Citrix Signs Distribution Agreement With Ingram Micro.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. 30, 1997-- World's Largest Computer Products Distributor to Provide Nationwide Distribution of 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. Enterprise Thin- Client/Server Software 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) ) today announced that Ingram Micro Ingram Micro, Inc. NYSE: IM a Fortune 100 company founded in 1979 and based in Santa Ana, California. It is the world’s largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : IM), the world's largest distributor of computer technology products and services, has joined the Citrix Solutions Network as a distributor for WinFrame Enterprise thin-client/server system software. Terms of the agreement call for Santa Ana Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. , Calif.-based Ingram Micro to target value-added resellers and system integrators that specialize in enterprise application deployment solutions for remote, intranet/Internet, cross-platform and thin- client/server computing. Ingram Micro, with 1996 sales of $12 billion, operates in 19 countries and distributes more than 36,000 products to over 100,000 resellers in 120 countries. "Citrix WinFrame thin-client/server system software is a strategic addition to our enterprise computing product line, as we strengthen our presence in this market segment," said Amy Hoffman, vice president of product marketing at Ingram Micro. "We look forward to offering Citrix's reliable software solutions to our reseller customers." "Ingram Micro is a trusted name for companies and system integrators across the globe," said David Forsch, director of channel marketing for Citrix. "The addition of Ingram Micro to the Citrix Solutions Network will augment WinFrame's reach nationwide, increasing our field sales representation and multiplying our ability to develop new markets for our industry- leading thin-client/server solutions." The Citrix Solutions Network is a comprehensive two-tier channel program, comprised of more than 2,000 value-added resellers, system integrators and distributors who sell and support WinFrame thin-client/server software worldwide. About WinFrame WinFrame system software for thin-client/server computing delivers a high-performance, low-cost way to deploy, manage and access business-critical applications throughout the enterprise while safeguarding application performance, data security and administrative control. WinFrame'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. (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. ) enables applications to be centrally deployed across heterogeneous computing environments, regardless of user location, available bandwidth, type of client hardware or operating platform. WinFrame thin-client/server software is used by thousands of enterprises to support well over a million users worldwide. About Citrix Founded in 1989, Citrix Systems, Inc. is a leader in thin- client/server software solutions. The WinFrame product line and Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) thin-client/server 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. About Ingram Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM), headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., is the world's largest wholesale distributor of technology products and services, and a leading provider of assembly and integration services, with 1996 sales of $12 billion. The company operates in 19 countries and distributes more than 36,000 products to more than 100,000 resellers in 120 countries. Ingram Micro can be found on the World Wide Web at www.ingrammicro.com 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 the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. 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 on 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended June 30, 1997, recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Citrix logo, WinFrame and ICA are registered trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. MultiWin is a trademark of Citrix Systems, Inc. for which there is a pending application for registration in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Citrix Systems, Inc., Fort Lauderdale Deepa Swamy (954)267-2346 or deepas@citrix.com or The Weber Group, Inc. Beth Morrissey (617)520-7246 or bmorrissey@webergroup.com or Ingram Micro Inc. Kirsten Frosh (714)566-1000 or kirsten.frosh@ingrammicro.com |
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