Citrix Releases ICA Client for Microsoft Windows CE, Handheld PC Professional Edition.DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 1998-- Compaq, Sharp and Vadem to Deliver Handheld PCs with 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. Support for New Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. Platform Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS CTXS Citrix Systems (NASDAQ stock ticker symbol) ) today announced the availability of its new ICA Client for Windows CE operating system, Handheld PC Professional Edition, formerly known as "Jupiter" and the third-generation software from Microsoft Corp. for the handheld PC. Citrix has released the new ICA(R) client to several OEMs, including Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. , Sharp Electronics Corporation and Vadem, for inclusion into their handheld PC product lines that incorporate the new Windows CE operating system. Citrix's ICA Client for Microsoft Windows CE, Handheld PC Professional Edition will enable mobile professionals to gain high-performance access to full-function, Windows-based applications executing on Citrix WinFrame(R) or MetaFrame(tm) servers over wireless, dial-up or 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. connections. "Server-based computing has entered the mainstream as a proven enterprise computing solution and continues to fuel the development of information access devices that reduce the cost and complexity of corporate computing," said Steve Adams, vice president of marketing for Citrix. "Microsoft's new H/PC H/PC - Hand-held Personal Computer Pro Edition software packs a lot of functionality into a flexible form factor which, we believe, will make handheld PCs even more popular for corporate use. We are pleased to work with Compaq, Sharp and Vadem to meet the changing needs of today's mobile workforce with innovative devices that deliver fast, secure access to server-based applications - regardless of user location across the extended enterprise." "The announcement of Citrix's ICA Client -- which supports Windows CE, Handheld PC Professional Edition -- is praised by Microsoft," said Jonathan Roberts, general manager, Consumer Appliance Group, Microsoft Corporation. "Technologies such as Citrix's 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. take Handheld PCs further into the enterprise by providing mobile professionals with the same high-performance access to Windows-based applications as they get on the desktop." With its newly available ICA Client for Windows CE, Handheld PC Professional Edition, Citrix continues to equip hardware manufacturers with a growing range of platform choices in developing Windows-based terminals, handheld PCs, wireless and information appliances with server-based computing capability. Citrix's new ICA client delivers support for MIPs, SH3, Intel X86-compatible, PowerPC and Strong ARM platforms powered by Windows CE. The ICA Client for Windows CE complements the already extensive cross-platform availability of ICA for other operating systems, including 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). , Macintosh, Java and DOS/Windows, as well as other embedded operating systems, including RISC OS, PSOS PSOS Provably Secure Operating System PSOS Profiler Surface Observing System PSOS Portable Scalable Operating System (Alcatel) PSOS Plug-in Silicon Operating System , NCI See Liberate. OS, Net OS and QNX A multiuser, multitasking, real time operating system for PCs from QNX Software Systems, Ltd., Ottawa, Ontario (www.qnx.com), that is noted for its low-memory requirement and rapid response. Similar to Unix, it has been in use since the early 1980s. OS. Citrix plans to deliver support for English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese languages for its new ICA Client for Windows CE. About Citrix ICA With over two million concurrent user licenses since its introduction in 1995, Citrix's Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) is an emerging industry standard for server-based computing. Citrix's Independent Computing Architecture includes a server software component, a network protocol component and a client software component. On the server, ICA separates application logic from the user interface and executes 100% of the application on the server. The ICA network protocol transports keystrokes, mouse clicks and screen updates over standard protocols to the client, consuming less than 20 kilobits-per-second of network bandwidth. On the client, users see and work only with the application's interface. About Citrix Founded in 1989, Citrix Systems, Inc. is a leader in system software for server-based computing. The WinFrame(R) and MetaFrameTM product lines and Independent Computing Architecture (ICA(R)) technology are marketed through a worldwide business alliance of value-added resellers, system integrators, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and licensees and industry associates. Citrix is based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CTXS. For more information, please visit the Citrix Web site at: http://www.citrix.com. For Citrix Investors 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. 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. Investors are cautioned that statements in this press release which are not strictly historical statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding current or future financial performance, 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, and risks associated with competition and competitive pricing pressures. For a more detailed description of the risk factors associated with the company, please refer to the company's Annual Report or Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 1997 and the Quarterly Report or Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended June 30, 1998, on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Citrix(R) logo, WinFrame(R) and ICA(R) are registered trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. MultiWin(tm) and MetaFrame(tm) are trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. for which there are pending applications for registrations in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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