Citrix XenDesktop Ranked Desktop Virtualization Champion

Citrix News Release:

Info-Tech Research Group names Citrix XenDesktop Champion in the Desktop Virtualization Vendor Landscape and lists Citrix as a Trend Setter

February 26, 2013

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Citrix today announced that Citrix XenDesktop® has been listed as a Champion in Info-Tech Research Group’s Desktop Virtualization Vendor Landscape. The company was also listed as a Trend Setter. Assessing vendors by the strength of their offering and their strategy for the enterprise, Info-Tech Research Group Vendor Landscapes pay tribute to the contribution of exceptional vendors in a particular category. Other Citrix products have also been recognized by Info-Tech, including Citrix XenServer® in the Server Virtualization Vendor Landscape (January 2013) and Citrix CloudPlatform™ in the Cloud Management Vendor Landscape (November 2012). Champions are defined as offering excellent value, having a strong market presence and acting as trend setters for the industry. Trend Setter Awards are presented to the most original/inventive solution evaluated. “Desktop virtualization continues to expand in both function and use case: from task workers to power users; from application presentation to virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI); from stationary to mobile,” said John Sloan, Lead Research Analyst, Info-Tech Research Group. “Citrix has been a leader in feature development, often ahead of other vendors in number and quality of advance features. In breadth of offerings, Citrix is unmatched, contributing to an ‘anywhere on any device’ strategic vision. XenDesktop has proven reliability and continues to lead in both mind and market share.” About Info-Tech Research Group With a paid membership of over 28,000 members worldwide, Info-Tech Research Group is the global leader in providing tactical, practical Information Technology research and analysis. Info-Tech Research Group has a fourteen-year history of delivering quality research and is North America’s fastest growing full-service IT analyst firm. About Citrix Citrix (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. ###