Citrix Systems, Inc, a leader in enterprise infrastructure software and services, today announced that it now has more than 44.3 million users of the Citrix MetaFrame software.
"In 2002, over 2.8 million licences were activated to use Citrix software, representing over 11 million new users. Of that 2.8 million, about one-third of those represent activations from new customers with the remaining two-thirds coming from existing companies expanding their user base," said Chris Norton, Citrix Channels Manager in SA.
Some of the customers using Citrix software for the first time or expanding their user base include: Alstom, AOK Public Health Insurance, Banco Bibao Vizcaya Argentaris, Boston Medical Center, Bupa Redwood Hospital, Caisse Nationale Assurance Vieillesse, Centura Health, China Eastern Airlines, China National Foreign Trade Transportation Group, Computer Sciences Corporation, Crompton Corporation, Deutsche Telekom, Ergon Energy, Government of the Netherlands, Mary Kay, Inc, McDonald`s, National Institutes of Health, Northern Foods, Petrobras, Radisson Edwardian Group, Sasol, Shanghai Port Authority, SK Telecom, Tranz Rail, and US Department of Health and Human Services.
According to Norton: "The growing use of Citrix software within some of the most respected businesses in the world, illustrates how the Citrix MetaFrame software is increasingly becoming a standard for accessing applications in the enterprise to better deploy and manage applications, to enable rapid return on existing investments in applications, and facilitate secure access to applications from anywhere, regardless of device."
Citrix continued in 2002 to expand its customer base into key vertical industries including financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, telecommunications, government and education. Financial services represented the largest customer segment, followed by government, healthcare and manufacturing.
* In financial services, Citrix software is now used by nine of the top 10 US banks and nine of the top 10 US insurance companies including: Bank of America, Citigroup, Fannie Mae, Goldman Sachs, MetLife, State Farm and others.
* In government, Citrix software is now used by over 200 US federal agencies including United States Navy, United States Marine Corp, United States Army, United States Air Force, United States General Services Administration, United States Department of Transportation, National Business Center, National Institute of Health, and Washington State Department of Social Health Services, among others.
* In healthcare, Citrix software is now used by nine of the top 10 US pharmaceutical companies and eight of the top 10 global healthcare organisations, including: Abbott Laboratories, Caremark Rx, Eli Lilly, Health Net, Healthsouth, Humana, McKesson, Oxford Health Plans, PacifiCare Health Systems, Pharmacia, United Health Group, WellPoint Health Networks and others.
* In manufacturing, Citrix software is now used by 17 of the top 20 automotive manufacturers, 22 of the top 25 chemical manufacturers, 23 of the top 30 consumer packaged goods manufacturers, and 27 of the top 30 high-technology manufacturers including: Boeing, Delphi Automotive Systems, Dow Chemical, DuPont, Ford, General Motors, Lockheed Martin, Lucent, Motorola, Pepsico, Pfizer, Philip Morris, Phillips Petroleum, Procter & Gamble, United Technologies and others.
* In telecommunications, Citrix software is now used by the top eight US service providers, nine of the top 10 US wireless carriers, and 21 of the top 25 global service providers including: AT&T, BellSouth, Clear Channel Communications, Nextel, Sprint and others.
* In education, Citrix software is now used by nine of the top 10 technology districts, 12 of the top 25 school districts, and nine of the universities in the Big 10 conference including: Baltimore City Public Schools, Broward County School District, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District, City of Chicago Public Schools, Clark County School District, Dallas Independent School District, Detroit Public School District, Fairfax County School District, Indiana University, Lemon Grove School District, Los Angeles Unified School District, Miami Dade School District, Michigan State University, Orange County School District, Oswego City School District, Palm Beach County School District, Penn State University, Pinellas County School District, Plano Independent School District, Purdue University, San Diego Unified School District, Township High School District 214, University of Illinois, University of Iowa, University of Wisconsin and others.
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Citrix Systems, Inc ensures the increasingly remote workforce has access to enterprise resources -- on demand -- to make decisions faster, be more productive and provide better customer service, from anywhere in the world. More than 120 000 companies and nearly 50 million people use Citrix software and services every day to connect to business-critical applications and information. Citrix is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and has offices in 22 countries. For more information, visit www.citrix.com.
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