Bay Area Highway Collapse Demonstrates Need for Teleworking Preparedness

SANTA BARBARA, CA May 02, 2007

Citrix GoToMyPC and GoToMeeting Help Companies’ Employees Work from Anywhere
As Bay Area companies strive to stay productive during the MacArthur Maze workplace disruption, those that planned ahead will thrive while others struggle. During a crisis, readily available resources minimize the risk of disruption.

Solutions that allow employees to work from home are key to workplace continuity. Companies can enable employees to work and collaborate with colleagues by providing remote access to their workplace computers, from wherever they live. Services such as Citrix® GoToMyPC® allow employees to easily and securely log onto their work PCs from any computer with an Internet connection. In addition, online meetings can be conducted using Citrix® GoToMeeting®.

Telework Coalition President and CEO Chuck Wilsker underscores the importance of having plans in place before the unexpected occurs. “The reality in today’s world is that disruptive problems are inevitable, so being prepared is vital to an organization’s productivity and ability to maintain economic viability. Remote access services like those from Citrix Online can be a key component of a business continuity plan. By giving employees the ability to securely connect to the information and people they need to reach, the work gets done even when workers can’t get to the office.”

GoToMyPC provides secure, encrypted remote access to PC desktops, so employees can use any resources hosted on their desktops just as though they were sitting in front of their workplace computer.

Using GoToMeeting, employees can hold online meetings, conduct training sessions, present information and demonstrate products from any PC connected to the Internet.

“While many Bay Area companies are scrambling to find ways to work around the freeway collapse, those that were ready to ‘flip the switch’ with programs and services already in place were the lucky ones,” said Brett Caine, general manager for Citrix Online. “Our remote access and collaboration solutions offer the tools to help companies maintain a productive workplace. These tools are convenient at any time – but during a crisis they’re invaluable.”

Companies wishing to take immediate advantage of these services can begin using these solutions for free by visiting www.gotomypc.com/now and www.gotomeeting.com/now. Individuals can try the service without charge by visiting www.gotomypc.com/free and www.gotomeeting.com/now.

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, highest security and lowest cost. 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. Annual revenue in 2006 was $1.1 billion. Learn more at http://www.citrix.com.

 
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