Software & Information Industry Association Recognizes Citrix Enterprise Data Security Solution for Product Excellence with 2007 CODiE Awards

Business Wire, April 30, 2007

Citrix's Enterprise Data Security Solution Nets Two CODiE Award Wins; Further Validates Citrix as Leading Application Delivery Infrastructure Provider

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS), the global leader in application delivery infrastructure, today announced that Citrix Password Manager[TM] has been recognized with two awards in the Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) CODiE Awards in the Best Data Security Solution and Best Identity Management Solution categories. Password Manager is the industry-leading enterprise single sign-on (ESSO) solution and is a critical component of Citrix's end-to-end application delivery solution, automating logons and authentication for Citrix Presentation Server[TM] and Terminal Services environments. By centralizing password management and utilizing user-enabled password resetting and account unlocking functionality, Password Manager not only helps IT gain greater control over data security risks, but also helps reduce costs associated with IT helpdesk support.

Citrix Password Manager has long been recognized as a global leader in the ESSO market, gaining numerous industry honors in recent years. In 2006 alone, Password Manager was named the best password management product by the European SC Magazine award program, and was named a finalist for Best Identity and Access Management Solution and Best Single Sign-On in the U.S. SC Magazine award program. Password Manager also received a "Strong Positive" rating - the highest possible - in Gartner's June 19, 2006 "MarketScope: Enterprise Single Sign-On Products, 2006," authored by Gregg Kreizman.1

"This prestigious recognition from SIIA is a clear validation of Citrix's deep commitment to providing a complete application delivery solution that is secure, cost-effective and makes IT relevant to a business' bottom line," said Mick Hollison, vice president and product line executive, Virtualization Systems Group, Citrix Systems. "Single sign-on is proving to be an increasingly critical element within an application delivery infrastructure for keeping data safe and quickly accessible, as well as for keeping users productive."

Citrix Password Manager comes standard with the platinum edition of Citrix Presentation Server, which includes the added features of application performance monitoring, application streaming, SSL VPN capabilities and granular access control, giving enterprises an optimal end-to-end solution for ensuring the security of their users' data and transactions. Password Manager for Presentation Server provides single sign-on access regardless of where the users connect to the applications and what device they utilize. Users need only access to a Web browser, and they are able to log on to the Citrix Web Interface and perform a variety of functions such as resetting Windows passwords or unlocking their accounts. The most recent edition of Password Manager also enables the use of federated logons for accessing all types of trusted-partner applications (Windows, Web and host-based) delivered by Presentation Server.

About Citrix Password Manager

Citrix Password Manager is the leader in enterprise single sign-on solutions, allowing efficient access to all password-protected applications with one log-on. Users authenticate once with a single password, and Password Manager automatically does the rest: logs onto password-protected enterprise resources, enforces password policies, monitors password-related events, and automates end-user tasks -- even password changes.

About Citrix Presentation Server

Citrix Presentation Server is the de facto standard for delivering Windows applications at the lowest cost -- to any user, anywhere. It offers both application virtualization and application streaming delivery methods to enable the best access experience for any user, with any device, working over any network. By centralizing applications and data in secure data centers, IT can reduce costs of management and support, increase data security, and facilitate business continuity. Presentation Server allows IT to deliver applications as a service -- providing on-demand access to users, while affording IT the flexibility to leverage future application architectures.

About Citrix

Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) is the global leader and the most trusted name in application delivery infrastructure. More than 180,000 organizations worldwide rely on Citrix to deliver any application to users anywhere with the best performance, highest security and lowest cost. Citrix customers include 100% of the Fortune 100 companies and 98% of the Fortune Global 500, as well as hundreds of thousands of small businesses and prosumers. Citrix has approximately 6,200 channel and alliance partners in more than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2006 was $1.1 billion.

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