Citrix NetScaler CloudConnectors Extend Network Fabric to "Last Mile" Cloud Services

Today at Citrix Synergy™, the conference where cloud computing, networking and virtualization meet, Citrix announced NetScaler® CloudConnectors, an innovative new solution that seamlessly extends the traditional networking footprint beyond the four walls of the enterprise datacenter to points of presence all over the world - creating a true end-to-end "service delivery fabric." This end-to-end service delivery fabric enables enterprises and internet app and content providers alike to apply a new class of transparent, and easy to deploy, hybrid networking solutions for web, SaaS and mobile applications at the Internet's "last mile." NetScaler CloudConnectors are the first solutions in the industry to knit on-premise and off-premise capabilities into a seamless fabric delivering two to three times better optimizations than standalone solutions. Citrix as well announced new updates to Citrix CloudBridge, a solution that sits at the "back door" of enterprise datacenters, making it easy for them to connect to extra capacity in the cloud in the most secure, optimized way possible.

As the industry transitions from the PC Era to the Cloud Era, today's modern enterprise is extending its in-house applications to add support for a myriad of SaaS, cloud and mobile services that are in the extreme dynamic and provide a rich, highly interactive and highly personalized user experience. In the Cloud Era, even the desktop itself is virtualized, and services are delivered from off-premise cloud datacenters, over the internet, to a diverse set of devices that are chosen by the user. In this new era, IT infrastructure must provide a new class of service delivery capabilities that apply traditional application delivery acceleration, security and availability options to any cloud service, delivered from any cloud, to any user. NetScaler CloudConnectors define the new class of hybrid solutions that will be the norm for cloud service delivery in years to come.

The first of its new connectors

Citrix as well unveiled the first of its new connectors, the NetScaler CloudConnector for CDN. This offering will provide a hybrid solution that optimizes network links between the datacenter, and the Internet's "last mile". NetScaler CloudConnector for CDN is offered in partnership with Cotendo, a leading provider of advanced cloud acceleration and cloud delivery network services. NetScaler CloudConnector for CDN is offered alongside services offered by Cotendo, a leading provider of advanced cloud acceleration and cloud delivery network services.

"To fully optimize the delivery of web, mobile and SaaS applications to clients and employees, enterprise IT organizations must look beyond the four walls of the data center. Hybrid networking solutions combining on-premise footprints with off-premise services will emerge as a key component of any enterprise service delivery toolkit."

The Cloud era

"As our clients transition to the Cloud era and leverage services globally across a multitude of devices, their demands on traditional application delivery have dramatically changed. To meet these new needs, we are happy to announce a game-changing addition of our new NetScaler CloudConnectors. This new solution creates a 'service delivery fabric' from the datacenter to the user edge that will deliver five to ten times faster user experiences for web, SaaS, mobile services and desktop delivery. We expect NetScaler CloudConnectors to herald in a new class of `hybrid' cloud networking offerings that will become the norm in years to come."

"The ability to provide end-to-end acceleration between the end user and the data center is a critical step in enabling Enterprises to deliver on the promise of providing employees, partners and other users with a consistent, secure and rewarding experience. Our innovative relationship with Citrix has led to a hybrid network solution which eliminates the silos that exist today between traditional CDNs, advanced cloud-based acceleration services and on-premise application delivery infrastructure. This in a class by itself approach brings content providers and large Enterprises a solution that removes the complexity faced by IT departments during expanding the value of their applications and helping to significantly reduce capital expenditures as so then as operational expenditures."

Citrix Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of virtual computing solutions that help people work and play from anywhere on any device. More than 250,000 enterprises rely on Citrix to create better ways for people, IT and business to work through virtual meetings, desktops and datacenters. Citrix virtualization, networking and cloud solutions deliver over 100 million corporate desktops and touch roughly 75 percent of Internet users each day. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies in 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2010 was $1.87 billion. Learn more at www.citrix.com.

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