Citrix Verifies 247 Partner Products

HOUSTON -- Today at Citrix Synergy, the event where virtualization, networking and application delivery meet, Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) demonstrated continued momentum of its Citrix Ready™ Program, adding 247 new verified partner products and more than 50 new technology partners. This rapid expansion in the first five months raises the total number of products tested and verified for the Citrix Delivery Center™ product family to more than 550.

In addition, continuing to drive market adoption of desktop virtualization, the company unveiled a new segment of the Citrix Ready Program – Desktop Appliances for Citrix XenDesktop™. This new partner initiative is aimed at establishing standards for a new class of device purpose-built to deliver a superior user experience when combined with XenDesktop. Desktop appliances verified “Citrix Ready” are defined by two levels: Basic and Plus. Devices meeting the Desktop Appliance Plus requirements offer more robust capabilities and performance specifically designed to provide the best user experience – with capabilities such as higher resolution, Instant On, multimedia and peripheral device support. For a complete listing of these partners, visit www.citrix.com/cr_desktopappliancelist.

Spanning the datacenter to the desktop, the Citrix Ready program showcases and recommends solutions demonstrating tested partner compatibility with Citrix Delivery Center, the company’s end-to-end infrastructure for application delivery. Launched in January 2007, the Citrix Ready Program has expanded to include new technology partners covering all of the four primary delivery controllers in the Citrix Delivery Center product family:

“With solutions deployed at more than 215,000 Citrix customers and delivered by 7,600 Citrix resellers, the proven Citrix Ready Program allows customers to transform their datacenters to delivery centers more easily, in less time and with greater piece of mind,” said John Fanelli, vice president, solution and communities marketing, Citrix Systems. “Citrix Ready partners that participate in the program enjoy new revenue opportunities, improved customer satisfaction and increased mindshare within the Application Delivery market.”Citrix Systems Inc.