Citrix Systems Announces Validation with J.D. Edwards OneWorld Xe.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2001

Citrix(R) MetaFrame XP(TM) Software Successfully Interoperates

with J.D. Edwards' Collaborative Commerce Applications

Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS), a global leader in application serving and portal software and services, today announced that Citrix(R) MetaFrame XP(TM) application serving software has been validated by J.D. Edwards & Company (Nasdaq:JDEC), a leading provider of agile, collaborative software for the connected economy. A key benefit of J.D. Edwards' validation and verification (V&V) of a partner's software with its own supply chain management, CRM and ERP software is the ability to help drive more predictable customer implementations.

The interoperability of Citrix MetaFrame XP and J.D. Edwards OneWorld(R) Xe enterprise software will give joint customers the ability to access J.D. Edwards' collaborative commerce applications from virtually any hardware device running on any operating system. This reduces the administration involved with deploying, managing and supporting the applications, enabling greater employee productivity and IT efficiency.

"Citrix is committed to continuously providing our customers with a range of complementary solutions that address their business access needs," said Bruce Cabral, director of corporate development at Citrix. "By validating the interoperability of our software with J.D. Edwards' leading solutions, we enable customers to extend the value of their Citrix implementation and take advantage of the full range of features available with OneWorld Xe."

"OneWorld Xe meets enterprises' demand for high-performance, scalable and affordable solutions with an attractive total cost of ownership, integrated applications, and robust feature/functionality," said Dan Conroy, director of engineering services, J.D. Edwards. "Combining our applications with Citrix's technology makes advanced collaborative commerce even more affordable and convenient by allowing customers to access the information they need, regardless of location or device."

J.D. Edwards' collaborative business software -- supply chain management, CRM, and ERP -- greatly enhances a company's ability to optimize collaborative commerce with customers, partners and suppliers. MetaFrame XP, Citrix's most powerful application serving and management platform, offers exceptional growth and management capabilities to entire organizations from small workgroups to large enterprises. MetaFrame XP software is designed to support as many as 100,000 users on 1,000 or more servers.

About Citrix

Citrix Systems, Inc. is a global leader in application serving and portal software and services that provide personalized access to any application or information source - whether Windows(R), UNIX(R) or Web-based - through any device, over any connection. Companies worldwide use Citrix technologies to integrate applications, content and business processes into a pervasive digital environment - a virtual workplace - offering seamless connectivity and a consistent user experience across the Internet, intranets, extranets, WANs, LANs and wireless networks. Citrix solutions drive cost efficiency, productivity and enhanced e-business opportunities by enabling companies to leverage existing IT resources and extend personalized information access to employees, partners, customers and suppliers.

Citrix products offer rapid, cost-effective deployment and include MetaFrame(R) application serving software, NFuse(TM) application portal software, XPS(TM) portal software, application management products, and Citrix Independent Computing Architecture (ICA(R)), a core application serving technology. The company markets its application serving products through a well-established reseller channel and sells its portal software products directly to customers to provide the level of customization they need. Citrix is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market(SM) under the symbol CTXS, and is part of the Standard and Poor's 500 Index. Citrix is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. For more information, please visit the Citrix Web site at http://www.citrix.com.

For Citrix Investors

This release contains forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe harbor 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. 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. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, risks associated with the following: the success of the company's MetaFrame and portal software product line and the acceptance of the company's ICA protocol; the company's ability to develop and commercialize new products and services; the company's success in expanding into new geographic markets; the company's ability to expand its core business in large enterprise accounts; the company's ability to succeed in the transition to an electronic licensing model; the size, timing and recognition of revenue from significant orders; increased competition, including potential competition from Microsoft and other companies; the results of the company's iBusiness and other new licensing programs; the rate of growth of the ASP market, and the company's ability to continue to develop and market products to meet the requirements of this market; the proportion of revenues derived from distributors, OEMs and other channels; changes in the company's pricing policies or those of its competitors, including Microsoft; the costs of developing, acquiring, or integrating new technologies or enhancements to existing products; the risks associated with third party licensing arrangements; the company's ability to successfully integrate and manage merged or acquired companies; the company's reliance upon its strategic relationships with Microsoft and other strategic partners; management of growth; the possibility of undetected software errors; dependence on proprietary technology; as well as risks of downturns in economic conditions generally, and in the software industry specifically, 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), ICA(R), MetaFrame(R), XPS(TM), MetaFrame XP(TM) and NFuse(TM) are registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. J.D. Edwards is a registered trademark of J.D. Edwards & Company. The names of all other products and services of J.D. Edwards used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of J.D. Edwards World Source Company. UNIX(R) is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the U.S. and other countries. Microsoft(R), Windows(R), and Windows NT(R) are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.