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Citrix Access Essentials Enriches Remote Access Possibilities for Small Businesses with Newest Release

Citrix — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:48:00 GMT

Over 1,000 Small Businesses in Just Six Months Have Adopted the Simple, Affordable Software to “Go into Work Over the Internet”

HANNOVER, Germany — 3/9/2006 — Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS), the global leader in access infrastructure solutions, today announced at CeBIT 2006 a new version of its breakthrough secure remote access product for small to mid-sized business (SMB), Citrix Access Essentials™ 1.5. The latest version creates new possibilities for organizations with 5 to 75 users to interact with their central billing, scheduling, customer relationship management and similar line-of-business applications when they are at home, at a remote office, at a hotel, or traveling with a mobile PC. The new version also streamlines configuration setup for more elaborate customer environments. In all, the 1.5 release makes it even more attractive for employees to “go into work” over the Internet using just a Web browser. Read More

eWeek Devotes Major Article to Microsoft-Citrix Partnership on Application Access

Citrix — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:43:00 GMT

The Latest Collaboration Between the Two Software Companies to Develop a “Multifunction Appliance” Builds on Previous Co-development Activities Around Citrix Presentation Server

8/23/2006 — eWeek, Matt Hines — In an in-depth article, eWeek explored the ramifications of Microsoft’s recent announcement that it will partner with Citrix to develop a new appliance. The proposed appliance, to be sold by Citrix, will solve the performance and security challenge of deploying applications to remote locations and let organizations “empower workers in field offices while retaining tight control over their IT operations.” IDC Analyst Cindy Borovick was quoted, speaking positively about the collaboration and the need for solutions aimed at branch offices, which she described as “a very strategic face for interacting with customers.” Read More

Sun-Sentinel Reports on Planned Development of Branch Office Product by Microsoft and Citrix

Citrix — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:42:00 GMT

The Collaboration Aims to Make Computer Usage in Branch Offices Faster, Less Expensive and More Secure

8/23/2006 — Sun-Sentinel — Reporting in its “Business Briefing” section, the Sun-Sentinel, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based daily newspaper, stated that Citrix and Microsoft will work together on a new Citrix branch office product based on Microsoft’s Windows Server operating system. The article quoted Citrix vice president Wes Wasson as saying Microsoft’s credibility and global reach make the deal attractive for Citrix. Read More

CRN Sees Opportunity for Channel in Upcoming Branch Office Appliance from Citrix and Microsoft

Citrix — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:40:00 GMT

An Easy-to-use, Remotely Managed Appliance Would be Attractive to Resellers Looking for a Branch Office Solution, CRN Indicated

8/23/2006 — CRN, Barbara Darrow — Reporting on the collaboration between Microsoft and Citrix to develop a branch office appliance, CRN indicated the hardware will combine security, caching, data compression, remote print and file management capabilities from Citrix WANScaler technology and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 and ISA server. The upcoming appliance offers resellers a new opportunity. CRN wrote, “There is a large pool of partners with both Citrix and Microsoft expertise who could use this to enter branch office businesses and remotely manage them.” Read More

Co-development Project with Citrix is Latest News in CIO’s Ongoing Coverage of Microsoft

Citrix — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:39:00 GMT

CIO’s “Microsoft Informer” Column Reported on a Planned New Line of Branch Office Appliances Combining Microsoft’s Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server with Citrix WANScaler Network Acceleration Technology

8/23/2006 — CIO, Robert McMillan — CIO magazine provided details regarding the project between Citrix and Microsoft to co-develop a line of appliances that will “provide an easy way to drop business applications into branch offices,” according to Citrix executive Wes Wasson. The first product, which will carry the Citrix brand, is slated to ship by the end of 2007. Citrix’s contribution to the device will include WANScaler technology acquired from Orbital Data and remote management capabilities. Read More

Mercury News Highlights Expanded Microsoft-Citrix Partnership

Citrix — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:38:00 GMT

The Two Firms will Collaborate on a New Device for Branch Offices to Accelerate Application Performance

8/23/2006 — The Mercury News — In its “Tech Ticker” section, The Mercury News covered Microsoft’s announcement of a new collaboration project with Citrix. According to the article, the two firms will jointly develop a new appliance called the “branch office box,” based on the Microsoft Windows Server operating system and the Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server. This effort is expected to expand the existing partnership between the two software companies. Read More

eWEEK Channel Insider Cites Benefits of Rolling out the New Microsoft Vista Platform Using Citrix Solutions

Citrix — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:37:00 GMT

The Article States That “Citrix is Going to be a Crucial Player When it Comes to Driving Vista Adoption”

10/3/2006 — eWEEK Channel Insider, Michael Vizard — The launch of Vista, Microsoft’s new Windows operating system, will cause many customers to look at Citrix solutions to enable this rollout, according to eWEEK Channel Insider. Citrix offers significant benefits in centrally managing and improving the performance of “bloatware” (Vista and Office applications running on it). The article cited the Citrix server-centric model, application acceleration technologies, and “application virtualization technology under which the Citrix presentation server eventually becomes the de facto user interface for any number of composite applications.” Read More

CRN Interviews Mark Templeton on the Citrix/Microsoft Relationship

Citrix — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:34:00 GMT

Citrix CEO Mark Templeton discussed Citrix’s relationship with Microsoft regarding RAIL, the terminal services project for Microsoft’s upcoming Longhorn Server platform.

10/11/2005 — Paula Rooney, CRN — In a recent interview, Citrix CEO Mark Templeton discussed Citrix’s relationship with Microsoft regarding RAIL, the terminal services project for Microsoft’s upcoming Longhorn Server platform. When asked about potential overlap of RAIL’s new application publishing and seamless Windows technology with capabilities of Citrix Presentation Server, Templeton stated, “Microsoft is going to delivery a great general-purpose horizontal [operating system] platform, but Citrix builds products that allow them to go deeper than what the platform offers…What you’ll see from Citrix is movement to a broader definition of publishing, like publishing a wider array of enterprise resources under different delivery models.” Templeton also discussed the new Citrix Access Essentials product as it relates to RAIL, saying that Access Essentials, which is an application delivery system for SMB customers, can’t be equated with Longhorn services.

Microsoft and Citrix Announce Joint Product to Target the Remote Branch

Citrix — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:25:00 GMT

IDC

8/23/2006 — IDC, Lucinda Borovick — IDC’s Lucinda Borovick analyzed the Microsoft and Citrix Systems announcement to expand their current partnership with a strategic joint initiative to simplify branch office infrastructure and improve application delivery to branch office users. The report concludes that, “The battle for the branch has a new arsenal as two long-standing partners, Citrix and Microsoft, have joined forces to provide an application networking solutions based on Windows platforms.” Read More

Microsoft and Citrix Hook-up at the Branch Office

Citrix — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:21:00 GMT

Stratecast Partners, a Division of Frost & Sullivan

8/23/2006 — Stratecast Partners recapped the newly announced Microsoft and Citrix Branch Office partnership, reporting that, “the outcome of the Microsoft and Citrix partnership is the development and marketing of a new multi-function branch office appliance designed to speed application delivery for branch office employees, tighten security, and simplify branch office IT functions.” Read More

The Expanded Citrix & Microsoft Strategic Partnership

Citrix — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:17:00 GMT

Internet Research Group (IRG)

8/23/2006 — The Internet Research Group reported on the recent Citrix and Microsoft Branch Office partnership news, finding that, “The strengthened partnership between Microsoft and Citrix is likely to have a large impact over time. Microsoft and Citrix have proven they can work together to high mutual value. Given what each has done to provide branch office solutions, the combined offering provides a market leading position.” Read More

Citrix and Microsoft Partner on Branch Office Appliances

Citrix — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:15:00 GMT

Enterprise Management Associates (EMA)

8/23/2006 — Enterprise Management Associate’s reported on the recent Citrix and Microsoft Branch Office partnership. The report states that Citrix and Microsoft both acknowledge that this move is the first step in a long-term plan for collaboration, effectively bringing their long relationship based on extending access to the Microsoft value proposition to a new level of cooperation. This announcement, however, represents more than simply the next phase in a relationship. It promises to be disruptive to the market for wide-area optimization and branch office infrastructure, because of its potential for wedding highly competitive Citrix WAN optimization and application delivery solutions with the Microsoft services critical to many enterprises, resolving many of the key challenges faced by these critical services when widely distributed. Read More

Presentation Server Web Interface for Microsoft SharePoint

Citrix — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:14:00 GMT

A single point of access to enterprise resources

Citrix Presentation Server™ Web Interface for Microsoft® SharePoint™ provides SharePoint users a single, consistent user interface for access to all content, applications and business information in a single, familiar environment. The Web Interface instantly allows users access to any application —from legacy to Web applications— from Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003. Read More

Simplify deployment of Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services

Citrix — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:01:00 GMT

The Citrix access solution provides corporations with the tools necessary to leverage Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services without having to worry about the underlying infrastructure. Read More

Granular Access Control for Remote Users in Microsoft SharePoint

Citrix — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 20:59:00 GMT

Citrix solves the challenge of increasing remote access to SharePoint portals without compromising security by granularly controlling access to corporate resources. Read More