Oct

262011

Citrix Accelerates Anytime, Anywhere Access with Acquisition of App-DNA

Leader in Application Migration and Management Key Addition to Citrix Desktop Transformation Model

Barcelona, Spain - Today, at Citrix Synergy™, the conference where cloud computing, networking and virtualization meet, Citrix announced it has agreed to acquire App-DNA™, a leader in application migration and management, and long-time Citrix partner. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the fourth quarter. App-DNA technology adds a significant component to the Citrix Desktop Transformation strategy aimed at helping customers speed deployments of desktop virtualization enterprise-wide. The App-DNA AppTitude™ product enables organizations to quickly and intelligently assess their application portfolio and migration plans. As part of the Citrix Desktop Transformation Model, this will give customers important information that will help them plan and more rapidly implement a strategy to deliver desktops and applications as a service to all users in the enterprise.

Anytime, Anywhere Access to Applications with Citrix Desktop Transformation Model

As the industry moves from the PC Era to the Cloud Era, virtual desktops are growing rapidly in popularity. The consumerization of IT, the proliferation of new and unique consumer devices and user demands for mobility are driving a need to deliver applications to users anywhere on any device. Citrix Receiver™ and Citrix CloudGateway™ combined with the market-leading Citrix XenDesktop® answer this call for anytime, anywhere access by providing aggregation and control for Windows, web, SaaS applications and follow-me data to deliver virtual desktops and applications as a service to users anywhere.

Citrix helps speed the deployment of virtual desktops with the Desktop Transformation Model. Key enhancements and new tools for desktop transformation are being announced today at Citrix Synergy™. (See related announcement)
 
The Citrix Desktop Transformation Model focuses on three distinct phases – assess, design and deploy – and help customers prioritize and map business objectives to users and projects to speed the roll-out of desktop virtualization enterprise-wide. The addition of App-DNA technology delivers the following customer benefits:

  • Rapid Application Portfolio Analysis – The AppTitude platform performs an analysis of an organization’s application portfolio to determine any potential install and/or runtime issues associated with application migration. A report is generated that provides the assessment in easy to read red, amber, green format along with an effort calculator that provides project sizing in terms of effort, time and resources required to complete.
  • Intelligent Application Remediation – AppTitude provides guidance to an organization for those applications that are determined to have potential compatibility issues. In many cases, the remediation can be provided directly via the AppTitude tools. Organizations now have a confirmed starting point for their migrations, as well as a path forward to ensure the success of the project.
  • Automated Application Packaging – AppTitude enables organizations to rapidly deploy applications through automated packaging of applications in Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI), Microsoft App-V or Citrix XenApp® formats.

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Bob Schultz, Group Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Desktops and Applications at Citrix
“Customers want to move to virtual desktops faster but often don’t know how to evolve their application portfolio. App-DNA provides customers a clear roadmap and the ability to automate the migration of their applications to new virtual environments. As part of a complete desktop transformation strategy with a proven methodology for deploying virtual desktops across all users, Citrix and App-DNA together help customers more quickly realize the business benefits and operating efficiencies of creating a virtual computing environment.”

Pricing and Availability

Pricing and availability from Citrix will be announced upon closing. At present, AppTitude™  continues to be available from App-DNA partners under its pricing.

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Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is a leading provider of virtual computing solutions that help people work and play from anywhere on any device. More than 250,000 enterprises rely on Citrix to create better ways for people, IT and business to work through virtual meetings, desktops and datacenters. Citrix virtualization, networking and cloud solutions deliver over 100 million corporate desktops and touch approximately 75 percent of Internet users each day. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies in 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2010 was $1.87 billion. Learn more at www.citrix.com.

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This 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. Investors are cautioned that statements in this press release, which are not strictly historical statements, including, without limitation, statements by the company and its executives concerning the acquisition of App-DNA; integration plans; capabilities of certain of its products or services; its plans to expand certain of its technologies and platforms to include enhanced capabilities; the company’s markets; and  management’s plans, objectives, strategies and assessments of market factors, constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the reaction of customers of Citrix and App-DNA to the acquisition; Citrix timing and ability to successfully support and integrate App-DNA’s services, operations (including migration of App-DNA to Citrix systems and controls) and employees; the introduction of new products and services by competitors or the entry of new competitors into the markets for Citrix and App-DNA products and services; the failure by Citrix to retain key employees of App-DNA; failure to further develop and successfully market App-DNA’s technology, products and services, including failure to execute Citrix sales and marketing plans; failure to achieve or maintain anticipated revenues and operating performance contributions from App-DNA; failure to comply with federal, state and international regulations; the impact of the global economy and uncertainty in the IT spending environment, including Citrix European markets; the success and growth of the company’s product lines, including risks associated with successfully introducing the App-DNA services into existing products and services of Citrix and Citrix distribution channels; the company’s product concentration and its ability to develop and commercialize new products and services while maintaining sales of its established products; disruptions due to changes in key personnel and succession risks; seasonal fluctuations in the company’s business; the company’s reliance on and the success of partners for the marketing and distribution of the company’s products; the company’s ability to maintain and expand its business in small sized and large enterprise accounts; the size, timing and recognition of revenue from significant orders; the success of investments in its product groups, foreign operations and vertical and geographic markets; the management of anticipated future growth; the recruitment and retention of qualified employees; risks in effectively controlling operating expenses, including failure to manage unexpected expenses; impairment of the value of the company’s investments; the effect of new accounting pronouncements on revenue and expense recognition; litigation and disputes, including challenges to our intellectual property rights or allegations of infringement of the intellectual property rights of third parties; the inability to further innovate our technology due to the intellectual property rights of third parties; changes in the company’s pricing and licensing models, promotional programs and product mix, all of which may impact Citrix revenue recognition or those of its competitors; charges in the event of the impairment of assets acquired through business combinations and licenses; competition, international market readiness and execution risks; unanticipated changes in tax rates or exposure to additional tax liabilities; risks of political and social turmoil and 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.

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