CITRIX WINFRAME SAVES MIS MANAGERS TIME AND MONEY IN WINDOWS 95 APPLICATION DEPLOYMENT; WinFrame Runs 32-bit Windows Applications From 16-bit Platforms

Business Wire, August 18, 1995

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 1995--Citrix(TM) Systems' WinFrame(TM) for Networks puts Windows(R) 95 applications in easy reach of DOS, Windows(R) 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups users before implementing Windows 95 desktop upgrades.

As a result, WinFrame lets MIS managers decouple their Windows 95 application deployment timetable from their desktop PC upgrade timetable. WinFrame accelerates the adoption of Windows 95 applications throughout an enterprise by allowing organizations to use existing hardware, minimize end-user training, and maximize the speed with which 32-bit applications are deployed to both local and remote users.

With WinFrame, end users can harness the power of next-generation, 32-bit Windows applications, such as Microsoft Office for Windows 95, while maintaining their familiar DOS, Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups desktops.

MIS Managers can immediately deploy Windows 95 applications to their installed client hardware base - before they tackle hardware and software upgrades or undergo configuration changes. WinFrame lets organizations reap the productivity benefits of Windows 95 applications today, while spreading the cost of Windows 95 migration over a longer period of time. "WinFrame makes it easier, quicker and less expensive for any size organization to put the benefits of Windows 95 into the hands of their users - particularly those who work away from their office LANs," says Roger W. Roberts, president and CEO of Citrix Systems, Inc. "It doesn't matter if users have a Pentium notebook with 64 MB of RAM, a 386 desktop running Windows 3.1, or an old laptop running DOS. They can all access Windows 95 applications today using WinFrame for Networks."

WinFrame includes version 3.0 of the Citrix Intelligent Console Architecture(TM) (ICA). ICA provides true location independence for 16- and 32-bit Windows applications by running the Windows program on a WinFrame server at one location and displaying the user interface results on client systems located elsewhere. ICA is the industry's first general-purpose Windows presentation services protocol and is rapidly becoming the technology backbone for distributed Windows computing.

To promote ICA as an industry-standard technology, Citrix is broadly licensing it to independent hardware and software vendors. For example, Citrix licensed ICA 3.0 technology to Tektronix for development of WinDD, the industry's first product to deliver Windows applications to X-terminals and Unix workstations.

"ICA offers tremendous benefits for customers and the industry," said Paul Maritz, group vice president, platforms group for Microsoft Corporation's system division. "ICA will enable the interactive use of 32-bit Windows applications on the Internet, wireless devices, low-cost terminals, Macintosh PCs or X-terminals."

Pricing and Availability

WinFrame for Networks ships August 28, 1995, and is available through Citrix Authorized Resellers. WinFrame has a suggested retail price of $5,995 for 15 concurrent users.

Citrix Systems, Inc. is the market leading vendor for Windows application servers. The company develops and markets remote computing products for high-performance delivery of Windows and DOS applications to mobile users, remote sites, branch offices and for Internet commerce. Founded in 1989, the privately held firm is headquartered in Coral Springs, Florida, and has regional sales offices throughout North America and the United Kingdom. For the past two years, Citrix has ranked as one of the fastest growing software companies in the industry as published by Soft Letter (May, 1995). -0-

Note to Editors: This press release has been prepared for distribution at the Microsoft Windows 95 event in Redmond, Wash.

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