Citrix and Symbol Sign Agreement to Enable Workforce Mobility Solutions

Citrix and Symbol plan to work together to develop technical product integration between Citrix® MetaFrame XP™ and Symbol’s wireless PocketPC devices, optimising the performance of the two companies’ offerings.  In addition, the companies have entered into an arrangement to engage each other’s channels.  Citrix will train Symbol channel partners to integrate and resell Citrix’s industry-leading MetaFrame XP application server software into a workforce mobility solution based on Symbol products.

“In order to maintain a competitive advantage in an increasingly mobile world, customers need solutions that allow them to cost-effectively boost their productivity.  To meet this requirement, vendors must form partnerships that increase their individual value propositions,” said Stephen Drake, senior analyst for mobile infrastructure software at IDC. “The relationship between Citrix and Symbol indicates a commitment from both companies to give joint customers the ability to optimise their application access and get more out of their IT investments.”

“We’re seeing scenarios where Citrix’s technology can be an important piece of the complete workforce mobility solution that our customers demand,” said Elaine Henderson, director of software marketing, Symbol Technologies. “Customers in a wide variety of industries rely on our products in mission critical operations.  Whether it’s a warehouse or retail store, there are customers that can benefit from the capabilities of MetaFrame XP - including enhanced management and accessibility of applications, improved security and other significant benefits associated with server based computing.”

Citrix MetaFrame XP helps organisations “virtualise” today’s digital office by providing secure, reliable, cost-effective access to Windows®, UNIX® or Web applications on any device, over any network.  Based upon the creation and integration of bar code scanning, mobile computing and wireless LAN technologies, Symbol’s systems and products are used to increase productivity from the factory floor to the retail store, to the enterprise and out to the home.  Integrating Symbol’s devices with MetaFrame XP allows customers to benefit from flexibility in their mobile application access.

“Forming an alliance with Symbol is a logical step for Citrix because both companies have similar goals - we’re committed to enabling customers with essential tools to get their jobs done efficiently,” said John Glendenning, managing director, embedded systems for Citrix. “Working together, we can extend access far beyond the traditional office environment to increase user productivity.”

Today, some 10 million Symbol bar code scanners, mobile computers and wireless LANs are used worldwide in markets ranging from retailing to transportation and distribution logistics, manufacturing, parcel and postal delivery, government, healthcare and education.

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.

For Citrix Investors
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