FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — July 23, 2007 — Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS), the global leader in application delivery infrastructure, today announced two Citrix Certified Administrator™ (CCA) certification tracks: CCA for Citrix® NetScaler® 8 and CCA for Citrix Access Gateway™ 8 Enterprise Edition. These are the first certifications focused on the NetScaler platform: one of the tracks concentrates on administration and support of Citrix NetScaler 8; the other concentrates on Citrix Access Gateway 8 Enterprise Edition, which is a built-in component of Citrix NetScaler 8. The new certifications prepare IT professionals to become experts on Citrix NetScaler and evolve their professional skill set to address new technology developments in the Web 2.0 space.
As new technology trends such as Web 2.0, enterprise mash-ups and service-oriented architectures (SOA) increase the complexity of application environments, user expectations regarding the performance and availability of enterprise web applications are changing. Citrix application delivery infrastructure enables the best delivery method for any application to any location over any network in a secure, efficient, and cost-effective manner. The NetScaler platform optimizes the delivery of web applications for millions of users worldwide and is an integral part of Citrix application delivery infrastructure. The new CCA certification tracks provide IT administrators the ability to bring much of the Web 2.0 user experience to the world of enterprise web applications by improving the experience of corporate users.
“The new CCA certifications on the NetScaler platform demonstrate our commitment to providing IT professionals with top-quality training and certification programs on state-of-the-art, secure application delivery,” said Julieann Scalisi, senior director of Citrix Education, Citrix Systems. “Both certifications will allow IT administrators to stay abreast of evolving technology trends in the application delivery market space, while ultimately maximizing the performance, security and cost savings of their Citrix environments.”
To obtain the CCA for Citrix NetScaler 8 certification, candidates must pass Citrix exam 731, Citrix NetScaler 8.0: Administration. Two new instructor-led courses will be available to prepare candidates for the exam.
The CCA for Citrix Access Gateway 8 Enterprise Edition certification is obtained by passing Citrix exam 309, Citrix Access Gateway 8.0 Enterprise Edition: Administration. An instructor-led course to prepare candidates for the exam will be available along with the exam release.
All courses and exams for Citrix NetScaler 8.0 and Citrix Access Gateway 8.0 Enterprise Edition are expected to be available in Q3 of 2007. For more information, including preparatory recommendations and requirements for both the CCA for NetScaler 8 and CCA for Access Gateway 8 Enterprise Edition, please visit
www.citrixeducation.com.
About Citrix Education
Citrix Education offers Citrix customers and partners a solid knowledge base of Citrix products, technology and best practices. This is accomplished through a robust curriculum that includes instructor-led and e-learning courses, and culminates with certification exams. Citrix training and certifications enable IT professionals to build Citrix environments, as well as maintain and maximize Citrix deployments. For more information about training and the industry-recognized certifications offered by Citrix Education, go to
www.citrixeducation.com About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) is the global leader and the most trusted name in application delivery infrastructure. More than 180,000 organizations worldwide rely on Citrix to deliver any application to users anywhere with the best performance, highest security and lowest cost. 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 prosumers. Citrix has approximately 6,200 channel and alliance partners in more than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2006 was $1.1 billion.
For Citrix Investors
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Over Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS) is wereldwijd marktleider en de meest vertrouwde naam op het gebied van application delivery infrastructure. Meer dan 200.000 organisaties wereldwijd vertrouwen op Citrix om elke gebruiker optimaal toegang te bieden tot elke applicatie, met de beste prestaties, het hoogste beveiligingsniveau en de laagste kostprijs. De complete Fortune 100 en 98% van de Fortune Global 500 maakt gebruik van Citrix, alsmede honderdduizenden kleine bedrijven en particulieren. Citrix heeft ongeveer 6.200 verkoop- en alliantiepartners in meer dan 100 landen. In 2006 behaalde Citrix een omzet van $1,1 miljard. Kijk voor meer informatie op
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