Citrix Plugs Remote and Internet Users Into Lotusphere '97.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)--Jan. 27, 1997-- -- Citrix Teams With Digi, 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) , Lotus and Lante to Create "Lotusphere Unplugged," the Virtual Connection to Lotusphere -- 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 NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CTXS CTXS Citrix Systems (NASDAQ stock ticker symbol) ) today announced that WinFrame multi-user application software has been selected by Lotus and IBM to give more than 10,000 show attendees and millions of Internet users worldwide a virtual connection to Lotusphere '97, to be held Jan. 26- 30. For the second consecutive year, WinFrame will extend the reach of the Lotus Notes Messaging and groupware software from IBM Lotus that was introduced in 1989 for OS/2 and later expanded to Windows, Mac, Unix, NetWare, AS/400 and S/390. Notes provides e-mail, document sharing, workflow, group discussions and calendaring and scheduling. 4.5 and Lotus Domino 4.5 based Lotusphere kiosk to remote and Internet users, providing 24-hour access to the Lotusphere information network. Lotusphere Unplugged is a collaborative effort between Citrix, Digi, Lotus and IBM, with systems integration consulting from Lante, a Lotus Premium Business Partner and member of the Citrix Solutions Network. "Over the years, Lotusphere has brought value to our customers and partners by providing real-world solutions through state-of-the-art technology," said Steve Sayre, vice president, marketing, Lotus Development Corp. "WinFrame's ability to make business-critical applications accessible to the broadest range of users regardless of location, client device, operating platform or available bandwidth has resulted in a worldwide presence for Lotusphere." Every Lotusphere '97 attendee will receive a "Lotusphere Unplugged" kit, containing WinFrame client software for dial-in access. From the convenience of their hotel rooms, conference attendees can run the Notes and Domino 4.5 based information kiosk at LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. speed over 14.4 kbps or higher modem connections to gain up-to-the-minute conference highlights. The WinFrame client software supports users who are running Windows 95, Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. , Windows 3.1, DOS or OS/2 Warp-based PCs. WinFrame is also extending the reach of Lotusphere '97 to Internet users worldwide by enabling the Lotus Notes and Domino 4.5 based information kiosk to run from the Citrix (www.citrix.com) or Lotus (www.lotus.com) Web sites. Visitors to either of these sites can download the WinFrame Web client for free, which features Application Launching and Embedding (ALE) support. ALE allows full-function Windows applications, such as Lotus Notes 4.5, cc:Mail and Lotus Domino 4.5 to be embedded in or linked to HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. Web pages and run from within Web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
The Lotusphere Unplugged system, designed to support 100 concurrent users, is equipped with Citrix WinFrame WinFrame was a multi-user version of Windows NT 3.51 which was fully repackaged by Citrix Systems. At this stage of the product development Citrix Systems licensed the Windows NT 3.51 base operating system from Microsoft. application servers residing on IBM PC A PC made by IBM. IBM created the PC industry in 1981 when it introduced its first model with 16KB of RAM. However, it was way off in its estimates, projecting that 250,000 units would be sold in the first five years. In fact, about three million IBM PCs were sold in that period. Server 320 dual-processor servers with 256 MB RAM and 1GB hard disk space. Digiboard International provides the asynchronous communication For other uses, see Asynchrony. In telecommunications, Asynchronous communication is transmission of data without the use of an external clock signal. Any timing required to recover data from the communication symbols is encoded within the symbols. . "Lotusphere Unplugged reflects Citrix's commitment to making mission-critical applications available to the broadest range of users," said David Manks, manager of strategic marketing for Citrix. "This event is a great way to showcase WinFrame's seamless integration with industry-leading hardware and software products to create an industrial-strength remote and Internet computing solution." "After last year's success, Lotusphere Unplugged is recognized as a real-world example of a large-scale, integrated remote and Internet computing system," said Mark Tebbe, president of Lante. "The scope of providing remote and Internet computing capabilities to more than 10,000 Lotusphere attendees as well as millions of Internet users is a testament to the WinFrame technology." WinFrame multi-user application server software is an authorized extension to Windows NT Server under license from Microsoft. WinFrame enables I/S I/S Information Systems I/S Income Statement organizations to deploy mission-critical applications quickly, easily and cost-effectively, while maximizing return on technology investments. Based on Citrix's thin-client ICA Ica (ē`kä), city (1993 pop. 108,724), capital of Ica dept., SW Peru, on the Pan-American Highway. It is a commercial center for the cotton, wool, and wine produced in the region. There are several summer resorts nearby. protocol, WinFrame simplifies the deployment of 16- and 32-bit Windows, client/server and legacy applications across enterprise networks to users over dial-up, LAN, WAN, Intranet and Internet connections, regardless of client hardware, operating system or available bandwidth. WinFrame's thin-client design provides the high-performance and universal application access needed by users, while the multi-user application server design offers I/S professionals the economic benefits of single-point management and control. Citrix Systems, Inc. develops, markets and supports multi-user application server software under license and strategic agreement with Microsoft. The company's flagship product line, WinFrame, enables the high-performance, enterprise-wide deployment of Windows applications without regard to location or type of client hardware platform. Founded in 1989, Citrix is based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Forward-looking statements in this release 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. 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Investors are cautioned that statements in this press release which are not strictly historical statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding management's plans and objectives for future operations, product plans and performance, management's assessment of market factors, as well as statements regarding the strategy and plans of the Company and its strategic partners, constitute forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, risks associated with the Company's reliance upon its strategic relationships with Microsoft and other strategic partners, dependence upon broad-based acceptance of the Company's ICA protocol, management of growth, the possibility of undetected software errors, and dependence on proprietary technology, as well as risks of downturns in economic conditions generally, and in the software industry specifically, risks associated with competition and competitive pricing pressures, and other risks detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. -0- Note to Editors: The Citrix logo and ICA are registered trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. WinFrame and MultiWin are trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. for which there are pending applications for registration in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. Lotus, Lotusphere, and Lotus Notes are registered trademarks and Notes, Lotusphere Unplugged and Domino are trademarks of Lotus Development Corp. cc:Mail is a registered trademark of cc:Mail, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lotus Development Corp. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: In the Internet/email address noted in this news release, there is an "at" symbol between vickyh and citrix.com and between storpy and webergroup.com. This symbol may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: Citrix Systems Inc. Vicky Harris 954/267-2246; fax 954/267-2525 or vickyh@citrix.com or The Weber Group Inc. Stephanie Torpy 617/520-7055; fax 617/661-0024 or storpy@webergroup.com |
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