FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CITRIX ADDS TCP/IP SUPPORT TO WINVIEW APPLICATION SERVER SOFTWARE Version 2.3 Also Includes Usability Enhancements, Added Security, Expanded Connectivity and Broader Hardware/Software Support NETWORLD + INTEROP, ATLANTA, GA -- SEPTEMBER 12, 1994 -- CitrixTM Systems, Inc. today announced TCP/IP for WinViewTM version 1.0 and WinView for Networks version 2.3. TCP/IP for WinView is add-on software that supplies full TCP/IP support for WinView application server software, providing customers with a complete and easy way to integrate WinView for Networks into TCP/IP networks. WinView for Networks version 2.3 is a major upgrade that includes many new features and enhancements in the areas of usability, security, connectivity, and broader hardware/software support. Citrix also announced today a broad initiative with FTP Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTPS) to deliver a new generation of Windows capabilities for Internet service publishers and users. WinView for Networks application servers will form the backbone for a new era of interactive Windows-based Internet services. WinView for Networks version 2.3 and TCP/IP for WinView comprise the first solution available that enable Internet publishers to deliver interactive Windows services, using off-the-shelf Windows applications and development tools. Please see separate press release for more details on the new Internet capabilities provided by WinView. "This release directly addresses our customers' needs for a robust, reliable, secure and manageable remote computing solution for heterogeneous TCP/IP environments," said Edward Iacobucci, founder and chairman of Citrix Systems, Inc. "TCP/IP for WinView gives our customers complete support for Windows, DOS and OS/2- text TCP/IP applications and integrates seamlessly into existing TCP/IP networks, requiring minimal client integration. WinView for Networks version 2.3 and TCP/IP for WinView will revolutionize commercial Internet communications and open a whole new world of other remote opportunities across TCP/IP networks, which are expected to comprise 26 percent of the world's PCs by 1997." -- more -- Citrix Adds TCP/IP Support to WinView -- Page 2 of 4 The TCP/IP for WinView option extends the many benefits of WinView to TCP/IP environments. Now, multiple users can simultaneously dial into a WinView server to access and run Windows and DOS TCP/IP applications with excellent performance, regardless of the type of PC workstation used or whether they are accessing the network from a local or remote location. TCP/IP for WinView must be used in conjunction with WinView version 2.3. WinView for Networks version 2.3 and its TCP/IP for WinView option plug easily into existing TCP/IP networks, providing access to Windows, DOS and OS/2-text applications that require TCP/IP database servers and Unix hosts. This allows LAN-based and remote users to connect directly to a WinView server using iplink -- a WinView client program that runs over TCP/IP -- to run Windows, DOS and OS/2-text TCP/IP applications, such as databases and custom corporate applications, with excellent performance. WinView also supplies wide-area networks running the efficient TCP/IP protocol with superb performance and reduced overhead. TCP/IP for WinView offers simplified TCP/IP client integration. Clients connected to a TCP/IP-based network can use their existing TCP/IP protocol stack to run the WinView TCP/IP client program without having to perform a specific setup, saving time and money on integration services. TCP/IP for WinView offers complete application (API) support for TCP/IP services, including the Winsock, Virtual Device Driver (VDD) and Native Stack interfaces, which are necessary to run Windows, DOS and OS/2-text applications. It also includes a comprehensive set of administrative utilities for file transfer, remote login, remote execution, user and network support, configuration, and testing. In addition to TCP/IP support, WinView for Networks version 2.3 includes many new enhancements in the areas of usability, security, connectivity, and broader hardware/software support. New base features of WinView for Networks version 2.3 include: Enhanced remote workstation printing. Up to three printers can be connected to the parallel or serial ports of a remote client PC. WinView also ensures completion of remote print jobs, even if a remote PC loses its connection. Easy replication of WinView installation and configuration information. Specific configuration details of an initial WinView installation and customization process are captured and can be used to automatically install and customize additional WinView servers. -- more -- Citrix Adds TCP/IP Support to WinView -- Page 3 of 4 New user accounting module. All user activities -- including logon/logoff times as well as session connect/disconnect events -- are captured and recorded in an ASCII file, which can be used for automatic billing of time by consultants. Transparent multi-session NetWare shell support. VSHELL and NETX now exhibit seamless behavior, allowing users familiar with NETX to transparently switch to VSHELL without changing procedures or login scripts. (VSHELL is a multitasking NetWare shell that allows multiple DOS sessions to run using a single NetWare connection.) Enhanced password security. Users may be required to enter their password every time they log into a WinView server, even if passwords are stored at the workstation for automatic login. Users are also notified when it is time to change their passwords, based on a registered Novell password life. Restricted file server login. Users may be required to always login to a specific file server for even tighter security, which can help provide remote LAN access to a specific department. Logon sequence encryption. All data going across the wire from the client to the host during the login process is now encrypted. This facilitates secure transportation of user names and passwords over phone lines and across the Internet, making WinView ideally suited for banking transactions. ISDN wide-area network connectivity. WinView is compatible with Gandalf ISDN products, supplying remote users with high-speed access across wide-area ISDN lines. WinView reduces the amount of data traveling over wide- area networks, eliminating bottlenecks and improving performance. Macintosh support for DOS applications. A Macintosh with version 4.05 of RunPC for the Macintosh software from Argosy Software can now dial into a WinView server and access DOS and OS/2-text applications. RunPC is the first Macintosh terminal emulator to implement the Citrix high- performance, distributed Windows ICATM protocol. -- more -- Citrix Adds TCP/IP Support to WinView -- Page 4 of 4 Xmodem/Ymodem file transfer support. These file transfer protocols are now supported by WinView, allowing remote users of standard communication packages to dial into a WinView server and upload/download files without the need to run the WinView remote link client program. Expanded support for FDDI products. WinView supports high- speed backbone connectivity through several FDDI network interface cards from 3COM, Syskonnect and Madge. Pricing and Availability WinView for Networks version 2.3 will begin shipping September 30, 1994 through Citrix Authorized Resellers. The suggested retail price for WinView version 2.3 is $2,995 for a 10-user system. Additional users can be added to a WinView application server in increments of five with the Citrix Server Five Pack. The Server Five Pack has a suggested retail price of $695. Current registered WinView users may upgrade to version 2.3 for $395 through December 31, 1994. Customers should contact their local Citrix Authorized Reseller for upgrade information. TCP/IP for WinView version 1.0 will begin shipping in October, 1994 through Citrix Authorized Resellers. The suggested retail price for the separate TCP/IP for WinView option is $495. Citrix Systems, Inc. is the industry's leading supplier of application server software. Founded in 1989, the privately held firm is headquartered in Coral Springs, Florida, and has regional sales offices throughout North America. The company's flagship product is WinView for Networks application server software, which provides fast remote access to Windows and DOS applications for NetWare networks. WinView was rated one of the five hottest new products of 1993 by the LAN 100. - # # # - For more information, contact: Vicky Gore Harris David Kitchen Citrix Systems, Inc. Copithorne & Bellows (305)340-2246 (617)252-0606 Citrix, WinView and ICA are trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.