Citrix Announces Technology Preview of NFuse Elite; Initial Release of New Access Portal Server Offered to Customers and Partners

Business Wire, March 5, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 2002

Today at Citrix Solutions Summit (http://www.citrixsolutionssummit.com), Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS), a global leader in virtual workplace software and services, today announced the availability of a technology preview for NFuse(TM) Elite (formerly Project "South Beach"), the company's forthcoming Access Portal server (see related release, "Citrix Establishes New Access Portal Product Family"). Customers and partners who qualify for the technology preview will be able to download the product beginning in April 2002 for training and evaluation purposes.

NFuse Elite will offer customers a simple, powerful and cost-effective alternative to standard corporate portals requiring extensive services and customization. The new product will extend the Citrix-powered virtual workplace by providing secure, role-based access to Web applications, content and services, Windows(R), and UNIX(R) applications, and corporate databases and repositories.

In conjunction with the NFuse Elite technology preview, Citrix will be providing additional Content Delivery Agents (CDAs), Web-based applications that "snap" into a user's NFuse Elite portal, enabling the seamless integration between best-of-breed applications and content feeds and the portal. In addition, Citrix(R) NFuse Elite also supports other industry-standard portal application integration formats, such as Microsoft(R) Web Parts, expanding the range of applications and content that can be rapidly accessed through NFuse Elite.

"NFuse Elite addresses a need in the marketplace for thousands of customers who want a portal server that is flexible enough to scale with their organization, but without the complexity and costs associated with typical enterprise portal implementations," said Bob Kruger, Citrix senior vice president, product development and chief technology officer. "Offering our channel and development partners the opportunity to preview the product allows them to get comfortable with the technology, and lets customers evaluate the solution before it's available."

"Our customers see the value in a portal server that can be deployed quickly, providing them with the productivity gains and competitive advantage they desire, without the long integration cycle and costly professional services they want to avoid," said Tom Bunch, senior vice president and business development officer, Vector ESP, a Citrix Platinum reseller. "We're looking forward to Citrix's upcoming release of NFuse Elite and believe it will be an outstanding addition to their virtual workplace solutions suite."

Registration for the NFuse Elite technical preview is now available at http://www.citrix.com/nfuse_elite. Qualified participants will receive access to the product download and an FAQ with information on installation, training and support in April 2002.

About Solutions Summit

Citrix Solutions Summit 2002, Citrix's annual worldwide partner event, takes place March 4-7 at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, Florida. The theme of the conference is "Making the Virtual Workplace Real." Solutions Summit is designed to provide Citrix partners, including resellers, consultants, independent software and hardware vendors and system integrators, with an overview of the company's strategic technology direction, news of upcoming products, solutions and services, hands-on technical information and networking opportunities.

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 products include MetaFrame(R) application serving software, NFuse application portal software, XPS(TM) portal software, application management products, and Citrix Independent Computing Architecture (ICA(R)), a core application serving technology. The company markets its products through a well-established indirect channel comprising more than 7,000 resellers, integrators and consultants. In fiscal 2001, the company had net revenues of over $590 million. Citrix is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market(SM) 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.

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