Citrix MetaFrame Wins Coveted ''Well-Connected Award'' from
Network Computing Magazine
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2000--
MetaFrame 1.8 Beats Out Competition After Rigorous Testing
for Product Quality
Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) today announced that Citrix(R)
MetaFrame(TM) 1.8 for Windows NT(R) has won the "Well-Connected Award"
from Network Computing magazine, which named the 50 best products of
the year at last week's NetWorld + Interop 2000 in Las Vegas.
Competing in the category of Operating Systems & Network Services
(Thin Client Solutions), Citrix MetaFrame was selected after rigorous
testing, winning over other finalists including: SCO's Tarantella
Enterprise II and Network Computing Devices' NCD ThinPath Manager 2.0.
In the May 15 issue of Network Computing, Citrix was lauded as "a
stalwart of the thin client game and a leader in innovation and
functionality in the thin client arena." Additionally the testing
editors at Network Computing commented, "Sporting flexible features,
including its low-overhead Independent Computer Architecture (ICA(R))
protocol, in conjunction with compression and client-caching
capabilities, MetaFrame 1.8 for Windows NT lets organizations deploy
applications across the slowest of WAN links. ICA's heterogeneous
client support and over-the-top assistance for Windows NT Terminal
Server only strengthen MetaFrame's leadership position in the thin
client market."
In addition to the article, Dave Molta, editor-at large for
Network Computing elaborated, "While Microsoft provided basic thin
client computing capabilities with Terminal Services for Windows NT
4.0, Citrix MetaFrame provides the advanced load balancing and
application management capabilities organizations need to embark on
successful server-based computing initiatives." He continued, "In our
lab testing, we found the Citrix ICA protocol to be fast, reliable,
and extremely well designed. Its cross-platform capability makes it
the only viable solution for enterprises needing to deploy
Windows-based applications in a server-based computing environment."
"We are thrilled and delighted that a respected, independent
publication such as Network Computing continues to validate MetaFrame
as the leader in the application serving marketplace," said Matt
Dircks, director of product management for Citrix Systems. "MetaFrame
for Windows continues to enhance and extend the value of the
underlying operating system by providing enterprise-wide
manageability, increased "webability" or the ability to quickly
publish, deploy, and access applications via a Web browser, and the
flexibility to provide customers with the superior performance
necessary for today's highly diverse computing environments."
About MetaFrame
Citrix MetaFrame application server software is enabling
organizations to achieve "Digital Independence(TM)" from the high cost
and complexity of traditional computing by transforming the way they
deploy, manage and access business applications across the extended
enterprise.
MetaFrame extends the functionality of Microsoft(R) Windows NT
Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition and Microsoft Windows(R) 2000
Terminal Services by providing enterprise application management for
increased scalability, deployment and simplified application support,
Web enablement of applications, and universal application access to
users in any location, on any device, over any network connection -
wireless to Web.
About Citrix ICA
With more than 6 million concurrent user licenses since its
introduction in 1995, the Citrix Independent Computing Architecture
(ICA) is an emerging industry standard for server-based computing.
Citrix's ICA 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, typically consuming less than 5
kilobits-per-second of network bandwidth. On the client, users see and
work only with the application's interface.
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. Founded
in 1989, Citrix today is one of the world's fastest-growing software
companies, with more than 100,000 customers worldwide, including every
one of the FORTUNE 100 firms. Its products, including MetaFrame
software and Independent Computing Architecture (ICA), 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, system
integrators and OEM licensees, is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale,
Fla. Citrix is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol
CTXS and is part of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For more
information, please visit the Citrix Web site at
citrix.com.
For Citrix Investors
Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to
the safe harbor 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, market acceptance of new products or new
versions of existing products, 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,
competitive pricing pressures and year 2000 compliance efforts of the
company and third parties on which the company is dependent. 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 for
the year ended December 31, 1999 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2000.
Citrix(R), ICA(R), MetaFrameTM and Digital IndependenceTM are
registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the
U.S. and other countries. Microsoft(R), Windows(R)and Windows NT(R)are
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks
and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Citrix Systems, Inc., Fort Lauderdale
Sandra Humphrey, 954/267-2976
Email: sandra.humphrey@citrix.com
or
Greenough Communications Group, Inc.
Gillian Farquhar, 617/451-0021 x14
Email: gillian@gcgpr.com
or
For Citrix product information: 800/437-7503
KEYWORD: FLORIDA
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