Citrix iForum 2000 to Feature Presentations from Leading Enterprise and ASP Customers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers iForum 2000 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. 20, 2000 Coca-Cola, First Union Corporation and France Telecom Among Customers Scheduled to Speak 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 several of its leading enterprise and ASP customers are speaking at Citrix iForum(TM) 2000, the company's annual user conference taking place Oct. 2-5, 2000 at the Swan & Dolphin Resort, Walt Disney World Noun 1. Walt Disney World - a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando Orlando - a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World , Orlando, Fla. Among the companies presenting their Citrix implementations are Aventis Corp., Center for Advanced Research and Training, Coca-Cola, Delta Technologies, First Union Corporation, France Telecom, Gold's Gym Gold's Gym International, Inc. is an international chain of co-ed fitness centers (commonly referred to as "gyms") originally started in California by Joe Gold. Each gym features a wide array of exercise equipment and personal trainers to assist clients. , MGM Mirage MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGM) is a Las Vegas, Nevada-based business engaged in the development, ownership and operation of hotels and casinos throughout the world. The company began operations on May 31, 2000 after the completion of a merger of MGM Grand Inc. and Mirage Resorts, Inc. and Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered Bank (LSE: STAN, HKSE: 2888 ) is a British bank headquartered in London with operations in more than fifty countries. It operates a network of over 1,600 branches (including subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures) and employs almost 60,000 . Citrix currently has more than 100,000 customers worldwide, including all of the FORTUNE 100 and more than 80 percent of the FORTUNE 500. Enterprise customers are achieving significant, measurable benefits from their Citrix implementations, including increased employee productivity, reduced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. ), and greater system flexibility and scalability. For ASP customers, Citrix's centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. application management capabilities keep ASP costs down and ensure the rapid deployment of new solutions and upgrades. "Customers are at the heart of any business, and we consider Citrix iForum 2000 as an excellent way to celebrate the success of our growing customer base," said Dave Weiss, vice president of marketing for Citrix. "Many of these companies have discovered ways to push the boundaries of technology in their businesses, and have learned much in the process. This sharing of experience and knowledge is the very essence of a customer forum."
Some of the presentations from Citrix customers will include:
-- How Gold's Gym upgraded its entire IT infrastructure and
created a global database for its 550 facilities in 47 states
in 26 countries throughout the world. The largest health
club chain in the world was faced with numerous challenges
including security, real-time central database administration
and access by a large number of employees with little
computer expertise.
-- How MGM Mirage reduced its TCO, improved application access
and increased employee productivity by deploying 30
applications to 5,600 thin clients and legacy PCs. The
project saves the company $3 million annually and has reduced
support calls by 50 percent.
-- How First Union Corporation enabled one-third of its 70,000
employees to work remotely using different client devices
over different connections. The company created a one-stop IT
solution that allows users to remotely access applications
and email from anywhere with a consistent, familiar
interface.
Customers will be presenting in various formats, including an ASP end-user panel, an enterprise end-user panel, and several "Real World Solutions" sessions that will highlight different Citrix customers and how they put the company's technology to work for them. About Citrix iForum 2000 Citrix iForum 2000 is a conference designed for IT innovators innovators people who will try new things. early innovators important figures in the farming or client community because they are the leaders in the introduction of new techniques and management systems. , as well as Citrix resellers, systems integrators An individual or organization that builds systems from a variety of diverse components. With increasing complexity of technology, more customers want complete solutions to information problems, requiring hardware, software and networking expertise in a multivendor environment. , alliances and ASPs to exchange ideas, successes and strategies on how application server computing Citrix's term for its centralized, multiuser technology that runs the application in the server and sends only changes in the user interface to the client machine. See MetaFrame and WinFrame. delivers "Digital Independence(TM)," the ability to run any application on any device over any connection, wireless to Web. The conference is a knowledge exchange on using IT investments as strategic assets that support, influence and transform the way companies do business in a world of accelerated change. Attend iForum 2000 to see demonstrations of the following new products: Citrix(R) MetaFrame(TM) Feature Release 1, Citrix NFuse(TM) 1.5 and Citrix Extranet(TM). For more information on Citrix iForum 2000, please visit the Citrix Web site at http://www.events.citrix.com/iforum/. About Citrix Citrix Systems, Inc. is a global leader in application server software and services that offer "Digital Independence" - the ability to run any application on any device over any connection, wireless to Web. Citrix's solutions enable organizations of all types, from major enterprises to emerging application service providers (ASPs), to reach more users, with more applications, in more locations - and achieve this with greater speed and predictability, and lower costs. Its products, including MetaFrame application server software, NFuse application 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. , and 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. (R)), a core application-server technology, have been widely adopted by the corporate mainstream to achieve key business goals. The firm, which markets its solutions through value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. , system integrators and 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, is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 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 & Poor's 500 Index. For more information, please visit the Citrix Web site at 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. 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 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 a paper/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 devised 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 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; risks that the company's branding campaign will not enhance the company's business or results in the manner anticipated; 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 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 in this press release or with respect to the announcements described herein. Citrix(R), ICA(R), MetaFrame(TM), NFuse(TM), Citrix Extranet(TM), Digital Independence(TM) and Citrix iForum(TM) are registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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