Bangkok--Mar 10--APPR Media
Access Infrastructure Solutions Provide Easy, Secure and Instant Information Access to Power the On-Demand Enterprise
BangkokJAKARTAMANILA - NMarchFebruary ovember XX1993, 20043 - Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS), the global leader in access infrastructure solutions, today announced the launch in Thailand Indonesiathe Philippines of Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite - a family of solutions that provide organisations with an SSL- secure, single point of access to enterprise applications and information on demand, while ensuring a consistent user experience anywhere, anytime, using any enabled device, over any enabled connection.
"Until now, businesses have been forced to address enterprise access requirements with multiple, disparate technologies requiring extensive integration that only add to the complexity of corporate computing," explained Yaj MalikDennis Rose, Regional Director, ASEAN, Vice President, Citrix SystemsPacific. "The new Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite solves this e information access dilemma by providing customers with a complete and integrated access infrastructure solution that brings greater simplicity, cost-effectiveness and control to IT."
MetaFrame Access Suite Enables the On-Demand Enterprise
The MetaFrame Access Suite simplifies the complexity and reduces the costs of deploying and administering hundreds of heterogeneous applications and delivering their functionality to workers, whether remote, mobile or in-house. Using Citrix software, IT staffs are able to centrally deploy, manage, monitor and measure enterprise resources, enabling them to run IT as a corporate computing utility.
Each of the four products within the MetaFrame Access Suite solves a particular access challenge for an organization - including presentation and application conferencing, device and network services, aggregation and personalisation, and security and identify identity management - while all work together seamlessly to power the on-demand enterprise.
The MetaFrame Access Suite products are, consolidating these technologies into a single, integrated access infrastructure, comprises of four component products:
Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server: The foundation of the Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite, Citrix MetaFrame XP Presentation Server for Windows is the world's most widely deployed presentation server for centrally managing heterogeneous applications and delivering their functionality as a service to workers, wherever they may be.
Citrix MetaFrame Secure Access Manager : Provides SSL-secure, single-point access over the Web to any enterprise resource, including client/server, legacy, and Web applications, Internet and intranet sites, streaming media, documents, network file services, and Web services. With a powerful set of easy-to-use, wizard-driven configuration tools, IT administrators can enable browser-based access to the IT infrastructure - configured for each user's business needs, with secure connectivity over the Web.
Citrix MetaFrame Password Manager : The industry's most efficient single sign-on and password security solution for accessing password-protected applications. Citrix MetaFrame Password Manager provides password security and single sign-on access to Windows, Web, proprietary and host-based applications running in the MetaFrame Access Suite environment. Users authenticate once with a single password, and MetaFrame Password Manager does the rest, automatically logging into password-protected IT systems.
Citrix MetaFrame Conferencing Manager: This product adds intuitive application conferencing to MetaFrame XP Presentation Server and eliminates the geographical distance between team members, increases the productivity of meetings, and allows easy collaboration. For the first time, teams can now share application sessions, work together on document editing, and conduct online training regardless of the location of individual team members or the access devices or network connections they are using.Access Infrastructure Leadership
The launch of Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite is part of Citrix's comprehensive product strategy designed to drive the company's growth by broadening its market-leading position in server-based computing into the burgeoning global access infrastructure market, estimated to be worth between US $8-10 Billion over the next four to five years. Citrix MetaFrame XP Presentation Server commands an estimated 77 percent market share1, and has nearly 50 million users at more than 120,000 organizations worldwide. These customers comprise 100 percent of the Fortune 100, 99 percent of the Fortune 500, 97 percent of the Fortune Global 100, and 92 percent of the Fortune Global 500.
In its most recent earnings announcement for the third quarter ended September 30, 2003, Citrix reported a strong year-on-year revenue growth of 21 percent. In line with its renewed business focus, Citrix saw strong demand from large enterprises, demonstrating that the company is executing well in selling to this market segment, and that customers see great value in access infrastructure solutions.
Recently, Citrix announced that it has again been included on the Forbes' annual list of "Hot Shots: 200 Best Small Companies." Ranked 87 on the prestigious list, Citrix was selected by the Forbes editorial staff based on financial performance, including five-year average return on equity, sales, profits, market value, 12-month sales growth, 12-month earnings per share, five-year sales growth and five-year earnings per share growth.Momentum in Asia
"Asia has proven to be the fastest growing region for Citrix worldwide, and the company continues to gain customer momentum with over nearly one million users1 in the region to date," said MalikRose. "The widespread adoption of Citrix solutions validates that our access infrastructure solutions are delivering significant benefits for Asian customers across a range of verticals including financial services, telecommunications and the public sector."
For example, PT New Zealand Milk Indonesia, a subsidiary of the world's leading dairy products producer, has gained operational and economic efficiencies after a leading university Lyceum of the Philippines has successfully implementing ed Citrix solutions to provide over 200 users across Indonesia with real-time remote access to critical business applications including ACCPAC, File Server, Lotus Notes, Office 2000 and Demand Solution (an off-the-shelf supply chain management solution).
Said Andri Yuniarto Setiadi, Information Services Manager of PT New Zealand Milk Indonesia, "Through the use of Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server, the company has achieved one-time savings of US$56,000 by extending the lifespan of its existing hardware, and US$70,000 savings in network operating costs to date." According to Setiadi, PT New Zealand Milk Indonesia has also reduced annual hardware replacement costs by up to 83 per cent and slashed IS overtime costs by 75 per cent.
centralise its computing environment, lower the cost of IT maintenance, and deploy updated applications over legacy hardware.D As a result, Lyceum has saved $1 million pesos by leveraging its existing hardware, and is achieving $30,000 pesos annual from reduced IT maintenance. (Susan, we will be adding one or two more customers' quotes once we get their approvals. Will run by you if we have such additions)Citrix has over XXXXX26,40823,000 users in IndonesiaThailandPhilippines and some of its other customers include Kasikornbank, Advanced Information System (AIS), Betagro Group, CAT Telecom, Siam Cement Group. [Citrix to provide]ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, Lafarge, Philippines Airlines, and sIESan Miguel Corporation, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation and Allied Banking Corporation. Elsewhere in Asiathe region, some of its referenceable customers include Shell, Cathay Pacific Airways, Bank of East AsiaAsian Development Bank, China Construction Bank, DHL Malaysia, eGenting Group (a division of Genting Berhad and the eCommerce and IT Development arm of the Genting Group), Mydin Mohamed Holdings, San Miguel Corporation, Newmont Indonesia, the Singapore National Library Board and Standard Chartered BankSingapore Technologies Pte Ltd.
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About Citrix Systems
Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) is the global leader in access infrastructure solutions and the most trusted name in enterprise access. Citrix software enables people in businesses, government agencies, and educational institutions to SSL-securely, easily and instantly access the on-demand enterprise, from anywhere, anytime, using any enabled device, over any enabled connection. Nearly 50 million people in more than 120,000 organizations rely on the Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite to do their jobs. Citrix customers include 100% of the Fortune 100 companies, 99% of the Fortune 500, and 92% of the Fortune Global 500. Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Citrix has offices in 26 countries, and more than 7,000 channel and alliance partners in more than 100 countries. For more information, visit www.citrix.com.
For Citrix Investors
This release contains forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe harbor 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. Those statements involve a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including risks associated with the company's business involving the company's products, their development and distribution, economic and competitive factors and the company's key strategic relationships 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 contained in this press release or with respect to the announcements described herein.
Citrix and MetaFrame 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. About Citrix Systems Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) is the global leader in access infrastructure solutions and the most trusted name in enterprise access. Citrix software enables people in businesses, government agencies, and educational institutions to securely, easily and instantly access the on-demand enterprise, from anywhere, anytime, using any device, over any connection. Nearly 50 million people in more than 120,000 organizations rely on the Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite to do their jobs. Citrix customers include 100% of the Fortune 100 companies, 99% of the Fortune 500, and 92% of the Fortune Global 500. Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Citrix has offices in 26 countries, and more than 7,000 channel and alliance partners in more than 100 countries.
For more information, visit www.citrix.com.
For Citrix Investors
This release contains forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe harbor 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. Those statements involve a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including risks associated with the company's business involving the company's products, their development and distribution, economic and competitive factors and the company's key strategic relationships 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 contained in this press release or with respect to the announcements described herein.
Citrix and MetaFrame 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. About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) is the global leader in access infrastructure solutions for businesses, government agencies, and educational institutions. The most trusted name in enterprise access, the Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite enables people to easily and securely access the on-demand enterprise, from anywhere, anytime, using nearly any device over any connection. Nearly 50 million people in more than 120,000 organizations around the world use Citrix every day. Citrix customers include 100% of the Fortune 100 companies, 95% of the Fortune 500 and 95% of the Financial Times European 100. Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Citrix has offices in 22 countries, and more than 7,000 channel and alliance partners in more than 100 countries. For more information visit http://www.citrix.com.
For Citrix Investors
This release contains forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe harbor 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. Those statements involve a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including risks associated with the company's business involving the company's products, their development and distribution, economic and competitive factors and the company's key strategic relationships 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 contained in this press release or with respect to the announcements described herein. End.
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