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Citrix Systems, Inc. is an American multinational cloud computing and virtualization technology company that provides server, application and desktop virtualization, networking, software as a service (SaaS), and cloud computing technologies. Citrix claims that their products are used by over 400,000 clients worldwide, including 99% of the Fortune 100 and 98% of the Fortune 500.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 1989, Citrix was founded in Richardson, Texas, by Ed Iacobucci, who served as chairman until his departure in 2000. The company began by developing remote access products for Microsoft operating systems and licensing source code from Microsoft. Citrix has been partnered with Microsoft throughout its history. By the 1990s, Citrix had become an industry leader in thin client technology, enabling purpose-built devices to access remote servers and resources. The company launched its first initial public offering in 1995 and, with few competitors, experienced significant revenue increases between 1995 and 1999.
Citrix acquired Sequoia Software Corp. in 2001 and ExpertCity, a provider of remote desktop products, in 2003. This was followed by more than a dozen other acquisitions from 2005 to 2012, which allowed Citrix to expand into additional markets including server and desktop virtualization, cloud computing, infrastructure as a service, and software as a service. In 2014, Citrix acquired Framehawk and used its technology to improve the delivery of virtual desktops and applications over wireless networks. In 2016, as part of a $1.8 billion deal with LogMeIn, Citrix spun off the GoTo product line into a new business entity called GetGo. In 2017, Citrix completed the merger of GetGo with LogMeIn's products.
Citrix is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with subsidiary operations in California and Massachusetts and additional development centers in Canada, Denmark, Germany, India, and the United Kingdom. In 2021, Citrix generated $3.2 billion in revenue and had 9,700 employees.<ref name=10K2021 />
After being acquired by Vista Equity Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital Corp on September 30, 2022, Citrix merged with TIBCO Software under the newly formed Cloud Software Group.<ref name=crn-csg>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Citrix spun off the re-branded Citrix ADC back into a standalone entity called NetScaler under the same parent.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
HistoryEdit
Early historyEdit
In 1989, Citrix was founded in Richardson, Texas, by former IBM developer Ed Iacobucci with $3 million in funding.<ref name=NetIndustries>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Following the company's initial setup and development, Iacobucci moved the company to his former home in Coral Springs, Florida.<ref name=NetIndustries/> The company's first employees were five other engineers from IBM who Iacobucci convinced to join his team. Iacobucci served as chairman of the company, and Roger Roberts became the CEO of Citrix in 1990.<ref name=NetIndustries/><ref name=Gibbs99>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Freer97/> Citrix was originally named Citrus but changed its name after an existing company claimed trademark rights.<ref name=Heisler>Template:Cite news</ref> The name Citrix is a portmanteau of Citrus and UNIX.<ref name=Sarna10>Template:Cite book</ref>
The company's first product was Citrix Multiuser, an extension of OS/2 developed over two years. Citrix licensed the OS/2 source code from Microsoft<ref name=NetIndustries/><ref name=Gibbs99/><ref name=Lunan91>Template:Cite news</ref> and developed its own Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) protocol for Citrix Multiuser.Template:Citation needed Multiuser allowed multiple users working on separate computers to remotely access software on a server, even from computers that were not built to run OS/2.<ref name=Lunan91/><ref name=Maney97>Template:Cite news</ref> Three days before the product launched in 1991, Microsoft announced they would be switching from OS/2 to Windows. This change made Multiuser nearly unusable without significant changes to make it compatible with Windows or DOS. In 1991, the company discussed closing, but investments from Intel, Microsoft, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers among others allowed the company to work on a new version of Multiuser.<ref name=NetIndustries/><ref name=Gibbs99/>
Multi-Win version 2.0 was released in 1992. It was compatible with DOS applications and allowed up to five users.<ref name=Salemi92>Template:Cite news</ref> In 1993, Citrix released a new remote applications server, WinView, which could run DOS and Windows applications.<ref name=Durlester93>Template:Cite news</ref> By 1994, the company's yearly revenue equaled $10 million.<ref name=NetIndustries/>
In 1995, the company launched Citrix WinFrame, a multi-user operating system based on Microsoft's Windows NT.<ref name=NetIndustries/> This new product allowed up to 15 users and was the first thin client for Windows.<ref name=Rigney96>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=PCMag>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
Rise in popularityEdit
Citrix had its initial public offering in December 1995.<ref name=MiamiHerald12>Template:Cite news</ref> On its first day of trading, the company's share price doubled from $15 to $30.<ref name=NetIndustries/> During the mid-1990s, Citrix became the leader of its growing industry with very few competitors, and the company's revenues doubled year over year between 1995 and 1999.<ref name=Gibbs99/>
After weeks of discussion, Iacobucci persuaded Microsoft to license Citrix technology for Windows NT Server 4.0, resulting in Windows Terminal Server Edition in 1998.<ref name=Gibbs99/><ref name=Freer97/><ref name=ESJ98/> This agreement allowed Citrix to keep its position in the marketplace and be NT 4.0 compatible.<ref name=Maney97/> Citrix also earned $75 million and a royalty arrangement valued at approximately $100 million.<ref name=Maney97/><ref name=MiamiHerald12/>
Citrix released MetaFrame 1.0 in conjunction with Terminal Server Edition. Due to weaknesses in Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), Terminal Server Edition worked best with Citrix's ICA protocol which MetaFrame used. This meant that Citrix technology was purchased and installed on most machines that ran Terminal Server Edition.<ref name=Freer97>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=ESJ98>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 1997, the company opened a new headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It also opened offices in Sydney, London, and Paris that same year.<ref name=MiamiHerald12/>
In 1998, Mark Templeton became the CEO of Citrix after serving as vice president of marketing.<ref name=MiamiHerald12/> That year, Citrix also licensed its ICA protocol to IBM and Key Tronics.<ref name=NetIndustries/> In 1999, Citrix licensed its ICA protocol to Motorola for use in digital wireless handsets.<ref name=Gibbs99/>
During 1999, Citrix's thin-client model became a software trend, and the company's customers increased to 15 million.<ref name=NetIndustries/> Major clients included Sears, AT&T, and Chevron.<ref name=Freer97/><ref name=Maney97/> In 2000, the burst of the dot-com bubble led to Iacobucci leaving the company and CEO Mark Templeton being demoted to the president and senior executive officer. Templeton was later reinstated in 2001.<ref name=MiamiHerald12/><ref name=Bryant12>Template:Cite news</ref>
ExpansionEdit
In 2001, Citrix acquired Sequoia Software Corp. for $185 million.<ref name=NetIndustries/> That same year, it released MetaFrame XP, a new platform using MetaFrame technology.<ref name=Vanover01>Template:Cite news</ref> MetaFrame XP was later rebranded to Presentation Server, in 2005.<ref name=Stansel05>Template:Cite news</ref>
On July 9, 2002, Citrix announced a 10% job cut. At the time, the company employed about 1,900 workers. After the announcement, the stock hit a five-year low.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In December 2003, Citrix acquired ExpertCity, a provider of remote desktop products, for $225 million in cash and stock. The acquisition was the company's largest to date.<ref name=Burke03>Template:Cite news</ref> Citrix gained ExpertCity's existing products GoToMyPC and GoToAssist, and ExpertCity became the Citrix Online division.<ref name=Burke03/><ref name=Germain09>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2004, the company introduced Citrix GoToMeeting.<ref name=MiamiHerald12/>
Between 2005 and 2012, the company acquired over a dozen companies, allowing it to expand into new markets. Citrix acquired acceleration hardware maker NetScaler in 2005, which allowed the company to offer optimized application delivery.<ref name=Cowley05>Template:Cite news</ref> The company entered the server and desktop virtualization market with the purchase of XenSource in August 2007.<ref name=LaMonica07>Template:Cite news</ref> Citrix expanded its cloud and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offerings in August 2010, with the acquisition of VMLogix.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In February 2011, Citrix entered the European Software as a Service (SaaS) market with the acquisition of Netviewer.<ref name=Williams10>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=CRN11>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2007, the company opened a headquarters in Silicon Valley.<ref name="MiamiHerald12" /> In 2008, the company rebranded its Presentation Server product line to XenApp.<ref name="Spruijt">Template:Cite news</ref> Also in 2008, Citrix announced an expanded alliance with Microsoft on desktop virtualization.<ref name="MiamiHerald12" /> On January 29, 2009, Citrix announced that 460 employee positions would be cut, comprising 10% of its workforce.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In August 2010, Citrix announced a partnership with Google to bring the company's products to ChromeOS devices.<ref name="Fleck10">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Miller14">Template:Cite news</ref> On July 14, 2015, Citrix added full support for Windows 10 to its desktop virtualization products.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In July 2011, the company became an IaaS leader after acquiring Cloud.com, a cloud infrastructure provider, for over $200 million.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Citrix began offering VDI-in-a-box to small and medium businesses with the acquisition of Kaviza in May 2011.<ref name="McLaughlin11">Template:Cite news</ref> The company acquired cloud-based file sharing and storage technology through its purchase of ShareFile in October 2011.<ref name="Williams11">Template:Cite news</ref>
In May 2012, Citrix acquired Virtual Computer, a maker of intelligent desktop virtualization. This virtualization technology is used in Citrix's XenClient Enterprise edition.<ref name=Alspach12>Template:Cite news</ref> Citrix entered the mobile video and telecom markets in June 2012 when the company acquired ByteMobile.<ref name=Thomas12>Template:Cite news</ref> Also in 2012, the company acquired Zenprise. Zenprise's Mobile application management (MAM) technology was released as XenMobile in February 2013.<ref name=Khnaser12>Template:Cite news</ref>
In January 2014, Citrix acquired Framehawk to improve the delivery of virtual desktops and applications over wireless networks, including cellular, where speed and quality may be poor.<ref name=Kusnetzky14>Template:Cite news</ref> In May 2014, Citrix acquired Scalextreme to bolster its cloud capabilities, such as auto scaling, patching, and automation of complex cloud deployments, for its core business units XenDesktop and Xenapp.<ref name="venturebeat1">Template:Cite news</ref>
On January 29, 2015, Citrix announced that 700 full-time and 200 contractor positions would be eliminated.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> This was about 10% of its workforce. The cuts were expected to save between $90 and $100 million annually. Two hundred of the layoffs occurred in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where the company is headquartered.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The company had 10,081 employees as of February 2015.<ref name="10K15">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In December 2015, Citrix employed approximately 9,500 people but noted that its November restructure was due to eliminating nearly 700 full-time jobs.<ref name=10K2015>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As of December 31, 2021, Citrix had approximately 9,700 employees.<ref name=10K2021 />
Recent historyEdit
Citrix reported a net income of $251.7 million in 2014, down from $339.5 million in 2013.<ref name="Reuters1">Template:Cite news</ref> In July 2015, the company announced several changes to its board of directors, including making Robert Calderoni executive chairman and adding Jesse Cohn, a senior partner of activist hedge fund Elliott Management.<ref name=Dahlberg15>Template:Cite news</ref> That same month, the company announced that president and CEO Mark Templeton would retire after a replacement was found.<ref name=Darrow15>Template:Cite news</ref> On October 21, the company named its executive chairman, Robert Calderoni, as interim president and CEO.<ref name=Pounds15>Template:Cite news</ref>
In January 2016, Kirill Tatarinov, a former Microsoft executive, was named the president and CEO of Citrix and joined the company's board; Calderoni remained executive chairman of the board.<ref name=Pounds16>Template:Cite news</ref>
In July 2016, as part of a deal with Boston-based SaaS company LogMeIn, Citrix announced that it had spun off its GoTo product line, which included GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar, GoToWebcast, GoToTraining, GoToAssist and GoToMyPC, into a wholly owned subsidiary called GetGo.<ref name=Ray16>Template:Cite news</ref> In February 2017, Citrix completed a merger through which GetGo became a subsidiary of LogMeIn. The transaction was valued at approximately $1.8 billion.<ref name=Ohnesorge17>Template:Cite news</ref> In July 2017, David Henshall became the company's CEO.<ref name=Fortune17>Template:Cite news</ref>
Also in 2017, Citrix expanded its partnership with Google. In May, Google announced that it would add support on its Chrome web browser, including graphics processing unit acceleration, to run Citrix XenApp.<ref name="Condon17">Template:Cite news</ref> In July, the companies announced that they were working to allow Citrix Cloud to deploy virtualized apps and desktops on Google Cloud.<ref name="Tsidulko17">Template:Cite news</ref>
In October 2017, Citrix told regulators of plans to lay off staff "across most functions" and consolidate offices in the fall of 2017 into 2018.<ref name="Pounds17-Herald">Template:Cite news</ref> The company carried out layoffs in Raleigh, North Carolina, and office closures in Santa Barbara, California, and Tempe, Arizona.<ref name="Diamond17">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Yamamura17">Template:Cite news</ref>
Citrix unveiled its Citrix Analytics security software at the 2017 Citrix Synergy conference in Orlando, Florida, in May 2017.<ref name="Gagliordi17">Template:Cite news</ref> The software detects and responds to security threats using artificial intelligence.<ref name="Edmond17">Template:Cite news</ref>
Citrix then unveiled Citrix Analytics for Performance at the 2019 Citrix Summit conference in Orlando, Florida, in May 2019. The software quantifies user experience for Virtual applications and desktop users and also leverages machine learning to troubleshoot performance issues.
In 2018, Citrix changed the names of some of its products to represent its shift to a cloud operating model.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The company stated that it made the name changes to present a unified product line so that end users can create, manage, and deploy workspaces with apps and data from a single console. The company dropped its Xen and NetScaler brand names: XenApp and XenDesktop became Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops; XenMobile became Citrix Endpoint Management; ShareFile integration became Citrix Content Collaboration; XenServer became Citrix Hypervisor; Cedexis became Citrix Intelligent Traffic Management; and NetScaler products kept their identities, but the "NetScaler" brand name was replaced with "Citrix ADC" for Application Delivery Controller.<ref name="CRN-Afifi-Sabet-170518">Template:Cite news</ref>
Henshall stepped down in October 2021, and Calderoni was again named interim CEO.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On January 31, 2022, it was announced that Citrix had been acquired in a $16.5 billion deal by affiliates of Vista Equity Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital. Citrix would merge with TIBCO, a Vista portfolio company to form Cloud Software Group (CSG).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="crn-csg" /> In July 2022, Citrix announced that Tom Krause would succeed Robert Calderoni as CEO following the merger. It was also reported that Citrix would go private as part of the deal.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Bloomberg July2022">Template:Cite news</ref> As part of the merger, in September 2022, Citrix announced a $4.55 billion-equivalent cross-border term loan to back its $16.5 billion buyout by Vista Equity and Evergreen Coast Capital. Following the merger, the Citrix Hypervisor product-line was spun-off into a standalone business unit under CSG and rebranded as XenServer.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In July 2022, Krause became chief executive officer of the Cloud Software Group<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref> After Krause joined Cloud Software group it laid off 15 percent of its employees.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A year later it laid off an additional 12 percent.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In January 2025, Krause became involved with the U.S. Treasury Department as part of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).<ref name=":0" /> He was assigned as a special government employee to review the federal payment system and was granted limited access as a liaison between the Treasury and DOGE.<ref name=":2">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On February 7, 2025, he was appointed as the Fiscal Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, succeeding Matthew Garber who had been acting in the role since David Lebryk's resignation.<ref name=":2" /> Krause continued to work at Cloud Software Group despite his employment by DOGE, this has been cited as a potential conflict of interest.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
OperationsEdit
Citrix is governed by a ten-member board of directors.<ref name="Reuters17">Template:Cite news</ref> The company has headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with two more U.S. based offices in California and North Carolina.<ref name=Weinsten14>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Ohnesorge14>Template:Cite news</ref> Citrix has research and development centers located in the U.S., Australia, India, Japan, Greece,<ref>Citrix R&D centre is a member of the innovation cluster mi-cluster located in Patras, Greece </ref><ref>Patras R&D centre careers announcement, Citrix careers official facebook page</ref> and the United Kingdom.<ref name=Ribeiro>Template:Cite news</ref>
Citrix licenses its services and products directly to clients, which include IT professionals and SMEs, and through value-added resellers.
Before going private, Citrix was publicly traded under the ticker symbol CTXS.<ref name=Forbes14>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2020, the company ranked 779 on the Fortune 1000 and 1,267 on the Forbes Global 2000.<ref name=Forbes19>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2019, Citrix generated $3.01 billion in revenue.<ref name=AR2019-31>Template:Cite news</ref>
AcquisitionsEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Citrix has expanded and added new products, technologies, and services through several acquisitions.<ref name=Pounds15/> Its first acquisition was DataPac in 1997, which Citrix purchased in order to utilize DataPac's technology and its position in the Asia-Pacific region.<ref name="Citrix_1997">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Duursma_2006_Citrix">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Costello_1997_DataPad">Template:Cite news</ref> Other major acquisitions include ExpertCity in 2004, NetScaler in 2005, XenSource in 2007, and ShareFile in 2011. As of 2015, Citrix has acquired nearly 50 companies.<ref name=invests>Template:Cite news</ref>
In November 2018, Citrix paid $200 million to acquire Sapho, a software startup that develops micro apps for workers.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In January 2021, Citrix announced its intention to acquire Wrike for $2.25 billion.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The acquisition was completed in March 2021.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
ProductsEdit
Citrix creates software that allows employees to work and collaborate remotely regardless of device or network. The company's main products are in desktop software, Desktop as a Service (DaaS) systems, networking, cloud, and Software as a service (SaaS).<ref name=Butler12/><ref name=Alpha13/>
Desktops and appsEdit
Citrix offers several products related to desktop and application virtualization. These tools allow access to computers and applications independently of what device they are physically using, from any device.<ref name=Krebs10>Template:Cite news</ref> Citrix XenApp, now integrated as part of XenDesktop, provides application virtualization. Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, and XenClient all provide desktop virtualization.<ref name=Morgan11/><ref name=Finley15/> The DesktopPlayer for Mac allows online and offline access to Windows virtual desktops from Macs.<ref name=Wood14>Template:Cite news</ref> Citrix Workspace Cloud is a platform for building and delivering desktops and applications from the cloud.<ref name=Ward15>Template:Cite news</ref> ShareFile allows companies and organizations to sync and share files.<ref name=Kerravala13/> XenMobile offers mobile app and device management. Citrix Receiver is a client software that allows universal access to virtual applications and desktops. AppDNA offers software that provides application migration and management.<ref name=Morgan11>Template:Cite news</ref> Citrix users interact with the HDX protocol on top of the RDS. This protocol acts as a buffer between the users and the server and compresses data in the meantime.
Desktop as a service (DaaS)Edit
Citrix technology enables service providers to provide Desktop as a Service (DaaS) offerings, including business apps and desktops, to their customers,.<ref name=Butler12>Template:Cite news</ref> These products include Worx Mobile Apps for secure email, browser, and document sharing,<ref name=Donovan13>Template:Cite news</ref> and Citrix Workspace Suite for mobile workspaces.<ref name=know>Template:Cite news</ref>
Networking and cloudEdit
Citrix products related to cloud computing and networking include Citrix XenServer for server virtualization<ref name=Finley15/><ref name=Rath12>Template:Cite news</ref> and its NetScaler brand of network appliances, including WAN optimization devices, Software-Defined WAN delivery equipment, Application Delivery Controllers (ADC), Gateways, and AppFirewall web application firewalls.<ref name=Alpha13>Template:Cite news</ref> All of these are managed by Citrix's cloud management software, Citrix Cloud. The company also has ByteMobile Adaptive Traffic Management, which aims to optimize mobile video services through traffic management, policy control, and caching. ByteMobile Insight provides mobile data and subscriber analytics.<ref name=moves>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Perez12>Template:Cite news</ref>
Software as a service (SaaS)Edit
Citrix software as a service (SaaS) products are focused on collaboration and communications. The offerings include Podio, a cloud-based collaboration service, and OpenVoice, which provides audio conferencing.<ref name=Finley15>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Kerravala13>Template:Cite news</ref>
Corporate responsibilityEdit
The company's philanthropic activities include corporate giving—such as corporate donations of in-kind gifts—and employee match programs.<ref name=Bloomberg03>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Nyholt13>Template:Cite news</ref> In addition, Citrix employees are allowed to take two paid volunteer days each year and participate in the company's annual "Global Day of Impact", an event that encourages Citrix employees to volunteer in their local communities.<ref name=Weening11>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Palminteri13>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=TriangleBizJournal13>Template:Cite news</ref>
Citrix has provided business training to non-profit teams near its Fort Lauderdale headquarters. In particular, the company helped a local non-profit organization launch a computer on wheels to offer training to low-income neighborhoods. In 2007, the company connected a Broward County, Florida, area with Agogo, Ghana, through donated technology and training.<ref name=Hemlock07>Template:Cite news</ref> Furthermore, the company's Raleigh office began a program called "Project Code" in 2014, which leads Boys & Girls Clubs through coding exercises and teaches them about computer science.<ref name=Barr15>Template:Cite news</ref>
In addition to its philanthropic activities, Citrix has donated some of its open-source technology to non-profit software organizations in order to continue its development and gain more contributors. For example, Citrix gave Cloudstack to the Apache Foundation in 2012 and Xen hypervisor to the Linux Foundation in 2013.<ref name=Jackson13>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Duckett14>Template:Cite news</ref>
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
Further readingEdit
- Keith Schultz (December 14, 2011) VDI shoot-out: Citrix XenDesktop vs. VMware View. Citrix XenDesktop 5.5 and VMware View 5 vie for the most flexible, scalable, and complete virtual desktop infrastructure, InfoWorld
- Keith Schultz (December 14, 2011) VDI shoot-out: HDX vs. PCoIP. The differences between the Citrix and VMware remote desktop protocols are more than skin deep, InfoWorld
- Colt Agar (January 19, 2018) Grasshopper Phone Review - Virtual Phone System for Entrepreneurs, TheTechReviewer.com
External linksEdit
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