CAUDIT Announces Agreement With Citrix
- Deal offers Universities Enterprise Solutions at Entry Level Cost -
Citrix Systems Asia Pacific today announced a two year agreement with the Council of the Australian University Directors of Information Technology (CAUDIT).
The agreement offers the 52 members of CAUDIT in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the South Pacific, access to Citrix's enterprise level program collectively. Ongoing Citrix enterprise maintenance and support is also provided as part of the agreement.
CAUDIT's mission is to promote and advance the use and support of IT in teaching and learning, research and administration in the Universities of Australia and New Zealand through the competent management of IT services and the education of its clients. Members include Universities throughout Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the South Pacific as well as CSIRO in Australia.
"Australian and New Zealand universities are aggressive adopters of IT" said Nick Tate, Chair of CAUDIT and Director of Information Technology Services and AusCERT at the University of Queensland. "Citrix has been used by many universities to enable centralised application deployment and industry-standard secure remote access regardless of platform."
An early advocate of the Citrix Server Based Computing model is the University of Queensland in Brisbane. The University first started using Citrix MetaFrame in 2001 and since this time, the Information Technology Services team has migrated to MetaFrame XP(tm) and deployed multiple platforms to a wide array of end user machines with minimal effort. In an initiative to provide the University of Queensland with a range of software applications delivered via the University's Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN) Facilities, Citrix NFuse Classic was used to power UQAPS (University of Queensland Application Publishing Service). This is now being further integrated into the university's staff portal.
"As a global vendor with a strong local presence, particularly in the R&D space, Citrix strongly supports all initiatives which help foster and develop local talent for the IT and communications industry," said Gary O'Brien, marketing director, Citrix Systems Asia Pacific. "This new deal is significant for CAUDIT members in that it enables universities to deploy an enterprise level IT environment that for some members would have been unachievable in the past due to the level of cost."
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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 organizations 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(tm), MetaFrame for Windows and MetaFrame for UNIX; and Access Portal software, including NFuse Elite, NFuse Classic and Enterprise Services for NFuse. The Company markets its products through a well-established indirect channel comprising over 6500 resellers, integrators and consultants. 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
This release contains forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The forward-looking statements in this release do not constitute guarantees of future performance. Investors are cautioned that statements in this press release, which are not strictly historical statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding planned product introductions, management's plans, objectives and strategies, and management's assessment of market factors, constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, acceptance of the company's MetaFrame and portal software product line; the company's product concentration and its ability to develop and commercialize new products and services; the company's success in expanding into new geographic and vertical markets; the company's ability to expand its core business in large enterprise accounts; the size, timing and recognition of revenue from significant orders and other revenue recognition changes; increased competition, including potential competition from Microsoft and other companies; the results of the company's new licensing programs; changes in the company's pricing policies or those of its competitors, including Microsoft; the costs and risks of developing, acquiring, or integrating new technologies or enhancements to existing products; the risks associated with third party licensing arrangements; the company's reliance upon its strategic relationships with Microsoft and other strategic partners; management of growth and higher operating expenses; the possibility of undetected software errors; dependence on proprietary technology; charges in the event of the impairment of assets; the maintenance of the company's growth rate; as well as risks of downturns in economic conditions generally, and in the software industry specifically, and other risks detailed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Citrix assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this press release or with respect to the announcements described herein.
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Citrix, MetaFrame, MetaFrame XP, NFuse, are registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the U.S. and other countries. Java(tm) is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and in other countries. Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.
The agreement offers the 52 members of CAUDIT in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the South Pacific, access to Citrix's enterprise level program collectively. Ongoing Citrix enterprise maintenance and support is also provided as part of the agreement.
CAUDIT's mission is to promote and advance the use and support of IT in teaching and learning, research and administration in the Universities of Australia and New Zealand through the competent management of IT services and the education of its clients. Members include Universities throughout Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the South Pacific as well as CSIRO in Australia.
"Australian and New Zealand universities are aggressive adopters of IT" said Nick Tate, Chair of CAUDIT and Director of Information Technology Services and AusCERT at the University of Queensland. "Citrix has been used by many universities to enable centralised application deployment and industry-standard secure remote access regardless of platform."
An early advocate of the Citrix Server Based Computing model is the University of Queensland in Brisbane. The University first started using Citrix MetaFrame in 2001 and since this time, the Information Technology Services team has migrated to MetaFrame XP(tm) and deployed multiple platforms to a wide array of end user machines with minimal effort. In an initiative to provide the University of Queensland with a range of software applications delivered via the University's Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN) Facilities, Citrix NFuse Classic was used to power UQAPS (University of Queensland Application Publishing Service). This is now being further integrated into the university's staff portal.
"As a global vendor with a strong local presence, particularly in the R&D space, Citrix strongly supports all initiatives which help foster and develop local talent for the IT and communications industry," said Gary O'Brien, marketing director, Citrix Systems Asia Pacific. "This new deal is significant for CAUDIT members in that it enables universities to deploy an enterprise level IT environment that for some members would have been unachievable in the past due to the level of cost."
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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 organizations 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(tm), MetaFrame for Windows and MetaFrame for UNIX; and Access Portal software, including NFuse Elite, NFuse Classic and Enterprise Services for NFuse. The Company markets its products through a well-established indirect channel comprising over 6500 resellers, integrators and consultants. 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
This release contains forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The forward-looking statements in this release do not constitute guarantees of future performance. Investors are cautioned that statements in this press release, which are not strictly historical statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding planned product introductions, management's plans, objectives and strategies, and management's assessment of market factors, constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, acceptance of the company's MetaFrame and portal software product line; the company's product concentration and its ability to develop and commercialize new products and services; the company's success in expanding into new geographic and vertical markets; the company's ability to expand its core business in large enterprise accounts; the size, timing and recognition of revenue from significant orders and other revenue recognition changes; increased competition, including potential competition from Microsoft and other companies; the results of the company's new licensing programs; changes in the company's pricing policies or those of its competitors, including Microsoft; the costs and risks of developing, acquiring, or integrating new technologies or enhancements to existing products; the risks associated with third party licensing arrangements; the company's reliance upon its strategic relationships with Microsoft and other strategic partners; management of growth and higher operating expenses; the possibility of undetected software errors; dependence on proprietary technology; charges in the event of the impairment of assets; the maintenance of the company's growth rate; as well as risks of downturns in economic conditions generally, and in the software industry specifically, and other risks detailed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Citrix assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this press release or with respect to the announcements described herein.
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Citrix, MetaFrame, MetaFrame XP, NFuse, are registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the U.S. and other countries. Java(tm) is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and in other countries. Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.
