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IBM PR: IBM and Citrix Announce Windows 32-bit Application Support for OS/2 Warp
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Timothy F. Sipples)
Thu Sep 26 02:57:22 1996
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 26 Sep 1996 04:28:56 GMT
From: tsipple@vnet.ibm.com (Timothy F. Sipples)
Reply-To: tsipple@vnet.ibm.com (Timothy F. Sipples)
Reply-to: tsipple@vnet.ibm.com (Timothy F. Sipples)
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WinFrame/Enterprise v1.6 Will Provide Windows 95, Windows NT Application
Access to OS/2 Clients
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 25, 1996 ... IBM and Citrix Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:
CTXS) today announced that Citrix's WinFrame/Enterprise* v1.6 multi-user
application server software will be supported by Citrix in an OS/2** operating
environment. This will significantly expand the breadth of Windows
applications available to OS/2 users, including users of OS/2 Warp 4. This
support will provide OS/2 users access to 32-bit Windows applications in a
network computing environment.
WinFrame/Enterprise complements the battle-tested DOS and Win3.x application
support available with OS/2 today by providing additional support for 32-bit
Windows applications. Combined with OS/2 Warp 4's ability to run emerging Java
applications from the desktop, this additional support will offer OS/2 users
the broad range of critical applications they need to run their businesses.
"With the support of Citrix's WinFrame/Enterprise, OS/2 customers will have
more options for application deployment across the enterprise," said John W.
Thompson, general manager of IBM's Personal Software Products division. "This
will give them access to a broader set of applications from their OS/2 desktop
in a network computing environment."
"We are excited to see IBM's commitment to enhancing the benefits of OS/2 with
32-bit Windows application support," said Edward E. Iacobucci, Citrix chairman
and chief technical officer. "IBM's support for WinFrame/Enterprise reinforces
our strategy for network computing. Citrix's vision is to provide customers
with cost-effective access to critical applications throughout the enterprise
-- from various user locations, client devices, operating platforms and
bandwidths."
IBM and Citrix are looking forward to exploring additional opportunities to
exploit this technology for the benefit of IBM's OS/2 client base. The
intention is to provide OS/2 users even broader and more highly integrated
access to WinFrame/Enterprise servers over dial-up, LAN, WAN, intranet or
Internet connections.
WinFrame/Enterprise Application Server Software
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WinFrame/Enterprise multi-user application server software helps companies
deploy 16- and 32-bit Windows, client/server and legacy applications quickly,
easily and cost-effectively, while maximizing return on technology investment.
These 32-bit Windows applications can be deployed across the extended
enterprise, from various locations, type of client hardware, operating systems
and available communication bandwidth.
Based on a network-centric computing model, WinFrame/Enterprise includes
Citrix's ICA* (Intelligent Console Architecture) -based universal, thin-client
software that works in conjunction with Citrix's multi-user application server
software. Enterprise applications execute on the application server, while
only the graphical user interface displays on client devices over dial-up,
LAN, WAN, intranet or Internet connections. WinFrame's thin client
architecture provides the high-performance and universal application access
required by many users, while the multi-user application server design offers
IS professionals the economic benefits of single-point application management
and control. In addition to OS/2 support, WinFrame/Enterprise supports DOS,
16- and 32-bit Windows, UNIX and Macintosh clients, as well as low-cost
terminals and wireless devices.
WinFrame/Enterprise Availability for OS/2
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WinFrame/Enterprise multi-user application server software is available from
members of the Citrix Solutions Network, Citrix's certified reseller channel.
It currently has a suggested retail price of $5,995 for 15 concurrent users.
Additional concurrent user licenses are currently available in increments of
five for $995. Citrix has announced that service and support of OS/2 clients
connected to WinFrame/Enterprise servers will be available beginning Oct. 9,
1996, from members of the Citrix Solutions Network. WinFrame/Enterprise v1.6
client software is supported by the versions of OS/2 that include Win-OS/2
application support, these include OS/2 v2.11, OS/2 Warp Version 3, OS/2 Warp
Connect, as well as the latest release of the operating system solution, OS/2
Warp 4. Additional information regarding WinFrame/Enterprise can be found on
the Citrix home page at http://www.citrix.com .
About OS/2
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The OS/2 client operating system solution offers users a battle-tested engine
necessary to run mission-critical business applications. The newest version,
OS/2 Warp 4, is the first Intel-based PC operating system solution to
integrate speech navigation and dictation as well as Java technology. With an
improved user interface and easy Internet access, OS/2 Warp 4 is the ideal
desktop client in today's intranet/Internet environment. OS/2 Warp 4 will run
in heterogeneous environments with enhanced hardware and software
compatibility, offering users true cross-platform performance in a network
computing environment.
About Citrix
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Citrix Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS) develops, markets and supports multi-user
Windows application server software under license and strategic agreement with
Microsoft. The company's flagship product line, WinFrame, enables the
high-performance, enterprise-wide deployment of Windows applications without
regard to location or type of client hardware platform. Founded in 1989,
Citrix is based in Coral Springs, Fla.
Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Investors are cautioned that statements in this press release which are not
strictly historical statements, including, without limitation, statements
regarding management's plans and objectives for future operations, product
plans and performance, management's assessment of market factors, as well as
statements regarding the strategy and plans of Citrix and its strategic
partners, constitute forward-looking statements which involve risks and
uncertainties, including, without limitation, risks associated with Citrix's
reliance upon its strategic relationships with Microsoft and other strategic
partners, dependence upon broad-based acceptance of Citrix's ICA protocol,
management of growth, the possibility of undetected software errors, and
dependence on proprietary technology, as well as risks of downturns in
economic conditions generally, and in the software industry specifically,
risks associated with competition and competitive pricing pressures, and other
risks detailed in Citrix's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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* Citrix and ICA are registered trademarks and WinFrame is a trademark of
Citrix Systems Inc.
**IBM and OS/2 are trademarks of IBM Corp.
All other product and service names may be trademarks and/or service marks of
their respective owners. Reseller price may vary.
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