Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS), wereldwijd marktleider op het gebied van access infrastructure solutions, heeft in het vierde kwartaal van 2005 het grootste marktaandeel gerealiseerd in het aantal verkochte SSL VPN gateways. Dit blijkt uit het recent gepubliceerde rapport van Infornetics Research Inc, getiteld ‘Network Security Applicances and Software’. Naast het grootste aantal geleverde units is Citrix in hetzelfde kwartaal ook opgeklommen tot de nummer twee-positie wanneer het gaat om het totale marktaandeel. Citrix introduceerde in januari 2005 de nieuwe Citrix Access Gateway en heeft deze positie dus al binnen een jaar bereikt.
“Het opvallend snelle succes van Citrix laat duidelijk zien dat de markt voor SSL VPN nog steeds groeipotentieel heeft”, aldus Jeff Wilson, principal analyst voor VPNs and Security bij Infonetics Research. “Nog altijd kijkt een groeiend aantal organisaties naar mogelijkheden om hun mobiele werknemers op een veilige en flexibele manier toegang te geven tot het bedrijfsnetwerk. Met zijn sterke partnerkanaal en installed base bevindt Citrix zich in een uitstekende positie om de SSL VPN-markt in zijn totaliteit verder te helpen ontwikkelen.”
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Citrix Captures No. 1 Position in SSL VPN Unit Market Share in 4Q05 Just One Year After Entering Market
New Report from Infonetics Shows Citrix Access Gateway as Leader in Unit Sales and Number 2 in Revenue for Market that Grew 61 Percent in 2005
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — April 20, 2006 — Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS), the global leader in access infrastructure solutions, today announced that it captured the No. 1 position for unit market share of SSL VPN gateways in the fourth quarter of 2005, according to Infonetics Research Inc.’s recently published “Network Security Appliances and Software” report. In addition to leading all SSL VPN vendors in units shipped, Citrix also moved up into the No. 2 position in overall revenue market share in Q4 2005. The new ranking comes just one year after Citrix entered the SSL VPN market in January 2005 with its new Citrix Access Gateway™ product line.
“The surprisingly rapid success of Citrix in just one year’s time demonstrates clearly that the SSL VPN market is still vibrant and growing,” said Jeff Wilson, principal analyst for VPNs and Security at Infonetics Research. “As ever greater numbers of businesses look to provide secure and flexible access to their increasingly mobile employees, Citrix is well positioned to leverage its considerable channel and installed base to continue growing its presence and driving the expansion of the SSL VPN market as a whole.”
In January of 2005, Citrix introduced for the first time the Access Gateway line of SSL VPN appliances to its 5,000 plus channel partners and 180,000 existing customers. Since then, Access Gateway has been enthusiastically embraced by customers of all sizes as a way to securely extend access to a wide variety of enterprise applications and resources. Unlike traditional SSL VPN products, Access Gateway includes Citrix® SmartAccess technology that gives administrators fine-grained control over what actions users can take with the applications they access—such as view, edit, save or print—based on who they are, where they are located, and what kind of device they are using.
In February 2006, Citrix expanded its popular Access Gateway product line at the high end by introducing the new Citrix Access Gateway Enterprise Edition, offering customers increased scalability and performance for the most complex and demanding enterprise environments.
“The remarkable first-year success of Access Gateway is a clear indication that customers are hungry for vendors who can give them more than just a traditional VPN device. What they are really looking for are partners who can provide a complete access infrastructure, allowing them to deliver a truly ‘best access experience’ for the users they support,” said Wes Wasson, vice president of marketing and product strategy, Application Networking Group, Citrix. “Citrix is grateful to the thousands of Access Gateway customers who put their trust in us last year. We value their business and are committed to growing our market position in SSL VPNs through continued innovation, an aggressive channel strategy and relentless execution.”
Citrix Access Gateway
Citrix Access Gateway is a universal SSL VPN appliance that provides a secure, always-on, single point-of-access to all protocols and applications, including multimedia and voice-over-IP (VoIP) applications. The Advanced Access Control option extends access to more devices and users, controlling both who accesses company information and what actions are permitted. Advanced Access Control transforms access from an on/off switch to a dimmer that, based on the access scenario, can finely control the degree of access by determining which actions, such as viewing, editing, saving and printing, can be performed. Access Gateway delivers the best access experience for everyone: secure access to corporate data for the business, easy access for users, and simple administration and low costs for access for IT.
About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) is the global leader and most trusted name in on-demand access. More than 180,000 organizations around the world rely on Citrix to provide the best possible access experience to any application for any user. Citrix customers include 100% of the Fortune 100 companies and 98% of the Fortune Global 500, as well as hundreds of thousands of small businesses and individuals. Citrix has approximately 6,200 channel and alliance partners in more than 100 countries. Citrix annual revenues in 2005 were $909 million. Learn more at www.citrix.com
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