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Citrix Named Microsoft Global ISV Partner of the Year
Selected from Elite Group of Microsoft ISV Partners for Outstanding Customer Solution Delivery and Service
ORLANDO, Fla. » 10/13/2003 » Today at Citrix iForum™ 2003 ( http://www.citrixiforum.com ), Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS) announced that Microsoft Corp. has selected Citrix as its first ever Global Independent Software Vendor Partner of the Year for delivering the best customer solutions as a Microsoft Global Gold Certified Partner for Software Products. The award was presented during the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2003 in New Orleans on Thursday, October 9. On Tuesday, October 14, Rich Kaplan, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Content Development and Delivery Group, will discuss the strategic relationship between the two companies in his keynote at Citrix iForum 2003 in Orlando, Fla.
The Global Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Partner award was created to recognize Microsoft’s 35 Global ISV Partners, which, in addition to Citrix, include such global leaders as Computer Associates, PeopleSoft, SAP, Siebel and Symantec. A panel of Microsoft judges evaluated the companies’ excellence and innovation in customer solution delivery and service, basing its choice of Citrix on criteria including product integration and alignment, field and sales engagement, corporate relationship development, and Citrix’s engagement with Microsoft on a global basis.
Citrix and Microsoft have worked together for more than 14 years to extend the capabilities of Microsoft’s server operating platforms. The two companies co-developed the technology on which Windows Server™ 2003 Terminal Server is based and Citrix is one of a select few partners that are Global Gold Certified. Together, Citrix and Microsoft provide enterprise customers with simple, secure access to Microsoft .NET-connected applications, services and content from anywhere, using any access device over any network connection. Citrix® MetaFrame® Presentation Server, the foundation of the Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite, is certified to run on Windows® 2000 and 2003 Servers, and supports virtually any custom or commercially packaged Windows-based application. The combined solution creates a highly scalable, flexible, secure and manageable access infrastructure for the on-demand enterprise that can reduce computing costs and increase the utility of any information system.
“This award recognizes the outstanding achievements that Citrix has accomplished as a Global ISV Partner of Microsoft and the positive feedback received from our worldwide field and product teams,” said Sanjay Parthasarathy, corporate vice president, Platform Strategy and Partner Group, for Microsoft. “Partners have always been critical to our success in providing solutions to our joint enterprise customers, so we are especially pleased to honor Citrix in this manner. Through its optimization of Microsoft technologies including the .NET Framework, Citrix access infrastructure solutions continue to make an exceptional impact on customers.”
“Citrix is pleased and honored to be the recipient of this prestigious award from Microsoft,” said David Jones, senior vice president of corporate development for Citrix. “This recognition truly reflects the deep relationship between our two companies and acknowledges our proven track record for developing robust and reliable access infrastructure software that utilizes the latest Microsoft technologies.”
About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) is the global leader in access infrastructure solutions and the most trusted name in enterprise access. Citrix software enables people in businesses, government agencies, and educational institutions to securely, easily and instantly access the on-demand enterprise, from anywhere, anytime, using any device, over any connection. Nearly 50 million people in more than 120,000 organizations rely on the Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite to do their jobs. Citrix customers include 100% of the Fortune 100 companies, 99% of the Fortune 500, and 92% of the Fortune Global 500. Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Citrix has offices in 22 countries, and more than 7,000 channel and alliance partners in more than 100 countries. For more information visit http://www.citrix.com.
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