Citrix Expands Product Line with VideoFrame HOW BIG IS THIS?
Answers Corporate Demand for Mission-Critical Streaming Video Deployment
First Union Bank Piloting VideoFrame 1.0
Ideal for Server-based Delivery of Video and Audio Applications Over Intranets
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1999-- Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS - news) today introduced VideoFrame(TM) 1.0, the first streaming video and audio server product to be tightly integrated with server-based computing applications. VideoFrame allows mission-critical video and audio applications to be quickly deployed within a corporation, and can support branch office growth and global expansion.
Companies can use VideoFrame to disseminate information such as sales presentations, on-demand training, education, company messaging, and seminars. Employees can access the video applications immediately on demand. Administrators can centrally manage multiple VideoFrame servers, media streams and published content across the enterprise - all from a single point. VideoFrame, designed to complement MetaFrame 1.8 environments, is integrated with Citrix Program Neighborhood to allow video content to be sent to users with the same speed, reliability and ease as other server-based published applications, providing the most flexible means of video deployment across the enterprise.
''As Citrix aggressively expands its product portfolio, video and audio applications will play a growing role in our server-based business strategy,'' said Mark Templeton, president and CEO of Citrix. ''VideoFrame also offers advantages for application service providers (ASPs) who want to deploy video applications. Traditionally, many organizations have been reluctant to use video because of concerns around bandwidth usage versus quality of content, and the difficulty in managing deployment of the content itself. VideoFrame will provide organizations such as ASPs with the means to tackle these issues.''
''With the addition of VideoFrame to the MetaFrame lineup, we have extended the core benefits of rapid application deployment, centralized management and predictable delivery to video services,'' said Edward Iacobucci, chairman and founder of Citrix. ''The VideoFrame adaptive bandwidth technology, coupled with centralized bandwidth management and budgeting will, for the first time, allow organizations to manage the publication and delivery of video content as easily as they manage applications -- to any user on any network.''
''It's clear that video and audio increasingly will be used as strategic tools within corporate environments,'' said Matt Cain, vice president of workgroup computing strategies at META Group, a market research firm. ''The corporate adoption rate of streaming media is still at an early stage, which represents a big opportunity to position video solutions for organizations using server-based computing. Currently, many organizations exchange large amounts of 'written' data through the LAN, WAN or Internet. The next few years will see the demand grow for distribution of audio and video data through the same channels.''
First Union Employees to ''Work at Home'' with VideoFrame
First Union, the nation's sixth largest bank holding company and eighth largest brokerage, is currently piloting a VideoFrame implementation that - as an enhancement to the MetaFrame system -- ultimately will enable employees to work from home instead of commuting to offices. First Union also uses Citrix MetaFrame 1.8 with Program Neighborhood(TM) as its server-based platform for remote access to mission-critical applications.
''VideoFrame will give First Union a solution to a problem we faced in implementing our Alternative Workplace initiative - easy access from home to our archive of video-based just-in-time training and corporate communications,'' said Dave Whomsley, systems technology officer at First Union. ''Home-based workers need to feel connected to the corporate culture, and we've found video to be the richest and most effective communications medium. VideoFrame's ability to deliver streamed video over a variety of connections will help First Union enrich the work-at-home experience.''
About VideoFrame
VideoFrame is a separate platform that complements Citrix MetaFrame 1.8 and WinFrame 1.8 environments. Each VideoFrame 1.0 server runs on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (workstation or server). VideoFrame uses efficient Citrix Video CODEC (coder-decoder) and ICA® Streaming Channel technologies to provide high-clarity, full-motion video as well as audio. In addition, the Citrix Video CODEC can be used with third-party, non-linear editors and other content creation tools. Since VideoFrame dynamically scales video streams according to available bandwidth, modem users and LAN-based users working over the narrowest connections can access the same content and enjoy a high-quality video experience.
Streamed video applications are pushed directly to the desktop where they can be automatically removed when the content becomes outdated. Since videos are streamed to the client - on demand - from a central server, there is no need for large client hard disks or version maintenance over a widely dispersed client base. Published videos can appear as desktop icons, start menu entries or Program Neighborhood entries. During video play, client features include choices such as play/pause, random access navigation, zoom and re-size.
Availability
VideoFrame 1.0 is available now and can be purchased through the members of the Citrix Solutions Network. All purchasers of VideoFrame 1.0 will receive a VideoFrame 2.0 Subscription Advantage at no additional charge to give early adoptors the benefit of future improvements. Suggested Retail Price: $3995.00 (U.S.) for a 200 concurrent stream license. While initially targeted to 32-bit Windows®-based client environments, VideoFrame will soon be available on multiple client platforms. This will give organizations the ability to deploy audio and video content within heterogeneous computing environments.
About MetaFrame and Program Neighborhood
Citrix MetaFrame server-based computing software is transforming the way organizations deploy, manage and access business applications across the extended enterprise -- regardless of client hardware, operating platform, network connection or available bandwidth -- providing improved application manageability, access, performance and security. MetaFrame software works in conjunction with Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition to deliver a comprehensive server-based computing solution for the entire enterprise, including support for heterogeneous computing environments, enterprise-scale management and seamless desktop integration. Program Neighborhood provides for complete administrative control over application access and delivers an even greater level of seamless desktop integration. Icons for server-based applications can now be pushed to the Program Neighborhood client, integrated into the local 32-bit Windows desktop, or pushed directly to the client's Start menu. Users have an enhanced server-based application experience and required client configuration is kept at a minimum.
About Citrix
Founded in 1989, Citrix Systems, Inc. is a world leader in system software for server-based computing. The MetaFrameTM and WinFrame® product lines and Independent Computing Architecture (ICA®) technology give organizations the independence, speed and flexibility needed to extend any application to anyone, anywhere. The company's server-based computing solutions are marketed through a worldwide business alliance of value-added resellers, system integrators, OEM licensees and industry associates. Citrix is based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CTXS. For more information, please visit the Citrix website 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 or Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30th , 1999, on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the company's Form 10Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1999, to be filed in approximately one month with the Commission.
Citrix®, WinFrame® and ICA® are registered trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. VideoFrame(TM), MultiWinTM and MetaFrameTM are trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. for which there are pending applications for registration in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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VIDEOFRAME 1.0 DATA SHEET:
VideoFrame Server requirements:
-- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Workstation or Server w/ Service Pack 3
or later)
-- 200 MHz Intel Pentium (minimum requirement)
-- SCSI hard drive(s) capable of fast throughput
-- PCI SCSI controller capable of fast throughput
-- PCI Ethernet adapter
VideoFrame Encoder requirements:
-- Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 (Workstation or Server
w/ Service Pack 3 or later)
-- SCSI hard drive(s) capable of fast throughput
-- PCI SCSI controller capable of fast throughput
-- Processor (minimum) 200MHz Intel Pentium Pro -1:01:56
Citrix Server requirements:
-- MetaFrame 1.8 or WinFrame 1.8
Client requirements:
-- Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 or Windows
2000
-- Citrix ICA Win32 client 4.20.733 or greater
-- 166 MHz Intel Pentium with MMX or greater
-- 32 MB RAM; VGA or SVGA video with 2MB RAM
-- ActiveMovie Control 2.0 (or greater) or Media Player 6.0 (or
greater)
-- Direct Draw
-- SoundBlaster 16-compatible sound card
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