[THIN] Press Release: Citrix Combines Secure, Granular Access Control with Universal SSL VPN Appliance in New Citrix Access Gateway 4.0
- From: "Jim Kenzig http://thethin.net" <jimkenz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 06:08:22 -0700 (PDT)
Citrix Combines Secure, Granular Access Control with Universal SSL VPN
Appliance in New Citrix Access Gateway 4.0
Access Gateway with Advanced Access Control Provides Secure Access to All
Business-Critical Applications, Including IP Telephony
MUNICH, Germany ? 4/26/2005 ? Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS), the global
leader in access infrastructure solutions, today launched the Citrix® Access
Gateway? 4.0, a new, universal SSL VPN appliance that combines the secure
access benefits of both IPSec- and SSL-based Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
without the cost and complexity drawbacks of either point solution. With the
new Advanced Access Control option, Access Gateway 4.0 provides powerful
administrative control over how information resources are used based on user
role, device, location, and connectivity policies.
Providing a single, secure, ?always on? point of entry to the enterprise,
Access Gateway 4.0 includes such key features as universal access to all
applications and protocols, including IP telephony, from any device, a familiar
?desktop-like? user experience no matter what device is being used, integrated
end-point scanning, and fast deployment and easy management for IT
administrators. Citrix Access Gateway 4.0 is the best and most tightly
integrated SSL VPN to use with Citrix Presentation Server?, providing Citrix?s
more than 160,000 customers with a compelling upgrade path for secure remote
access.
?As one of the leading providers of healthcare services to the elderly in the
United States we have seen increasing need and demand to provide an SSL VPN
solution that allows our associates, company executives and supervisors to
securely access all their applications from any location,? said Don Griffin,
director of technology services for Beverly Enterprises. ?We recently
implemented the Citrix Access Gateway, which we had running within an hour, to
fulfill this need. Its sense and respond capabilities make it easy to establish
detailed policies for remote users depending on their access scenario and the
Gateway product?s tight integration with our existing Citrix products made it a
compelling choice for us.?
The unique Advanced Access Control option provides organizations with the
ability to grant the same users different levels of action rights, view, print,
edit, save, etc., depending on their access scenario ? who they are, where they
are, the device they are using, how it is configured, and the connection
through which they are accessing the network. This is the only solution on the
market today that can exert granular control over applications deployed through
Citrix Presentation Server based on a user?s access scenario. Other SSL VPN
solutions can provide ?on? or ?off? access to applications, but can not finely
tune the level of access to applications or what users can do within those
applications once they have access.
?Many enterprises are looking for SSL VPN solutions to secure guest access via
wireless LANs and apply endpoint security to both managed and unmanaged
devices, providing secure IP telephony to remote users and teleworkers,? stated
Robert Whiteley, analyst at Forrester Research. ?Citrix?s Access Gateway SSL
VPN appliance pushes the VPN functionality further into the OS stack, allowing
it to act like IPSec and better handle real-time traffic like VoIP. These
capabilities provide a future platform ideal for tackling additional IT
headaches.?
The Access Gateway is deployed as a hardened appliance within an organization?s
de-militarized zone (DMZ). The Access Gateway 4.0 also ensures endpoint
integrity before granting access to applications or the network ? and unlike
other SSL VPNs, the Access Gateway endpoint security is built-in versus
bolted-on. The Access Gateway continuously scans endpoints (as opposed to a
one-time check at logon) to ensure that the requisite anti-virus and personal
firewall programs are running and if they are not then access to the network is
denied.
?While other SSL VPN solutions are only a single piece of an overall secure
access solution, Citrix provides a complete, integrated access security
solution, enabling enterprises to employ a comprehensive strategy which
provides the best access experience for users and administrators alike,? said
Murli Thirumale, president of the Access Gateway Division at Citrix. ?The
Citrix Access Gateway provides enterprises greater secure access options to
users due to its centralized approach to security instead of a strictly
?secure-the-perimeter? approach to securing the network. With the Advanced
Access Control feature, IT administrators can set precise access policies based
on user?s identity, location, device and connection while affording a seamless
and consistent end-user experience.?
Pricing and Availability
Citrix Access Gateway 4.0 will be available in the second quarter of 2005.
Pricing for the appliance starts at $2,495 with pricing of $99 per concurrent
user for the base capability and $149 per concurrent user for Advanced Access
Control. The Advanced Access Control capability is a major enhancement of the
Secure Access Manager technology and provides a natural upgrade path for
existing Secure Access Manager customers. The Access Gateway with the Advanced
Access Control Option is packaged with Citrix Presentation Server and Citrix
Password Manager? and sold as the Citrix Access Suite 4.0 (please see separate
press release). Together, these products form the foundation of the
comprehensive, end-to-end Citrix Access Platform.
About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) is the global leader in access
infrastructure solutions and the most trusted name in secure access for
enterprises and individuals. More than 160,000 organizations around the world
use Citrix every day. Our access software, services and appliances give people
secure and well-managed access to business information wherever it lives?on
demand. Citrix customers include 100% of the Fortune 100 companies, 99% of the
Fortune 500, and 97% of the Fortune Global 500. Based in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida, Citrix has offices in 22 countries, and approximately 6,200 channel
and alliance partners in more than 100 countries. For more information visit
http://www.citrix.com.
For Citrix Investors
This release contains forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the
safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The forward-looking statements in this release do not constitute guarantees of
future performance. Those statements involve a number of factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially, including risks associated with the
company?s business involving the company?s products, their development and
distribution, economic and competitive factors and the company?s key strategic
relationships and other risks detailed in the company?s filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Citrix assumes no obligation to update any
forward-looking information contained in this press release or with respect to
the announcements described herein.
*The Forrester quote: Citrix Strengthens ?Access? Strategy With Net6
Acquisition, Forrester Research, Inc., November 2004.
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