Citrix Licenses CPU and Memory Optimization Technologies from Aurema and RTO Software.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. -- Technologies Improve Performance and End-User Access Experiences for Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server Customers Today at Citrix iForum(TM) Global 2004 (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) ), the global leader in access infrastructure solutions, announced that it has licensed two technologies from Aurema Inc. and RTO (Recovery Time Objective) The amount of time a computer system or application can stop functioning before it is considered intolerable to the enterprise. It can be computed to be from seconds to days, depending on how critical the application is to the organization. Software Inc. The technologies improve server performance and enhance an end-user's access experience by optimizing processor use and virtual memory in Citrix(R) MetaFrame(R) Presentation Server deployments. To increase IT efficiency and cost-effectiveness, enterprises need to provide access to more and more critical business applications while concurrently increasing the number of end-users supported by each server. These demands, however, can lead to impaired system performance. By licensing these workload and memory optimization optimization Field of applied mathematics whose principles and methods are used to solve quantitative problems in disciplines including physics, biology, engineering, and economics. technologies, Citrix will help enterprises maximize the performance of their existing hardware and software and still give employees the secure, easy and instant on-demand access they require. Aurema's workload management technology will be incorporated into future versions of MetaFrame Presentation Server to optimize usage of system CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. and improve overall server performance and scalability. By ensuring consistent, adequate allocation of processor resources between users, applications, and the operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , Aurema technology protects against operating system starvation starvation, condition in which deprivation of food has forced the body to feed on itself. Causes are famine, fasting, malnutrition, or abnormalities of the mucosal lining of the digestive system. and prevents any user or program from adversely affecting the performance of another on a shared server. "We are pleased that Citrix has selected Aurema's workload management technology to improve the performance, quality of service, and scalability of future versions of its MetaFrame Presentation Server," said Mark Wright, president and chief executive officer for Aurema. "By licensing our industry-leading CPU workload management technology, Citrix is demonstrating a commitment to its customers to provide them with the same Quality of Service and Total Cost of Ownership benefits that Aurema's large installed base experiences today." RTO's memory optimization technology will be incorporated in future versions of MetaFrame Presentation Server to allow IT administrators to support more end users with existing MetaFrame Presentation Server farms, thereby reducing the need to purchase new servers or scaling out existing environments. More end users per server means organizations can reduce server hardware expenditures and increase usage and consistency in MetaFrame Presentation Server installations. "Since October 2001, RTO has delivered its ground-breaking memory optimization technology, typically allowing customers to add significantly more users per server," said Kevin Goodman Goodman was a polite term of address, used where Mister (Mr.) would be used today. Compare Goodwife. Goodman refers to:
The combined benefits of these two new technologies mean enterprises will be better able to leverage existing IT infrastructure investments, generate a quicker return on all their MetaFrame Presentation Server-delivered applications and content, and deliver higher-quality access experiences to greater numbers of users. "Improving the total cost of ownership for customers of Citrix's access infrastructure solutions is a continuing focus," said Tony Marzulli, senior vice president product and demand marketing at Citrix Systems Inc. "By adding more users per server and optimizing system performance we are demonstrably de·mon·stra·ble adj. 1. Capable of being demonstrated or proved: demonstrable truths. 2. Obvious or apparent: demonstrable lies. improving the value that MetaFrame Presentation Server brings to our customers. After evaluating the top technologies in this space, we selected Aurema and RTO Software -- both proven market and technical leaders - in order to improve the performance and end-user experience for our MetaFrame Presentation Server customers." About Aurema Aurema Inc. is the leading provider of workload and performance management solutions for server and desktop optimization. The company's flagship ARMTech product suite, including products optimized for Windows, VMware, Citrix MetaFrame and SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. , offers an integrated cross-platform workload management solution that maximizes server utilization and improves application performance, to bring new levels of productivity, efficiency and accountability to on-demand and utility computing (1) Pay-per-usage processing provided by a service organization that uses its own computers and facilities. Customers access the computers via a private network or over the Internet and are charged according to how much computing time they use, such as CPU seconds, minutes or hours. environments. Licensed and resold by leading hardware and software vendors, including 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) , Sun, and Microsoft, Aurema's workload management products and technologies are successfully deployed in thousands of installations worldwide. The company is headquartered in Cupertino, California, with development offices in Sydney, Australia, and regional sales, marketing and business development offices throughout the U.S. and Europe. For more information, please visit http://www.aurema.com. About RTO Software RTO Software, Inc. is an innovative leader in the rapidly growing Applications Performance Management Market. Current solutions focus upon improving the performance and scalability of terminal server based Refers to hardware or software that runs in the server. Contrast with client based. systems. RTO is previewing a new solution at Citrix iForum(TM) 2004 that will provide administrators of Windows Applications A program that is written to run under Microsoft's Windows operating system. Such applications typically run under all 32-bit versions of Windows, but earlier applications might also run under the 16-bit versions (Windows 3.x) as well. See Windows. Systems unique information about when and why their applications are not performing as expected. For more information about RTO Software visit http://www.rtosoft.com. About Citrix iForum Global 2004 Now in its seventh year, Citrix iForum is an intensive knowledge exchange that brings together current and future Citrix customers, resellers and partners from around the world. The forum, at the Walt Disney World Swan The Walt Disney World Swan is resort hotel designed by architect Michael Graves located between Epcot and Disney-MGM Studios behind Disney's BoardWalk Resort and across from its sister resort, the Walt Disney World Dolphin. and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Fla., from October 4-7, 2004, will focus on the strategic power of access. Citrix iForum includes a variety of well-known industry speakers, hands-on technical workshops, roundtable discussions and product demonstrations, as well as sessions geared toward key Citrix vertical industries, including government, healthcare, finance and education. More information is available at http://www.citrixiforum.com. 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 approximately 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. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. 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. Those statements involve a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including risks associated with the company's business involving the company's products, their development and distribution, economic and competitive factors and the company's key strategic relationships 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) and Citrix iForum(TM) are registered trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. TScale(R) is a registered trademark of RTO Software Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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