Telechips licenses Citrix's ICA protocol to create new breed of network clients.RENO, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 1997-- Brings NC economies-of-scale and PC-telephony functionality to corporate desktops Telechips Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :TCHP TCHP Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential (common), TCHPW (warrants)), maker of 100 percent Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. (r)-compatible Telechips Access(tm) Network Clients (NCs), Tuesday announced it has reached a definitive licensing agreement with Citrix Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS CTXS Citrix Systems (NASDAQ stock ticker symbol) ) for the 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. thin-client protocol. Under the agreement, Citrix has granted Telechips the right to embed the ICA protocol in the Telechips Access line of integrated, PC-telephony information appliances. Telechips Access combines the power of a personal computer with the convenience of a fully functional telephone to deliver information quickly and easily to end users. Citrix's ICA thin-client software will enable Telechips telephony-based information appliances to run standard Windows applications in conjunction with Citrix's WinFrame(r) multi-user application server software over any type of network connection, including modems, wide area networks, intranets or the Internet. According to Randall Pinato, Telechips' executive vice president of sales and marketing, ICA-enabled Telechips Access information appliances together with WinFrame application servers will help I/S I/S Information Systems I/S Income Statement organizations overcome the problems associated with distributing software to remote users. "It's the proverbial best of both worlds," said Pinato. "Telechips Access is the only computer-telephony workstation implementing all the features and advantages of PCs and telephones on a standard Windows platform. Through WinFrame and ICA, we're expanding the reach of server-based applications beyond the LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. to this unique client device." "We are committed to partnering with leading software and hardware companies to extend the reach of enterprise applications into new markets through the licensing of our powerful ICA technology," stated Edward Iacobucci, Citrix chairman and chief technical officer. "Together, Citrix and Telechips can further penetrate the marketplace for personal computing by delivering low-cost, user-friendly information appliances that are capable of running robust, mission-critical applications." An emerging 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 computing, Citrix's ICA protocol is being broadly adopted by industry leading vendors -- including Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Psion Software, Wyse Technology, Boundless Technologies, VXL VXL Voxel (volume pixels) VXL Vision something Libraries Instruments, HDS (Hitachi Data Systems, Santa Clara, CA, www.hds.com) A leading provider of high-end storage hardware, software and services. Part of the Information Systems & Telecommunications Division of Hitachi Ltd. Network Systems, Tektronix, Insignia Solutions, NCD NCD - Network Computing Devices , Telxon, and Plexcom -- for inclusion in new and future hardware and software products that extent the reach of enterprise applications into new markets. Citrix's open licensing strategy for ICA enables OEMs to deliver the benefits of thin-client, network-centric computing to users of low-cost terminals, information appliances and network computers; users of non-Windows platforms, including DOS, 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). and Macintosh; and users of rapidly emerging small form factor PDAs and other wireless devices. "The coupling of these companies' technologies is the kind of synergistic, creatively delivered hardware and software packaging that we consider a key criterion for success in the information appliance market," said Traver Kennedy, an analyst at Boston-based Aberdeen Group Inc. "This is especially true in the PC-telephony niche involving today's two most visible and powerful tools, the PC and the telephone." About Citrix Citrix Systems Inc. develops, markets and supports multi-user application server software under license and strategic agreement with Microsoft. The company's flagship product line, WinFrame, enables the high-performance, enterprise-wide deployment of mission-critical applications without regard to user location, type of client device, operating platform or available bandwidth. Founded in 1989, Citrix is based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. About Telechips Founded in 1992, Telechips Corp. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets 100 percent Microsoft Windows-compatible client computing and communications devices that leverage the company's core competencies in network computing and computer-telephony integration (CTI (Computer Telephone Integration) Combining data with voice systems in order to enhance telephone services. For example, automatic number identification (ANI) allows a caller's records to be retrieved from the database while the call is routed to the appropriate party. ). Telechips Access line offers diskless, reliable, secure client solution supporting open applications in the price/functionality gap above screen phones and below costlier fully functional desktop PCs. The company sells its products and licenses its technology through 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 and VAR distribution channels. 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. 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Investors are cautioned that statements in this press release which are not strictly historical statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding 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 either company and their strategic partners, constitute forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, risks associated with either company's reliance upon their strategic relationship with Microsoft and other strategic partners, dependence upon broad-based acceptance of Citrix'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, risks associated with competition and competitive pricing pressures, and other risks detailed in either company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. -0- The Citrix(r) logo, WinFrame(r) and ICA(r) are registered trademarks of Citrix Systems Inc. MultiWin(tm) is a trademark of Citrix Systems Inc. for which there is a pending application for registration in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: In the Internet/email address noted in this news release, there is an "at" symbol between vickyh and citrix.com; and between storpy and webergroup.com; and between randy and telechips.com. This symbol may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: Citrix Systems Inc. Vicky Harris, 954/267-2246 vickyh@citrix.com or The Weber Group Inc. Stephanie Torpy, 617/520-7055 storpy@webergroup.com or Telechips Randall Pinato, 702/824-5555 randy@telechips.com |
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