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4
Application Virtualization
e ability to deliver Microso Windows-
based applications—securely, cost-e ectively
and with high performance—continues to be
a signi cant driving force for our business.
Citrix Presentation Server, our  agship product
line, is the most widely used virtualization
technology in the world, serving over
100,000 organizations across the globe with
this highly valued business capability. Today,
we’re investing heavily in Presentation Server
technologies—especially to leverage the enor-
mous power of 64-bit technology—further
reducing operating cost and improving its
per for mance. In addition, we’re undertaking
the significant transition to Microsoft’s new
Longhorn Server platform, providing a
migration path for customers and adding
new virtualization capabilities for Windows
applications.
We’re also investing to expand our opportunity
in virtualization markets. For example, our
Dynamic Desktop Initiative (DDI) allows
Windows “desktops” to be delivered—centrally
from the datacenter—as a service. In concept,
this initiative will do for “Windows desktops”
what Presentation Server has done for
“Windows applications.”  e market for desktop
delivery technology is expected to grow
dramatically over the next three years.
Analysts have estimated that 400 million PC
desktops will be upgraded to Microso ’s new
Windows Vista desktop. Faced with large-
scale migrations, many organizations are
re-evaluating their “desktop refresh” meth-
ods, looking for more cost-e ective, more
secure and better ways.
To address this opportunity, we’re introducing
a new product line designed to revolutionize
desktop refresh, replacing it with “desktop
delivery.” Our Desktop Server product line
will deliver Windows desktops from the
datacenter as a secure on-demand service.
Desktop Server builds upon virtualization
technologies, industry partnerships and
go-to-market engines already in place. Going
forward, we’ll also incorporate streaming
technologies from our recent acquisition
of Ardence.
Traditional ways to deliver a Windows-based
application or desktop are labor intensive
and costly. We believe the e ciency, exibility
and speed of virtualizing and streaming to
the widest array of endpoint devices will grow
more compelling and valuable—especially in a
dynamic world.
Application Virtualization
Presentation Server I Desktop Server I EdgeSight
Application Networking
NetScaler I Access Gateway I WANScaler
Online Services
GoToMyPC I GoToAssist I GoToMeeting I GoToWebinar
Citrix offers products in three high-growth markets for Application Delivery Infrastructure.