Citrix Systems: Datacenter Network Vendor Profile

This IDC study reviews Citrix's acquisition of NetScaler's two flagship products, NetScaler Application Accelerator and NetScaler Application Switch, and what impact this acquisition will have on the datacenter Layer 4–7 market. It reviews Citrix's strategies with regard to the application networking and the Layer 4–7 markets.

"Citrix's installed base and strong partners will help increase the penetration of the NetScaler products into the overall market," says Lucinda Borovick, director, Datacenter Networks. "Citrix is clearly aiming to incorporate the advantages of datacenter networking into its own platform and use it to expand both the breadth and depth of penetration into its customers."