Citrix Buys SSL Vendor Net6

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. and SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS - News), the global leader in access infrastructure solutions, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Net6 Inc., a leader in providing secure access gateways. The all-cash transaction is valued at approximately $50 million and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2004.

The Net6(TM) acquisition gives Citrix:

An SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) Access Gateway - a secure, always-on, single point-of-access that's simple and cost-effective to deploy and is complementary to the existing Citrix access infrastructure portfolio;

An Application Gateway and Voice Office Suite - proven products to tap the rapidly growing internet protocol (IP) telephony and voice-over-IP (VoIP) access markets; and,

New competencies and domain experience in network appliances, application user interface transformation and VoIP technologies.

"This is an exciting day for Citrix customers and partners," said Mark Templeton, president and chief executive officer for Citrix. "This acquisition consolidates our leadership role in the access infrastructure market, simplifies access and access security, and gives us an opportunity to tap the potential of IP voice applications on IP telephones.

"With Net6, we'll be able to provide a single point of access from any device to any IT resource over an SSL secure connection, providing on-demand access to both voice and data across virtually any screen size, device type and location.

"We're making the last mile of computing secure, simple for users and adaptable to almost any access scenario. Only Citrix can do this."

Citrix Systems Inc.

Net6 Inc.