Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS), the global leader in application delivery infrastructure, today announced Infonetics Research Inc. has ranked Citrix second in SSL VPN market share worldwide by revenue for 2006, positioning the company as a leader in secure application access. Citrix is the global leader in end-to-end application delivery infrastructure that allows businesses to bring applications to all users anywhere at anytime.
“Citrix is tapping into its huge installed base of customers with its Access Gateway SSL VPN solution,” said Jeff Wilson, principal analyst for VPNs and Security, Infonetics Research. “They will be a key player to watch in the next year as the company moves beyond its current customer base and expands its market presence.”
Citrix has grown its presence in the this market by offering SSL VPNs as an integrated part of an end-to-end application delivery infrastructure that allows IT managers to deliver any type of application to any user with the best performance, security and cost savings. By tightly integrating Citrix Access Gateway™ with products like Citrix Presentation Server™ (Windows application delivery) and Citrix® NetScaler® (web application delivery), customers are able to give end users a much richer application experience without compromise in security. Citrix also raised the bar in SSL VPN scalability with its recent introduction of the new Access Gateway 10000 series appliance, offering scalability of up to 10,000 concurrent users per appliance, more than double the capacity of other market leading products.
“Citrix is committed to providing a complete application delivery infrastructure that provides the best security, fastest performance and lowest cost. We’re proud to be recognized as a leader in the SSL VPN market with the Citrix Access Gateway,” said Phil Montgomery, director of product marketing, Citrix Systems. “Our continued success in the market proves we are effective selling through our extensive channel programs and delivering what customers want – a secure remote access solution that is fast, cost effective and reliable.”
About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) is the global leader and the most trusted name in application delivery infrastructure. More than 180,000 organizations worldwide rely on Citrix to deliver any application to users anywhere with the best performance, highest security and lowest cost. Citrix customers include 100% of the Fortune 100 companies and 98% of the Fortune Global 500, as well as hundreds of thousands of small businesses and prosumers. Citrix has approximately 6,200 channel and alliance partners in more than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2006 was $1.1 billion.
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