List of mergers and acquisitions by Citrix explained

Citrix Systems is an American computer software company that was founded in 1989 by Ed Iacobucci.[1] Citrix creates and sells virtualization, cloud computing, networking and SaaS products that aim to provide remote connectivity to workers on a variety of devices.[2]

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.[3]

Mergers and acquisitions

No.AcquiredCompanyBusinessCountryDerived productsReferences
1DataPac AustralasiaServer-based computing AustraliaCitrix WinFrame[4] [5] [6] [7]
2Insignia NTrigueServer-based computing and consumer electronics United StatesCitrix WinFrame[8] [9]
3APM[10] Ltd.Java developerCitrix WinFrame and MetaFrame[11] [12]
4VDOnetInternet film broadcasting IsraelVideo/audio server technology[13] [14] [15]
5ViewsoftSoftware developer for web-based application United StatesApplication Linking and Embedding (ALE) software[16] [17] [18]
6Innovex GroupInternet consulting company United StatesCitrix Worldwide Customer Service[19]
7Sequoia Software CorporationXML-based portal software developer United StatesCitrix NFuse and Metaframe[20] [21]
8ExpertcityGoToMyPC and GoToMeeting platform developer United StatesSaaS[22] [23]
9Net6SSL VPN technology United StatesSSL Access Gateway and Citrix’s MetaFrame Access Suite[24] [25]
10NetscalerApplication acceleration hardware vendor United StatesCitrix NetScaler[26] [27]
11TerosFirewall vendor United StatesCitrix NetScaler Application Firewall[28] [29]
12ReflectentEdgesight desktop applications performance-monitoring software developer. United StatesCitrix Web applications performance-measuring software, core client-server applications, Presentation Server[30]
13Orbital DataWAN optimization United StatesCitrix WANScaler[31] [32]
14Ardence Inc.Server provisioning software developer United StatesCitrix’s Management Systems Group, Provisioning Server[33] [34]
15thinGeniusLoad testing software United StatesPresentation Server and virtual software delivery[35]
16AuremaE-commerce AustraliaGreater support for Presentation Server running on Microsoft Longhorn Server[36]
17June 2007Caymas SystemsIdentity-based access control United StatesCitrix SSL VPN (enhanced)
18QuickTreeXML security United StatesNetScaler application-acceleration platform, WANScaler WAN-optimization gear, and Citrix Access Gateway SSL VPN device[37]
19XenSourceDesktop and server virtualizationDesktop and server virtualization. XenSource became part of Citrix’s Virtualization & Management Division.[38] [39]
20sepagoPROFILEProfile management technology developerCitrix XenDesktop, XenApp, and User Profile Manager[40] [41]
21Deterministics NetworkSoftware-based scalable secure network acceleration and bandwidth management United StatesCitrix Deterministics Network[42]
22VidsoftHigh definition video streamingHDFaces within GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar, and GoToTraining[43]
23VappsHigh definition audio conference call equipment United StatesGoToMeeting[44]
24Paglo LabsSaaS-based IT management United StatesGoToManage[45]
25VMLogix Inc.Virtualization automation and management United StatesXenServer[46] [47]
26NetviewerSaaS vendor in collaboration and IT servicesCitrix’s online services division[48] [49]
27EMS-CortexCloud services provisioning and management New ZealandXenApp, Cloud Portal Services Manager[50] [51]
28KavizaVirtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) developer United StatesVDI-in-a-box[52] [53]
29Cloud.comCloud computing United StatesCitrix CloudPlatform OpenStack, open source cloud stack[54]
30RingCubePersonalized virtual desktop United StatesXenDesktop[55] [56]
31ShareFileEnterprise file-sharing solution United StatesShareFile[57]
32App-DNASoftware migrationCitrix Desktop Transformation Model[58]
33ApereNetwork security United StatesSoftware as a service (SaaS), Single sign-on Security (SSO)[59] [60]
34PodioCloud-based social network for businessesGoTo cloud services[61] [62]
35Virtual ComputerVirtual desktop technology United StatesXenClient[63]
36BytemobileMobile data and video optimization United StatesNetScaler[64] [65]
37BeetilCloud-based service desk technology provider New ZealandGoToAssist[66]
38ZenpriseMobile device management United StatesXenMobile[67]
39Byte SquarediPad document editingShareFile[68]
40SkytideiPad document editingByteMobile[69] [70]
41FrameHawkMobile delivery of virtual desktop United StatesHDX technology for XenApp and XenDesktop[71]
42ScaleXtremeApplication management United StatesWorkspace Services[72]
43VirtualAndroid and IOS virtualization United StatesEnterprise mobility products[73] [74]
44RightSignatureOnline signing tools United StatesShareFile[75]
45Solid InstanceMicrosoft Windows virtual application delivery United StatesVirtual desktop delivery[76]
46OctobluNetworking United StatesCitrix Octoblu[77]
47SanbolicStorage virtualization United StatesMelio[78]
48GrasshopperTelephone services United StatesGoToMeeting, GoToTraining, GoToWebinar, ShareFile, and OpenVoice[79] [80]
49September 2016NorskaleUEM and application performance optimization FranceXenApp, XenDesktop[81]
50January 2017Unidesk United StatesXenApp, XenDesktop[82]
51February 2018CedexisIntelligent traffic management FranceCitrix ITM[83] [84]
52March 2021WrikeProject management United StatesCitrix Workspace[85] [86]

See also

Notes and References

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  2. News: Citrix: Undervalued And Almost Ready For Accumulation . . December 17, 2013 . 18 February 2015.
  3. News: Citrix invests in startups to add new technology . Marcia Heroux Pounds . . 13 February 2015 . 20 August 2015.
  4. News: Citrix to Acquire DataPac Australasia; Acquisition to Accelerate Citrix Presence in High-Growth Asia-Pacific Market . . 1997-09-09 . . Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA . 2017-01-20 .
  5. Web site: Datapac history (Citrix R&D Australia) . 2006-10-15 . 2005 . Martin . Duursma . Jeff . Muir . Citrix Blogger . 2017-01-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170120205353/https://citrixblogger.org/2006/10/15/datapac-history-citrix-rd-australia/ . 2017-01-20 .
  6. News: DataPac sale expected to benefit channel . John . Costello . Australian Reseller News . 1997-09-17 . 2015-07-28 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170120220419/http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/114266/datapac_sale_expected_benefit_channel/ . 2017-01-20.
  7. News: Citrix leading a silicon charge . Glenn . Mulcaster . Australian Reseller News . 2002-10-29 . 2015-07-28 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170120221635/http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/26/1035504890627.html . 2017-01-20.
  8. News: Citrix Systems Agrees to Buy Some Technologies From Insignia. The Wall Street Journal. 12 January 1998 . 28 July 2015.
  9. News: Citrix completes acquisition. South Florida Business Journal. 6 February 1998 . 28 July 2015.
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  11. News: Citrix to Acquire Java Developer for $US40 Million. Tom Allen and James Niccolai . Australian Reseller News. 18 June 1998 . 28 July 2015.
  12. News: Citrix Form 10-K Annual Report. investors.citrix.com. 10 March 1999. 28 July 2015.
  13. News: Citrix of US Negotiating Purchase of VDOnet Product Line for $8 Mln. Amir Eisenberg . Globes. 22 July 1998 . 28 July 2015.
  14. News: Metaframe Helps Citrix Set Record. L.A. Lorek. Sun Sentinel. 20 October 1998 . 28 July 2015.
  15. News: Citrix Form 10-Q/A Amended Quarterly Report . investors.citrix.com. 10 March 1999 . 28 July 2015.
  16. News: Citrix Systems buys ViewSoft for $32 million. CNET. 12 July 1999 . 28 July 2015.
  17. News: Citrix buys ViewSoft. Tony Smith. The Register. 13 July 1999 . 28 July 2015.
  18. News: Citrix Form 10-Q Quarterly Report. investors.citrix.com. 15 November 1999 . 28 July 2015.
  19. News: Citrix Acquires Innovex for US$47.8 Million. Laura Rohde. Computer World. 17 February 2000 . 28 July 2015.
  20. News: Citrix, Sequoia Software Merger Complete. Enterprise Systems Journals. 5 May 2001 . 28 July 2015.
  21. News: Company Overview of Sequoia Software Corp.. Bloomberg Business. 1 May 2001 . 28 July 2015.
  22. News: Citrix buys GoToMyPC maker for $225 million. Stacy Cowley. Network World. 18 December 2003 . 28 July 2015.
  23. News: Citrix Completes Acquisition of Expertcity; Gives Customers More Choice in Accessing Information On Demand. IDG Communications. 2 March 2004 . 28 July 2015.
  24. News: Citrix buying VPN company Net6 for $50 million. Paul F. Roberts. https://web.archive.org/web/20180519102559/https://www.networkworld.com/article/2327320/wireless/citrix-buying-vpn-company-net6-for--50-million.html. dead. May 19, 2018. Network World. 23 November 2004 . 28 July 2015.
  25. News: Citrix Completes Acquisition of Net6; Extends Leadership Role in Access Infrastructure Market. Business Wire. 9 December 2004 . 28 July 2015.
  26. News: Gaining speed, Citrix buys NetScaler. Stacy Cowley. Network World. 6 June 2005 . 28 July 2015.
  27. News: Citrix Completes Acquisition of NetScaler; Delivers the Best Access Experience to Any Resource. Business Wire. 16 August 2005 . 28 July 2015.
  28. News: Citrix Picks Up Teros. James Rogers. Information Week. 15 November 2005 . 28 July 2015.
  29. News: Citrix Acquires Firewall Vendor. James Rogers. eweek.com. 15 November 2005 . 28 July 2015.
  30. News: Citrix acquires Reflectent. Dawn Kawamoto. CNET. 8 May 2006 . 28 July 2015.
  31. News: Citrix buys into WAN optimization. Tim Greene. https://web.archive.org/web/20180519195927/https://www.networkworld.com/article/2305683/lan-wan/citrix-buys-into-wan-optimization.html. dead. May 19, 2018. Network World. 7 August 2006 . 28 July 2015.
  32. News: Citrix scoops up Orbital Data, users question future. Andrew R. Hickey. TechTarget. 10 August 2006 . 28 July 2015.
  33. News: Citrix acquires Ardence for PC, server provisioning. John Cox. Network World. 20 December 2006 . 28 July 2015.
  34. News: Citrix starts to market Ardence. Jason Conger. Virtualizationadmin.com. 12 October 2007 . 28 July 2015.
  35. News: Citrix Buys ThinGenius For Application Load Testing. Stacy Cowley . 14 March 2007 . 28 July 2015.
  36. News: Citrix acquires Sydney-based Aurema. Tim Lohman . itnews.com. 15 February 2007 . 28 July 2015.
  37. News: Citrix buys XML security firm QuickTree. Tim Greene. Network World. 5 September 2007. 28 July 2015.
  38. News: Citrix acquires XenSource for desktop and server virtualization. Deni Connor. Network World. 15 August 2007. 28 July 2015.
  39. News: Citrix Launches First Product From XenSource Acquisition. Charles Babcock. InformationWeek. 22 October 2007. 28 July 2015.
  40. News: Citrix Acquires sepagoPROFILE. Michael Keen. Brian Madden. 20 May 2008. 28 July 2015.
  41. News: Citrix Acquires sepagoPROFILE - Windows User Profiles Management Solution!. DABCC. 20 May 2008. 28 July 2015.
  42. News: Company Overview of Deterministic Networks Inc.. Bloomberg Business. 30 July 2015. 30 July 2015.
  43. News: Citrix Plans To Add Web Conferencing Video. Ken Molay. The Webinar Blog. 6 October 2010. 30 July 2015.
  44. News: Citrix Systems Works the Exit. Claire Cain Miller. 14 November 2008. 28 July 2015.
  45. News: Citrix Online acquires Paglo, launches GoToManage to tear down IT management boundaries for the cloud era. Dana Gardner. ZDNet. 25 February 2010. 28 July 2015.
  46. News: Citrix buys VMLogix. Nancy Gohring. Computer World. 30 August 2010. 28 July 2015.
  47. News: Citrix acquires VMLogix, mulls open strategy. Jack Clark. ZDNet. 31 August 2010. 28 July 2015.
  48. News: Citrix Acquires Collaboration Software Maker Netviewer. Robin Wauters. Tech Crunch. 17 December 2010. 28 July 2015.
  49. News: Citrix Closes Acquisition of Netviewer. Citrix. 14 February 2011. 28 July 2015.
  50. News: Citrix Dives Deeper Into Cloud App Delivery With EMS-Cortex Acquisition. Andrew R. Hickey. CRN. 22 February 2011. 28 July 2015.
  51. News: Citrix targets virtualization, orchestration layers. Christine Burns. Network World. 5 December 2011. 28 July 2015.
  52. News: Citrix Buys Virtualized Desktop Company Kaviza. Mikael Ricknäs. PC World. 24 May 2011. 28 July 2015.
  53. News: Citrix acquisition shows desktop virtualization for SMBs too. Harmeet Singh and Robert Dutt. itbusiness.ca. 25 May 2011. 28 July 2015.
  54. News: Citrix's acquisition of Cloud.com: Last piece for VMware assault. Larry Dignan. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200501/http://www.zdnet.com/article/citrixs-acquisition-of-cloud-com-last-piece-for-vmware-assault/. dead. March 4, 2016. ZDNet. 12 July 2011. 28 July 2015.
  55. News: Citrix Buys RingCube For Personalized Virtual Desktop Capabilities. Charles Babcock. InformationWeek. 10 August 2011. 28 July 2015.
  56. News: Citrix closes RingCube acquisition. Silicon Valley Business Journal. 11 August 2011. 28 July 2015.
  57. News: Citrix Acquires ShareFile, The "Dropbox For Enterprises". Robin Wauters. TechCrunch. 13 October 2011. 28 July 2015.
  58. News: Citrix Acquires Application Migration Company App-DNA. Klint Finley. siliconANGLE. 26 October 2011. 28 July 2015.
  59. News: Company Overview of Apere, Inc.. Bloomberg Business. 30 July 2015. 30 July 2015.
  60. News: Citrix announces XenDesktop 5. Here's our full analysis & what you need to know.. Brian Madden. brianmadden.com. 11 October 2010. 30 July 2015.
  61. News: Citrix Acquires Cloud-Based Social Business Collaboration Platform Podio. Leena Rao. TechCrunch. 11 April 2012. 28 July 2015.
  62. News: A European exit quantified: Citrix paid approximately $53 million for Podio. Robin Wauters. The Next Web. 18 June 2012. 28 July 2015.
  63. News: Citrix acquires VC-backed Virtual Computer. Kyle Alspach. Boston Business Journal. 9 May 2012. 28 July 2015.
  64. News: Citrix buys Bytemobile, eyes mobile operators. Larry Dignan. ZDNet. 7 June 2012. 28 July 2015.
  65. News: Citrix Goes After Carriers With Acquisition Of Mobile Data & Video Optimization Firm Bytemobile. Sarah Perez. TechCrunch. 7 June 2012. 28 July 2015.
  66. News: Citrix acquires Beetil; cloud-based service management. Andrew Nusca. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305141650/http://www.zdnet.com/article/citrix-acquires-beetil-cloud-based-service-management/. dead. March 5, 2016. ZDNet. 11 September 2012. 28 July 2015.
  67. News: Citrix Buys Zenprise: What's Next In BYOD?. Michael Endler. InformationWeek. 7 December 2012. 28 July 2015.
  68. News: CDNs: Ever-Changing and Ever-More Important. Anthony Myers. CMS WiRE. 3 September 2013. 28 July 2015.
  69. News: Citrix Acquires CDN and Service Provider Analytics Company Skytide. Dan Rayburn. streamingmediablog.com. 11 December 2013. 30 July 2015.
  70. News: CDNs: Ever-Changing and Ever-More Important. Carl Weinschenk. IT Business Edge. 11 December 2013. 30 July 2015.
  71. News: Citrix acquires Framehawk to extend virtual access to mobile devices. Dan Kusnetzky. ZDNet. 14 January 2014. 30 July 2015.
  72. News: Citrix buys ScaleXtreme, folds service into cloud management tool. Cromwell Schubarth. Silicon Valley Business Journal. 8 May 2014. 28 July 2015.
  73. News: Citrix Acquires Virtual, An Android And iOS Virtualization Company. Matthew Panzarino. TechCrunch. 16 September 2014. 28 July 2015.
  74. News: Citrix snaps up virtualization startup Virtual. Natalie Gagliordi. ZDNet. 17 September 2014. 28 July 2015.
  75. News: Citrix acquires RightSignature, adds doc signing. Larry Dignan. ZDNet. 20 October 2014. 28 July 2015.
  76. News: Solid Instance Acquired by Citrix Systems. Alliance of Chief Executives. 10 November 2014. 28 July 2015.
  77. News: Citrix enters IoT space with Project Octoblu and Amazon partnership. Roland Moore-Colyer. v3.co.uk. 14 May 2015. 28 July 2015.
  78. News: Citrix acquires Sanbolic to bolster workload delivery. Natalie Gagliordi. v3.co.uk. 12 January 2015. 28 July 2015.
  79. News: Citrix to acquire telephone services firm Grasshopper. Celia Ampel. bizjournal.com. 8 April 2015. 28 July 2015.
  80. News: Citrix Hops on Grasshopper Deal. Tabby McFarland. smallbiztrends.com. 6 July 2015. 28 July 2015.
  81. Web site: Citrix Workspace Environment Management with Norskale | Citrix Blogs. September 8, 2016.
  82. Web site: Citrix Acquires UniDesk - Citrix. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170110015603/https://www.citrix.com/news/announcements/jan-2017/citrix-acquires-unidesk.html. 2017-01-10.
  83. Web site: Citrix Acquires Cedexis | Citrix Blogs. PJ Hough PJ Hough is Executive Vice. President. Chief Product Officer at. Citrix. February 12, 2018.
  84. Web site: Citrix Acquires Cedexis: 5 Things You Should Know - Cedexis - RUM-Optimized Global Traffic Management. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181002181051/https://www.cedexis.com/citrix-acquires-cedexis-5-things-know/. 2018-10-02.
  85. News: Citrix buys Wrike for $2.25 billion, aims to bolster hybrid work portfolio. ZDNet. Gagliordi. Natalie. January 19, 2021. January 19, 2021.
  86. News: Citrix completes acquisition of Wrike. Intelligent Tech Channels. March 2, 2021.

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