Citrix Software Helps Trafik Stockholm Control Speed Limits, Assist Vehicles and Manage Traffic Lights.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 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)--April 29, 2003 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 a licensing agreement with Trafik Stockholm, the organization jointly owned by Stockholm City and Vagverket that supervises traffic in the capital of Sweden, considered one of the most congested con·gest·ed adj. Affected with or characterized by congestion. congested ENT adjective Referring to a boggy blood-filled tissue. See Nasal congestion. cities in northern Europe. Trafik Stockholm is using Citrix(R) MetaFrame XP(TM) Presentation Server software to simplify the management of its 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). information technology systems and provide remote access to applications used to control traffic systems at various locations throughout Stockholm by multiple controllers. Trafik Stockholm's mission is to control traffic on the roads of Stockholm, as well as on the island of Gotland, located in the Baltic Sea Baltic Sea, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.163,000 sq mi (422,170 sq km), including the Kattegat strait, its northwestern extension. The Øresund, Store Bælt, and Lille Bælt connect the Baltic Sea with the Kattegat and Skagerrak straits, which lead to the off the east coast of Sweden. This includes directing traffic assistance vehicles, controlling electronic speed limit signs and equipment in tunnels, and posting road information on bulletin boards. The supervision system Trafik Stockholm uses includes several applications that all run centrally on a Citrix MetaFrame XP Presentation Server. Citrix allows traffic controllers to access their applications securely, encrypting all data moving between the server on which the applications run and the client device that controllers use to access their applications and information. "For those of us who administer the system, this is a big advantage as we only have to perform application updates once - on the Citrix MetaFrame XP Presentation Server - instead of on every client at our various traffic control monitoring locations," explained Lars Jonsson Lars Jonsson could be:
A big part of the IT support and maintenance work is handled through subcontractors. With help from Citrix, Trafik Stockholm can now give subcontractors and maintenance personnel access to specific applications on demand, instead of to the entire system, which increases the level of security. Also, no dedicated clients are necessary as the applications are deployed from Citrix MetaFrame XP Presentation Server to users through a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. interface. "Trafik Stockholm plays an important role in making sure the physical infrastructure of the Stockholm region works well, and we're pleased that our technology is being used to increase security, speed up application deployment and make access available over the Web," said Carsten Thomsen, regional director at Citrix in the Nordic region. About Citrix Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) is the global leader in access infrastructure solutions for businesses, government agencies, and educational institutions. The most trusted name in enterprise access, the Citrix MetaFrame(R) Access Suite enables people to easily and securely access the on-demand enterprise, from anywhere, anytime, using nearly any device over any connection. Nearly 50 million people in more than 120,000 organizations around the world use Citrix every day. Citrix customers include 100% of the Fortune 100 companies, 95% of the Fortune 500 and 95% of the Financial Times European 100. 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), MetaFrame(R) and MetaFrame XP(TM) are registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the US and other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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