Citrix and Symbol Sign Agreement to Enable Workforce Mobility Solutions.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 19, 2002 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 an agreement with Symbol Technologies, Inc., a global leader in mobile data management systems and services. Together, the companies will enable workforce mobility solutions for their customers in a variety of industries. These solutions will provide virtual access to any application or information at any time, from any location, using Symbol devices. Symbol has become a Premier-level member of the Citrix Business Alliance(TM) (CBA See Capital Builder Account. ), expanding joint marketing and sales opportunities for both companies, and Citrix is now a strategic software partner for Symbol. Citrix and Symbol plan to work together to develop technical product integrations between Citrix(R) MetaFrame XP(TM) and Symbol's wireless PocketPC devices, optimizing the performance of the two companies' offerings. In addition, the companies have entered into an arrangement to engage each other's channels. Citrix will train Symbol channel partners to integrate and resell Citrix's industry-leading MetaFrame XP application server software into a workforce mobility solution based on Symbol products. "In order to maintain a competitive advantage in an increasingly mobile world, customers need solutions that allow them to cost-effectively boost their productivity. To meet this requirement, vendors must form partnerships that increase their individual value propositions," said Stephen Drake, senior analyst for mobile infrastructure software at IDC. "The relationship between Citrix and Symbol indicates a commitment from both companies to give joint customers the ability to optimize their application access and get more out of their IT investments." "We're seeing scenarios where Citrix's technology can be an important piece of the complete workforce mobility solution that our customers demand," said Elaine Henderson, director of software marketing, Symbol Technologies. "Customers in a wide variety of industries rely on our products in mission critical operations. Whether it's a warehouse or retail store, there are customers that can benefit from the capabilities of MetaFrame XP - including enhanced management and accessibility of applications, improved security and other significant benefits associated with server based Refers to hardware or software that runs in the server. Contrast with client based. computing." Citrix MetaFrame XP helps organizations "virtualize To cause a virtual technique to be performed. See virtualization. " today's digital office by providing secure, reliable, cost-effective access to Windows(R), 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 Web applications on any device, over any network. Based upon the creation and integration of bar code scanning, mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings and wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area technologies, Symbol's systems and products are used to increase productivity from the factory floor to the retail store, to the enterprise and out to the home. Integrating Symbol's devices with MetaFrame XP allows customers to benefit from flexibility in their mobile application access. "Forming an alliance with Symbol is a logical step for Citrix because both companies have similar goals - we're committed to enabling customers with essential tools to get their jobs done efficiently," said John Glendenning, managing director, embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. for Citrix. "Working together, we can extend access far beyond the traditional office environment to increase user productivity." Today, some 10 million Symbol bar code scanners A device specialized for reading bar codes and converting them into either the ASCII or EBCDIC digital character code. Pen scanners, also known as wand scanners, were the first type of bar code scanner developed in the 1970s. , mobile computers and wireless LANs are used worldwide in markets ranging from retailing to transportation and distribution logistics, manufacturing, parcel and postal delivery, government, healthcare and education. 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 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. , including NFuse(R) 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), NFuse(R) and Citrix Business Alliance(TM) 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 (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R) are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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