Virtualisation giant, Citrix Systems is content with its market position, and does not have any agenda to dominate the world.
This is according to the company's president and CEO, Mark Templeton, who was speaking during a roundtable discussion with members of the media at the Citrix Synergy Conference, in Barcelona, yesterday.
One journalist had asked him if Citrix was feeling any pressure from its competitors, notably VMware. “We are not out here to kill anyone,” Templeton said. “We just see ourselves as running a marathon, and that is why we are 23 years today. All we want is to service customers of all sizes.”
Templeton revealed that Citrix's latest acquisition, App-DNA, was simply to strengthen the company's market position by allowing businesses speedy deployments of desktop virtualisation, enterprise-wide.
He also boasted that Citrix has most of the major IT companies as its partners, and that this is a good sign for its business.
During the Q&A session, Templeton also said he believes traditional operating systems are not traditional anymore, meaning that although there is an onslaught from gadgets like tablet PCs, the traditional platforms would survive.
“When the iPad came out, we all wondered what was going to happen to the traditional PC manufacturers. However, the manufactures have been quite innovative, and they have also taken advantage of cloud computing. They are also making laptops that are just as portable and with a long battery life.”
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