15 May 2002 - Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS), a global leader in virtual workplace software and services, today announced that the integration between Citrix® MetaFrame XPTM version 1.0 application serving software and Siebel 7 has been successfully validated by Siebel Systems. Siebel Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEBL) is the world’s leading provider of eBusiness applications software. With this validation, customers of Siebel Systems and Citrix can use MetaFrame XP to manage and deploy Siebel 7, ensuring a rapid, server-based rollout across the enterprise.
Citrix MetaFrame XP helps organisations deliver a virtual workplace to users by providing secure, reliable, and cost-effective access to applications and information regardless of location, hardware device, or speed of network connection. In addition, MetaFrame XP offers exceptional growth and management capabilities to entire organisations from small workgroups to large enterprises. Siebel Systems provides an integrated family of eBusiness applications software, enabling multichannel sales, marketing, and customer service systems to be deployed over the Web, in call centers, in the field, through reseller channels, and across retail and dealer networks.
The integration of Citrix MetaFrame XP with Siebel 7 allows users to benefit from greater IT efficiency and lower total cost of ownership by centralising application administration and support on the MetaFrame XP server. MetaFrame XP also alleviates the bandwidth challenges facing remote users. Joint customers can leverage the full breadth and depth of their Siebel eBusiness Applications from virtually any hardware device running any operating system.
“The integration of Siebel 7 and Citrix MetaFrame XP reaffirms our commitment to providing solutions that can be rapidly deployed and adopted for an overall lower total cost of ownership,” said Bruce Cabral, Director of Corporate Development at Citrix. “Siebel eBusiness Applications address the fact that each customer has different business processes, competitive challenges, and IT requirements that cannot be answered with a ‘one size fits all’ enterprise solution,” said Michael Straub, Alliances Technical Director for Siebel Systems. “Through interoperability of Siebel eBusiness Applications with Citrix MetaFrame XP, we can offer our mutual customers a more flexible and accessible solution tailored to meet their specific needs.”
Siebel Systems forms alliances with proven technology leaders to deliver tangible business benefits throughout the enterprise. By choosing Siebel eBusiness Applications and validated partner solutions, Siebel Systems’ customers can pursue a best-of-class software acquisition strategy and quickly deploy the very best solution available. The Siebel Validation Programme applies rigorous technical scrutiny to evaluate the integration of third-party solutions with Siebel eBusiness Applications. Integrations that meet the rigorous standards of Siebel Systems’ testing criteria are validated and documented by the Siebel Alliance Programme.
About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. is a global leader in virtual workplace software and services that provide access to applications, information, processes and people on any device, over any network, anywhere, anytime. Citrix makes today’s digital office completely virtual - instead of having to go to your office, the office follows you. Working with the world’s top industry, integration and consulting partners, Citrix delivers enterprise-ready solutions to business challenges including application deployment, remote office connectivity, workforce mobility and business continuity. More than 120,000 companies worldwide use Citrix Solutions for the Virtual Workplace to give users more mobility, give IT organisations more flexibility and reduce the cost of computing.
Citrix offers two families of products that enable virtual access to
information: Application Server software, including MetaFrame XP, MetaFrame® for Windows® and MetaFrame for UNIX®; and Access Portal software, including NFuse® Elite and NFuse Classic. The company markets its products through a well-established indirect channel comprising more than 7,000 resellers, integrators and consultants. In fiscal 2001, the company had net revenues of $591.6 million. Citrix is traded on the Nasdaq Stock MarketSM under the symbol CTXS, and is part of the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index. Citrix is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. For more information, please visit the Citrix Web site at http://www.citrix.com.
About Siebel Systems
Siebel Systems, Inc. is the world’s leading provider of eBusiness applications software. Siebel Systems provides an integrated family of eBusiness applications software, enabling multichannel sales, marketing, and customer service systems to be deployed over the Web, in call centers, in the field, through reseller channels, and across retail and dealer networks. Siebel Systems’ sales and service facilities are located in more than 32 countries. For more information, please visit Siebel Systems’ Web site at www.siebel.com.