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==Acquisitions==
{{main|List of mergers and acquisitions by Citrix}}
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">{{cite news |title=Citrix to Acquire DataPac Australasia; Acquisition to Accelerate Citrix Presence in High-Growth Asia-Pacific Market |work=[[Business Wire]] |date=1997-09-09 |author=[[Citrix Systems, Inc.]] |location=[[Fort Lauderdale]], FL, USA |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Citrix+to+Acquire+DataPac+Australasia%3B+Acquisition+to+Accelerate...-a019749228 |access-date=2017-01-20 |archive-date=2017-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201235639/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Citrix+to+Acquire+DataPac+Australasia%3B+Acquisition+to+Accelerate...-a019749228 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Duursma_2006_Citrix">{{cite web |title=Datapac history (Citrix R&D Australia) |date=2006-10-15 |orig-year=2005 |author-first1=Martin |author-last=Duursma |editor-first=Jeff |editor-last=Muir |work=Citrix Blogger |url=https://citrixblogger.org/2006/10/15/datapac-history-citrix-rd-australia/ |access-date=2017-01-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120205353/https://citrixblogger.org/2006/10/15/datapac-history-citrix-rd-australia/ |archive-date=2017-01-20 }}</ref><ref name="Costello_1997_DataPad">{{cite news |title=DataPac sale expected to benefit channel |author-first=John |author-last=Costello |url=http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/114266/datapac_sale_expected_benefit_channel/ |work=Australian Reseller News |date=1997-09-17 |access-date=2015-07-28 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120220419/http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/114266/datapac_sale_expected_benefit_channel/ |archive-date=2017-01-20}}</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>{{cite news |title=Citrix invests in startups to add new technology |author=Marcia Heroux Pounds |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-citrix-investments-20150213-story.html |work=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |date=13 February 2015 |access-date=20 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006033119/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-citrix-investments-20150213-story.html |archive-date=6 October 2015 }}</ref>

In November 2018, Citrix paid $200 million to acquire [[Sapho (company)|Sapho]], a software startup that develops micro apps for workers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/15/citrix-pays-200m-to-acquire-sapho-which-connects-legacy-software-with-micro-apps/|title=Citrix pays $200M to acquire Sapho, which connects legacy software with 'micro apps'|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2018-11-16|language=en-US}}</ref> In January 2021, Citrix announced its intention to acquire [[Wrike]] for $2.25 billion.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/citrix-buys-wrike-for-2-25-billion-aims-to-bolster-hybrid-work-portfolio/|title= Citrix buys Wrike for $2.25 billion, aims to bolster hybrid work portfolio|work=[[ZDNet]]|last=Gagliordi|first=Natalie|date=January 19, 2021|access-date=January 19, 2021}}</ref> The acquisition was completed in March 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Citrix completes $2.25B acquisition of digital work company Wrike |last=Portero |first=Ashley |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2021/03/03/citrix-completes-acquisition-of-wrike.html |work=[[South Florida Business Journal]] |date=March 3, 2021 |access-date=March 29, 2021}}</ref>