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MetaFrame for UNIX. MetaFrame for UNIX is comprised of technologies that
enable businesses to deliver and manage UNIX applications from a web browser,
application portal, or a wide variety of client platforms via the Citrix ICA
protocol. This can be achieved with minimal bandwidth requirements, with no need
to connect via the less efficient X.11 protocol, and no dependence upon
X−terminal client software.
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
The Company's products and services consist of the following:
Application Servers. The Application Servers product line consists
primarily of MetaFrame(TM) products. MetaFrame software is an enhancement to
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition and Windows 2000
servers (collectively, "Windows Server Operating Systems") and UNIX Operating
Systems products. MetaFrame is system software that incorporates the Company's
ICA protocol and extends the base Windows Server Operating Systems or UNIX
Operating Systems with additional client and server functionality, including
support for heterogeneous computing environments, enterprise−class end−to−end
management and the ability to easily deploy applications via the Internet. The
Company's MetaFrame software, in conjunction with Windows Server Operating
Systems or UNIX Operating Systems, delivers a comprehensive application delivery
and management solution for the entire enterprise. The MetaFrame products, in
conjunction with Windows Server Operating Systems or UNIX Operating Systems,
enable organizations to better deploy, manage and access applications across the
extended enterprise to a variety of client devices, operating platforms or
network connections, including low bandwidth environments.
The Company's products enable the deployment and management of business
applications in large−scale Windows, non−Windows and heterogeneous environments.
MetaFrame software incorporates the Company's ICA technology, which allows for
the deployment in a bandwidth−efficient manner of enterprise applications with
the necessary scalability, performance and reliability. These deployments often
involve complex applications running on multiple servers and supporting numerous
clients. In addition, the Company offers additional user license packs to
increase the number of users who can access MetaFrame software.
MetaFrame for Windows first shipped in June 1998. MetaFrame for UNIX −− Sun
Solaris first shipped in March 2000, and MetaFrame for UNIX −− HP−UX and IBM−AIX
first shipped in September 2000. The Company distributes its software as
packaged product and through electronic licensing. Application Servers
constituted approximately 71% of the Company's revenues in 2000, 74% in 1999,
and 69% in 1998. To date, a significant majority of Application Servers revenue
was related to MetaFrame software for Windows Server Operating Systems.
In February 2001, the Company announced the launch of the MetaFrame XP(TM)
product family, the Company's new application serving and management platform
release optimized for Windows 2000 and future Microsoft platforms. MetaFrame XP
is designed to support large−scale application serving implementations with as
many as 100,000 users on 1,000 or more servers. With this new platform release,
the Company is offering MetaFrame XP using a "connection−based" licensing model,
where the price will be stated as a "cost per concurrent connection" regardless
of server configuration.
Management Products. Management Products primarily consist of enhancements
to the Application Servers product line, which incorporates into the MetaFrame
products sophisticated management tools, such as application publishing
services, help desk support features, support for desktop peripherals and other
features which permit the centralized management and support of server−based
applications. The Company markets the following Management Products:
− Load Balancing Services. The Company's Load Balancing system provides
true application−based load balancing and enterprise scalability.
− Resource Management Services. The Company's Resource Management system
provides the means to monitor and manage critical system resources.
− Installation Management Services. The Company's Installation Management
Services provides the means to easily package applications for
installation on MetaFrame servers across the enterprise.
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