fire Department of New York (FDNY). Its president is Stephen J. Cassidy, a vocal critic of mayor Rudy Giuliani's decisions during the Rescue and recovery effort after the September 11, 2001 Widow's and Children's Fund and the 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. Patrolmen's Benevolent Association Patrolmen's Benevolent Association or PBA is the name of several labor unions representing police officers. One such union is the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of the City of New York, which is the largest union representing members of the New York City Police . In addition, the company has already provided the New York Chapter of the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. with end-user software licenses for Citrix(R) MetaFrame(R) and committed to providing additional licenses as needed over the next 12 months. To assist the American Red Cross in the deployment of the technology, the company has also sent Citrix system engineers and server hardware to New York. Earlier last week, company employees committed to providing financial contributions and blood donations through the Aid to America Campaign. To support and encourage these efforts, John Cunningham, senior vice president of operations and chief financial officer, enhanced the company's charitable contribution matching grants, doubling the amount the company will match for employee contributions made to this cause. "We are stunned by these events," said Mark Templeton, president and chief executive officer for Citrix. "Our hearts go out to all who have been affected by this terrible tragedy, and we want to support the recovery effort in every way we can." Jo Moskowitz, manager of community relations for Citrix, anticipates that Citrix employees in the United States will use the matching grant program to donate about $250,000 to the Aid to America Campaign. About Citrix MetaFrame Citrix(R) MetaFrame(R) application server software is helping organizations deliver a virtual workplace to users everywhere -- on any device or network connection -- by providing secure, reliable, cost-effective access to the same applications and information available at the office. Citrix MetaFrame extends the functionality of Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Terminal Services and Windows NT(R) Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, as well as 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) operating systems including Sun Solaris(TM), 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) AIX(R) and HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. (R). It provides key benefits including centralized, server-based management, rapid scalability, Web enablement of existing applications using Citrix NFuse(TM) application portal software, and flexible access to applications via the full Net -- LANs, WANs, Internet, intranets and extranets. 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(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(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(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. Citrix(R), ICA(R), MetaFrame(R), NFuse(TM) and XPS(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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