Citrix Systems#Operations

{{Infobox company

| name = Citrix Systems, Inc.

| logo = Citrix Systems logo.svg

| image = Citrix headquarters.jpg

| image_caption = Headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

| type = Subsidiary

| traded_as = {{NASDAQ was|CTXS}} (1995–2022)

| industry = {{Unbulleted list|Cloud computing|Virtualization|Computer software}}

| founded = {{Start date and age|1989}} in Richardson, Texas, U.S.

| founder = Ed Iacobucci

| hq_location_city = {{nowrap|Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.}}

| area_served = Worldwide

| key_people = Tom Krause (CEO)

| products = Application Delivery Industry, Virtualization software (DaaS), SaaS, cloud, and networking

| services =

| revenue = {{decrease}} {{US$|3.22 billion|link=yes}} (2021)

| operating_income = {{decrease}} US$237 million (2021)

| net_income = {{decrease}} US$307 million (2021)

| assets = {{increase}} US$6.98 billion (2021)

| equity = {{increase}} US$547 million (2021)

| owner =

| parent = Cloud Software Group

| num_employees = 9,700 (December 2021)

| subsid =

| website = {{url|https://www.citrix.com/|citrix.com}}

| footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/877890/000087789022000019/ctxs-20211231.htm |title=Citrix 2021 Annual Report (Form 10-K)|date=16 February 2022 |publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission}}

}}

Citrix Systems, Inc. is an American multinational cloud computing and virtualization technology company that provides server, application and desktop virtualization, networking, software as a service (SaaS), and cloud computing technologies. Citrix claims that their products are used by over 400,000 clients worldwide, including 99% of the Fortune 100 and 98% of the Fortune 500.{{Cite news|date=2017-09-21|title=Citrix Announces New Chief Revenue Officer to Lead Global Sales and Services|language=en|work=Citrix.com|url=https://www.citrix.com/news/announcements/sep-2017/new-chief-revenue-officer-to-lead-global-sales-and-services.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322204907/https://www.citrix.com/news/announcements/sep-2017/new-chief-revenue-officer-to-lead-global-sales-and-services.html|archive-date=2018-03-22}}

In 1989, Citrix was founded in Richardson, Texas, by Ed Iacobucci, who served as chairman until his departure in 2000. The company began by developing remote access products for Microsoft operating systems and licensing source code from Microsoft. Citrix has been partnered with Microsoft throughout its history. By the 1990s, Citrix had become an industry leader in thin client technology, enabling purpose-built devices to access remote servers and resources. The company launched its first initial public offering in 1995 and, with few competitors, experienced significant revenue increases between 1995 and 1999.

Citrix acquired Sequoia Software Corp. in 2001 and ExpertCity, a provider of remote desktop products, in 2003. This was followed by more than a dozen other acquisitions from 2005 to 2012, which allowed Citrix to expand into additional markets including server and desktop virtualization, cloud computing, infrastructure as a service, and software as a service. In 2014, Citrix acquired Framehawk and used its technology to improve the delivery of virtual desktops and applications over wireless networks. In 2016, as part of a $1.8 billion deal with LogMeIn, Citrix spun off the GoTo product line into a new business entity called GetGo. In 2017, Citrix completed the merger of GetGo with LogMeIn's products.

Citrix is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with subsidiary operations in California and Massachusetts and additional development centers in Canada, Denmark, Germany, India, and the United Kingdom. In 2021, Citrix generated $3.2 billion in revenue and had 9,700 employees.

After being acquired by Vista Equity Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital Corp on September 30, 2022, Citrix merged with TIBCO Software under the newly formed Cloud Software Group.{{Cite web |last=Millward |first=Wade Tyler |title=Citrix-Tibco Close $17B Deal, Uniting Virtualization And Enterprise Apps Vendors |url=https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/citrix-tibco-close-17b-deal-uniting-virtualization-and-enterprise-apps-vendors |date=2022-09-30 |website=CRN}} Citrix spun off the re-branded Citrix ADC back into a standalone entity called NetScaler under the same parent.{{cite web |url=https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/04/cloud_software_group_tibco_citrix/ | title=NetScaler reclaims identity after Citrix, Tibco merge as 'Cloud Software Group' |date=2020-10-04 |last=Sharwood |first=Simon |work=The Register}}

History

=Early history=

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In 1989, Citrix was founded in Richardson, Texas, by former IBM developer Ed Iacobucci with $3 million in funding.{{cite web | author=NetIndustries | title=Citrix Systems, Inc. – Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on Citrix Systems, Inc. | publisher=NetIndustries | year=2002 | url=http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/98/Citrix-Systems-Inc.html | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520144322/http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/98/Citrix-Systems-Inc.html | archive-date=2011-05-20 }} Following the company's initial setup and development, Iacobucci moved the company to his former home in Coral Springs, Florida. The company's first employees were five other engineers from IBM who Iacobucci convinced to join his team. Iacobucci served as chairman of the company, and Roger Roberts became the CEO of Citrix in 1990.{{cite news |title=Inside Ed's Head |author=Lisa Gibbs |url=http://www.floridatrend.com/print/article/13432 |work=Florida Trend |date=July 1, 1999 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402140851/http://www.floridatrend.com/print/article/13432 |archive-date=2 April 2015 }} Citrix was originally named Citrus but changed its name after an existing company claimed trademark rights.{{cite news |title=In Pictures: How 41 tech companies got their names |author=Yoni Heisler |url=http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/slideshow/559849/pictures-how-tech-companies-got-their-names/?image=41 |work=PC World Australia |access-date=26 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402105717/http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/slideshow/559849/pictures-how-tech-companies-got-their-names/?image=41 |archive-date=2 April 2015 }} The name Citrix is a portmanteau of Citrus and UNIX.{{cite book |title=Implementing and Developing Cloud Computing Applications |author=David E. Y. Sarna |year=2010 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn= 9781439830833|page=154 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n1zRBQAAQBAJ&q=citrix+portmanteau&pg=PA154 |access-date=4 February 2015}}

The company's first product was Citrix Multiuser, an extension of OS/2 developed over two years. Citrix licensed the OS/2 source code from Microsoft{{cite news |title=Informal Attire Belies Citrix's Serious Aims |author=Charles Lunan |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-04-22/business/9101200665_1_citrix-systems-compaq-computer-computer-lab |work=Sun-Sentinel |date=April 22, 1991 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144216/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-04-22/business/9101200665_1_citrix-systems-compaq-computer-computer-lab |archive-date=2 April 2015 }} and developed its own Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) protocol for Citrix Multiuser.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} Multiuser allowed multiple users working on separate computers to remotely access software on a server, even from computers that were not built to run OS/2.{{cite news | first=Kevin |last=Maney |title=Tiny tech firm does the unthinkable |work=USA Today |publisher=USA Today |date= June 11, 1997 }} Three days before the product launched in 1991, Microsoft announced they would be switching from OS/2 to Windows. This change made Multiuser nearly unusable without significant changes to make it compatible with Windows or DOS. In 1991, the company discussed closing, but investments from Intel, Microsoft, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers among others allowed the company to work on a new version of Multiuser.

Multiuser version 2.0 was released in 1992. It was compatible with DOS applications and allowed up to five users.{{cite news |title=Citrix and Novell Update Their Multiuser Operating Systems |author=Joe Salemi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WFhT5khImwMC&q=citrix+Multiuser+compatible+with+DOS&pg=PT55 |work=PC Magazine |date=Jun 16, 1992 |access-date=4 February 2015}} In 1993, Citrix released a new remote applications server, WinView, which could run DOS and Windows applications.{{cite news |title=Free associating our way through Citrix WinView server installation |author1=Nancy Durlester |author2=Laura Wonnacott |author3=Nicholas Petreley |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9zoEAAAAMBAJ&q=winview+1993+ten&pg=PA78 |work=InfoWorld |date=December 6, 1993 |access-date=4 February 2015}} By 1994, the company's yearly revenue equaled $10 million.

In 1995, the company launched Citrix WinFrame, a multi-user operating system based on Microsoft's Windows NT. This new product allowed up to 15 users and was the first thin client for Windows.{{cite news |title=Citrix's WinFrame: Windows Anywhere |author=Steve Rigney |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZV8jJvJv-zYC&q=winframe+&pg=RA1-PA225 |work=PC Magazine |date=August 1996 |access-date=4 February 2015}}{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/44668/ica |title=Definition of:ICA |encyclopedia=pcmag.com/encyclopedia |publisher=PC Magazine |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402150403/http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/44668/ica |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}

=Rise in popularity=

Citrix had its initial public offering in December 1995.{{cite news |title=Citrix through the years: A timeline |work=The Miami Herald |date=March 18, 2012 }} On its first day of trading, the company's share price doubled from $15 to $30. During the mid-1990s, Citrix became the leader of its growing industry with very few competitors, and the company's revenues doubled year over year between 1995 and 1999.

After weeks of discussion, Iacobucci persuaded Microsoft to license Citrix technology for Windows NT Server 4.0, resulting in Windows Terminal Server Edition in 1998. This agreement allowed Citrix to keep its position in the marketplace and be NT 4.0 compatible. Citrix also earned $75 million and a royalty arrangement valued at approximately $100 million.

Citrix released MetaFrame 1.0 in conjunction with Terminal Server Edition. Due to weaknesses in Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), Terminal Server Edition worked best with Citrix's ICA protocol which MetaFrame used. This meant that Citrix technology was purchased and installed on most machines that ran Terminal Server Edition.{{cite news |title=Citrix rebounds – after a close call with Bill Gates |author=Jim Freer |url=http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/1997/06/23/focus6.html |work=South Florida Business Journal |date=June 23, 1997 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201074543/http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/1997/06/23/focus6.html |archive-date=1 February 2009 }}{{cite news |title=WinFrame, MetaFrame and Terminal Server: The Difference Is ICA |url=http://esj.com/articles/1998/07/15/winframe-metaframe-and-terminal-server-the-difference-is-ica.aspx |work=Enterprise Systems Journal |date=July 15, 1998 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402142726/http://esj.com/articles/1998/07/15/winframe-metaframe-and-terminal-server-the-difference-is-ica.aspx |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}

In 1997, the company opened a new headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It also opened offices in Sydney, London, and Paris that same year.

In 1998, Mark Templeton became the CEO of Citrix after serving as vice president of marketing. That year, Citrix also licensed its ICA protocol to IBM and Key Tronics. In 1999, Citrix licensed its ICA protocol to Motorola for use in digital wireless handsets.

During 1999, Citrix's thin-client model became a software trend, and the company's customers increased to 15 million. Major clients included Sears, AT&T, and Chevron. In 2000, the burst of the dot-com bubble led to Iacobucci leaving the company and CEO Mark Templeton being demoted to the president and senior executive officer. Templeton was later reinstated in 2001.{{cite news |title=Paint by Numbers or Connect the Dots |author=Adam Bryant |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/business/mark-templeton-of-citrix-on-the-big-career-choice.html?_r=1 |work=The New York Times |date=September 22, 2012 |access-date=16 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402165410/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/business/mark-templeton-of-citrix-on-the-big-career-choice.html?_r=1 |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}

=Expansion=

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In 2001, Citrix acquired Sequoia Software Corp. for $185 million. That same year, it released MetaFrame XP, a new platform using MetaFrame technology.{{cite news |title=Decision Support: Should you upgrade to Citrix MetaFrame XP? |author=Rick Vanover |url=http://www.techrepublic.com/article/decision-support-should-you-upgrade-to-citrix-metaframe-xp/ |work=TechRepublic |date=June 13, 2001 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120331/http://www.techrepublic.com/article/decision-support-should-you-upgrade-to-citrix-metaframe-xp/ |archive-date=2 April 2015 }} MetaFrame XP was later rebranded to Presentation Server, in 2005.{{cite news |title=Citrix Access Suite 4.0 – It's Not Your Daddy's MetaFrame |author=Paul Stansel |url=http://www.virtualizationadmin.com/articles-tutorials/terminal-services/general/citrix-access-suite-4-metaframe.html |work=VirtualizationAdmon.com |date=October 19, 2005 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402191854/http://www.virtualizationadmin.com/articles-tutorials/terminal-services/general/citrix-access-suite-4-metaframe.html |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}

On July 9, 2002, Citrix announced a 10% job cut. At the time, the company employed about 1,900 workers. After the announcement, the stock hit a five-year low.{{cite news|title=Citrix Shares Fall to 5-Year Low After Profit Warning, Job Cuts|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB102622369335153360|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=9 July 2002 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914033621/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB102622369335153360|archive-date=2016-09-14}}

In December 2003, Citrix acquired ExpertCity, a provider of remote desktop products, for $225 million in cash and stock. The acquisition was the company's largest to date.{{cite news |title=Citrix Acquires Expertcity |author=Steven Burke |url=http://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/18831216/citrix-acquires-expertcity.htm |work=CRN Magazine |date=December 19, 2003 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114213055/http://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/18831216/citrix-acquires-expertcity.htm |archive-date=14 January 2015 }} Citrix gained ExpertCity's existing products GoToMyPC and GoToAssist, and ExpertCity became the Citrix Online division.{{cite news |title=Citrix Online Brings SMBs Into the Virtual Meeting Room |author=Jack M. Germain |url=http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67328.html#sthash.gu43nPvJ.dpuf |work=E-Commerce Times |date=June 15, 2009 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120023/http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67328.html#sthash.gu43nPvJ.dpuf |archive-date=2 April 2015 }} In 2004, the company introduced Citrix GoToMeeting.

Between 2005 and 2012, the company acquired over a dozen companies, allowing it to expand into new markets. Citrix acquired acceleration hardware maker NetScaler in 2005, which allowed the company to offer optimized application delivery.{{cite news |title=Gaining speed, Citrix buys NetScaler |author=Stacy Cowley |url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/865742/software-gaining-speed-citrix-buys-netscaler.html |work=Network World |date=June 6, 2005 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426184015/https://www.networkworld.com/article/865742/software-gaining-speed-citrix-buys-netscaler.html |archive-date=26 April 2024 }} The company entered the server and desktop virtualization market with the purchase of XenSource in August 2007.{{cite news |title=Citrix to buy virtualization company XenSource for $500 million |author=Martin LaMonica |url=http://www.cnet.com/news/citrix-to-buy-virtualization-company-xensource-for-500-million/ |work=CNET |date=August 15, 2007 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214161231/http://www.cnet.com/news/citrix-to-buy-virtualization-company-xensource-for-500-million/ |archive-date=14 February 2015 }}

Citrix expanded its cloud and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offerings in August 2010, with the acquisition of VMLogix.{{cite news |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/1521282/citrix-buys-vmlogix.html | title=Citrix buys VMLogix | first=Nancy | last=Gohring | work=Computerworld | date=August 30, 2010}} In February 2011, Citrix entered the European Software as a Service (SaaS) market with the acquisition of Netviewer.{{cite news |title=Citrix acquires SaaS firm Netviewer to expand into Europe |author=Jenny Williams |url=http://www.computerweekly.com/news/1280094663/Citrix-acquires-SaaS-firm-Netviewer-to-expand-into-Europe |work=Computer Weekly |date=December 20, 2010 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163002/http://www.computerweekly.com/news/1280094663/Citrix-acquires-SaaS-firm-Netviewer-to-expand-into-Europe |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}{{cite news |title=Citrix Dives Deeper Into Cloud App Delivery With EMS-Cortex Acquisition |url=http://www.crn.com/news/cloud/229219044/citrix-dives-deeper-into-cloud-app-delivery-with-ems-cortex-acquisition.htm |work=CRN Magazine |date=February 22, 2011 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121004/http://www.crn.com/news/cloud/229219044/citrix-dives-deeper-into-cloud-app-delivery-with-ems-cortex-acquisition.htm |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}

In 2007, the company opened a headquarters in Silicon Valley. In 2008, the company rebranded its Presentation Server product line to XenApp.{{cite news|url=http://www.brianmadden.com/blogs/rubenspruijt/archive/2008/01/28/citrix-presentation-server-has-left-the-building-xenapp-is-the-new-name.aspx|title=Citrix Presentation Server has left the building, XenApp is the new name|author=Ruben Spruijt|date=January 28, 2008|work=Brian Madden|access-date=4 February 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402130903/http://www.brianmadden.com/blogs/rubenspruijt/archive/2008/01/28/citrix-presentation-server-has-left-the-building-xenapp-is-the-new-name.aspx|archive-date=2 April 2015}} Also in 2008, Citrix announced an expanded alliance with Microsoft on desktop virtualization. On January 29, 2009, Citrix announced that 460 employee positions would be cut, comprising 10% of its workforce.{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/30/citrix_q4_2008_numbers/|title=Citrix ejects 10 percent of staff|last1=Morgan|first1=Timothy|website=theregister.co.uk|publisher=The Register|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810133600/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/30/citrix_q4_2008_numbers/|archive-date=2017-08-10}} In August 2010, Citrix announced a partnership with Google to bring the company's products to ChromeOS devices.{{cite news|url=http://blogs.citrix.com/2010/12/07/google-search-finds-citrix-receiver-for-chrome-notebooks/|title=Google Search Finds Citrix Receiver for Chrome Notebooks|author=Chris Fleck|date=December 7, 2010|work=The Citrix Blog|access-date=4 February 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124123420/http://blogs.citrix.com/2010/12/07/google-search-finds-citrix-receiver-for-chrome-notebooks/|archive-date=24 November 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://9to5google.com/2014/08/21/citrix-announces-receiver-app-for-chrome-os-allows-remote-access-to-other-devices-from-within-the-browser/|title=Citrix announces Receiver app for Chrome OS, allows remote access to other devices from within the browser|author=Chance Miller|date=August 21, 2014|work=9 to 5 Google|access-date=4 February 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120114751/http://9to5google.com/2014/08/21/citrix-announces-receiver-app-for-chrome-os-allows-remote-access-to-other-devices-from-within-the-browser/|archive-date=20 January 2015}} On July 14, 2015, Citrix added full support for Windows 10 to its desktop virtualization products.{{cite web|url=http://anandtech.com/show/9439/citrix-brings-full-support-for-windows-10-to-its-desktop-virtualization-products|title=Citrix Brings Full Support For Windows 10 To Its Desktop Virtualization Products|last1=Howse|first1=Brett|publisher=Anandtech|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716174231/http://www.anandtech.com/show/9439/citrix-brings-full-support-for-windows-10-to-its-desktop-virtualization-products|archive-date=2015-07-16}}

In July 2011, the company became an IaaS leader after acquiring Cloud.com, a cloud infrastructure provider, for over $200 million.{{cite news | url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/07/12/citrix-buys-cloud-com-for-more-than-200-million-redpoint-is-on-a-roll/ | title=Citrix Buys Cloud.com for More Than $200 Million; Redpoint Is on a Roll | first=Sarah | last=Lacy | authorlink=Sarah Lacy | work=TechCrunch | date=July 12, 2011}} Citrix began offering VDI-in-a-box to small and medium businesses with the acquisition of Kaviza in May 2011.{{cite news |title=Citrix Acquires Desktop Virtualization Startup Kaviza |author=Kevin McLaughlin |url=http://www.crn.com/news/data-center/229625406/citrix-acquires-desktop-virtualization-startup-kaviza.htm |work=CRN Magazine |date=May 23, 2011 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402164405/http://www.crn.com/news/data-center/229625406/citrix-acquires-desktop-virtualization-startup-kaviza.htm |archive-date=2 April 2015 }} The company acquired cloud-based file sharing and storage technology through its purchase of ShareFile in October 2011.{{cite news |title=Citrix introduces ShareFile as 'iCloud for business' |author=Jenny Wiliams |url=http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240106285/Citrix-introduces-ShareFile-as-iCloud-for-business |work=Computer Weekly |date=October 27, 2011 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402161448/http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240106285/Citrix-introduces-ShareFile-as-iCloud-for-business |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}

In May 2012, Citrix acquired Virtual Computer, a maker of intelligent desktop virtualization. This virtualization technology is used in Citrix's XenClient Enterprise edition.{{cite news |title=Citrix acquires VC-backed Virtual Computer |author=Kyle Alspach |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2012/05/citrix-acquires-vc-virtual-computer.html |work=Boston Business Journal |date=May 9, 2012 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093324/http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2012/05/citrix-acquires-vc-virtual-computer.html |archive-date=2 April 2015 }} Citrix entered the mobile video and telecom markets in June 2012 when the company acquired ByteMobile.{{cite news |title=Citrix Acquires Bytemobile to Target Telcos |author=Sarah Thomas |url=http://www.lightreading.com/services-apps/cloud-services/citrix-acquires-bytemobile-to-target-telcos/d/d-id/696362 |work=Light Reading |date=June 7, 2012 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312130356/http://www.lightreading.com/services-apps/cloud-services/citrix-acquires-bytemobile-to-target-telcos/d/d-id/696362 |archive-date=12 March 2015 }} Also in 2012, the company acquired Zenprise. Zenprise's Mobile application management (MAM) technology was released as XenMobile in February 2013.{{cite news |title=With Zenprise, Citrix Tightens End-User Computing Strategy |author=Elias Khnaser |url=http://virtualizationreview.com/blogs/virtual-insider/2012/12/citrix-zenprise-euc.aspx |work=Virtualization Review |date=December 10, 2012 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125119/http://virtualizationreview.com/blogs/virtual-insider/2012/12/citrix-zenprise-euc.aspx |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}

In January 2014, Citrix acquired Framehawk to improve the delivery of virtual desktops and applications over wireless networks, including cellular, where speed and quality may be poor.{{cite news |title=Citrix acquires Framehawk to extend virtual access to mobile devices |author=Dan Kusnetzky |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/citrix-acquires-framehawk-to-extend-virtual-access-to-mobile-devices/ |work=ZDNet |date=January 8, 2014 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113114/http://www.zdnet.com/article/citrix-acquires-framehawk-to-extend-virtual-access-to-mobile-devices/ |archive-date=2 April 2015 }} In May 2014, Citrix acquired Scalextreme to bolster its cloud capabilities, such as auto scaling, patching, and automation of complex cloud deployments, for its core business units XenDesktop and Xenapp.{{cite news|url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/05/07/citrix-gets-cloud-management-tech-with-the-acquisition-of-scalextreme/|title=Citrix gets cloud management tech with the acquisition of ScaleXtreme|date=May 7, 2014|access-date=March 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116234148/http://venturebeat.com/2014/05/07/citrix-gets-cloud-management-tech-with-the-acquisition-of-scalextreme/|archive-date=November 16, 2016}}

On January 29, 2015, Citrix announced that 700 full-time and 200 contractor positions would be eliminated.{{cite magazine|last1=Katherine|first1=Noyes|title=Citrix's 900 job cuts seen as 'defensive' move|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2878032/citrixs-900-job-cuts-seen-as-defensive-move.html|magazine=PC World|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206124110/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2878032/citrixs-900-job-cuts-seen-as-defensive-move.html|archive-date=2015-02-06}} This was about 10% of its workforce. The cuts were expected to save between $90 and $100 million annually. Two hundred of the layoffs occurred in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where the company is headquartered.{{cite web|last1=Pounds|first1=Marcia|title=Citrix lays off 200 Fort Lauderdale workers|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/careers/fl-citrix-layoffs-fort-lauderdale-20150205-story.html|work=Sun Sentinel|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206131248/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/careers/fl-citrix-layoffs-fort-lauderdale-20150205-story.html|archive-date=2015-02-06}}

The company had 10,081 employees as of February 2015.{{cite web |url=http://investors.citrix.com/secfiling.cfm?filingID=877890-15-16&CIK=877890 |title=Form 10-K Annual Report: Citrix Systems Inc. |author=Citrix |date=February 19, 2015 |publisher=Securities and Exchange Commission |access-date=12 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313220817/http://investors.citrix.com/secfiling.cfm?filingID=877890-15-16&CIK=877890 |archive-date=13 March 2015 }} In December 2015, Citrix employed approximately 9,500 people but noted that its November restructure was due to eliminating nearly 700 full-time jobs.{{cite web |url=https://investors.citrix.com/~/media/Files/C/Citrix-IR/documents/annual-reports/2020/2020-annual-report-and-2021-proxy.pdf |title=Citrix 2020 Annual Report |date=18 September 2021 |work=investors.citrix.com |publisher=Citrix Systems Inc. |access-date=18 September 2021 }} As of December 31, 2021, Citrix had approximately 9,700 employees.

=Recent history=

Citrix reported a net income of $251.7 million in 2014, down from $339.5 million in 2013.{{cite news |title=Citrix in last-ditch attempt to sell itself |author1=Linda Baker |author2=Greg Roumeliotis |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-citrix-m-a-idUSKCN0RM2T920150922 |work=Reuters |date=September 22, 2015 |access-date=13 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022061452/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/22/us-citrix-m-a-idUSKCN0RM2T920150922 |archive-date=22 October 2015 }} In July 2015, the company announced several changes to its board of directors, including making Robert Calderoni executive chairman and adding Jesse Cohn, a senior partner of activist hedge fund Elliott Management.{{cite news |title=Citrix CEO stepping down, activist investor joins board |author=Nancy Dahlberg |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article29207275.html |work=Miami Herald |date=July 28, 2015 |access-date=13 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915163302/http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article29207275.html |archive-date=15 September 2015 }} That same month, the company announced that president and CEO Mark Templeton would retire after a replacement was found.{{cite news |title=Citrix for sale? Maybe not. |author=Barb Darrow |url=http://fortune.com/2015/09/25/citrix-for-sale-maybe-not/ |work=Fortune |date=September 25, 2015 |access-date=13 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022041802/http://fortune.com/2015/09/25/citrix-for-sale-maybe-not/ |archive-date=22 October 2015 }} On October 21, the company named its executive chairman, Robert Calderoni, as interim president and CEO.{{cite news |title=Citrix appoints Robert Calderoni as interim CEO |author=Marcia Heroux Pounds |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-citrix-third-quarter-2015-earnings-20151021-story.html |work=Sun-Sentinel |date=October 21, 2015 |access-date=22 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024024237/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-citrix-third-quarter-2015-earnings-20151021-story.html |archive-date=24 October 2015 }}

In January 2016, Kirill Tatarinov, a former Microsoft executive, was named the president and CEO of Citrix and joined the company's board; Calderoni remained executive chairman of the board.{{cite news |title=Citrix names former Microsoft executive as CEO |author=Marcia Heroux Pounds |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/careers/fl-new-citrix-ceo-20160120-story.html |work=Sun-Sentinel |date=20 January 2016 |access-date=5 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124024856/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/careers/fl-new-citrix-ceo-20160120-story.html |archive-date=24 January 2016 }}

In July 2016, as part of a deal with Boston-based SaaS company LogMeIn, Citrix announced that it had spun off its GoTo product line, which included GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar, GoToWebcast, GoToTraining, GoToAssist and GoToMyPC, into a wholly owned subsidiary called GetGo.{{cite news |title=Citrix Q2 Earnings Beat, Spins off GoToMeeting; LogMeIn Surges 19% |author=Tiernan Ray |url=http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2016/07/26/citrix-q2-earnings-beat-spins-off-gotomeeting-logmein-surges-19/ |work=Barron's |date=July 26, 2016 |access-date=7 March 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322112134/http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2016/07/26/citrix-q2-earnings-beat-spins-off-gotomeeting-logmein-surges-19/ |archive-date=22 March 2017 }} In February 2017, Citrix completed a merger through which GetGo became a subsidiary of LogMeIn. The transaction was valued at approximately $1.8 billion.{{cite news |title=What LogMeIn's merger with Citrix's GoTo business means for Raleigh |author=Lauren K. Ohnesorge |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2017/02/01/whatlogmeins-merger-with-citrixs-goto-business.html |work=Triangle Business Journal |date=February 1, 2017 |access-date=7 March 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322202853/http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2017/02/01/whatlogmeins-merger-with-citrixs-goto-business.html |archive-date=22 March 2017 }} In July 2017, David Henshall became the company's CEO.{{cite news |title=Citrix Just Replaced Its CEO—Again |author=Jonathan Vanian |work=Fortune |date=July 10, 2017 }}

Also in 2017, Citrix expanded its partnership with Google. In May, Google announced that it would add support on its Chrome web browser, including graphics processing unit acceleration, to run Citrix XenApp.{{cite news |title=Google rolls out enterprise bundle for Chrome, Citrix |last1=Condon |first1=Stephanie |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-rolls-out-enterprise-bundle-for-chrome-citrix-support/ |newspaper=ZDNet |date=23 May 2017 |access-date=16 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103201612/http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-rolls-out-enterprise-bundle-for-chrome-citrix-support/ |archive-date=3 November 2017 }} In July, the companies announced that they were working to allow Citrix Cloud to deploy virtualized apps and desktops on Google Cloud.{{cite news |title=Citrix, Google strengthen cloud partnership |last1=Tsidulko |first1=Joseph |url=http://www.crn.com/news/cloud/300089171/citrix-google-strengthen-cloud-partnership.htm |newspaper=CRN |date=20 July 2017 |access-date=16 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222105123/http://www.crn.com/news/cloud/300089171/citrix-google-strengthen-cloud-partnership.htm |archive-date=22 December 2017 }}

In October 2017, Citrix told regulators of plans to lay off staff "across most functions" and consolidate offices in the fall of 2017 into 2018.{{cite news |title=Citrix Systems plans layoffs |last1=Pounds |first1=Marcia Heroux |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article177270771.html |newspaper=Miami Herald |date=5 October 2017 |access-date=16 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108164238/http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article177270771.html |archive-date=8 November 2017 }} The company carried out layoffs in Raleigh, North Carolina, and office closures in Santa Barbara, California, and Tempe, Arizona.{{cite news |title=Citrix confirms Raleigh layoffs |last1=Diamond |first1=Max |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article177078091.html |newspaper=The News & Observer |date=4 October 2017 |access-date=16 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109140143/http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article177078091.html |archive-date=9 November 2017 }}{{cite news |title=Citrix software giant winds down at Santa Barbara location |last1=Tamamura |first1=Jean |url=http://www.independent.com/news/2017/oct/10/citrix-software-giant-winds-down-santa-barbara-loc/ |newspaper=Santa Barbara Independent |date=10 October 2017 |access-date=16 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013182245/http://www.independent.com/news/2017/oct/10/citrix-software-giant-winds-down-santa-barbara-loc/ |archive-date=13 October 2017 }}

Citrix unveiled its Citrix Analytics security software at the 2017 Citrix Synergy conference in Orlando, Florida, in May 2017.{{cite news |title=Citrix rolls out new cloud, analytics services for enterprises |last1=Gagliordi |first1=Natalie |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/citrix-rolls-out-new-cloud-analytics-services-for-enterprises/ |newspaper=ZDNet |date=23 May 2017 |access-date=18 December 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108103920/http://www.zdnet.com/article/citrix-rolls-out-new-cloud-analytics-services-for-enterprises/ |archive-date=8 November 2017 }} The software detects and responds to security threats using artificial intelligence.{{cite news |title=Citrix Analytics Service targets IT security market with AI |last1=Edmond |first1=Ramin |url=http://searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com/news/450419417/Citrix-Analytics-service-targets-IT-security-market-with-AI |newspaper=TechTarget |date=23 May 2017 |access-date=18 December 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223160444/http://searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com/news/450419417/Citrix-Analytics-service-targets-IT-security-market-with-AI |archive-date=23 December 2017 }}

Citrix then unveiled Citrix Analytics for Performance at the 2019 Citrix Summit conference in Orlando, Florida, in May 2019. The software quantifies user experience for Virtual applications and desktop users and also leverages machine learning to troubleshoot performance issues.

In 2018, Citrix changed the names of some of its products to represent its shift to a cloud operating model.{{Cite web|url=https://www.citrixguru.com/2018/05/08/citrix-rebranding-2018/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180607175450/http://www.citrixguru.com/2018/05/08/citrix-rebranding-2018/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 7, 2018|title=Citrix quietly changes all its product names! Goodbye NetScaler, Xen, Receiver, ShareFile and more - Nicolas Ignoto, CTP|last=Ignoto|first=Nicolas|date=2018-05-08|website=Citrix Guru - Nicolas Ignoto, CTP|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-16}} The company stated that it made the name changes to present a unified product line so that end users can create, manage, and deploy workspaces with apps and data from a single console. The company dropped its Xen and NetScaler brand names: XenApp and XenDesktop became Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops; XenMobile became Citrix Endpoint Management; ShareFile integration became Citrix Content Collaboration; XenServer became Citrix Hypervisor; Cedexis became Citrix Intelligent Traffic Management; and NetScaler products kept their identities, but the "NetScaler" brand name was replaced with "Citrix ADC" for Application Delivery Controller.{{cite news |title=Citrix quietly ditches Xen and NetScaler brands days after Synergy 2018 |last1=Afifi-Sabet |first1= Keumars |url=https://www.itpro.co.uk/virtualisation/31128/citrix-quietly-ditches-xen-and-netscaler-brands-days-after-synergy-2018 |work=IT Pro |date=May 16, 2018 |access-date=August 16, 2019}}

Henshall stepped down in October 2021, and Calderoni was again named interim CEO.{{cite web |last1=Condon |first1=Stephanie |title=Citrix names Bob Calderoni as interim CEO, president |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/citrix-names-bob-calderoni-as-interim-ceo-president/ |website=ZDNet |access-date=October 14, 2021 |language=en |date=October 6, 2021}}

On January 31, 2022, it was announced that Citrix had been acquired in a $16.5 billion deal by affiliates of Vista Equity Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital. Citrix would merge with TIBCO, a Vista portfolio company to form Cloud Software Group (CSG).{{cite web |date=12 September 2022 |title=Citrix sets $4B high yield bond offering backing LBO |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/citrix-sets-4b-high-yield-050000509.html}} In July 2022, Citrix announced that Tom Krause would succeed Robert Calderoni as CEO following the merger. It was also reported that Citrix would go private as part of the deal.{{Cite web |last=Gain |first=Vish |date=2022-01-31 |title=Citrix to go private after $16.5bn acquisition by Vista and Elliott |url=https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/citrix-acquisition-vista-elliott-private-tibco |access-date=2022-01-31 |website=Silicon Republic |language=en}}{{cite web |author=Charlotte Trueman |date=March 23, 2022 |title=Noteworthy tech acquisitions 2022 |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/3646533/noteworthy-tech-acquisitions-2022.html |access-date=March 25, 2022 |website=Computer Weekly}}{{cite news |last1=Scigliuzzo |first1=David |last2=Gurumurthy |first2=Gowri |last3=Amodeo |first3=Jeannine |date=July 12, 2022 |title=Bank of America Starts Sounding Out Investors on Citrix Buyout Debt |work=Bloomberg News |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-12/bofa-starts-sounding-out-investors-on-citrix-buyout-debt |access-date=November 7, 2022}} As part of the merger, in September 2022, Citrix announced a $4.55 billion-equivalent cross-border term loan to back its $16.5 billion buyout by Vista Equity and Evergreen Coast Capital. Following the merger, the Citrix Hypervisor product-line was spun-off into a standalone business unit under CSG and rebranded as XenServer.{{cite web |last=Sharwood |first=Simon |url=https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/23/xenserver_socket_licences/ |title=XenServer, split from Citrix, promises per-socket prices 'unlike certain other hypervisors' |date=January 23, 2023 |work=The Register}}

In July 2022, Krause became chief executive officer of the Cloud Software Group{{Cite news |last=Haranas |first=Mark |date=February 3, 2025 |title=Citrix Parent CSG CEO Helping Elon Musk’s DOGE At Treasury Department |url=https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/2025/citrix-parent-csg-ceo-helping-elon-musk-s-doge-group-at-treasury-department |access-date=February 7, 2025 |website=The Channel Company}} After Krause joined Cloud Software group it laid off 15 percent of its employees.{{cite news |last1=Gonsalves |first1=Antone |title=Thousands of Citrix, Tibco employees laid off following merger |url=https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterprisedesktop/news/252529104/Thousands-of-Citrix-Tibco-employees-laid-off-following-merger |access-date=February 9, 2025 |work=TechTarget |date=January 11, 2023}} A year later it laid off an additional 12 percent.{{cite news |last1=Alemany |first1=Jaqueline |last2=Stein |first2=Jeff |last3=Torbati |first3=Yeganeh |title=DOGE deputy to oversee powerful Treasury system as Musk demands cuts |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/treasury-installs-ally-of-musk-s-doge-as-head-of-payment-system/ar-AA1yBq1K |access-date=February 9, 2025 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=February 7, 2025}}

In January 2025, Krause became involved with the U.S. Treasury Department as part of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). He was assigned as a special government employee to review the federal payment system and was granted limited access as a liaison between the Treasury and DOGE.{{Cite news |last=Stratford |first=Michael |date=February 7, 2025 |title=Treasury elevates Musk ally to lead government payment system |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/07/treasury-musk-krause-doge-00203132 |access-date=February 7, 2025 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Treasury Department Letter to Members of Congress Regarding Payment Systems |date=8 February 2025 |url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0009 |publisher=U.S Department of the Treasury |access-date=February 9, 2025}} On February 7, 2025, he was appointed as the Fiscal Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, succeeding Matthew Garber who had been acting in the role since David Lebryk's resignation. Krause continued to work at Cloud Software Group despite his employment by DOGE, this has been cited as a potential conflict of interest.{{cite magazine |title=Elon Musk's man in the Treasury Is Still Holding Down His Day Job as Software CEO |url=https://www.wired.com/story/musk-krause-treasury-bfs-conflict-of-interest/ |website=wired.com |publisher=Wired |access-date=February 14, 2025 |last1=Elliott |first1=Vittoria }}

Operations

Citrix is governed by a ten-member board of directors.{{cite news |title=Citrix Systems expanded board from 9 to 10 directors |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/brief-citrix-systems-expanded-board-from/brief-citrix-systems-expanded-board-from-9-to-10-directors-sec-filing-idUSFWN1M10OV |newspaper=Reuters |date=20 September 2017 |access-date=16 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921024843/https://www.reuters.com/article/brief-citrix-systems-expanded-board-from/brief-citrix-systems-expanded-board-from-9-to-10-directors-sec-filing-idUSFWN1M10OV |archive-date=21 September 2017 }} The company has headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with two more U.S. based offices in California and North Carolina.{{cite news |title=Citrix to expand Santa Clara headquarters with new 170,000-sq. ft. building |author=Nathan Donato-Weinstein |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/03/17/citrix-to-expand-santa-clara-headquarters-with-new.html?page=all |work=Silicon Valley Business Journal |date=May 17, 2014 |access-date=11 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612020534/https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/03/17/citrix-to-expand-santa-clara-headquarters-with-new.html?page=all |archive-date=12 June 2018 }}{{cite news |title=Look inside Citrix's new downtown Raleigh building – and its $14K coffee maker |author=Lauren K. Ohnesorge |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/techflash/2014/10/citrix-downtown-raleigh-headquarters-building-nc.html |work=Triangle Business Journal |date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=8 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328011342/http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/techflash/2014/10/citrix-downtown-raleigh-headquarters-building-nc.html |archive-date=28 March 2015 }} Citrix has research and development centers located in the U.S., Australia, India, Japan, Greece,[http://www.corallia.org/en/about-mi-cluster/industry/item/citrix-2.html Citrix R&D centre is a member of the innovation cluster mi-cluster located in Patras, Greece ][https://www.facebook.com/CitrixCareers/photos/we-are-hiring-in-patras-greece-come-and-be-part-of-our-innovative-rd-centre-clic/1614990735216498/ Patras R&D centre careers announcement, Citrix careers official facebook page] and the United Kingdom.{{cite news |title=Citrix Sets up Second Indian Product Development Center |author=John Ribeiro |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/147218/article.html |work=PC World |date=June 17, 2008 |access-date=11 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218010528/http://www.pcworld.com/article/147218/article.html |archive-date=18 December 2015 }}

Citrix licenses its services and products directly to clients, which include IT professionals and SMEs, and through value-added resellers.

Before going private, Citrix was publicly traded under the ticker symbol CTXS.{{cite news |title=Citrix Systems |url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/citrix-systems/ |work=Forbes |date=May 2014 |access-date=11 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306225713/http://www.forbes.com/companies/citrix-systems/ |archive-date=6 March 2015 }} In 2020, the company ranked 779 on the Fortune 1000 and 1,267 on the Forbes Global 2000.{{cite news |title=#1267 Citrix Systems (CTXS) |url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/citrix-systems/?list=global2000/#545ce60318b1 |work=Forbes |date=2020 |accessdate=August 20, 2020}}{{Cite web |title=Citrix Systems {{!}} 2020 Fortune 500 |url=https://fortune.com/company/citrix-systems/fortune500/ |access-date=2021-01-23 |website=Fortune |language=en}} In 2019, Citrix generated $3.01 billion in revenue.{{cite news |title=2019 Annual Report |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/877890/000087789020000051/ctxs-20191231.htm |page=31 |accessdate=August 20, 2020}}

Acquisitions

Citrix has expanded and added new products, technologies, and services through several acquisitions. Its first acquisition was DataPac in 1997, which Citrix purchased in order to utilize DataPac's technology and its position in the Asia-Pacific region.{{cite news |title=Citrix to Acquire DataPac Australasia; Acquisition to Accelerate Citrix Presence in High-Growth Asia-Pacific Market |work=Business Wire |date=1997-09-09 |author=Citrix Systems, Inc. |location=Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Citrix+to+Acquire+DataPac+Australasia%3B+Acquisition+to+Accelerate...-a019749228 |access-date=2017-01-20 |archive-date=2017-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201235639/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Citrix+to+Acquire+DataPac+Australasia%3B+Acquisition+to+Accelerate...-a019749228 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Datapac history (Citrix R&D Australia) |date=2006-10-15 |orig-year=2005 |author-first1=Martin |author-last=Duursma |editor-first=Jeff |editor-last=Muir |work=Citrix Blogger |url=https://citrixblogger.org/2006/10/15/datapac-history-citrix-rd-australia/ |access-date=2017-01-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120205353/https://citrixblogger.org/2006/10/15/datapac-history-citrix-rd-australia/ |archive-date=2017-01-20 }}{{cite news |title=DataPac sale expected to benefit channel |author-first=John |author-last=Costello |url=http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/114266/datapac_sale_expected_benefit_channel/ |work=Australian Reseller News |date=1997-09-17 |access-date=2015-07-28 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120220419/http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/114266/datapac_sale_expected_benefit_channel/ |archive-date=2017-01-20}} Other major acquisitions include ExpertCity in 2004, NetScaler in 2005, XenSource in 2007, and ShareFile in 2011. As of 2015, Citrix has acquired nearly 50 companies.{{cite news |title=Citrix invests in startups to add new technology |author=Marcia Heroux Pounds |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-citrix-investments-20150213-story.html |work=Sun-Sentinel |date=13 February 2015 |access-date=20 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006033119/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-citrix-investments-20150213-story.html |archive-date=6 October 2015 }}

In November 2018, Citrix paid $200 million to acquire Sapho, a software startup that develops micro apps for workers.{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/15/citrix-pays-200m-to-acquire-sapho-which-connects-legacy-software-with-micro-apps/|title=Citrix pays $200M to acquire Sapho, which connects legacy software with 'micro apps'|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2018-11-16|language=en-US}} In January 2021, Citrix announced its intention to acquire Wrike for $2.25 billion.{{cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/citrix-buys-wrike-for-2-25-billion-aims-to-bolster-hybrid-work-portfolio/|title= Citrix buys Wrike for $2.25 billion, aims to bolster hybrid work portfolio|work=ZDNet|last=Gagliordi|first=Natalie|date=January 19, 2021|access-date=January 19, 2021}} The acquisition was completed in March 2021.{{cite news |title=Citrix completes $2.25B acquisition of digital work company Wrike |last=Portero |first=Ashley |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2021/03/03/citrix-completes-acquisition-of-wrike.html |work=South Florida Business Journal |date=March 3, 2021 |access-date=March 29, 2021}}

Products

Citrix creates software that allows employees to work and collaborate remotely regardless of device or network. The company's main products are in desktop software, Desktop as a Service (DaaS) systems, networking, cloud, and Software as a service (SaaS).

=Desktops and apps=

Citrix offers several products related to desktop and application virtualization. These tools allow access to computers and applications independently of what device they are physically using, from any device.{{cite news |title=An Overview of Citrix Virtualization |author=Andreas Krebs |url=http://www.allcovered.com/learning/virtualization/overview-of-citrix/ |work=All Covered |date=January 5, 2010 |access-date=19 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215035045/http://www.allcovered.com/learning/virtualization/overview-of-citrix/ |archive-date=15 December 2015 }} Citrix XenApp, now integrated as part of XenDesktop, provides application virtualization. Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, and XenClient all provide desktop virtualization. The DesktopPlayer for Mac allows online and offline access to Windows virtual desktops from Macs.{{cite news |title=Citrix DesktopPlayer for Mac supports offline mobile workers |author=Alyssa Wood |url=http://searchvirtualdesktop.techtarget.com/news/2240212227/Citrix-DesktopPlayer-for-Mac-supports-offline-mobile-workers |work=TechTarget |date=January 8, 2014 |access-date=18 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129105134/http://searchvirtualdesktop.techtarget.com/news/2240212227/Citrix-DesktopPlayer-for-Mac-supports-offline-mobile-workers |archive-date=29 January 2015 }} Citrix Workspace Cloud is a platform for building and delivering desktops and applications from the cloud.{{cite news |title=Citrix Unveils Workspace Cloud |author=Keith Ward |url=http://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2015/01/14/citrix-unveils-workspace-cloud.aspx |work=Virtualization Review |date=January 15, 2015 |access-date=18 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214183757/http://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2015/01/14/citrix-unveils-workspace-cloud.aspx |archive-date=14 February 2015 }} ShareFile allows companies and organizations to sync and share files. XenMobile offers mobile app and device management. Citrix Receiver is a client software that allows universal access to virtual applications and desktops. AppDNA offers software that provides application migration and management.{{cite news |title=Citrix snaps up App-DNA for app migration |author=Timothy Prickett Morgan |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/26/citrix_synergy_extravaganza/ |work=The Register |date=October 26, 2011 |access-date=18 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321180110/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/26/citrix_synergy_extravaganza/ |archive-date=21 March 2015 }}

Citrix users interact with the HDX protocol on top of the RDS. This protocol acts as a buffer between the users and the server and compresses data in the meantime.

=Desktop as a service (DaaS)=

Citrix technology enables service providers to provide Desktop as a Service (DaaS) offerings, including business apps and desktops, to their customers,.{{cite news |title=Citrix releases desktop as a service improvements for providers |author=Brandon Butler |url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/707334/computers-citrix-releases-desktop-as-a-service-improvements-for-providers.html |work=Network World |date=March 19, 2012 |access-date=18 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426184243/https://www.networkworld.com/article/707334/computers-citrix-releases-desktop-as-a-service-improvements-for-providers.html |archive-date=26 April 2024 }} These products include Worx Mobile Apps for secure email, browser, and document sharing,{{cite news |title=Citrix unveils Worx App Gallery mobile app ecosystem |author=Fred Donovan |url=http://www.fiercemobileit.com/story/citrix-unveils-worx-app-gallery-mobile-app-ecosystem/2013-08-23 |work=FierceMobileIT |date=August 23, 2013 |access-date=18 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110224211/http://www.fiercemobileit.com/story/citrix-unveils-worx-app-gallery-mobile-app-ecosystem/2013-08-23 |archive-date=10 January 2015 }} and Citrix Workspace Suite for mobile workspaces.{{cite news |title=5 Things Citrix Systems, Inc. Management Wants You to Know |author=Steve Symington |url=http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/01/29/5-things-citrix-systems-inc-management-wants-you-t.aspx |work=The Motley Fool |date=January 29, 2015 |access-date=18 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222161009/http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/01/29/5-things-citrix-systems-inc-management-wants-you-t.aspx |archive-date=22 February 2015 }}

=Networking and cloud=

Citrix products related to cloud computing and networking include Citrix XenServer for server virtualization{{cite news |title=Citrix Outlines Gains for CloudStack |author=John Rath |url=http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2012/10/18/citrix-advances-cloud-era-strategies-at-synergy-barcelona/ |work=Data Center Knowledge |date=October 18, 2012 |access-date=18 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619045441/http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2012/10/18/citrix-advances-cloud-era-strategies-at-synergy-barcelona/ |archive-date=19 June 2015 }} and its NetScaler brand of network appliances, including WAN optimization devices, Software-Defined WAN delivery equipment, Application Delivery Controllers (ADC), Gateways, and AppFirewall web application firewalls.{{cite news |title=Citrix: Undervalued And Almost Ready For Accumulation |url=http://seekingalpha.com/article/1902741-citrix-undervalued-and-almost-ready-for-accumulation |work=Seeking Alpha |date=December 17, 2013 |access-date=18 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727034117/http://seekingalpha.com/article/1902741-citrix-undervalued-and-almost-ready-for-accumulation |archive-date=27 July 2014 }} All of these are managed by Citrix's cloud management software, Citrix Cloud. The company also has ByteMobile Adaptive Traffic Management, which aims to optimize mobile video services through traffic management, policy control, and caching. ByteMobile Insight provides mobile data and subscriber analytics.{{cite news |title=Citrix moves into mobile network optimization with Bytemobile buyout |author=Brandon Butler |url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/710578/wireless-citrix-moves-into-mobile-network-optimization-with-bytemobile-buyout.html |work=Network World |date=June 7, 2012 |access-date=18 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426184532/https://www.networkworld.com/article/710578/wireless-citrix-moves-into-mobile-network-optimization-with-bytemobile-buyout.html |archive-date=26 April 2024 }}{{cite news |title=Citrix Goes After Carriers With Acquisition Of Mobile Data & Video Optimization Firm Bytemobile |author=Sarah Perez |url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/06/07/citrix-acquires-mobile-data-video-optimization-firm-bytemobile/ |work=TechCrunch |date=June 7, 2012 |access-date=5 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320184042/http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/07/citrix-acquires-mobile-data-video-optimization-firm-bytemobile/ |archive-date=20 March 2015 }}

=Software as a service (SaaS)=

Citrix software as a service (SaaS) products are focused on collaboration and communications. The offerings include Podio, a cloud-based collaboration service, and OpenVoice, which provides audio conferencing.{{cite news |title=Stock Update: Citrix Systems Inc. |author=Steven Finley |url=http://www.streetreport.co/stock-update-citrix-systems-inc-nasdaqctxs/9652/ |work=TheStreet.com |date=February 5, 2015 |access-date=18 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305043949/http://www.streetreport.co/stock-update-citrix-systems-inc-nasdaqctxs/9652/ |archive-date=5 March 2016 }}{{cite news |title=Zeus Comes to the UC Industry |author=Zeus Kerravala |url=http://www.nojitter.com/post/240161522/zeus-comes-to-the-uc-industry |work=No Jitter |date=September 19, 2013 |access-date=18 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023133530/http://www.nojitter.com/post/240161522/zeus-comes-to-the-uc-industry |archive-date=23 October 2016 }}

Corporate responsibility

The company's philanthropic activities include corporate giving—such as corporate donations of in-kind gifts—and employee match programs.{{cite news |title=Table: Corporate Giving: In-Kind Donations |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/bw/stories/2003-11-30/table-corporate-giving-in-kind-donations |work=Bloomberg Business |date=November 30, 2009 |access-date=14 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317231421/http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/stories/2003-11-30/table-corporate-giving-in-kind-donations |archive-date=17 March 2015 }}{{cite news |title=Foodbank to Honor Sara Miller McCune and Citrix at 'Table of Life' Gala |author=Candice Tang Nyholt |url=http://www.noozhawk.com/article/foodbank_table_of_life_gala_20130828 |work=Noozhawk |date=August 28, 2013 |access-date=14 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702010831/http://www.noozhawk.com/article/foodbank_table_of_life_gala_20130828 |archive-date=2 July 2015 }} In addition, Citrix employees are allowed to take two paid volunteer days each year and participate in the company's annual "Global Day of Impact", an event that encourages Citrix employees to volunteer in their local communities.{{cite news |title=Employees volunteer in school on 'Global Day of Impact' |author=Catherine Weening |url=http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2011/07/employees_volunteer_in_school.html |work=The Jersey Journal |date=July 8, 2011 |access-date=14 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702071524/http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2011/07/employees_volunteer_in_school.html |archive-date=2 July 2015 }}{{cite news |title=Volunteers pick fruit for those in need |author=John Palminteri |url=http://www.keyt.com/news/volunteers-pick-fruit-for-those-in-need/20105302 |work=KEYT-TV |date=May 10, 2013 |access-date=14 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702032541/http://www.keyt.com/news/volunteers-pick-fruit-for-those-in-need/20105302 |archive-date=2 July 2015 }}{{cite news |title=Best Places to Work: Citrix |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/print-edition/2013/10/04/citrix.html?page=all |work=Triangle Business Journal |date=October 14, 2013 |access-date=14 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404084919/http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/print-edition/2013/10/04/citrix.html?page=all |archive-date=4 April 2015 }}

Citrix has provided business training to non-profit teams near its Fort Lauderdale headquarters. In particular, the company helped a local non-profit organization launch a computer on wheels to offer training to low-income neighborhoods. In 2007, the company connected a Broward County, Florida, area with Agogo, Ghana, through donated technology and training.{{cite news |title=3 South Florida companies are making social responsibility a top priority |author=Doreen Hemlock |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2007-03-12/business/0703090553_1_office-depot-social-responsibility-green-book |work=Sun-Sentinel |date=March 12, 2007 |access-date=14 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701224954/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2007-03-12/business/0703090553_1_office-depot-social-responsibility-green-book |archive-date=1 July 2015 }} Furthermore, the company's Raleigh office began a program called "Project Code" in 2014, which leads Boys & Girls Clubs through coding exercises and teaches them about computer science.{{cite news |title=Citrix teaches Raleigh students the power of coding |author=Sarah Barr |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/community/north-raleigh-news/article13079156.html |work=The News & Observer |date=March 9, 2015 |access-date=14 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322062833/http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/community/north-raleigh-news/article13079156.html |archive-date=22 March 2015 }}

In addition to its philanthropic activities, Citrix has donated some of its open-source technology to non-profit software organizations in order to continue its development and gain more contributors. For example, Citrix gave Cloudstack to the Apache Foundation in 2012 and Xen hypervisor to the Linux Foundation in 2013.{{cite news |title=Citrix bequeaths Xen to the Linux Foundation |author=Joab Jackson |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2034663/citrix-bequeaths-xen-to-the-linux-foundation.html |work=PC World |date=April 15, 2013 |access-date=14 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702001427/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2034663/citrix-bequeaths-xen-to-the-linux-foundation.html |archive-date=2 July 2015 }}{{cite news |title=Citrix happy with CloudStack move to Apache |author=Chris Duckett |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/citrix-happy-with-cloudstack-move-to-apache/ |work=ZDnet |date=May 21, 2014 |access-date=14 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701220559/http://www.zdnet.com/article/citrix-happy-with-cloudstack-move-to-apache/ |archive-date=1 July 2015 }}