Citrix, MS unveil Branch Repeater

New Delhi

May 22, 2008

At Citrix Synergy, the event where virtualization, networking and application
delivery meet, Citrix Systems and Microsoft Corp announced the immediate
availability of Citrix Branch Repeater, an innovative new line of branch office
appliances developed and marketed as part of a strategic alliance between the
two companies. By staging the delivery of applications and Windows services
closer to branch office users, Citrix Branch Repeater helps make branch office
computing faster and more cost-effective for companies of all sizes.

Citrix Branch Repeater will be sold as part of the Citrix Delivery Center
product family, an end-to-end infrastructure designed to help customers
transform static data centers into dynamic delivery centers. Just as digital
television repeaters amplify and retransmit media signals to homes in a given
neighborhood, Citrix Branch Repeater sits between corporate data centers and
branch offices, amplifying and retransmitting applications to branch office
users. Based on Windows Server and available with Microsoft Internet Security
and Acceleration (ISA) Server software, the Citrix Branch Repeater provides an
ideal complement to application virtualization solutions, enhancing application
delivery and performance while simultaneously delivering critical Windows Server
infrastructure services in the branch.

“This type of alliance will give companies more flexibility for managing
their branches, and it will address never-ending bandwidth demands from branch
workers,” said Robin Gareiss, Executive VP and Senior Founding Partner,
Nemertes Research.

Citrix Branch Repeater is available today in three appliances designed for
small, medium and large sized branch offices with list pricing starting at
$5,500. Microsoft ISA Server 2006 and a Fail-to-Wire Ethernet interface options
are also available starting at $1,000.