geeky news - Citrix Receiver Android Product Sneak Peek

Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS) is demonstrating an early version of Citrix® Receiver™ for Android™ mobile phones. Citrix Receiver already gives iPhone users instant access to Windows applications from anywhere with a lightweight client that can be downloaded directly from the Apple App Store. By extending this capability to Android mobile devices, Citrix is giving this same access to Windows apps for a whole new generation of mobile devices. Citrix Receiver for Android tech preview will be available for download in the second half of 2009.

Citrix Receiver is a lightweight universal software client that makes accessing applications and IT services on any device as easy as turning on a TV. Receiver features an extensible architecture with plug-ins that communicate with desktop virtualization products like Citrix XenDesktop™ and Citrix XenApp™ in the datacenter to ensure a rich, secure, “high-definition” experience for end users throughCitrix HDX Technology™. Citrix Receiver supports PCs, laptops, netbooks, thin clients and smart phones and is set to become a ubiquitous software client for accessing corporate applications and data.

Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is a leading provider of virtualization, networking and software-as-a-service (SaaS) technologies for more than 230,000 organizations worldwide. Its Citrix Delivery Center™, Citrix Cloud Center™ (C3) and Citrix Online Services product families radically simplify computing for millions of users, delivering applications as an on-demand service to any user, in any location on any device.