May 92012 |
New Enterprise-Class Features for Citrix ShareFile Offer Businesses More Flexibility and ControlInnovative StorageZones Technology Offers Businesses New On Premises Data Storage Option |
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Today at Synergy 2012, Citrix unveiled ShareFile StorageZones, providing IT the ability to choose optimal locations for storing corporate data – on premises within their private cloud, in secure Citrix ShareFile-managed cloud storage options in multiple user-specified locations worldwide, or a hybrid of the two. With this new feature, businesses can ensure that they are meeting their specific compliance and performance requirements while taking advantage of the economic benefits that a cloud-based data-sharing service offers. The company also announced several new enterprise-class enhancements to ShareFile. These enhancements are aimed at addressing the mobility, data sharing and collaboration requirements of the workforce while providing additional management and security features that businesses expect. The consumerization of IT and new mobile workstyles have been instrumental in driving user adoption of consumer grade data-sharing services. However, the use of these data-sharing services for business can present security challenges for some organizations, including those that must adhere to regulatory policies. ShareFile StorageZones, previewed to an audience of 6,000 Citrix customers and partners today, gives IT the control and flexibility to securely store data on or off premises, or both. The new on-premises storage option allows IT to place data in their private cloud to meet unique data sovereignty and compliance requirements. Businesses can also benefit from performance improvements, by giving IT the ability to store data in close proximity to the user through both on- and off-premises options. Furthermore, the multiple storage options that ShareFile StorageZones offers allow IT to build the most cost-effective solution for their organization. A tech preview is available today and Citrix is targeting later in 2012 for general availability of this innovative feature. “With an increasingly distributed workforce that expects it to be easy to store and share their files and content, IT departments are under more pressure than ever to ease up on data storage policies to improve end user access and productivity,” said Jesse Lipson, VP and GM, Data Sharing, Citrix. “The reality is that these policies exist for a reason and ShareFile StorageZones allows our customers to tailor their data storage to meet their specific business requirements while also offering a great end user experience.” ShareFile offers best-in-class capabilities to end users such as secure file sharing on any device, robust sync tools to manage data on multiple devices, and seamless Microsoft Outlook integration, while extending enterprise-grade security and control capabilities to organizations including new flexible options for how data is stored and shared. In addition to ShareFile StorageZones, Citrix announced enhancements to its app for iPad, as well as integration with other Citrix products designed to give customers more control while creating options for seamless mobile, collaborative and productive work experiences.
About CitrixCitrix (NASDAQ:CTXS) transforms how businesses and IT work and people collaborate in the cloud era. With market-leading cloud, collaboration, networking and virtualization technologies, Citrix powers mobile workstyles and cloud services, making complex enterprise IT simpler and more accessible for 260,000 organizations. Citrix products touch 75 percent of Internet users each day and it partners with more than 10,000 companies in 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2011 was $2.21 billion. Learn more at www.citrix.com. Citrix Online Services Division provides a portfolio of GoTo cloud services that enable people to work from anywhere with anyone by providing simple-to-use cloud-based collaboration, remote access and IT support solutions for every type of business. Whether using GoToMeeting to hold online meetings, GoToWebinar to conduct larger web events, GoToTraining to train customers or employees, Podio to access or create apps and set up workspaces to get work done, GoToMyPC to access and work on a remote Mac® or PC, GoToAssist to provide IT support and management or ShareFile to securely share files, documents and data, businesses and individuals are increasing productivity, decreasing travel costs and improving sales, training and service on a global basis. For more information, visit www.citrixonline.com. ### Citrix®, Citrix Synergy™, GoToMeeting®, GoToWebinar®, GoToTraining®, GoToMyPC®, GoTo Assist®, ShareFile®, Podio™ and HDFaces® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, and may be registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. | Related Links
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