Citrix Systems is an American computer software company that was founded in 1989 by Ed Iacobucci. Citrix creates and sells virtualization, cloud computing, networking and SaaS products that aim to provide remote connectivity to workers on a variety of devices.
The company's first acquisition was DataPac in 1997, which Citrix purchased in order to utilize DataPac's technology and its position in the Asia-Pacific region. Key acquisitions that contributed to the company's expansion include ExpertCity in 2004, NetScaler in 2005, XenSource in 2007 and ShareFile in 2011. As of 2015, Citrix had acquired nearly 50 companies.
Mergers and acquisitions
No. Acquired Company Business Country Derived products References1 DataPac Australasia Server-based computing Citrix WinFrame2 Insignia NTrigue Server-based computing and consumer electronics Citrix WinFrame3 APMArchitecture Projects Management Ltd. Java developer Citrix WinFrame and MetaFrame4 VDOnet Internet film broadcasting Video/audio server technology5 Viewsoft Software developer for web-based application Application Linking and Embedding (ALE) software6 Innovex Group Internet consulting company Citrix Worldwide Customer Service7 Sequoia Software Corporation XML-based portal software developer Citrix NFuse and Metaframe8 Expertcity GoToMyPC and GoToMeeting platform developer SaaS9 Net6 SSL VPN technology SSL Access Gateway and Citrix’s MetaFrame Access Suite10 Netscaler Application acceleration hardware vendor Citrix NetScaler11 Teros Firewall vendor Citrix NetScaler Application Firewall12 Reflectent Edgesight desktop applications performance-monitoring software developer. Citrix Web applications performance-measuring software, core client-server applications, Presentation Server13 Orbital Data WAN optimization Citrix WANScaler14 Ardence Inc. Server provisioning software developer Citrix’s Management Systems Group, Provisioning Server15 thinGenius Load testing software Presentation Server and virtual software delivery16 Aurema Processor workload monitoring and management software developer Greater support for Presentation Server running on Microsoft Longhorn Server17June 2007Caymas SystemsIdentity-based access controlCitrix SSL VPN (enhanced)18 QuickTree XML security NetScaler application-acceleration platform, WANScaler WAN-optimization gear, and Citrix Access Gateway SSL VPN device19 XenSource Desktop and server virtualization Desktop and server virtualization. XenSource became part of Citrix’s Virtualization & Management Division.20 sepagoPROFILE Profile management technology developer Citrix XenDesktop, XenApp, and User Profile Manager21 Deterministics Network Software-based scalable secure network acceleration and bandwidth management Citrix Deterministics Network22 Vidsoft High definition video streaming HDFaces within GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar, and GoToTraining23 Vapps High definition audio conference call equipment GoToMeeting24 Paglo LabsSaaS-based IT management GoToManage25 VMLogix Inc. Virtualization automation and management XenServer26 NetviewerSaaS vendor in collaboration and IT services Citrix’s online services division27 EMS-Cortex Cloud services provisioning and management XenApp, Cloud Portal Services Manager28 Kaviza Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) developer VDI-in-a-box29 Cloud.com Cloud computing Citrix CloudPlatform OpenStack, open source cloud stack30 RingCube Personalized virtual desktop XenDesktop31 ShareFile Enterprise file-sharing solution ShareFile32 App-DNA Software migration Citrix Desktop Transformation Model33 Apere Network security Software as a service (SaaS), Single sign-on Security (SSO)34 Podio Cloud-based social network for businesses GoTo cloud services35 Virtual Computer Virtual desktop technology XenClient36 Bytemobile Mobile data and video optimization NetScaler37 Beetil Cloud-based service desk technology provider GoToAssist38 ZenpriseMobile device management XenMobile39 Byte Squared iPad document editing ShareFile40 Skytide iPad document editing ByteMobile41 FrameHawk Mobile delivery of virtual desktop HDX technology for XenApp and XenDesktop42 ScaleXtreme Application management Workspace Services43 Virtual Android and IOS virtualization Enterprise mobility products44 RightSignature Online signing tools ShareFile45 Solid Instance Microsoft Windows virtual application delivery Virtual desktop delivery46 Octoblu Networking Citrix Octoblu47 Sanbolic Storage virtualization Melio48 Grasshopper Telephone services GoToMeeting, GoToTraining, GoToWebinar, ShareFile, and OpenVoice49September 2016NorskaleUEM and application performance optimizationXenApp, XenDesktop50January 2017UnideskXenApp, XenDesktop 51February 2018CedexisIntelligent traffic managementCitrix ITM 52March 2021WrikeProject managementCitrix Workspace 53January 2025UniconThin Client OS Vendor
See also Lists of corporate acquisitions and mergers
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