Citrix NetScaler 9 cuts data center costs in half

Bengaluru : Citrix Systems has introduced Citrix NetScaler 9 solution
for improving the efficiency and TCO of web-based applications. As web
applications multiply across corporate data centers, most companies waste an
estimated 50 percent of the cost of running these applications due to highly
inefficient use of server and network resources.

NetScaler 9 eliminates this tradeoff by combining the technology with
powerful application intelligence that automatically recommends the optimal
configuration for each unique web application. As a result, NetScaler 9 can
reduce the cost of delivering enterprise web applications by up to 50 percent-running
applications like Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Oracle E-Business
Suite and SAP solutions, without requiring any of their existing networking or
server infrastructure teams to become application experts.

"SAP is dedicated to working with partners like Citrix to simplify IT for
customers," said Joerg Nalik, Director-Infrastructure Technologies, SAP Labs. "Citrix
recently tested NetScaler 9 at the SAP Co-Innovation Lab in Palo Alto. NetScaler
AppExpert Templates and the AppExpert Visualizer demonstrably simplified
configuration and provided the built-in intelligence needed to fully realize the
acceleration, security and server offload benefits Citrix NetScaler delivers,"
he added.

"Previous testing of Citrix NetScaler and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
2007 has proved that NetScaler, by accelerating WAN traffic and almost
eliminating delivery overhead, can accelerate SharePoint performance by up to
500 percent, most notably for users accessing SharePoint over WAN links or
across the Internet. Capabilities like the NetScaler 9 AppExpert Template for
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 make it easy for IT organizations to
implement an optimized solution," said Owen Allen, Sr Product Manager, Microsoft
Corporation.

"As web applications become ever more complex, IT managers struggle to get
the most out of their network and server infrastructure," said Cindy Borovick,
Research VP-Data Center Networks Service, IDC. "The new NetScaler 9 enables IT
teams to quickly and easily tap powerful server offload, acceleration and
security capabilities. This is an important features set that saves time while
bridging the knowledge of the application for network managers," he added.

"SAP solutions and SharePoint will be significant components of our
technology infrastructure in the future. NetScaler and AppExpert Templates will
allow us to immediately realize significant application server offload,
acceleration and security benefits, enabling us to keep costs down, simplify our
infrastructure while improving our user's experience," said Martin Gibbins,
Director-IT Technical Services, AmeriGas Propane.

Pricing and availability: NetScaler 9 will be available to NetScaler
customers with a valid maintenance agreement on November 26, 2008.