Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite Wins Midsize Enterprise Innovation Award for Best Manufacturing Solution.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Midsize Enterprise Summit Central 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)--Sept. 25, 2003 IT Decision-Makers Choose Citrix (Citrix Systems, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, FL, www.citrix.com) The leader in access infrastructure solutions, which includes network access, single sign-on, VPN capabilities, presentation services, remote control and remote support applications. as Best Solution to Provide Manufacturers with Secure, Easy, Instant Access to Enterprise Information 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 today that the Citrix(R) MetaFrame See Citrix Presentation Server. (R) Access Suite has won the Midsize Enterprise Innovation Award for "Best Manufacturing Solution." Citrix was selected from a group of 10 technology vendors by more than 80 manufacturing senior IT executives who attended Midsize Enterprise Summit(R) Central, produced by Vision Events and Gartner, held September 10-12 in Austin, Texas. Citrix was also nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. for the Midsize Enterprise Innovation Award for "Best Midmarket Midmarket Price around which a market maker derives bid and asked prices. Solution." The Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite is the easiest way for organizations to provide secure, easy and instant access to enterprise applications and information on demand, while ensuring a consistent access experience from anywhere, anytime, using any device, over any connection. Citrix access infrastructure software is used by the top 10 manufacturers in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and automotive industries Automotive Industries, Ltd. (Hebrew: תעשיות רכב נצרת עלית, תע"ר , as well as 19 of the top 20 high-tech manufacturers. Moreover, 99 percent of the Fortune 500 and 97 percent of the Fortune Global 100 use Citrix. "By selecting the Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite as 'Best Manufacturing Solution,' the senior IT executives at Midsize Enterprise Summit have recognized Citrix as a leader in access infrastructure solutions," said Charles Badoian, event director for Midsize Enterprise Summit. The Midsize Enterprise Innovation Award for "Best Manufacturing Solution" is given to the best overall technology solution designed for midsize manufacturing businesses, which are defined as having more than 100 employees and annual sales revenue of $100 million to $1 billion. Emphasis is placed on product and service features, the ability to work with existing standards and the degree to which the company's products contribute to the development of future midsize enterprise solutions. Vendors are nominated and winners selected based on confidential ballots completed by IT executive guests during the final Boardroom Sessions of the Summit. "Citrix is focused solely on access, because business depends on information and the value of information depends on the ability to access it," said Kate Hutchison, senior vice president of marketing at Citrix. "Manufacturers -- in fact, companies in every industry -- are realizing that secure, easy, instant access is a compelling competitive advantage. The Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite, the most comprehensive access infrastructure available, centralizes applications to enable IT staffs more efficiently to deliver, manage, monitor and measure enterprise information resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. . This simplifies the complexity and reduces the costs of deploying and administering hundreds of heterogeneous Not the same. Contrast with homogeneous. heterogeneous - Composed of unrelated parts, different in kind. Often used in the context of distributed systems that may be running different operating systems or network protocols (a heterogeneous network). applications and delivering them to workers on demand anywhere, anytime, to any device, over any connection." Midsize Enterprise Summit is produced by Vision Events(R), a Gartner, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IT) and (NYSE:ITB ITB Invitation To Bid ITB In The Beginning ITB Internationale Tourismusbörse (German) ITB In The Business (aka in the business service industry) ITB Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy ) company. About Midsize Enterprise Summit Midsize Enterprise Summit brings Senior IT Executives from midsize businesses together with Gartner Analysts, and leading and emerging Technology Vendors. The focus -- enabling strategic IT Decision- Making -- embraces midmarket-specific issues, trends and solutions from a horizontal and vertical industry-specific perspective. The business-intensive format includes Gartner-led sessions, Vendor-led World Premiere Noun 1. world premiere - (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 and Private Boardroom Appointments, a Showcase of Exhibits, and networking functions. More information on this Summit is available at http://www.midsizeenterprise.com. About Gartner, Inc. Gartner, Inc. is a research and advisory firm that helps more than 10,000 clients leverage technology to achieve business success. Gartner's businesses are Research, Consulting, Measurement, Events and Executive Programs. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., and has more than 3,800 associates, including approximately 1,000 research analysts and consultants, in more than 75 locations worldwide. Revenue for calendar year 2002 totaled $888 million. For more information, visit http://www.gartner.com. About Citrix Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) is the global leader in access infrastructure solutions and the most trusted name in enterprise access. Citrix software enables people in businesses, government agencies, and educational institutions to securely, easily and instantly access the on-demand enterprise, from anywhere, anytime, using any device, over any connection. Nearly 50 million people in more than 120,000 organizations rely on the Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite to do their jobs. 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 more than 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) and MetaFrame(R) 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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