Citrix Introduces Citrix® NFuse® Classic Portlet for IBM® WebSphere® Portal

IBM’s WebSphere Portal family provides a single point of interaction with dynamic information, applications, processes and people, which are essential for building successful business-to-employee (B2E), business-to-business(B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) portals.

“A key component of an effective portal is seamless connection to the applications and content that users need on a daily basis,” said Larry Bowden, vice president, IBM Portals Solutions Software Group.  “Citrix NFuse Classic is a valuable complement to WebSphere Portal’s ability to provide users with easy access to client/server and Web-based applications from any location, regardless of the device they are using to interact with their corporate portal.  This will help our customers deploy and access a broad range of applications, from office productivity software like Microsoft Office to strategic line of business applications.”

With the NFuse Classic portlet, WebSphere Portal customers can access Web-enabled and non-Web-enabled applications through a Web browser.  The combination of NFuse Classic and WebSphere Portal allows enterprise organisations to provide users with unprecedented access to applications as well as managed, personalised content and other information.  The NFuse Classic portlet was designed by Citrix Consulting Services™ (CCS), the company’s consulting arm.

“The Citrix NFuse Classic portlet helps portal software vendors accelerate time-to-value for their customers, enabling them to quickly integrate the native interface and complete functionality of any application running in a Citrix environment into the portals,” said Larry Hawes, senior advisor, Delphi Group.  “Citrix software is widely deployed across Global 2000 firms, many of which are also IBM customers.  As a result of this alliance, these joint customers will now be able to access existing client server applications within their WebSphere portals through the NFuse Classic portlet.”

“Our development work with IBM has resulted in a very powerful solution for enterprise organisations that need Web-based access to a wide range of applications without extensive customisation,” said David Jones, senior vice president, corporate marketing and development, for Citrix.  “This portlet provides the building blocks for enterprises to adapt and integrate Citrix NFuse Classic and IBM WebSphere Portal for unique enterprise environments. Customers are provided with the ability to effectively integrate, personalise and manage applications from a central location and deliver them via a standard browser.”

Since 1996, Citrix has been working closely with IBM on development, testing, sales, marketing and support to bring complete application serving solutions to customers.  As a member of the IBM PartnerWorld Portlet Providers Program, Citrix is committed to helping IBM provide customers with Web-based access to existing applications via the WebSphere Portal.  Citrix is working with IBM on future development plans for the NFuse Classic portlet as well as go to market initiatives.

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 Citrix Consulting Services
Citrix Consulting Services™ (CCS) provides assistance to clients and partners in order to help ensure the successful implementation of Citrix products and technologies.  CCS leverages proven methodologies, tools and best practices to help customers derive the maximum benefits from their Citrix server-based computing and portal implementations.

For Citrix Investors
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