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13
Proprietary Technology
Our success is dependent upon certain proprietary technologies and core intellectual property. We have been awarded
numerous domestic and foreign patents and have numerous pending patent applications in the United States and foreign
countries. Our technology is also protected under copyright laws. Additionally, we rely on trade secret protection and
confidentiality and proprietary information agreements to protect our proprietary technology. We have established proprietary
trademark rights in markets across the globe, and own trademark registrations and pending registration applications in the
United States and other countries, including Citrix, Citrix Workspace Cloud, ByteMobile, GoToAssist, GoToMeeting,
GoToWebinar, NetScaler, ShareFile, Worx Home, WorxDesktop, WorxMail, WorxWeb, Xen, XenApp, XenClient, XenDesktop,
XenServer and XenMobile. While our competitive position could be affected by our ability to protect our proprietary
information, we believe that because of the rapid pace of technological change in the industry, factors such as the technical
expertise, knowledge and innovative skill of our management and technical personnel, our technology relationships, name
recognition, the timeliness and quality of support services provided by us and our ability to rapidly develop, enhance and
market software products could be more significant in maintaining our competitive position. See Part I-Item 1A entitled “Risk
Factors” included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.
Available Information
Our Internet address is http://www.citrix.com. We make available, free of charge, on or through our website our annual
reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and any amendments to
those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act as soon as reasonably
practicable after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
information on our website is not part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.
Employees
As of December 31, 2014, we had 10,081 employees. On January 28, 2015, we announced a strategic restructuring
program which included steps to reduce our headcount by approximately 700 full-time positions and 200 contractor positions.
We believe our relations with employees are good. In certain countries outside the United States, our relations with employees
are governed by labor regulations that provide for specific terms of employment between our company and our employees.