Citrix and Sun Bring Client-Server, Legacy Applications into Secure Enterprise Web Portals.Business Editors/Technology 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)--June 11, 2002 Sun ONE(TM) Portal Server (1) A network server that deploys portal services to a public Web site or internal intranet. See portal. (2) An application that is used to develop, deliver and maintain a Web portal. and Citrix(R) NFuse(R) Classic Combination Broadens Portal Access Across IT Environments 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) ), a global leader in virtual workplace software and services, today announced a licensing agreement with Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ), a Premier member of the Citrix Business Alliance(TM) (CBA See Capital Builder Account. ). Under the terms of the agreement, Sun can market, demonstrate and distribute a portlet A small window on a portal page. Portlet technology allows a portal page to be customized more quickly either internally by the development team or by the end user. Portlet technology can come as an adjunct to a portal server or as optional interfaces to ERP applications. connecting Citrix(R) NFuse(R) Classic portal software Portal Software was founded in 1985 as Portal Information Network, one of the first ISPs in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was founded by John Little. The company offered its own interface through modem access that featured Internet email. with the Sun ONE(TM) Portal Server. As a result, enterprise organizations can leverage NFuse Classic to integrate existing client/server applications with enterprise information portals created with the Sun ONE Portal Server, providing users with central access to both Web content and business applications. NFuse Classic software provides Web access to any Java(TM), 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). (R) or Windows(R) application deployed through Citrix MetaFrame(R) application server software instantly without any code re-writes. Working in conjunction with MetaFrame, NFuse Classic provides organizations with greater manageability and lower costs through centralized application deployment and management. NFuse Classic is a core member of Citrix's Access Portal product family, which provides employees with secure, role-based access to applications and information aggregated from an organization's disparate systems and across the Web, quickly and cost-effectively. The Sun ONE Portal Server enables delivery of content, services, business processes and applications in personalized portals for enterprise organizations. In combination with NFuse Classic, the Sun ONE Portal Server allows users to quickly and easily access and integrate both Web-based and client/server enterprise applications through a simple browser interface. "The power of portal computing is increasingly being recognized by innovative organizations as a valuable tool for extending information and services across the enterprise," said John Fanelli, director of product marketing, Sun ONE portal and communication services. "By integrating NFuse Classic access portal software with the Sun ONE Portal Server, we are able to provide customers with fast and cost-effective access to the critical business applications they need to operate more efficiently." "As organizations look to the Sun ONE Portal Server to help them build customized enterprise portals that deliver personalized content to multiple communities of users, seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. of applications within these portals is paramount," said Barry Davis Barry Davis (born September 15, 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer. Essendon career Recruited from Essendon High School and making his debut with Essendon Football Club in the VFL in 1961, Davis played off the half-back line and was quite a prolific player. , vice president of business development for Citrix. "Working with companies like Sun, Citrix is able to provide customers with comprehensive solutions for deploying applications across multiple environments and devices, fulfilling their e-business needs." About Citrix Citrix Systems, Inc. is a global leader in virtual workplace software and services that provide access to applications, information, processes and people on any device, over any network, anywhere, anytime. Citrix makes today's digital office completely virtual - instead of having to go to your office, the office follows you. Working with the world's top industry, integration and consulting partners, Citrix delivers enterprise-ready solutions to business challenges including application deployment, remote office connectivity, workforce mobility and business continuity. More than 120,000 companies worldwide use Citrix Solutions for the Virtual Workplace to give users more mobility, give IT organizations more flexibility and reduce the cost of computing. Citrix offers two families of products that enable virtual access to information: Application Server software, including MetaFrame XP, MetaFrame for Windows and MetaFrame for UNIX; and Access Portal software, including NFuse Elite and NFuse Classic. The company markets its products through a well-established indirect channel comprising more than 7,000 resellers, integrators and consultants. In fiscal 2001, the company had net revenues of $591.6 million. Citrix is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. (SM) under the symbol CTXS, and is part of the Standard and Poor's Noun 1. Standard and Poor's - a broadly based stock market index Standard and Poor's Index 500 Index. Citrix is headquartered 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. . 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 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. Investors are cautioned that statements in this press release, which are not strictly historical statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding planned product introductions, management's plans, objectives and strategies, and management's assessment of market factors, 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, acceptance of the company's MetaFrame and portal software product line; the company's product concentration and its ability to develop and commercialize new products and services; the company's success in expanding into new geographic and vertical markets; the company's ability to expand its core business in large enterprise accounts; the size, timing and recognition of revenue from significant orders and other revenue recognition changes; increased competition, including potential competition from Microsoft and other companies; the results of the company's new licensing programs; changes in the company's pricing policies or those of its competitors, including Microsoft; the costs and risks of developing, acquiring, or integrating new technologies or enhancements to existing products; the risks associated with third party licensing arrangements; the company's reliance upon its strategic relationships with Microsoft and other strategic partners; management of growth and higher operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. ; the possibility of undetected software errors; dependence on proprietary technology; charges in the event of the impairment of assets; the maintenance of the company's growth rate; 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), MetaFrame(R), MetaFrame XP(TM), Citrix Business Alliance(TM) and NFuse(R) are registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. 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 in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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