Editing Citrix Systems (section)

==History ==

===Early history===
[[File:Citrix.svg|right|200px|thumb|Original Citrix logo until September 14, 2020]]
In 1989, Citrix was founded in [[Richardson, Texas]], by former [[IBM]] developer [[Ed Iacobucci]] with $3 million in funding.<ref name=NetIndustries>{{cite web | author=NetIndustries | title=Citrix Systems, Inc. – Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on Citrix Systems, Inc. | publisher=NetIndustries | year=2002 | url=http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/98/Citrix-Systems-Inc.html | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520144322/http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/98/Citrix-Systems-Inc.html | archive-date=2011-05-20 }}</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 [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of Citrix in 1990.<ref name=NetIndustries/><ref name=Gibbs99>{{cite news |title=Inside Ed's Head |author=Lisa Gibbs |url=http://www.floridatrend.com/print/article/13432 |work=[[Florida Trend]] |date=July 1, 1999 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402140851/http://www.floridatrend.com/print/article/13432 |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref><ref name=Freer97/> Citrix was originally named Citrus but changed its name after an existing company claimed [[trademark]] rights.<ref name=Heisler>{{cite news |title=In Pictures: How 41 tech companies got their names |author=Yoni Heisler |url=http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/slideshow/559849/pictures-how-tech-companies-got-their-names/?image=41 |work=[[PC World]] Australia |access-date=26 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402105717/http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/slideshow/559849/pictures-how-tech-companies-got-their-names/?image=41 |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref> The name Citrix is a [[portmanteau]] of Citrus and [[UNIX]].<ref name=Sarna10>{{cite book |title=Implementing and Developing Cloud Computing Applications |author=David E. Y. Sarna |year=2010 |publisher=[[CRC Press]] |isbn= 9781439830833|page=154 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n1zRBQAAQBAJ&q=citrix+portmanteau&pg=PA154 |access-date=4 February 2015}}</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>{{cite news |title=Informal Attire Belies Citrix's Serious Aims |author=Charles Lunan |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-04-22/business/9101200665_1_citrix-systems-compaq-computer-computer-lab |work=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |date=April 22, 1991 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144216/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-04-22/business/9101200665_1_citrix-systems-compaq-computer-computer-lab |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref> and developed its own [[Independent Computing Architecture]] (ICA) protocol for Citrix Multiuser.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} 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>{{cite news | first=Kevin |last=Maney |title=Tiny tech firm does the unthinkable |work=[[USA Today]] |publisher=USA Today |date= June 11, 1997 }}</ref> Three days before the product launched in 1991, Microsoft announced they would be switching from OS/2 to [[Microsoft Windows|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>{{cite news |title=Citrix and Novell Update Their Multiuser Operating Systems |author=Joe Salemi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WFhT5khImwMC&q=citrix+Multiuser+compatible+with+DOS&pg=PT55 |work=[[PC Magazine]] |date=Jun 16, 1992 |access-date=4 February 2015}}</ref> In 1993, Citrix released a new remote applications server, WinView, which could run DOS and Windows applications.<ref name=Durlester93>{{cite news |title=Free associating our way through Citrix WinView server installation |author1=Nancy Durlester |author2=Laura Wonnacott |author3=Nicholas Petreley |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9zoEAAAAMBAJ&q=winview+1993+ten&pg=PA78 |work=[[InfoWorld]] |date=December 6, 1993 |access-date=4 February 2015}}</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>{{cite news |title=Citrix's WinFrame: Windows Anywhere |author=Steve Rigney |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZV8jJvJv-zYC&q=winframe+&pg=RA1-PA225 |work=[[PC Magazine]] |date=August 1996 |access-date=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref name=PCMag>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/44668/ica |title=Definition of:ICA |encyclopedia=pcmag.com/encyclopedia |publisher=[[PC Magazine]] |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402150403/http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/44668/ica |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref>

===Rise in popularity===
Citrix had its [[initial public offering]] in December 1995.<ref name=MiamiHerald12>{{cite news |title=Citrix through the years: A timeline |work=[[The Miami Herald]] |date=March 18, 2012 }}</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>{{cite news |title=Citrix rebounds – after a close call with Bill Gates |author=Jim Freer |url=http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/1997/06/23/focus6.html |work=[[American City Business Journals|South Florida Business Journal]] |date=June 23, 1997 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201074543/http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/1997/06/23/focus6.html |archive-date=1 February 2009 }}</ref><ref name=ESJ98>{{cite news |title=WinFrame, MetaFrame and Terminal Server: The Difference Is ICA |url=http://esj.com/articles/1998/07/15/winframe-metaframe-and-terminal-server-the-difference-is-ica.aspx |work=Enterprise Systems Journal |date=July 15, 1998 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402142726/http://esj.com/articles/1998/07/15/winframe-metaframe-and-terminal-server-the-difference-is-ica.aspx |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</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 B. Templeton|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 Corporation|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>{{cite news |title=Paint by Numbers or Connect the Dots |author=Adam Bryant |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/business/mark-templeton-of-citrix-on-the-big-career-choice.html?_r=1 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 22, 2012 |access-date=16 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402165410/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/business/mark-templeton-of-citrix-on-the-big-career-choice.html?_r=1 |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref>

===Expansion===
[[File:Citrix Santa Clara HQ 2015.png|thumb|right|270px|Citrix Systems branch office in [[Santa Clara, California]]]]
[[Image:Citrix Headquarters 1991 to 1997.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Citrix System headquarters 1991–1997]]
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>{{cite news |title=Decision Support: Should you upgrade to Citrix MetaFrame XP? |author=Rick Vanover |url=http://www.techrepublic.com/article/decision-support-should-you-upgrade-to-citrix-metaframe-xp/ |work=[[TechRepublic]] |date=June 13, 2001 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120331/http://www.techrepublic.com/article/decision-support-should-you-upgrade-to-citrix-metaframe-xp/ |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref> MetaFrame XP was later rebranded to Presentation Server, in 2005.<ref name=Stansel05>{{cite news |title=Citrix Access Suite 4.0 – It's Not Your Daddy's MetaFrame |author=Paul Stansel |url=http://www.virtualizationadmin.com/articles-tutorials/terminal-services/general/citrix-access-suite-4-metaframe.html |work=VirtualizationAdmon.com |date=October 19, 2005 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402191854/http://www.virtualizationadmin.com/articles-tutorials/terminal-services/general/citrix-access-suite-4-metaframe.html |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</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>{{cite news|title=Citrix Shares Fall to 5-Year Low After Profit Warning, Job Cuts|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB102622369335153360|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=9 July 2002 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914033621/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB102622369335153360|archive-date=2016-09-14}}</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>{{cite news |title=Citrix Acquires Expertcity |author=Steven Burke |url=http://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/18831216/citrix-acquires-expertcity.htm |work=[[CRN Magazine]] |date=December 19, 2003 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114213055/http://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/18831216/citrix-acquires-expertcity.htm |archive-date=14 January 2015 }}</ref> Citrix gained ExpertCity's existing products [[GoToMyPC]] and [[GoToAssist]], and ExpertCity became the Citrix Online division.<ref name=Burke03/><ref name=Germain09>{{cite news |title=Citrix Online Brings SMBs Into the Virtual Meeting Room |author=Jack M. Germain |url=http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67328.html#sthash.gu43nPvJ.dpuf |work=E-Commerce Times |date=June 15, 2009 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120023/http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67328.html#sthash.gu43nPvJ.dpuf |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</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>{{cite news |title=Gaining speed, Citrix buys NetScaler |author=Stacy Cowley |url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/865742/software-gaining-speed-citrix-buys-netscaler.html |work=[[Network World]] |date=June 6, 2005 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426184015/https://www.networkworld.com/article/865742/software-gaining-speed-citrix-buys-netscaler.html |archive-date=26 April 2024 }}</ref> The company entered the [[Virtual private server|server]] and [[desktop virtualization]] market with the purchase of XenSource in August 2007.<ref name=LaMonica07>{{cite news |title=Citrix to buy virtualization company XenSource for $500 million |author=Martin LaMonica |url=http://www.cnet.com/news/citrix-to-buy-virtualization-company-xensource-for-500-million/ |work=[[CNET]] |date=August 15, 2007 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214161231/http://www.cnet.com/news/citrix-to-buy-virtualization-company-xensource-for-500-million/ |archive-date=14 February 2015 }}</ref>
Citrix expanded its cloud and [[Cloud computing#Infrastructure as a service|Infrastructure as a Service]] (IaaS) offerings in August 2010, with the acquisition of VMLogix.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/1521282/citrix-buys-vmlogix.html | title=Citrix buys VMLogix | first=Nancy | last=Gohring | work=[[Computerworld]] | date=August 30, 2010}}</ref> In February 2011, Citrix entered the European [[Software as a Service]] (SaaS) market with the acquisition of [[Netviewer]].<ref name=Williams10>{{cite news |title=Citrix acquires SaaS firm Netviewer to expand into Europe |author=Jenny Williams |url=http://www.computerweekly.com/news/1280094663/Citrix-acquires-SaaS-firm-Netviewer-to-expand-into-Europe |work=[[Computer Weekly]] |date=December 20, 2010 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163002/http://www.computerweekly.com/news/1280094663/Citrix-acquires-SaaS-firm-Netviewer-to-expand-into-Europe |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref><ref name=CRN11>{{cite news |title=Citrix Dives Deeper Into Cloud App Delivery With EMS-Cortex Acquisition |url=http://www.crn.com/news/cloud/229219044/citrix-dives-deeper-into-cloud-app-delivery-with-ems-cortex-acquisition.htm |work=[[CRN Magazine]] |date=February 22, 2011 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121004/http://www.crn.com/news/cloud/229219044/citrix-dives-deeper-into-cloud-app-delivery-with-ems-cortex-acquisition.htm |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</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">{{cite news|url=http://www.brianmadden.com/blogs/rubenspruijt/archive/2008/01/28/citrix-presentation-server-has-left-the-building-xenapp-is-the-new-name.aspx|title=Citrix Presentation Server has left the building, XenApp is the new name|author=Ruben Spruijt|date=January 28, 2008|work=Brian Madden|access-date=4 February 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402130903/http://www.brianmadden.com/blogs/rubenspruijt/archive/2008/01/28/citrix-presentation-server-has-left-the-building-xenapp-is-the-new-name.aspx|archive-date=2 April 2015}}</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>{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/30/citrix_q4_2008_numbers/|title=Citrix ejects 10 percent of staff|last1=Morgan|first1=Timothy|website=theregister.co.uk|publisher=The Register|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810133600/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/30/citrix_q4_2008_numbers/|archive-date=2017-08-10}}</ref> In August 2010, Citrix announced a partnership with [[Google]] to bring the company's products to [[ChromeOS]] devices.<ref name="Fleck10">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.citrix.com/2010/12/07/google-search-finds-citrix-receiver-for-chrome-notebooks/|title=Google Search Finds Citrix Receiver for Chrome Notebooks|author=Chris Fleck|date=December 7, 2010|work=The Citrix Blog|access-date=4 February 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124123420/http://blogs.citrix.com/2010/12/07/google-search-finds-citrix-receiver-for-chrome-notebooks/|archive-date=24 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="Miller14">{{cite news|url=http://9to5google.com/2014/08/21/citrix-announces-receiver-app-for-chrome-os-allows-remote-access-to-other-devices-from-within-the-browser/|title=Citrix announces Receiver app for Chrome OS, allows remote access to other devices from within the browser|author=Chance Miller|date=August 21, 2014|work=9 to 5 Google|access-date=4 February 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120114751/http://9to5google.com/2014/08/21/citrix-announces-receiver-app-for-chrome-os-allows-remote-access-to-other-devices-from-within-the-browser/|archive-date=20 January 2015}}</ref> On July 14, 2015, Citrix added full support for [[Windows 10]] to its [[desktop virtualization]] products.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://anandtech.com/show/9439/citrix-brings-full-support-for-windows-10-to-its-desktop-virtualization-products|title=Citrix Brings Full Support For Windows 10 To Its Desktop Virtualization Products|last1=Howse|first1=Brett|publisher=Anandtech|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716174231/http://www.anandtech.com/show/9439/citrix-brings-full-support-for-windows-10-to-its-desktop-virtualization-products|archive-date=2015-07-16}}</ref>

In July 2011, the company became an IaaS leader after acquiring [[Cloud.com]], a cloud infrastructure provider, for over $200 million.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/07/12/citrix-buys-cloud-com-for-more-than-200-million-redpoint-is-on-a-roll/ | title=Citrix Buys Cloud.com for More Than $200 Million; Redpoint Is on a Roll | first=Sarah | last=Lacy | authorlink=Sarah Lacy | work=[[TechCrunch]] | date=July 12, 2011}}</ref> Citrix began offering [[desktop virtualization|VDI]]-in-a-box to small and medium businesses with the acquisition of Kaviza in May 2011.<ref name="McLaughlin11">{{cite news |title=Citrix Acquires Desktop Virtualization Startup Kaviza |author=Kevin McLaughlin |url=http://www.crn.com/news/data-center/229625406/citrix-acquires-desktop-virtualization-startup-kaviza.htm |work=[[CRN Magazine]] |date=May 23, 2011 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402164405/http://www.crn.com/news/data-center/229625406/citrix-acquires-desktop-virtualization-startup-kaviza.htm |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref> The company acquired cloud-based file sharing and storage technology through its purchase of [[ShareFile]] in October 2011.<ref name="Williams11">{{cite news |title=Citrix introduces ShareFile as 'iCloud for business' |author=Jenny Wiliams |url=http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240106285/Citrix-introduces-ShareFile-as-iCloud-for-business |work=[[Computer Weekly]] |date=October 27, 2011 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402161448/http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240106285/Citrix-introduces-ShareFile-as-iCloud-for-business |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</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>{{cite news |title=Citrix acquires VC-backed Virtual Computer |author=Kyle Alspach |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2012/05/citrix-acquires-vc-virtual-computer.html |work=[[American City Business Journals|Boston Business Journal]] |date=May 9, 2012 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093324/http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2012/05/citrix-acquires-vc-virtual-computer.html |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref> Citrix entered the [[Mobile content#Video|mobile video]] and [[Telecommunications|telecom]] markets in June 2012 when the company acquired ByteMobile.<ref name=Thomas12>{{cite news |title=Citrix Acquires Bytemobile to Target Telcos |author=Sarah Thomas |url=http://www.lightreading.com/services-apps/cloud-services/citrix-acquires-bytemobile-to-target-telcos/d/d-id/696362 |work=[[Light Reading]] |date=June 7, 2012 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312130356/http://www.lightreading.com/services-apps/cloud-services/citrix-acquires-bytemobile-to-target-telcos/d/d-id/696362 |archive-date=12 March 2015 }}</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>{{cite news |title=With Zenprise, Citrix Tightens End-User Computing Strategy |author=Elias Khnaser |url=http://virtualizationreview.com/blogs/virtual-insider/2012/12/citrix-zenprise-euc.aspx |work=Virtualization Review |date=December 10, 2012 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125119/http://virtualizationreview.com/blogs/virtual-insider/2012/12/citrix-zenprise-euc.aspx |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref>

In January 2014, Citrix acquired Framehawk to improve the delivery of virtual desktops and applications over wireless networks, including [[Cellular network|cellular]], where speed and quality may be poor.<ref name=Kusnetzky14>{{cite news |title=Citrix acquires Framehawk to extend virtual access to mobile devices |author=Dan Kusnetzky |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/citrix-acquires-framehawk-to-extend-virtual-access-to-mobile-devices/ |work=[[ZDNet]] |date=January 8, 2014 |access-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113114/http://www.zdnet.com/article/citrix-acquires-framehawk-to-extend-virtual-access-to-mobile-devices/ |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</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">{{cite news|url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/05/07/citrix-gets-cloud-management-tech-with-the-acquisition-of-scalextreme/|title=Citrix gets cloud management tech with the acquisition of ScaleXtreme|date=May 7, 2014|access-date=March 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116234148/http://venturebeat.com/2014/05/07/citrix-gets-cloud-management-tech-with-the-acquisition-of-scalextreme/|archive-date=November 16, 2016}}</ref>

On January 29, 2015, Citrix announced that 700 full-time and 200 contractor positions would be eliminated.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Katherine|first1=Noyes|title=Citrix's 900 job cuts seen as 'defensive' move|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2878032/citrixs-900-job-cuts-seen-as-defensive-move.html|magazine=[[PC World]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206124110/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2878032/citrixs-900-job-cuts-seen-as-defensive-move.html|archive-date=2015-02-06}}</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>{{cite web|last1=Pounds|first1=Marcia|title=Citrix lays off 200 Fort Lauderdale workers|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/careers/fl-citrix-layoffs-fort-lauderdale-20150205-story.html|work=Sun Sentinel|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206131248/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/careers/fl-citrix-layoffs-fort-lauderdale-20150205-story.html|archive-date=2015-02-06}}</ref>

The company had 10,081 employees as of February 2015.<ref name="10K15">{{cite web |url=http://investors.citrix.com/secfiling.cfm?filingID=877890-15-16&CIK=877890 |title=Form 10-K Annual Report: Citrix Systems Inc. |author=Citrix |date=February 19, 2015 |publisher=Securities and Exchange Commission |access-date=12 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313220817/http://investors.citrix.com/secfiling.cfm?filingID=877890-15-16&CIK=877890 |archive-date=13 March 2015 }}</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>{{cite web |url=https://investors.citrix.com/~/media/Files/C/Citrix-IR/documents/annual-reports/2020/2020-annual-report-and-2021-proxy.pdf |title=Citrix 2020 Annual Report |date=18 September 2021 |work=investors.citrix.com |publisher=Citrix Systems Inc. |access-date=18 September 2021 }}</ref> As of December 31, 2021, Citrix had approximately 9,700 employees.<ref name=10K2021 />

===Recent history===
Citrix reported a net income of $251.7 million in 2014, down from $339.5 million in 2013.<ref name="Reuters1">{{cite news |title=Citrix in last-ditch attempt to sell itself |author1=Linda Baker |author2=Greg Roumeliotis |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-citrix-m-a-idUSKCN0RM2T920150922 |work=[[Reuters]] |date=September 22, 2015 |access-date=13 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022061452/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/22/us-citrix-m-a-idUSKCN0RM2T920150922 |archive-date=22 October 2015 }}</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 Corporation|Elliott Management]].<ref name=Dahlberg15>{{cite news |title=Citrix CEO stepping down, activist investor joins board |author=Nancy Dahlberg |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article29207275.html |work=[[Miami Herald]] |date=July 28, 2015 |access-date=13 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915163302/http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article29207275.html |archive-date=15 September 2015 }}</ref> That same month, the company announced that president and CEO Mark Templeton would retire after a replacement was found.<ref name=Darrow15>{{cite news |title=Citrix for sale? Maybe not. |author=Barb Darrow |url=http://fortune.com/2015/09/25/citrix-for-sale-maybe-not/ |work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |date=September 25, 2015 |access-date=13 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022041802/http://fortune.com/2015/09/25/citrix-for-sale-maybe-not/ |archive-date=22 October 2015 }}</ref> On October 21, the company named its executive chairman, Robert Calderoni, as interim president and CEO.<ref name=Pounds15>{{cite news |title=Citrix appoints Robert Calderoni as interim CEO |author=Marcia Heroux Pounds |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-citrix-third-quarter-2015-earnings-20151021-story.html |work=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |date=October 21, 2015 |access-date=22 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024024237/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-citrix-third-quarter-2015-earnings-20151021-story.html |archive-date=24 October 2015 }}</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>{{cite news |title=Citrix names former Microsoft executive as CEO |author=Marcia Heroux Pounds |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/careers/fl-new-citrix-ceo-20160120-story.html |work=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |date=20 January 2016 |access-date=5 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124024856/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/careers/fl-new-citrix-ceo-20160120-story.html |archive-date=24 January 2016 }}</ref>

In July 2016, as part of a deal with Boston-based SaaS company [[GoTo (US 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>{{cite news |title=Citrix Q2 Earnings Beat, Spins off GoToMeeting; LogMeIn Surges 19% |author=Tiernan Ray |url=http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2016/07/26/citrix-q2-earnings-beat-spins-off-gotomeeting-logmein-surges-19/ |work=[[Barron's (newspaper)|Barron's]] |date=July 26, 2016 |access-date=7 March 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322112134/http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2016/07/26/citrix-q2-earnings-beat-spins-off-gotomeeting-logmein-surges-19/ |archive-date=22 March 2017 }}</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>{{cite news |title=What LogMeIn's merger with Citrix's GoTo business means for Raleigh |author=Lauren K. Ohnesorge |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2017/02/01/whatlogmeins-merger-with-citrixs-goto-business.html |work=[[American City Business Journals|Triangle Business Journal]] |date=February 1, 2017 |access-date=7 March 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322202853/http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2017/02/01/whatlogmeins-merger-with-citrixs-goto-business.html |archive-date=22 March 2017 }}</ref> In July 2017, David Henshall became the company's CEO.<ref name=Fortune17>{{cite news |title=Citrix Just Replaced Its CEO—Again |author=Jonathan Vanian |work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |date=July 10, 2017 }}</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">{{cite news |title=Google rolls out enterprise bundle for Chrome, Citrix |last1=Condon |first1=Stephanie |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-rolls-out-enterprise-bundle-for-chrome-citrix-support/ |newspaper=[[ZDNet]] |date=23 May 2017 |access-date=16 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103201612/http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-rolls-out-enterprise-bundle-for-chrome-citrix-support/ |archive-date=3 November 2017 }}</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">{{cite news |title=Citrix, Google strengthen cloud partnership |last1=Tsidulko |first1=Joseph |url=http://www.crn.com/news/cloud/300089171/citrix-google-strengthen-cloud-partnership.htm |newspaper=CRN |date=20 July 2017 |access-date=16 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222105123/http://www.crn.com/news/cloud/300089171/citrix-google-strengthen-cloud-partnership.htm |archive-date=22 December 2017 }}</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">{{cite news |title=Citrix Systems plans layoffs |last1=Pounds |first1=Marcia Heroux |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article177270771.html |newspaper=[[Miami Herald]] |date=5 October 2017 |access-date=16 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108164238/http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article177270771.html |archive-date=8 November 2017 }}</ref> The company carried out layoffs in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]], and office closures in [[Santa Barbara, California]], and [[Tempe, Arizona]].<ref name="Diamond17">{{cite news |title=Citrix confirms Raleigh layoffs |last1=Diamond |first1=Max |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article177078091.html |newspaper=[[The News & Observer]] |date=4 October 2017 |access-date=16 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109140143/http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article177078091.html |archive-date=9 November 2017 }}</ref><ref name="Yamamura17">{{cite news |title=Citrix software giant winds down at Santa Barbara location |last1=Tamamura |first1=Jean |url=http://www.independent.com/news/2017/oct/10/citrix-software-giant-winds-down-santa-barbara-loc/ |newspaper=[[Santa Barbara Independent]] |date=10 October 2017 |access-date=16 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013182245/http://www.independent.com/news/2017/oct/10/citrix-software-giant-winds-down-santa-barbara-loc/ |archive-date=13 October 2017 }}</ref>

Citrix unveiled its Citrix Analytics security software at the 2017 Citrix Synergy conference in [[Orlando, Florida]], in May 2017.<ref name="Gagliordi17">{{cite news |title=Citrix rolls out new cloud, analytics services for enterprises |last1=Gagliordi |first1=Natalie |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/citrix-rolls-out-new-cloud-analytics-services-for-enterprises/ |newspaper=[[ZDNet]] |date=23 May 2017 |access-date=18 December 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108103920/http://www.zdnet.com/article/citrix-rolls-out-new-cloud-analytics-services-for-enterprises/ |archive-date=8 November 2017 }}</ref> The software detects and responds to security threats using [[artificial intelligence]].<ref name="Edmond17">{{cite news |title=Citrix Analytics Service targets IT security market with AI |last1=Edmond |first1=Ramin |url=http://searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com/news/450419417/Citrix-Analytics-service-targets-IT-security-market-with-AI |newspaper=[[TechTarget]] |date=23 May 2017 |access-date=18 December 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223160444/http://searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com/news/450419417/Citrix-Analytics-service-targets-IT-security-market-with-AI |archive-date=23 December 2017 }}</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>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citrixguru.com/2018/05/08/citrix-rebranding-2018/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180607175450/http://www.citrixguru.com/2018/05/08/citrix-rebranding-2018/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 7, 2018|title=Citrix quietly changes all its product names! Goodbye NetScaler, Xen, Receiver, ShareFile and more - Nicolas Ignoto, CTP|last=Ignoto|first=Nicolas|date=2018-05-08|website=Citrix Guru - Nicolas Ignoto, CTP|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-16}}</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">{{cite news |title=Citrix quietly ditches Xen and NetScaler brands days after Synergy 2018 |last1=Afifi-Sabet |first1= Keumars |url=https://www.itpro.co.uk/virtualisation/31128/citrix-quietly-ditches-xen-and-netscaler-brands-days-after-synergy-2018 |work=IT Pro |date=May 16, 2018 |access-date=August 16, 2019}}</ref>

Henshall stepped down in October 2021, and Calderoni was again named interim CEO.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Condon |first1=Stephanie |title=Citrix names Bob Calderoni as interim CEO, president |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/citrix-names-bob-calderoni-as-interim-ceo-president/ |website=[[ZDNet]] |access-date=October 14, 2021 |language=en |date=October 6, 2021}}</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 Software|TIBCO]], a Vista portfolio company to form [[Cloud Software Group]] (CSG).<ref>{{cite web |date=12 September 2022 |title=Citrix sets $4B high yield bond offering backing LBO |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/citrix-sets-4b-high-yield-050000509.html}}</ref><ref name="crn-csg" /> In July 2022, Citrix announced that [[Tom Krause (business executive)|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>{{Cite web |last=Gain |first=Vish |date=2022-01-31 |title=Citrix to go private after $16.5bn acquisition by Vista and Elliott |url=https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/citrix-acquisition-vista-elliott-private-tibco |access-date=2022-01-31 |website=Silicon Republic |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Charlotte Trueman |date=March 23, 2022 |title=Noteworthy tech acquisitions 2022 |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/3646533/noteworthy-tech-acquisitions-2022.html |access-date=March 25, 2022 |website=Computer Weekly}}</ref><ref name="Bloomberg July2022">{{cite news |last1=Scigliuzzo |first1=David |last2=Gurumurthy |first2=Gowri |last3=Amodeo |first3=Jeannine |date=July 12, 2022 |title=Bank of America Starts Sounding Out Investors on Citrix Buyout Debt |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-12/bofa-starts-sounding-out-investors-on-citrix-buyout-debt |access-date=November 7, 2022}}</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>{{cite web |last=Sharwood |first=Simon |url=https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/23/xenserver_socket_licences/ |title=XenServer, split from Citrix, promises per-socket prices 'unlike certain other hypervisors' |date=January 23, 2023 |work=[[The Register]]}}</ref>

In July 2022, Krause became chief executive officer of the Cloud Software Group<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Haranas |first=Mark |date=February 3, 2025 |title=Citrix Parent CSG CEO Helping Elon Musk’s DOGE At Treasury Department |url=https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/2025/citrix-parent-csg-ceo-helping-elon-musk-s-doge-group-at-treasury-department |access-date=February 7, 2025 |website=The Channel Company}}</ref> After Krause joined Cloud Software group it laid off 15 percent of its employees.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gonsalves |first1=Antone |title=Thousands of Citrix, Tibco employees laid off following merger |url=https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterprisedesktop/news/252529104/Thousands-of-Citrix-Tibco-employees-laid-off-following-merger |access-date=February 9, 2025 |work=TechTarget |date=January 11, 2023}}</ref> A year later it laid off an additional 12 percent.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alemany |first1=Jaqueline |last2=Stein |first2=Jeff |last3=Torbati |first3=Yeganeh |title=DOGE deputy to oversee powerful Treasury system as Musk demands cuts |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/treasury-installs-ally-of-musk-s-doge-as-head-of-payment-system/ar-AA1yBq1K |access-date=February 9, 2025 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=February 7, 2025}}</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">{{Cite news |last=Stratford |first=Michael |date=February 7, 2025 |title=Treasury elevates Musk ally to lead government payment system |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/07/treasury-musk-krause-doge-00203132 |access-date=February 7, 2025 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Treasury Department Letter to Members of Congress Regarding Payment Systems |date=8 February 2025 |url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0009 |publisher=U.S Department of the Treasury |access-date=February 9, 2025}}</ref> On February 7, 2025, he was appointed as the [[Fiscal Assistant Secretary of the Treasury]], succeeding [[Matthew Garber (American civil servant)|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>{{cite magazine |title=Elon Musk's man in the Treasury Is Still Holding Down His Day Job as Software CEO |url=https://www.wired.com/story/musk-krause-treasury-bfs-conflict-of-interest/ |website=wired.com |publisher=Wired |access-date=February 14, 2025 |last1=Elliott |first1=Vittoria }}</ref>