Citrix Systems, Inc.(R)
(Nasdaq:CTXS) today announced it has significantly expanded the
size and diversity of its iBusiness program with the addition of
41 new Application Service Providers (ASPs) from 11 countries. The
new members include HostPro, a Micron Electronics company;
TriZetto, a provider of Internet-enabled application services and
business portals for the healthcare industry; and three major
telecommunications firms. Total enrollment in the Citrix(R) ASP
program, which launched in September 1999, now stands at 86. The
new members comprise ASPs from Australia, Austria, Canada, France,
Germany, Hong Kong, Norway, Singapore, Switzerland, the United
Kingdom and the United States. The program's first
telecommunication companies - Cable & Wireless, Cable &
Wireless HKT Ltd. (Hong Kong) and Telstra - further broaden the
program's diverse membership, which includes Internet Service
Providers (ISPs), application infrastructure providers, and
manufacturers.
The Citrix iBusiness
Program was established to drive growth of the emerging ASP market
by giving members the benefits of pay-as-you-go access to Citrix
application server software, a cornerstone enabling technology for
application hosting, as well as support services, partnering and
marketing opportunities.
"The
worldwide and Asia/Pacific market opportunity for ASPs is
expanding quickly. IDC forecasts customer spending on Japan's ASP
market to grow at a 119 percent compound annual growth rate --
thanks to evangelizing of the concept, support from influential IT
leaders, and installation of required infrastructure," said
Richard Yen, Senior IT Services Analyst, IDC Japan. "Worldwide ASP
services is growing at a 92 percent compound annual growth rate,
reaching $7.7 billion globally in 2004. The support of enabling
technologies and programs, is helping this dynamic marketplace
become a key IT services sector."
A
key market trend is the move by new types of firms, such as
broadband providers, application infrastructure providers, and
vertical industry players, to become ASPs. For example, some
telecommunication companies, such as Star One, Telenor and Winstar
Communications, are hosting applications in addition to providing
the network infrastructure needed for deployment over the Internet
and other networks. Further, some companies, such as 186K,
Agiliti, Telstra and Veracicom, are providing the back-end data
center infrastructure upon which ISVs and ASPs can deliver
application-hosting services. Other ASPs are specializing in
delivering applications and information to vertical market
segments such as accounting (eAccount), legal (Union Square
Technology Group), manufacturing (eMake), education
(LearningStation.com), and healthcare (TriZetto Group).
"At Cable & Wireless, we believe Citrix is
a front-runner in the ASP infrastructure market by offering
superior enabling products and services," said Paul David, vice
president, Application Services. "We are pleased to join the
Citrix iBusiness ASP program, from which we will benefit in terms
of the ASP licensing agreement, technical and marketing expertise,
and the opportunity to leverage the strong Citrix sales channels."
"With the rapid acceleration of ASP
market growth worldwide, service providers are eager to leverage
proven solutions that can jump-start their businesses today, and
provide a competitive advantage over the long term," said Chris
Phoenix, vice president and general manager, Citrix iBusiness.
"Our application server technologies - including MetaFrame for
application hosting, administration and deployment, and NFuse for
application publishing via a Web browser - can enable both. As the
application hosting model gains global acceptance and new types of
ASPs enter the market, Citrix will stay in the forefront with
innovative technologies and focused programs to promote our
members' success."
Citrix
application server software enables ASPs to centralize the
installation, deployment and administration of applications on
their servers, and deliver application services with high
predictability, speed and security across any network connection
to users on virtually any platform and/or client device. A unique
advantage of Citrix application server software is its ability to
deliver the full richness and interactivity of Windows, UNIX(R)
and Java applications over the Web to a single application portal
in a thin, manageable manner.
New
Members of the Citrix iBusiness Program:
- 186K (http://www.186k.net/), with data centers in Atlanta, Boca Raton,
Miami, and New York City, is an application infrastructure
provider that hosts, designs and builds the back-end data server
farms and telecommunication requirements for other ASPs in
addition to renting Microsoft BackOffice applications and
Microsoft Commercial Internet System (MCIS 2.5) to customers.
- Agiliti (http://www.agiliti.com/), based in Minneapolis, Minn., is an ASP
enabler and eServices provider whose broad portfolio of rentable
applications and services are delivered through a nationwide
channel of independent sales partners. Agiliti's sales partners
can become ASPs without major investments in technology
infrastructure or personnel.
- Alta Internet Business Centres (http://www.alta-ibc.com.au/), located in
Sydney NSW and Melbourne Victoria, Australia, is a
business-to-business ASP that focuses on medium to large
organizations as well as dot COM businesses, serving enterprise
applications such as ERP, CRM, productivity and business
intelligence software, as well as vertical market applications.
- ApplicationStation.com (http://www.applicationstation.com/), launched in
November 1999 by The LearningStation.com and Sydney-based BDO
SynergyIT, delivers ASP solutions to high-growth small and
medium-sized businesses and educational institutions throughout
Australia and Asia/Pacific.
- Bull Espana S.A. (http://www.bull.com/), based in Madrid, is a component
of Groupe Bull. The company focuses on the Internet and
e-business in three areas: managed services for intranets and
e-commerce sites; infrastructure, including Internet-ready
enterprise systems; and solutions with consulting and systems
integration.
- Businesscare AG (http://www.businesscare.ch/), based in Spreitenbach,
Switzerland, has been hosting enterprise applications, such as
CRM, ERP and personal productivity office suites, since 1998 and
currently has 750 users.
- Cable & Wireless (http://www.cwplc.com/), enabled by Compaq hardware and
consulting services, will be the first global telecommunications
provider to offer small- and medium-sized enterprises complete,
end-to-end e-business solutions, from Internet access devices to
hosted business applications.
- Cable & Wireless HKT (http://www.cwhkt.com/), based in Hong Kong, is
the first local ASP that delivers integrated eBusiness solutions
via high speed internet access riding on the company's
world-leading broadband network. The company has formed an ASP
joint venture with Computer Associates focusing on the provision
of ASP services to meet the needs of local SMEs.
- CONNECTAPPS (http://www.connectremote.net/), located in Fairfield, Conn.,
provides application hosting for small and medium-sized
businesses with a specific focus on healthcare, accounting,
non-profit and environmental applications. The company is a
division of CONNECT Computer Corporation, established in 1985 as
a full service provider of IT solutions.
- eAccount (http://www.eaccount.no/), based in Norway, offers online
accounting services for small and medium-sized businesses.
Currently, eAccount outsources financials for more than 500
companies.
- EchoPass (http://www.echopass.com/), located in American Fork, Utah, is a
provider of integrated-voice/data communication services and
contact center management tools, delivering the latest in
customer support capabilities including telephone and Internet
calls, e-mail, Web text chat, Web call backs, browser
collaboration, voicemail, and fax in a hosted environment.
- EINSTEINet AG (http://www.einsteinet.de/), located in Elmshorn, Germany,
maintains its own intelligent voice/data network and data center.
Beginning in August 2000, EINSTEINet will offer a broad range of
hosted business applications, communications and messaging, and
e-commerce applications to small and medium-sized businesses in
German cities of between 50,000 and 500,000 inhabitants.
- eMake (www. emake.com), located in Richardson, Texas and Post
Falls, Idaho, delivers real-time production applications, on-line
trading and supply chain portals for make-to-order manufacturers,
tying together customers, suppliers and partners. eMake is a
wholly owned subsidiary of USDATA Corporation (Nasdaq:USDC).
- etako.com (http://www.etako.com/) is a leading ASP that provides a full
range of business-to-business marketplace and enterprise
solutions to fast-growing companies in Asia. etako.com is an
e-business infrastructure enabler that cost-effectively delivers
the benefits of a world-class e-business solution based on the
J.D. Edwards OneWorld enterprise application platform to Asia's
small and medium-sized enterprises.
- GIKOM NIS Deutschland GmbH (http://www.gikom-nis.de/), located in
Germany, is a full-service ASP focused on the mid-sized business
market.
- GLOBAL ASP (http://www.global-asp.net/), located in Paris, France,
provides hosted outsourcing and application hosting services to
small- and medium-size businesses. GLOBAL ASP delivers
applications capabilities via dedicated telecom bandwidth and/or
Internet from its own data center.
- HostPro (http://www.hostpro.com/), a Micron Electronics company, provides
Web and application hosting solutions to small and medium-sized
businesses around the world. HostPro hosts more than 85,000 Web
sites and has more than 45,000 paid hosting accounts, making it
the fourth largest Web hosting company in the country.
- indecom independent computing GmbH (http://www.indecom.de/), located in
Bad Homburg, Germany, is a business-to-business ASP that offers a
comprehensive software portfolio, including ERP, CRM and supply
chain management applications, for small and medium-sized
enterprises (SME).
- Infomatec Austria GmbH (http://www.at.infomatec.com/) located in Vienna,
Austria, provides total e-solutions, including virtual private
networks, web design, e-commerce, personal productivity and
enterprise applications for a range of industries including the
SME, cable TV, telco/ISP, financial services and retail markets.
- InsynQ, Inc. (http://www.insynq.com/), based in Tacoma, Wash., was
founded in 1998 to provide customers a complete office solution,
including software applications, Web hosting and access, system
hardware and telecommunications integration.
- Intellinet ASA (http://www.intellinet.no/), located in Norway, provides
office, ERP, accounting, e-commerce and telephone solutions
combined with wireless networking services for corporate users in
the European market. Intellinet services also include consulting,
software development, education and certification.
- INTRA-SYS (http://www.intrasys.at/), based in Vienna, Austria, is a
pioneer in ASP security. The company's branded Certified
Application Services for electronic signature according to
European Union standards has made INTRA-SYS the first ASP able to
guarantee this high-level security standard.
- Iterium.net AB (http://www.iterium.net/), based in Stockholm, Sweden,
focuses on developing ASP solutions for fast-growing companies
listed on the national and international stock exchanges.
- LearningStation.com (http://www.learningstation.com/), based in
Charlotte, N.C. and founded in 1997, targets the educational
market, providing instructional applications and content through
its educational portal. LSC serves schools in locations across
the country, including Newark; Calif., Jackson, Miss.;
New York City (non-public schools), and Gastonia, N.C.
(Gaston Day School).
- Network Technology Group (NTG) (http://www.ntg.com/), based in Baton
Rouge, La., provides turnkey data solutions - including
customizable hosting applications, high-speed Internet
connectivity, and enhanced network integration for small and
medium-sized businesses in the southeast United States.
- Online Technologies Corporation (http://www.onlinetech.net/), located in
Ann Arbor, Mich., has been developing and hosting business Web
sites since 1994. The company specializes in ASP hosting and
implementation services for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs)
making the transition from client-server applications to
Web-based solutions.
- ProTier (http://www.protier.com/), is a New Orleans, La.-based ASP
serving small and medium-sized companies in the Southeast U.S. In
addition to offering a broad range of software from companies
like Microsoft, Corel and Sage, ProTier has partnered with the
premier integrated communications providers in the region: New
South Communications Corp. and UniversalCom, Inc.
- ROWI (http://www.rowi.de/), located in Wangen, BW, Germany, plans to open
its new ASP data center - ASPDC.COM - in May. Focused on
start-ups, small and medium-sized companies, ASPDC.COM will
provide complex Web-hosting, fully customized-services, and
ready-to-run applications.
- SoftChoice Corporation (http://www.softchoice.com/), based in Norwalk,
Conn., is a software reseller in the U.S. and Canada that is
expanding its offerings to include hosted software services for
small and medium sized businesses.
- Star One AG (http://www.starone.de/), located in Frankfurt, Germany, is a
broadband services provider for application services, high speed
data transport, Internet and voice delivered through its wireless
broadband telecommunications network. Star One's hosting services
are based on its own end-to-end infrastructure, including the
"last mile."
- Stargate Connections Inc. (http://www.stargate.ca/), headquartered in
Burnaby, B.C. Canada, provides a comprehensive suite of business
applications, including accounting, ERP, facilities management,
project management, document management and HR, to corporate
customers worldwide.
- Telenor (http://www.telenor.com/), located in Norway, is a telecom,
Internet and IT service provider that recently launched Telenor
Login, a full-service ASP operation targeted to small and
medium-sized enterprises in Northern Europe. Telenor Login
provides a complete Windows 2000 desktop environment, e-mail,
Internet connectivity and ready-to-run Windows and Web
applications.
- Telstra (http://www.telstra.com/), headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia, provides a full range of ASP services,
including co-location, hosting, security, helpdesks, billing and
support. These services allow ASPs to establish themselves
quickly and easily, without having to develop their own
infrastructure or support. Telstra is also building a portfolio
of directly marketed hosted applications, including office
software, ERP, CRM and a range of specialty applications.
- ThyssenKrupp Information Services (http://www.tkis.thyssenkrupp.com/),
located in Germany, offers a broad range of application services,
including ERP, CRM, CAFM, Web and e-business applications. The
company focuses on markets including healthcare, facility
management, automotive, logistics and media services.
- The Trizetto Group, Inc. (http://www.trizetto.com/), headquartered in
Newport Beach, Calif., is a leading provider of vertical,
Internet-enabled application services and business portals for
the healthcare industry. As an ASP, Trizetto hosts software for a
predictable monthly fee. HealthWeb(SM) its Internet portal,
assists healthcare administrators and professionals in performing
routine tasks and facilitates information exchange and
e-commerce.
- Union Square Technology Group LLC (http://www.union-square.com/), located
in New York City, will be introducing a fully managed,
comprehensive desktop application environment for law firm
practitioners and support staff. Purchased as a managed service
with a practice-specific service level agreement, this service
provides an integrated suite of commercial software tailored for
law firms.
- Veracicom, Inc. (http://www.veracicom.com/), with offices in Tacoma,
Wash., Chicago, New York and Boca Raton, Fla., is an ASP enabler
for software manufacturers in various industries, including
retail, aerospace, medical and manufacturing. Veracicom is also a
Platinum-level member of the Citrix Solutions Network and an IBM
ASP Prime provider.
- VictorVox Software-Entwicklungs GmbH (http://www.victorvox.net/), a
subsidiary of VictorVox AG, a leading supplier of
telecommunication services, develops Internet-based workflow
systems using its own products as well as a broad spectrum of
standard software, including office productivity, e-commerce and
order functionality.
- Winstar Communications, Inc. (http://www.winstar.com/), is a global
broadband services company based in New York City. Winstar, the
owner of one of the world's most widely available, end-to-end
broadband networks, offers businesses of all types and sizes a
comprehensive set of integrated broadband services, including a
variety of enhanced ASP and hosting products.
- Wizmo, Inc. (http://www.wizmo.com/), based in Eden Prairie, Minn., is a
virtual work environment provider for small and medium-sized
businesses, bringing its customers Internet-delivered,
business-critical and desktop applications. Wizmo is able to
serve an entire desktop of applications, including Microsoft,
Corel, Adobe, Lotus, Great Plains, Novell, Peachtree, Visio and
Intuit.
- WM-data AS (http://www.wmdata.no/), located in Stavanger, Norway, is a
full-service ASP providing applications such as office suites,
ERP, CRM, and accounting software, mainly to the SMB-market. The
ASP division of WM-data AS, called "connect2office," targets
start-ups, companies planning a platform change, and companies
with multiple offices.
About the Citrix iBusiness Service Provider Program
The Citrix iBusiness
Application Service Provider program is comprised of hosting ASPs
that leverage Citrix MetaFrame and NFuse application serving
solutions as cornerstone, enabling technology for application
hosting initiatives. Citrix iBusiness provides members with the
industry leadership, proven technology and focused programs to
serve new markets, grow revenue and accelerate time to market. A
key benefit of Citrix's iBusiness Application Service Provider
program is the alliance-based network it facilitates, bringing
ASPs together with more than 7,000 Citrix Solutions Network (CSN)
channel providers, 400 Citrix Business Alliance (CBA) members, and
100 OEM licensees of Citrix ICA to deliver a better business
solution through partnerships and core competencies.
About Citrix
Citrix
Systems, Inc. is a global leader in application server software
and services that offer "Digital Independence(TM)" - the ability
to run any application on any device over any connection, wireless
to Web. Citrix's solutions enable organizations of all types, from
major enterprises to emerging Application Service Providers
(ASPs), to reach more users, with more applications, in more
locations - and achieve this with greater speed and
predictability, and lower costs. Founded in 1989, Citrix today is
one of the world's fastest-growing software companies, with more
than 100,000 customers worldwide, including every one of the
FORTUNE 100 firms. Its products, including MetaFrame(TM) software
and Independent Computing Architecture (ICA(R)), a core
application-server technology, have been widely adopted by the
corporate mainstream to achieve key business goals. The firm,
which markets its solutions through value-added resellers, system
integrators and OEM licensees, is headquartered in Fort
Lauderdale, Fla. Citrix is traded on the Nasdaq National Market
under the symbol CTXS and was added to the Standard & Poor's
500 Index in 1999. For more information, please visit the Citrix
Web site at http://www.citrix.com/
For Citrix Investors
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Exchange Act of 1934. Investors are cautioned that statements in
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including, without limitation, statements regarding current or
future financial performance, management's plans and objectives
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strategy and plans of the company and its strategic partners,
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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, 1999 and its quarterly
report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2000.
Note to Editors:
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trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. for which there are pending
applications for registration in the U.S. Patent and Trademark
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