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One of the strongest features of PocketPCs that is just now getting some serious ink is the ability to access applications remotely when you are away from the office. Just a year or so ago you most likely would have to lug around a laptop, dial into the company's RAS server and run the application you needed from the laptop itself.
Microsoft's terminal server client allows you to run the application you need from a PocketPC in a desktop emulated environment. And NOW, Citrix is getting into the PocketPC business with their MetaFrame client for PocketPC. It certainly looks like we all will be telecommuting and working from home soon!
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2002--Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS - news), a global leader in application serving and portal software and services, today announced Citrix® MetaFrame® software supports and enhances Pocket PC 2002, the most recent version of Microsoft's operating system for Pocket PC handheld computing devices. Citrix MetaFrame, together with Citrix Independent Computing Architecture (ICA®) technology, provides users of Pocket PC 2002 devices with wireless access to Windows®, UNIX® or Java(TM) applications using a fraction of the normal bandwidth requirement. Screen updates, keystrokes and mouse clicks are transported between client and server over the network. Users see and work with the application's interface, but 100 percent of the application executes on the server. Additional capabilities like panning and scaling and SpeedScreen(TM) provide an enhanced user experience.
``Accessing certain applications on handheld devices can be difficult - full, rich versions may not be available, attachments may not be accessible or they may require a lengthy download process. Citrix's MetaFrame Pocket PC 2002 client provides a unique value-add that eases these strains and simplifies the complexity,'' said Larry Ritter, director and general manager, client server products at Citrix. ``As business professionals continue to embrace the use of handheld devices, Citrix remains focused on enabling these customers to conduct business at any time from any location.''
Microsoft's Pocket PC 2002 contains significant updates including a new user interface, simpler navigation and enhanced customizability. In addition, Pocket PC 2002 offers increased device security and an improved Web browser.
``As the industry leader in Pocket PCs, Compaq is pleased to see Citrix's support for this dynamic category of access devices,'' said Cindy Box, Compaq's director of marketing for iPAQ Mobile Solutions. ``The popularity of the iPAQ Pocket PC proves that more and more customers want to take their information, content and Internet access with them, wherever they go. Citrix MetaFrame allows our customers to stay connected to their applications wirelessly, increasing their productivity and giving them greater freedom to roam.''
Citrix Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) is an industry standard for server-based computing. Citrix ICA technology includes a server software component, a network protocol component, and a client software component. ICA separates application logic, which executes 100 percent on the server, from the user interface. This allows efficient, server-based application installation, management, deployment and support. The ICA network protocol transports keystrokes, mouse clicks and screen updates over standard protocols to the client, typically consuming only 10-15 kilobits-per-second of network bandwidth. ICA client software, which supports virtually any device or platform, lets users view and work with the interface as if the application were running locally.
About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. is a global leader in virtual workplace software and services that provide access to applications, information, processes and people on any device, over any network, anywhere, anytime. Citrix makes today's digital office completely virtual - instead of having to go to your office, the office follows you. Working with the world's top industry, integration and consulting partners, Citrix delivers enterprise-ready solutions to business challenges including application deployment, remote office connectivity, workforce mobility and business continuity. More than 120,000 companies worldwide use Citrix Solutions for the Virtual Workplace to give users more mobility, give IT organizations more flexibility and reduce the cost of computing.
Citrix offers two families of products that enable virtual access to information: Application Server software, including MetaFrame XP(TM), MetaFrame for Windows and MetaFrame for UNIX; and Access Portal software, including NFuse(TM) Elite, NFuse Classic and Enterprise Services for NFuse. The company markets its products through a well-established indirect channel comprising more than 7,000 resellers, integrators and consultants. In fiscal 2001, the company had net revenues of over $590 million. Citrix is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market(SM) under the symbol CTXS, and is part of the Standard and Poor's 500 Index. Citrix is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. For more information, please visit the Citrix Web site at 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. 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. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, risks associated with the following: the success of the company's MetaFrame and portal software product line and the acceptance of the company's ICA protocol; the company's ability to develop and commercialize new products and services; the company's success in expanding into new geographic and vertical markets; the company's ability to transition to an electronic licensing model; the company's ability to expand its core business in large enterprise accounts; the company's ability to succeed in the transition to an electronic licensing model; the size, timing and recognition of revenue from significant orders; increased competition, including potential competition from Microsoft and other companies; the results of the company's NFuse Elite and other new licensing programs; and the company's ability to continue to develop and market products to meet the requirements of this market; the proportion of revenues derived from distributors, OEMs and other channels; changes in the company's pricing policies or those of its competitors, including Microsoft; the costs of developing, acquiring, or integrating new technologies or enhancements to existing products; the risks associated with third party licensing arrangements; the company's ability to successfully integrate and manage merged or acquired companies; the company's reliance upon its strategic relationships with Microsoft and other strategic partners; management of growth; the possibility of undetected software errors; dependence on proprietary technology; as well as risks of downturns in economic conditions generally, and in the software industry specifically, 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®, ICA®, MetaFrame®, MetaFrame XP(TM) and NFuse(TM) are registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. UNIX® is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the U.S. and other countries. Java(TM) is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and in other countries. Microsoft®, Windows® and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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