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Citrix uncorks virtual appliance, partner program 
1 October, 2009

Citrix Systems, Inc. has announced the general availability of the Citrix NetScaler VPX virtual appliance and unveiled a new Citrix Ready Open Networking Program to support it. The new program establishes a powerful partner ecosystem to support Citrix NetScaler VPX, the industry's only leading application delivery and load balancing solution that is available as a virtual appliance. With the introduction of the Open Networking Program, Citrix is making it easier for ISVs, enterprise customers and cloud infrastructure providers to create powerful virtual networking solutions they can confidently integrate with a broad range of partner solutions already verified to work with NetScaler VPX.
The Citrix Ready Open Networking Program establishes a broad partner ecosystem to support the deployment of virtualized NetScaler services into nearly any environment. By leveraging the program, Citrix customers can confidently build comprehensive application delivery infrastructures using NetScaler VPX and integrate with a multitude of partner solutions: Platform Partners - Provide a broad array of deployment options for NetScaler VPX software. Application Partners - Validate interoperability with NetScaler VPX and deliver turnkey solutions with tightly-integrated NetScaler load balancing and application delivery. Cloud and Hosting Providers - Offer on-demand application networking to customers in both shared and dedicated service models. Solution Partners - Complement NetScaler VPX functionality to provide holistic and comprehensive solutions, including cloud-based messaging security and flexible identity management products.
Charter members of the new Citrix Ready Open Networking Program partners include Ankeena, Apere, Arista, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Intel, Joyent, Oracle, SoftLayer, Trend Micro and Vyatta. A complete list of certified partners and solutions can be found at http://www.citrix.com/ready/list/products?family=netscaler%20VPX.
NetScaler VPX is available today from Citrix Solution Advisors worldwide. In addition to being available with Standard
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