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Citrix Online Named 2008 North American Web Conferencing Company of the Year.


Frost & Sullivan Award A Sullivan Award may refer to:
  • Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award or Mary Mildred Sullivan Award; awarded at 29-grantee institutions of the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation.
 Recognizes Excellence in Accelerating Adoption of Web Conferencing A videoconferencing session via the Internet. In order to interact with other participants, attendees use either a Web application or an application downloaded into their client machines.  and Collaboration Among SMBs

GOLETA, Calif. -- Frost & Sullivan, a global research and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee
consulting company

business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a
, has named Citrix Online Citrix Online is a division of Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS) that sells Web-based remote access, support, and collaboration software and services. Its products are GoToAssist, GoToMeeting, GoToMyPC, and GoToWebinar. , a division of 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 2008 Web Conferencing Company of the Year. The annual award is presented to a company that has demonstrated unparalleled excellence within its industry. Citrix Online was singled out for its market-leading services and successful market penetration Noun 1. market penetration - the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market
penetration - the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women"
. The company delivers simple, affordable software-as-a-service solutions for remote PC access and online collaboration.

"Citrix Online has been successful in addressing the most demanding end-user needs - simplicity and pricing," said Roopam Jain, principal analyst with Frost & Sullivan. "GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar represent easy-to-use, cost-effective online conferencing See teleconferencing.  and collaboration services that are driving adoption by SMBs, which have traditionally found holding Web conferences out of their reach due to the high costs and complexity associated with them."

Citrix[R] GoToMeeting[R] is a secure, cost-effective and fast way for people to meet, conduct trainings, demonstrate products, and collaborate online. Citrix[R] GoToWebinar[TM] is a do-it-yourself webinar service so simple to use that anyone can conduct online events from a PC, with up to 1,000 attendees.

"Most of our customers are small and medium-sized companies that, in the past, could never have afforded the advantages of web conferencing," said Brett Caine, general manager, Citrix Online. "Our simple applications, designed for SMBs and delivered as software as a service, have changed that. GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems  our customers to do more and travel less - reducing costs and gaining more time to focus on building their business. This is a huge competitive advantage, and it's exciting to hear so many success stories from the entrepreneurs, professionals and mid-size companies that make up our customer community. Their success is a motivation for us to continue to deliver new collaboration services, and help our customers grow in ways never before possible."

The Frost & Sullivan award recognized Citrix Online's competitive strategy, customer satisfaction, and leadership, as well as outstanding management and consistent growth within a particular Frost & Sullivan Industry Research Group (IRG (1) (InterRecord Gap) See interrecord gap.

(2) (Internet Research Group, Los Altos, CA, www.irgintl.com) A research and consulting firm founded in 1993 that specializes in developing business strategies for Internet-related companies.
). To qualify for the award, a company's customer service offerings and performance must be of very high caliber. In addition, the company must demonstrate proven expertise in taking advantage of market changes by capturing and solidifying so·lid·i·fy  
v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies

v.tr.
1. To make solid, compact, or hard.

2. To make strong or united.

v.intr.
 market presence, or through execution of innovative strategies within the existing competitive landscape.

For further information about GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar, and Citrix Online, please visit www.gotomeeting.com, www.gotowebinar.com and www.citrixonline.com.

About Citrix

Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) is the global leader and the most trusted name in application delivery infrastructure. More than 200,000 organizations worldwide rely on Citrix to deliver any application to users anywhere with the best performance, highest security and lowest cost. Citrix customers include 100% of the Fortune 100 companies and 99% of the Fortune Global 500, as well as hundreds of thousands of small businesses and prosumers. Citrix has approximately 6,200 channel and alliance partners in more than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2006 was $1.1 billion.

Citrix[R], GoToAssist[R], GoToMeeting[R] and GoToWebinar[TM] are trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, and may be registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners
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