Motorola Incorporates Citrix ICA in WinCept Reference Designs for Windows-Based Terminals.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 1998-- Citrix Technology Embedded in PowerPC Microprocessor-Based Designs Pave Way for Broad-Scale Commercialization of 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. Devices Underscoring market momentum for its thin-client/server technologies and products, 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 at PC Expo A trade show for resellers, corporate managers and technical professionals from CMP Media LLC, a subsidiary of United Business Media. First held in New York in 1983 with 120 exhibitors and 9,600 attendees, the show grew from the personal computer's early years to 550 vendors and more than (Booth No. 902) that Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector, the world's No. 1 producer of embedded processors, is incorporating Citrix's 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(R)) into the WinCept(TM) 100/110 reference design for Windows-based terminals. Motorola's WinCept reference designs provide all the basic building blocks (hardware, software drivers, and operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. ) necessary for third-party developers to quickly create and customize Windows-based terminals and other thin-client devices at low cost. The WinCept 100/100 reference designs includes Neoware's netOS software, which incorporates Citrix's Independent Computing Architecture, enabling connectivity to Citrix MetaFrame(TM) or WinFrame(R) servers. Embedded ICA support allows WinCept-based devices to access Windows-based applications in conjunction with Citrix MetaFrame and WinFrame thin-client/server software. "Enterprise demand for the benefits of thin-client/server computing has created an entire industry centered on this architecture," said Edward Iacobucci, Citrix chairman and chief technical officer. "Many third-party developers are seeking a fast, simple way to enter this growing market. Through our relationship with Motorola, OEMs can now take advantage of ICA-enabled WinCept reference designs to accelerate time-to-market and enable deployment of enterprise applications to a wide range of Windows-based terminals and a new range of other client devices." "We turned to industry leaders, such as Citrix, for their expertise in high-performance, cost-effective thin-client hardware and software," said Bud Broeker, corporate vice president and general manager, Motorola's Personal Computing Refers to users working on their own computers rather than a terminal to a mainframe. Sometimes, the term refers to using computers at home for work and/or entertainment in contrast to business use only. See personal computer. Systems Division. "Citrix's ICA technology is recognized as the de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. industry standard for thin-client/server computing, and, along with our WinCept reference designs, it is helping to put thin-client technology directly into the corporate and consumer mainstream market. Motorola is delighted to have married its flexible hardware technology with Citrix's software expertise. The result is a virtually complete Windows-Based Terminal solution for suppliers in the burgeoning thin-client market." About WinCept Reference Designs As the first products in Motorola's WinCeption series of thin-client architectures, the WinCept reference designs are built around the MPC (1) (Mobile PC) A handheld or laptop computer. See handheld computer, laptop computer and Ultra-Mobile PC. (2) (MultiPath Channel) See multipath. 821 PowerPC microprocessor, which offers low cost and low power requirements that make it well suited to thin-client applications. Motorola's WinCept reference designs include all hardware, software drivers, choice of client operating systems and customizable product enclosures necessary to create a Windows-based terminal or other thin device. About Citrix ICA With over one million concurrent user In computer science, the number of concurrent users for a resource in a location, with the location being a computing network or a single computer, refers to the total number of people using the resource at the same time. licenses since its introduction in 1995, the Citrix Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) is an emerging industry standard for thin-client computing. Citrix's ICA thin-client/server technology includes a server software component, a network protocol component, and a client software component. On the server, ICA separates application logic from the user interface and executes 100% of the application on the server. The ICA network protocol transports keystrokes, mouse clicks and screen updates over standard protocols to the client, consuming less than 20 kilobits-per-second of network bandwidth. On the client, users see and work only with the application's interface. Citrix ICA is being broadly adopted by industry leading vendors -- including Microsoft, HP, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , 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. , Sharp, Wyse and others -- for inclusion in new and future hardware and software products that extend the reach of enterprise applications into new markets. Citrix's open licensing strategy for ICA enables OEMs to deliver the benefits of thin-client/server computing to users of low-cost Windows-based terminals, network computers, wireless devices and a new range of low-cost, lightweight information appliances. About Citrix Founded in 1989, Citrix Systems, Inc. is a leader in system software for thin-client/server computing. The WinFrame(R) and MetaFrame(tm) product lines and Independent Computing Architecture (ICA(R)) thin client/server technology are marketed through a worldwide business alliance of value-added resellers, system integrators, 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 and industry associates. Citrix is based in 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., and is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CTXS. For more information, please visit the Citrix Web site at: http://www.citrix.com. Forward-looking statements in this release 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. 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 which involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, risks associated with the company's reliance upon its strategic relationships with Microsoft and other strategic partners, dependence upon broad-based acceptance of the company's ICA protocol, management of growth, the possibility of undetected software errors, and dependence on proprietary technology, 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. For a more detailed description of the risk factors associated with the company, please refer to the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 1997 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended March 31, 1998, on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Citrix(R) logo, WinFrame(R) and ICA(R) are registered trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. MultiWin(tm) and MetaFrame(tm) are trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. for which there are pending applications for registrations in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Citrix Systems, Inc. Deepa Swamy, 954/267-2346 deepas@citrix.com or The Weber Group, Inc. Beth Morrissey, 617/520-7246 bmorrissey@webergroup.com |
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