Feb 262013 |
New datacenter in Singapore at the heart of Citrix continued expansion in Asia Pacific |
SINGAPORE — Citrix today officially opened a new US$8.7 million corporate datacenter in Singapore, making it the company’s second largest internal facility in the world for the virtualization and networks leader. Operational since November 2012, the new datacenter houses the production infrastructure for all internal IT operations in Asia Pacific, and has a dedicated desktop capacity of 1,400 virtualized desktops. The move to consolidate the Citrix datacenters in Australia and Bangalore into this new facility is a key milestone in its on-going plans to expand its presence in Singapore and Asia Pacific as a whole. Asia Pacific continues to play a key role in Citrix business, contributing significantly to the company’s growth globally. According to the company’s FY2012 financial results, Asia Pacific registered a 52 percent revenue increase as compared to America at 14 percent and EMEA at 19 percent based on a quarter-on-quarter comparison. In addition, key wins in Asia Pacific, such as Carlson Wagonlit Travel in Singapore and the Korean Intellectual Property Office, further underline the continued growth potential of the region. We are very excited at the tremendous opportunity and growth potential of enterprise IT in Asia Pacific. The opening of a new datacenter in Singapore puts Citrix in a prime position to tap into this growth. Because of its strategic location in the middle of the company’s growth markets, the new datacenter in Singapore allows Citrix to provide our employees in Asia Pacific with the business productivity, efficiency and continuity they require to work and play better. Singapore’s world-class business climate, a stable socio-political environment and a ready pool of educated and skilled talent made our decision an easy one.
Planning for this migration began in January 2012, and the migration of all internal users was conducted from 9-11 November, in approximately 36 hours. With leading desktop virtualization solution Citrix XenDesktop® and server virtualization platform Citrix XenServer® at the heart of the move, the deployment of applications, data and desktops was effectively optimized and efficiently managed, resulting in a quick and seamless migration. Additionally, the centralized delivery, management and control of the applications, data and desktops help streamline security and compliance. Citrix employees across Asia Pacific logged out of their office profiles at the end of Friday, 9 November 2012, and were able to get back online at the start of the new work week on 12 November 2012. In a world of consumerization and choice, our employees, just like the rest of today’s mobile workforce, are looking for easier ways to work the way they want. From an IT perspective, this results in a greater need for a flexible yet robust support and security platform. With this new datacenter in place, we are leading by example to show our customers how they too can enable their employees’ mobile workstyles, allowing them to easily work with anyone, from any location, on any device.
This new datacenter is the start of a three-year plan to consolidate and improve Citrix internal IT operations globally, with future datacenters expected to mirror the current infrastructure in Singapore. It has a dedicated desktop capacity of 1,400 virtualized desktops representing a 100 percent increase from the combined capacities of the previous datacenters in Australia and Bangalore. By the end of this quarter, Citrix plans to increase this number to 2,500. For an interview with Stuart Driver on Citrix business in Asia Pacific, please feel free to contact Aru Sayed at +65 6602 4519 or aru.sayed@yingcomms.com. About CitrixCitrix (NASDAQ:CTXS) is the cloud computing company that enables mobile workstyles - empowering people to work and collaborate from anywhere, accessing apps and data on any of the latest devices, as easily as they would in their own office—simply and securely. Citrix cloud computing solutions help IT and service providers build both private and public clouds - leveraging virtualization and networking technologies to deliver high-performance, elastic and cost-effective services for mobile workstyles. With market leading solutions for mobility, desktop virtualization, cloud networking, cloud platforms, collaboration, and data sharing, Citrix helps organizations of all sizes achieve the kind of speed and agility necessary to succeed in an increasingly mobile and dynamic world. Citrix products are in use at more than 260,000 organizations and by over 100 million users globally. Annual revenue in 2012 was $2.59 billion. Learn more at www.citrix.com. For Citrix InvestorsThis release contains forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The forward-looking statements in this release do not constitute guarantees of future performance. Those statements involve a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including risks associated with the impact of the global economy and uncertainty in the IT spending environment, including in revenue growth and recognition of revenue, products and services, their development and distribution, product demand and pipeline, economic and competitive factors, including risks associated with international growth and IT consolidation, as well as other risks detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Citrix assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this press release or with respect to the announcements described herein. ### Citrix®, XenDesktop® and XenServer® are registered trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, and may be registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. | Because of its strategic location in the middle of the company’s growth markets, the new datacenter in Singapore allows Citrix to provide our employees in Asia Pacific with the business productivity, efficiency and continuity they require to work and play better.
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