Citrix's Gruen-Kennedy Re-elected to Second Term as Chairman of ASP Industry Consortium

Business Wire, May 9, 2000

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2000

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Takes Helm for Second Consecutive Year

Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) today congratulated Traver Gruen-Kennedy on his re-election to the top post at the Application Service Provider (ASP) Industry Consortium, the international advocacy group dedicated to promoting the ASP industry and articulating the measurable benefits of its delivery model. Under Gruen-Kennedy's leadership, the Consortium has grown from 25 founding companies to more than 450 member companies worldwide.

The Consortium works to establish standards for best practices in ASP engagements, commissions research to accurately assess market needs, and educates the marketplace about the rapidly evolving ASP delivery model. Gruen-Kennedy was first elected to lead the ASP Industry Consortium in May 1999.

As director, Internetworking Strategy for Citrix, Gruen-Kennedy is a key corporate strategist with worldwide responsibility for strategic planning and partnering relationships in advanced communications and application hosting markets. Prior to his tenure with Citrix, he served as a consultant developing corporate strategies for technology suppliers such as Lucent Technologies, Sun Microsystems, Nortel, Teledesic and Xerox. Additionally, he developed IT strategies for enterprise clients such as L.L. Bean, and contributed to policy development and legislation with policy makers including the ITU (International Telecommunications Union), the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), and the United States Senate.

"I am honored to be able to continue for a second term as the leader of a group that plays such a vital role in the ASP market," said Gruen-Kennedy. "The Consortium has made great strides these last few months - most recently, with the establishment of a globally recognized contract negotiation and dispute avoidance mechanism by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The efforts of the Consortium and its members, including Citrix, will help bolster the reach of ASP market education and best practices around the globe."

About the ASP Industry Consortium

Founded in May 1999, the Application Service Provider Industry Consortium is an international advocacy group of more than 450 companies formed to promote the application service provider industry by sponsoring research, promoting best practices, and articulating the measurable benefits of this evolving delivery model. Its goals include educating the marketplace, developing common definitions for the industry, as well as serving as a forum for discussion and sponsoring research. Among the technology sectors represented by the Consortium include Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), Network Service Providers (NSPs), Application Service Providers (ASPs), as well as emerging business models and other sectors supporting the industry.

About Citrix

Citrix Systems, Inc. is a global leader in application server software and services that offer "Digital Independence(TM)" - the ability to run any application on any device over any connection, wireless to Web. Citrix's solutions enable organizations of all types, from major enterprises to emerging Application Service Providers (ASPs), to reach more users, with more applications, in more locations - and achieve this with greater speed and predictability, and lower costs. Founded in 1989, Citrix today is one of the world's fastest-growing software companies, with more than 100,000 customers worldwide, including every one of the FORTUNE 100 firms. Its products, including MetaFrame(TM) software and Independent Computing Architecture (ICA(R)), a core application-server technology, have been widely adopted by the corporate mainstream to achieve key business goals. The firm, which markets its solutions through value-added resellers, system integrators and OEM licensees, is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Citrix is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CTXS and was added to the Standard & Poor's 500 Index in 1999. For more information, please visit the Citrix Web site at http://www.citrix.com

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