Friday, 7 September 2007

Citrix Acquires QuickTree, Bridges Gap Between Web 2.0 Applications and the Enterprise

Application delivery infrastructure provider Citirix Systems has bought over QuickTree, a small privately-held software technology provider on the forefront of addressing the key security and performance challenges of XML and web services.

According to Citrix, this move is set to further strengthen it’s end-to-end application delivery infrastructure by enabling it to incorporate more robust XML processing capabilities across the Citrix application networking product line, which includes Citrix NetScaler , Citrix WANScaler and Citrix Access Gateway and is focused on the acceleration, optimization and secure accessibility of applications.

“Citrix continues to research, develop and acquire leading technologies that give the company a unique position in the market, solving the complete end-to-end application delivery challenge for companies of all sizes,” said Klaus Oestermann, vice president and general manager for application networking at Citrix.

“As Web 2.0 technologies for the enterprise emerge, we see the increasing need for the entire application delivery infrastructure to be more XML-fluent. With the acquisition of QuickTree’s core technology and engineering talent, Citrix is staying ahead of that trend and allowing its customers to remain on the cutting edge.”

The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed but Citrix did say that QuickTree’s employees including its CEO will join the Citrix teams in Santa Clara, California and Bangalore, India, reporting into the Application Networking Group.