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Subject: OS2News: Application Server - Citrix WinFrame/Enterprise v1.6

IBM and Citrix Announce Windows 32-Bit Application Support
 for OS/2 Warp
September 25, 1996
 
WinFrame/Enterprise v1.6 Will Provide Windows 95 and Windows NT
Application Access To OS/2 Clients
 
 
SAN FRANCISCO, California, September 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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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, Florida.
 
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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.  ###
 
*Citrix and ICA are registered trademarks and WinFrame is a trademark
of Citrix Systems, Inc.  **IBM and OS/2 are trademarks of IBM
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