Citrix NetScaler Shines In Network World Test of Web Application Delivery Systems; Citrix's NetScaler Application Delivery System Noted for High Scalability and Rich Application Acceleration Feature Set

Business Wire, Feb 15, 2006

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS), the global leader in access infrastructure solutions, today announced that a rigorous test of Web front-end acceleration devices conducted by Network World has independently demonstrated that the company's NetScaler Application Delivery System improves Web application performance under demanding and varied traffic scenarios, while offering the richest set of acceleration capabilities. The Network World performance review featured all major products in the fast-growing market for Web application delivery solutions.

"The Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery System...bristles with virtually every acceleration feature available,...including caching,...support for complex application-layer switching, SSLCi offload and HTTP compression," said David Newman, president of Network Test, a Network World Test Alliance partner.

As organizations roll out business-critical applications to serve a geographically distributed workforce, they are intensifying efforts to offer these applications through a Web browser. When delivered across high-latency WAN connections to remote users and branch offices, Web application response times often suffer, rendering many applications unusable for employees.

The Citrix(R) NetScaler(R) Application Delivery System goes far beyond traditional load balancers, optimizing the delivery of Web applications for all users, improving application response times while reducing the load on expensive application servers. Proven in many of the worlds' most demanding environments, including all of the top five busiest sites on the Internet, the Citrix NetScaler product line includes a full range of models designed for customers of all sizes.

"It's no surprise that an independent product review confirms that Citrix NetScaler solutions deliver highly scalable, feature-rich capabilities that enhance the delivery of Web applications," said Michael Suby, program manager at Stratecast Partners (a division of Frost & Sullivan). "Citrix has been a major force in the application virtualization market and now the company is poised to do the same in the application delivery market with a full line of strategic infrastructure solutions."

"This review confirms that having native application-layer intelligence built-in gives the Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery System an unparalleled mix of acceleration, availability, and security capabilities to optimize the delivery of any Web application," said Wes Wasson, vice president of worldwide marketing and product strategy, Application Networking Group, Citrix Systems. "The Citrix NetScaler product helps provide the best access experience to Web applications for customers of all sizes who require the richest functionality and most scalable product on the market."

The full results of the Web front-end acceleration devices test can be found on the Network World Web site at http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2006/011606-wfe-intro.html?ts.

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