Citrix CloudBridge Simplifies and Accelerates Application Delivery from the Cloud

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today Citrix announced the expansion of its CloudBridge™ product to incorporate wide-area networking (WAN) optimization capabilities from the industry-leading Citrix Branch Repeater® product. This new product line will address the transforming needs of enterprises as they evolve their applications from small datacenters to global locations and the cloud, while delivering the best user experience for virtualized desktops and mobile users. By merging Branch Repeater, which accelerates a wide array of PC applications today and delivers the highest performance for virtualized desktops, into its CloudBridge accelerated cloud connectivity solution, Citrix will enable enterprises to deliver applications from any cloud while allowing a smooth transition from legacy PC applications. The same solution also allows enterprise datacenters to establish secure and optimized bridges to public cloud services such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft® Windows Azure™ as well as to their own datacenters and branches, broadening the choice of locations for application execution and delivery.

In the cloud era, businesses no longer want to house data at remote locations, instead opting to centralize files and applications in datacenters and the cloud. As a result, IT must transform from installed applications on PC’s, to cloud-based application services, enabling enterprises to take advantage of cloud computing while continuing to serve users with the latest business applications. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure fully removes the need to optimize legacy applications in branches while emphasizing the importance of delivering a secure and outstanding experience for virtual desktop users. Securely connecting branches to cloud-based services while continuing to serve private WAN-connected applications delivered from the corporate datacenter provides the best user experience while maintaining security and reducing ongoing WAN costs.

Unlike complex and expensive competitive solutions that require IT to purchase multiple products from different vendors, the new CloudBridge is an extensible platform that will deliver IT twice the functionality yet require only half the amount of hardware, and all from the same vendor. When deployed in conjunction with the Citrix XenDesktop® product and Citrix XenApp® product, CloudBridge reduces bandwidth-per-desktop by more than 50 percent, significantly decreases high-definition video bandwidth consumption, all while continuing to provide substantial performance improvements for traditional enterprise applications such as email, file sharing, and database transactions. The new CloudBridge provides a solution to optimize legacy PC applications while enabling enterprises to immediately leverage cloud-based application delivery via virtualized, PC client and mobile applications.

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Brad Casemore, IDC Research Director, Datacenter Networks, IDC

“To support a workforce armed with a range of devices, functionalities, and application demands, IT organizations are rethinking data center strategies with an emphasis on enabling private and hybrid clouds, rearchitecting the desktop to accommodate user mobility at the branch, and improving data center efficiency to support economies of scale.”

Chalan Aras, General Manager, CloudBridge Product Group, Citrix

“The updated CloudBridge demonstrates our commitment to delivering leading cloud networking solutions in support of the company’s leadership in the cloud services and mobile lifestyles. With industry-leading scale, secure connectivity, and enhancements for video caching, the Citrix CloudBridge will provide enterprises with a platform to empower their transformation from the PC era to the world of cloud delivered applications and services.”

Availability

The Citrix CloudBridge products are shipping today with the CloudBridge 2000 and 3000 family for mid-range data centers. The CloudBridge 600 and 700 for branch deployments, and the CloudBridge 4000 and 5000, delivering 310 Mbps to 2 Gbps of WAN optimization and secure cloud bridging in the same appliance, are available for shipment in the second quarter of 2013. Current Citrix Repeater™ product, Citrix Repeater on NetScaler® SDX™ product and Branch Repeater product customers can enjoy the full benefits of the CloudBridge family functionality by upgrading to Release 7.0 software, which is available as a tech preview today. The CloudBridge virtual appliances continue to remain available on the Amazon Web Services marketplace. Release 7.0 also introduces connectivity to Microsoft Azure. The CloudBridge portfolio can be deployed as standalone physical or virtual appliances. For more information please visit the Citrix website.

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About Citrix

Citrix (NASDAQ:CTXS) is the cloud company that enables mobile workstyles — empowering people to work and collaborate from anywhere, securely accessing apps and data on any of the latest devices, as easily as they would in their own office. Citrix solutions help IT and service providers build clouds, leveraging virtualization and networking technologies to deliver high-performance, elastic and cost-effective cloud services. With market-leading solutions for mobility, desktop virtualization, cloud networking, cloud platforms, collaboration and data sharing, Citrix helps organizations of all sizes achieve the speed and agility necessary to succeed in a mobile and dynamic world. Citrix products are in use at more than 260,000 organizations and by over 100 million users globally. Annual revenue in 2012 was $2.59 billion. Learn more at www.citrix.com.

For Citrix Investors

This release contains forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The forward-looking statements in this release do not constitute guarantees of future performance. Those statements involve a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including risks associated with the impact of the global economy and uncertainty in the IT spending environment, including in revenue growth and recognition of revenue, products and services, their development and distribution, product demand and pipeline, economic and competitive factors, including risks associated with international growth and IT consolidation, as well as other risks detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Citrix assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this press release or with respect to the announcements described herein.

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Hostway and Logic Technology Exhibiting at Microsoft Dynamics Convergence Conference in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hostway, a leading provider of cloud, managed and hybrid cloud services, today announced that the company and its strategic partner, Logic Technology, will be exhibiting at the upcoming Microsoft Dynamics Convergence Conference. The premier event for the Microsoft Dynamics community takes place March 18-21 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Former UN General-Secretary Kofi Annan is a keynote speaker.

Logic Technology, a key Hostway partner, will demonstrate its logicbrokerTM solution, a cloud-based integration hub that works seamlessly with Microsoft Dynamics GP and Microsoft Dynamics AX to connect company websites, internal systems and trading partners and enable automated exchange of inventory, catalog and order information. Businesses that use logicbroker not only benefit from truly automating their EDI solution and integrating processes, they can also become preferred partners and improve vendor score cards.

"We're excited about the opportunity to showcase our solution at the event with Hostway and present logicbroker to participants," said Peyman Zamani , CEO at Logic Technology. "The Convergence event is all about delivering real business value, and together, Logic Technology and Hostway can help Microsoft Dynamics customers maximize their business potential through process integration and hosting services."

Hostway will showcase its groundbreaking e-commerce platform hosting solution to provide the scalability needed for Microsoft Dynamics customers (particularly those using logicbroker™) to operate more efficiently and effectively. Hostway delivers custom services to Microsoft Dynamics customers and provides 24/7 support from a highly trained team of engineers and administrators. Offering fast, flexible deployment, simple PCI compliance and unparalleled speed and reliability, Hostway can provide the ideal solution.

"Hostway supplies infrastructure support for 100,000's of e-commerce and revenue-generating websites today across multiple platforms," noted Russell Griffin , Director of Channel Programs at Hostway Corporation. "Logic Technology's consumer-leading solution for Microsoft Dynamics is a perfect example of how IaaS and SaaS providers can team together to provide highly valuable, scalable cloud-based solution to consumers."

Hostway and Logic Technology will welcome Convergence attendees at Booth #2457 in Hall C at the event. Those who stop by the booth, complete a 30-second survey at http://www.logictec.com/promotion/ and leave a business card will receive a $5 Starbucks gift card. For more information about the conference, visit http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/convergence/.

About Hostway Corporation

Hostway Corporation is a leader in Cloud, Managed, and Hybrid Hosting. Hostway delivers reliable, secure, and scalable Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) solutions to over 600,000 customers worldwide. Hostway services its clients from more than 250,000 square feet of state-of-the-art data center space, spanning four continents and 12 countries. Hostway has emerged as one of the largest cloud hosting and Infrastructure-as-a-Service providers in the world due to the company's expertise in developing secure, multi-tenant hosting environments and is committed to providing SMB's and large enterprises with cost effective business solutions. Hostway's core products include Managed Hosting, Cloud Hosting, and Email and Applications.

About Logic Technology, LLC

Logic Technology has been solving problems faced by our clients from Fortune 500 companies to community based businesses using technology. Our model is focused on working with you to enhance your business, optimize processes and provide the necessary post-launch training to enable you to achieve even greater success.  We do this through our cloud-based integration hub logicbroker™ which enables the automated exchange of inventory, catalog, and order information by connecting your website, internal systems, marketplaces and trading partners.

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Level 3 Expands Its Data Center Infrastructure in Colombia to Satisfy Customer Demand

BOGOTA, Colombia, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Level 3 Communications, Inc.  (NYSE: LVLT) today announced the construction of its newest data center in Bogota, Colombia, as a result of increased demand for IT services among its customers.

This new, 500 square-meter Premier Elite data center, designed to support managed services, will provide onsite technical staff, high levels of availability, enhanced security and high power density cabinets and suites. The new facility is expected to be operational by the second quarter of 2013.

"The Colombian market shows a growing demand for colocation, housing, hosting and value-added services," said Luis Carlos Guerrero , senior vice president for Level 3's Andean region. "The trend to outsource these services to a trusted business partner – one that will support the customer in its expansion strategy – is crucial for companies today so they can focus on their core business."

The new facility comes as part of Level 3's strategy to meet the burgeoning worldwide demand for data services by bringing additional capacity to its 14 existing data centers in Latin America and to its more than 350 data centers worldwide. All Level 3 data centers are located directly on Level 3's global backbone, reducing latency and costly metro access, providing on-net access to more than 55 countries, and offering the freedom to connect to alternative service providers.

The new Colombian data center offers a holistic solution so customers' businesses can continue to grow with the right amount of space and power and the services to meet their needs. The facility enables the hosting and managing of business critical enterprise information and technology platforms, helping customers to reduce operations, administration and maintenance expenses.

For more information about Level 3's data center services, please visit:

http://www.level3.com/en/products-and-services/cloud-and-it/data-center-services/data-center-management/

About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) provides local, national and global communications services to enterprise, government and carrier customers. Level 3's comprehensive portfolio of secure, managed solutions includes fiber and infrastructure solutions; IP-based voice and data communications; wide-area Ethernet services; video and content distribution; data center and cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves customers in more than 450 markets in 55 countries over a global services platform anchored by owned fiber networks on three continents and connected by extensive undersea facilities. Level 3 services are provided by subsidiaries of Level 3 Communications, Inc.  For more information, visit www.level3.com.

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Evolution1 Extends Position as Industry Leader

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Evolution1®, the nation’s largest electronic payment, on-premise and cloud computing healthcare solution built on a vision to simplify the business of healthcare, continued its leadership position in 2012 in terms of growth and services.

Together with its Partners, Evolution1 now serves nearly 500 third-party administrators, financial institutions, health plans, and software providers across the country, providing healthcare and other reimbursement account services to more than 75,000 employers and more than 9,000,000 consumers.

In 2012, Evolution1’s cloud-based, software-as-a-service consumer driven healthcare (CDH) solution facilitated billions of dollars in reimbursements and processed more than 50 million claims, all with an uptime of 99.999%.

Last year Evolution1 grew the number of consumers on its platforms by nearly 40 percent. As in prior years, the top-performing Evolution1 Partners grew an average of 88 percent, outpacing their industry peers. Additionally, the company formed several new key strategic partnerships, including relationships with several of the nation’s largest and most respected health plans.

Evolution1 and its Partners saved its customers and their employees more than $2 billion in 2012 through annual healthcare cost reductions and tax savings. Such a savings enabled employers to continue providing health insurance while putting more money in their employees’ wallets to pay for healthcare costs. Additionally, Evolution1 saved its Partners more than $80 million in annual operating costs through claim and payments automation.

Ongoing healthcare legislation as well as consumer self-service needs continue to create unprecedented changes – and demands – in the healthcare industry. 1Mobile by Evolution1® – the company’s mobile solution (formerly known as Lighthouse1 Mobile) – addresses the changes and demands. Total activations of 1Mobile have increased over 130 percent in 2012 and are now averaging nearly 1,500 new consumer activations per day, largely due to the 1Mobile functionality that enables consumers to file new FSA/HRA claims and submit associated receipt images as well as view and create transactions, all via their mobile device.

“Amongst the constant change in the healthcare industry, one thing remains unwavering: our dedication to reducing costs and simplifying the business of healthcare,” said Jeff Young, chairman and CEO of Evolution1. “Our single-source end-to-end solution, our strong network of dedicated Partners, and our steadfast commitment to exceptional customer service and support enable us to make an extraordinary difference in the management of all types of CDH reimbursement funds. Day in and day out, we are helping consumers maximize their healthcare dollars.”

Evolution1 continues to build key relationships, signing multi-year partnerships with a number of large health plans and leading third-party administrators – including Alliance Benefit Group North Central States, Inc., Benefit Advantage, Chard Snyder & Associates, Inc., Flex-Plan Services, Inc., National Benefit Services, LLC, and Vantagen, LLC – that are using Evolution1 as their strategic platform of choice. These partnerships solidify Evolution1’s leadership in the consumer-driven healthcare industry and reflect the company’s growth in the areas of HSAs and HRAs. From September 2010 to August of 2012, the number of HSA participants for Evolution1 and its Partners grew by 227 percent.

In 2012, Evolution1 received a number of prestigious awards and recognitions, including: the Institute for HealthCare Consumerism’s CEO Leadership Award, the Paybefore Awards, the Marcum Tech Top 40, the Inc. 500|5000, Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, and the MobileVillage “Shining Star” Mobile Star Award.

Evolution1 continued its commitment to providing a superior value proposition to its Partners with Partner Conference 2012. The annual event brings together the most highly respected experts in consumer-driven healthcare. Partner Conference 2013 will take place tomorrow through Thursday at Disney World Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida.

About Evolution1
Evolution1 and our Partners serve more than 9 million consumers, making us the nation’s largest electronic payment, on-premise and cloud computing healthcare solution that administers reimbursement accounts, including Defined Contribution, HSAs, HRAs, FSAs, VEBAs, PRAs, Wellness, and Transit Plans. It is the only solution that offers a single end-to-end user experience, provides innovative auto-substantiation technologies, and automates workflow for Partners, employers, and consumers. Learn more at www.evolution1.com.

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CloudCheckr and UX World Announce Strategic Partnership

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CloudCheckr and UX World proudly announce that they have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver customers more effective solutions for optimizing the performance of Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure. The companies will begin joint product development, integrate their technologies, and deliver new capabilities for improving availability and security of cloud infrastructure, which are recognized as major barriers for public cloud adoption.

“CloudCheckr and UX World share a common goal, lowering the barriers to cloud adoption,” said Aaron Newman, CTO and Co-Founder of CloudCheckr. “Our respective solutions both address the complexity of maintaining uptime and enhancing security on cloud infrastructure.”

CloudCheckr monitors the underlying Amazon Web Services resources and configurations to provide visibility into a customer’s AWS security and availability posture that is currently unavailable through native AWS functionality. CloudCheckr users can more tightly manage their AWS infrastructure and policies than simply using the native AWS interface. Its cutting edge analytics provide decision support for managing and scaling AWS deployments while optimally balancing performance, risk and spend.

UX World responds to the cloud-specific problem of impermanent IP addresses for virtual servers, streamlining the process for diagnosing failed cloud servers and rapid re-provisioning. The UX World virtual DNS appliance is the leading solution for maintaining DNS security within the outsourced DNS management environment of cloud computing and invaluable for cloud users. “I am pleased to partner with CloudCheckr. Like us, they recognize the importance of creating cloud-native solutions to solve cloud-unique issues,” said Nick Desai, CEO and Founder of UX World. “We look forward to working with CloudCheckr.”

About CloudCheckr:

CloudCheckr is based in Rochester, NY with satellite office in San Francisco and Argentina. CloudCheckr analytics provide decision support for cloud resource control, purchasing and configurations so companies can scale their cloud infrastructure while balancing performance, security, and spend. It is an Amazon Web Services Technology Partner.

About UX World:

UX WORLD offers a targeted and secure solution to manage DNS and DHCP. This purpose-built application is being offered as a physical device or a virtual appliance. The OVA distribution is compatible with VMware ESXi, CA AppLogic, Xen, and Amazon Web Services. As part of the core functionality, dnslfy resolves a problem with private IP persistence affecting users of AWS Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2).

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