Visionary group of thought leaders to analyze state of Web Commuting, predict business and work/life trends and recommend best practices

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – May 6, 2009 – Citrix Online,a division of Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS), today announced the launch of the Worldwide Workplace Council, an elite group of thought leaders and advocates drawn from a wide range of areas affected by the growth of the location-independent workplace. Businesses today are increasingly adopting technologies and policies that free employees from working from a single, central location, while companies get the ability to cut infrastructure costs, as well as cast a wider net for talent and business prospects. In this evolving business environment, the Council will foster multiple points of view, advocate changes to traditional business models, and develop broad-based recommendations around the concept of Web Commuting.

“As companies and individuals alike find they can work from anywhere, anytime, it will potentially affect every aspect of the work/life balance, along with the companies’ ability to slash costs and hire from anywhere,” said Brett Caine, general manager, Citrix Online. “Citrix Online has been at the forefront in enabling this workplace evolution–we call it Web Commuting–with technologies for online collaboration and remote access, and that’s given us a unique perspective on this issue. Our vision for the Worldwide Workplace Council is to help inform and empower organizations and individuals looking to embrace the new realities of working from anywhere.”

The members of the Worldwide Workplace Council are:

•Amanda Alexander: Founder and Director of Coaching Mums
•Jane Anderson: Director, Midwest Institute for Telecommuting Education (MITE)
•Dr. Heather Antecol: Acting Director, Berger Institute for Work, Family, and Children
•Kellyanne Conway: President & CEO, the polling company™, inc./WomanTrend; political commentator
•Bevis England, Director, Telework New Zealand and Facilitator, Telework Australia Initiative
•Charlie Grantham: Co-founder, Work Design Collaborative and the Future of Work program
•Emma Jones, Founder and Editor of Enterprise Nation, the home business website (UK)
•Gene Marks: President, the Marks Group; author, columnist and small business consultant
•Jack Nilles: Telecommuting pioneer; author, The Telecommunications-Transportation Tradeoff; Making Telecommuting Happen; and Managing Telework: Strategies for Managing the Virtual Workforce
•Joseph Sweeney: Analyst, IBRS (Australia)
•Jerry Swerling: Professor and Director, University of Southern California Annenberg Strategic Public Relations Center
•Denise Tyler, Founder, Mother@Work (UK)
•Chuck Wilsker: President and CEO, The Telework Coalition

As their first initiative, members of the Worldwide Workplace Council participated in a comprehensive research effort that addresses trends in the location-independent workplace. The report, “Worldwide Workplace: The Web Commuting Imperative,” which will be released on May 11, represents a multidimensional snapshot of how this trend is projected to change the ways in which people live and work. It includes the results of a quantitative survey on Web Commuting conducted by the polling company™, inc. in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, as well as context, commentary and counsel from members of the Worldwide Workplace Council.

Citrix Online will introduce the report at a webinar featuring Council members who will discuss the current state of Web Commuting, and how companies and individuals can benefit from this practice with the right mix of technologies and policies. The webinar will be moderated by highly regarded pollster and commentator Kellyanne Conway, and participants will include Charlie Grantham, co-founder of the Work Design Collaborative, and Chuck Wilsker: President and CEO of The Telework Coalition. The webinar is free and open to everyone–interested parties can register at https://www.gotomeeting.com/register/686512425

About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is the global leader and the most trusted name in application delivery infrastructure. More than 215,000 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 percent of the Fortune 100 companies and 99 percent of the Fortune Global 500, as well as hundreds of thousands of small businesses and prosumers. Citrix has approximately 8,000 partners in more than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2008 was $1.6 billion.