As “Leaving on a Jet Plane” Gets Harder, Business Travelers Trade Flight Delays for Online, On-Time Meetings

SANTA BARBARA, CA
July 02, 2007

With Free Trial of Citrix GoToMeeting, Frustrated Flyers Can Save Time, Effort and Resources

This summer promises to be one of the busiest air travel periods ever. But many of the projected 200 million passengers may be cooling their heels in airports as flight delays worsen. Instead of risking missed appointments and hours of wasted time, many business travelers are opting for efficient, cost-effective online meetings using Citrix® GoToMeeting® from Citrix Online, a division of Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS). To help business professionals cope with the current flight delay situation – reported by the US Department of Transportation as the worst in 13 years – Citrix Online is offering a free 60-day trial of GoToMeeting.

Online meetings not only avoid the stress and lost productivity of flight delays, but also allow salespeople and other business travelers to make the best use of their valuable time. For example, Alan Minton, vice president of marketing at software maker Cornerstone Information Systems, wanted to lower his small company’s sales costs and increase the time salespeople could devote to selling, rather than traveling. By adopting GoToMeeting for online product demonstrations, Minton has been able to boost sales productivity significantly. “We can conduct three demos in a day with GoToMeeting, versus one demo in a day and a half when traveling.”

Further, Minton estimates he is able to eliminate two out of every three sales trips by using GoToMeeting, resulting in a 60-percent reduction in travel costs for Cornerstone.

GoToMeeting allows Cornerstone to reach and qualify more prospects and customers while reducing costs. Salespeople can instantly share any file or application on the desktop, change presenters, or give keyboard and mouse control to an attendee. They can conduct an impromptu presentation or schedule a live demonstration to maximize efficiency and close more deals more quickly. The All You Can Meet™ flat-fee pricing provides Cornerstone with the flexibility to hold Web demonstrations without worrying about overage charges.

“With increasing delays and high fuel costs, flying is becoming a heavy burden on businesses and their employees,” said Mike Mansbach, vice president, product marketing and business development for Citrix Online. “Our GoToMeeting Web collaboration solution offers a better alternative to frustrating and costly air travel by providing a ‘like being there’ experience. GoToMeeting is a simple tool that can have a big impact on the success of any organization that depends on outreach to dispersed customers.”

For a free trial of GoToMeeting, please visit www.gotomeeting.com/now. And, for more information about Citrix Online, visit www.citrixonline.com.

About GoToMeeting
GoToMeeting, the fastest-growing online meeting and collaboration solution, is an easy-to-use, secure, cost-effective and fast way to meet, conduct trainings, demonstrate products, and collaborate online. Anyone with a PC and an Internet connection can host, attend, and participate within seconds – without training. The service offers flat-fee All You Can Meet™ licensing for any number of meetings of any length.

About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) is the global leader and the most trusted name in application delivery infrastructure. More than 180,000 organizations worldwide rely on Citrix to deliver any application to users anywhere with the best performance. Citrix customers include 100% of the Fortune 100 companies and 98% of the Fortune Global 500, as well as hundreds of thousands of small businesses and prosumers. Citrix has approximately 6,200 channel and alliance partners in more than 100 countries. Citrix annual revenues in 2005 were $909 million.

 
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