Today at Citrix Synergy™, the event where virtualization, networking and application delivery meet, Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) demonstrated continued momentum of its Citrix Ready™ Program, adding 247 new verified partner products and more than 50 new technology partners. This rapid expansion in the first five months raises the total number of products tested and verified for the Citrix Delivery Center™ product family to more than 550.
In addition, continuing to drive market adoption of desktop virtualization, the company unveiled a new segment of the Citrix Ready Program – Desktop Appliances for Citrix XenDesktop™. This new partner initiative is aimed at establishing standards for a new class of device purpose-built to deliver a superior user experience when combined with XenDesktop. Desktop appliances verified “Citrix Ready” are defined by two levels: Basic and Plus. Devices meeting the Desktop Appliance Plus requirements offer more robust capabilities and performance specifically designed to provide the best user experience – with capabilities such as higher resolution, Instant On, multimedia and peripheral device support. For a complete listing of these partners, visit www.citrix.com/cr_desktopappliancelist.
Spanning the datacenter to the desktop, the Citrix Ready program showcases and recommends solutions demonstrating tested partner compatibility with Citrix Delivery Center, the company’s end-to-end infrastructure for application delivery. Launched in January 2007, the Citrix Ready Program has expanded to include new technology partners covering all of the four primary delivery controllers in the Citrix Delivery Center product family:
- Citrix XenDesktop – desktop virtualization for delivering Windows desktops
- Citrix XenApp™ – application virtualization for delivering Windows applications
- Citrix XenServer™ – server virtualization for delivering application workloads on servers
- Citrix® NetScaler®– application networking for delivering web applications
“With solutions deployed at more than 215,000 Citrix customers and delivered by 7,600 Citrix resellers, the proven Citrix Ready Program allows customers to transform their datacenters to delivery centers more easily, in less time and with greater piece of mind,” said John Fanelli, vice president, solution and communities marketing, Citrix Systems. “Citrix Ready partners that participate in the program enjoy new revenue opportunities, improved customer satisfaction and increased mindshare within the Application Delivery market.”
In 2008, the following companies have joined the Citrix Ready Program:
Identix Inc., Add IT Solution, AXEL, SAP AG, TietoEnator Software Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Aladdin, Knowledge Systems, iMDsoft, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Infor, Kaspersky Lab, Centralis Ltd., Express Metrix, Hyland Software, Stamps.com, Symantec, Trend Micro, Applied OLAP, Autodesk, Inc., MEDITECH (Medical Information Technology, Inc.), Satori Group, Inc., Attachmate, Chip PC, Xerox, Apere, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, Igel, BOSaNOVA, Chip PC, Computer Lab International, Devon IT, HP, VXL Itona, Wyse, PlateSpin Ltd., Platform Computing, B-hive Networks, Chelsio Communic ations, Inc., Neverfail Group, Reflex Security, RELDATA Inc., ToutVirtual, Inc., VMLogix, Inc., Celio Technology Corporation, Akorri, Inc., Fortisphere, Marathon Technologies Corporation, NetApp, Quorum Inc., IdentiPHI, LLC, Positive Networks, rPath, Inc., SteelEye, LeftHand Networks
About Citrix Ready
The Citrix Ready Program is designed for organizations who have demonstrated product and solution compatibility with one or more Citrix products. Software vendors, hardware vendors, and mobility and network service providers, hosting service providers and other technology firms can benefit from the program and the visibility the program provides their products. The Citrix Ready designation makes it easier for customers and Citrix channel partners to identify Citrix alliance products that can be used with confidence in Citrix environments. Program members can take advantage of product branding, an online product catalog, technical benefits, and joint solution marketing opportunities.
About Citrix Synergy 2008
Born as a user conference more than 10 years ago, Citrix Synergy has been completely reconceived as the industry’s premier event for application delivery. Citrix Synergy is where virtualization, networking and application delivery meet in a three-day mega-conference with a broad industry focus. Attendees get the benefit of four events with one registration: a traditional user conference with the latest on Citrix products; an application delivery expo of breakout tracks, products and solutions; an IT 2.0 business symposium exclusively for C-level professionals; and Geek Speak Live, an un-conference where tech geeks, analysts and bloggers pick the topics and facilitate the sessions. Citrix Synergy will be at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, from May 20 to May 23, 2008. More information is available at http://www.citrixsynergy.com.
About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is the global leader and the most trusted name in application delivery infrastructure. More than 215,000 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 percent of the Fortune 100 companies and 99 percent of the Fortune Global 500, as well as hundreds of thousands of small businesses and prosumers. Citrix has approximately 8,000 partners in more than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2007 was $1.4 billion.
For Citrix Investors
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