NetFRAME and Citrix Team to Deliver Integrated Enterprise Application Deployment Platform for Remote and Intranet Computing; Leading Standards-Based Server Supplier Joins Citrix's Solutions Alliance; Will Deliver Integrated Remotely Hosted Application Solution

Business Wire, Jan 21, 1997

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 1997--NetFRAME Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:NETF), a leading supplier of continuous availability network servers, and Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS), a leader in multi-user Windows application server software, today announced that NetFRAME has joined Citrix's Industry Solutions Alliance, a growing coalition of industry vendors working to develop complementary products and markets for WinFrame multi-user application server software.

NetFRAME will provide corporations with large-scale, enterprise-class server hardware that can be used to host WinFrame application server software for deploying mission-critical Windows applications to remote users over enterprise networks, corporate Intranets or the Internet. NetFRAME plans to deliver its first fully-integrated WinFRAME server solution in early 1997.

The application deployment environment provided by NetFRAME and WinFrame will enable corporations to cost-effectively host mission-critical Windows applications on the second-generation NetFRAME NF9000 platform, thereby simplifying management of enterprise applications. WinFrame enables these applications to be accessed at LAN-like performance from a wide variety of client devices, including personal computers, thin-client network computers and Windows terminals, regardless of user location or bandwidth.

"Many corporations are finding that WinFrame's innovative thin-client, server-based computing is an efficient way of providing users with cost-effective and powerful information services," said Randy Meyer, director of solutions and channel marketing at NetFRAME.

"By moving application processing off the desktop and on to large-scale servers, corporations are able to give users access to the applications they want, while still controlling costs and systems management. With its high-throughput and scalable design, the NF9000 is an ideal platform for large-scale WinFrame environments."

In addition to providing the industry's highest overall throughput in a standards-based server, the NetFRAME NF9000 also provides a comprehensive approach to server availability. With hardware fault tolerance, software error resilience and on-line system management, repair and expansion, the NF9000 is designed to minimize downtime, regardless of its cause.

"Continuous server availability is a key element of a business-critical WinFrame computing environment," said David Manks, strategic marketing manager for Citrix. "With its industry-leading system reliability and up-time features, we believe many customers will find the NetFRAME NF9000 an attractive server platform for WinFrame application server software."

WinFrame multi-user application server software is an authorized extension to Windows NT Server under license from Microsoft. WinFrame helps organizations deploy Windows applications quickly, easily and cost-effectively, while maximizing return on technology investment. WinFrame extends the reach of enterprise applications to users over dial-up, LAN, WAN, Intranet and Internet connections, regardless of client hardware, operating system or available bandwidth.

About Citrix

Citrix Systems, Inc. develops, markets and supports multi-user application server software under license and strategic agreement with Microsoft. The company's flagship product line, WinFrame, enables the high-performance, enterprise-wide deployment of Windows applications without regard to location or type of client hardware platform. Founded in 1989, Citrix is based in Coral Springs, Fla.

About NetFRAME Systems

Founded in 1987, NetFRAME Systems Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise-class messaging and Intranet solutions based on industry-standard hardware and software. NetFRAME ClusterServers offer continuous availability and provide a compelling price/performance alternative to networked server proliferation. NetFRAME ClusterServers are sold through resellers and system integrators worldwide. For information, contact NetFRAME via the World Wide Web at www.netframe.com, or call 408/474-1000. -0-

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