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Citrix drives channel and partnerships with appointment of Senior Director in Asia Pacific



Seasoned industry executive to manage strategic alliances across the region

AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND, September 22, 2010 – Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS), today announced the appointment of Mr. Andrew Susa as Senior Director, Asia Pacific Partner Organisation. In this newly-created role, Susa will be responsible for building strategic partnerships and developing the partner ecosystem across the region.

Reporting directly to Rob Willis, Vice President, Asia Pacific, Susa will focus on enriching and managing strategic alliances with distributors, channel partners, systems integrators, outsourcers, ISVs and service providers in the Asia Pacific region.

Susa has over 20 years’ experience in IT, having held key regional and global leadership positions in partnerships, sales and marketing. Prior to joining Citrix, Andrew was Global Alliance Director at VMware. Andrew has also held senior positions at BEA Systems and Compaq Computer.

“Citrix is at the forefront of virtual computing, providing client solutions and offerings right through to the data centre that are accessed by millions of users worldwide.

“I am looking forward to working with Citrix’s partner ecosystem to identify opportunities for growth and equip them with the tools and resources to provide the best solutions for our customers,” Susa said.

“Our partnerships are integral to our success. Andrew’s understanding of the region and his business expertise mean that he will be a great asset to the team,” said Rob Willis, Vice President, Asia Pacific.

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About Citrix Systems

Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is a leading provider of virtual computing solutions that help companies deliver IT as an on-demand service. Founded in 1989, Citrix combines virtualization, networking, and cloud computing technologies into a full portfolio of products that enable virtual workstyles for users and virtual datacenters for IT.  More than 230,000 organizations worldwide rely on Citrix to help them build simpler and more cost-effective IT environments. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies in more than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2009 was $1.61 billion.

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