Industry-leading Enterprise Single Sign-On Solution Recognized for Excellence in Identity Management and Data Security
Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS), the global leader in application delivery infrastructure, today announced that the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) has selected Citrix Password Manager™ as a finalist in three categories in the 22nd Annual CODiE Awards. The CODiE Awards is a prestigious industry program that highlights achievement and vision in the software and information industry through an intensive industry-leadership, journalist and peer review process. Judges chose Password Manager as a finalist in the categories of Best Identity Management Solution, Best Data Security Solution and Best Security Solution.
This year was the most competitive in CODiE Award history, with a record of more than 1,200 nominees in 74 categories. SIIA keeps its judging standards high with a rigorous multi-tiered review process for each nominated product. CODiE Awards judges are carefully selected and include representatives from the software and information industry trade press, mainstream technology writers, analysts, consultants and subject-matter experts. The first round of judging is focused on identifying best-of-breed solutions from thousands of entries. In the awards' second round, SIIA members vote on the finalists selected from the previous round to determine the winner of each category.
"The 2007 CODiE Finalists represent real winners, even at this stage of the contest," said Ken Wasch, president of SIIA. "Competition is fiercer than ever and that makes selection as a CODiE Finalist a major achievement. All the companies on this year's list should feel justifiably proud of their recognition."
"We are extremely pleased the CODiE Award judges are honoring Citrix Password Manager in three security categories," said Antoine Aguado, Regional Manager, for Citrix Middle East. "We have worked extremely hard to make Citrix Password Manager the most widely used and fastest growing enterprise single sign-on product on the market today, with customer-requested features making it the most secure, most cost effective and easiest-to-own solution."
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About Citrix Password Manager
Citrix Password Manager is the leader in enterprise single sign-on solutions, allowing efficient access to all password-protected applications with one log-on. Users authenticate once with a single password, and Password Manager automatically does the rest: logs onto password-protected enterprise resources, enforces password policies, monitors password-related events, and automates end-user tasks--even password changes.
About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) is the global leader and the most trusted name in application delivery infrastructure. More than 180,000 organizations worldwide rely on Citrix to deliver any application to users anywhere with the best performance, highest security and lowest cost. Citrix customers include 100% of the Fortune 100 companies and 98% of the Fortune Global 500, as well as hundreds of thousands of small businesses and prosumers. Citrix has approximately 6,200 channel and alliance partners in more than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2006 was $1.1 billion.
For Citrix Investors
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