Rove Unveils New Mobile Citrix Client 2.0
Company Launches Upgrade to Award-Winning Software
Oct. 31, 2007 — OTTAWA — Rove Mobile Inc., the world's leading provider of business and IT software for handhelds, today announced the launch of its Mobile Citrix Client 2.0, the newest version of the popular software client for BlackBerry® devices. Mobile Citrix Client, which allows users to securely access any Windows application published on a Citrix Presentation Server TM, offers a number of significant upgrades with this latest release. Most notably, Rove's Mobile Citrix Client 2.0 supports a Secure Gateway connection and its new Web interface utilizes less bandwidth and incorporates more intuitive features, making the Mobile Citrix Client faster more and easy to use.
By mobilizing applications, Rove's Mobile Citrix Client helps users increase their business responsiveness and productivity. Users have access to any of the thousands of applications that can be published on a Citrix Server, including Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, PeopleSoft, Lotus Notes, Crystal Reports, Cognos management tools and any other custom application. The previous version of Rove's Mobile Citrix Client was named the grand prize winner at the Blackberry Developer Challenge earlier this summer, a major competition sponsored by RIM and AT&T.
"The mobile workforce needs secure access to key business information and applications from anywhere," said Stacy Sudan, Research Analyst, with IDC's Mobile Enterprise Software program. "A product such as Rove's Mobile Citrix Client can enable companies to save on the costs of developing and implementing custom mobile applications."
"Demand for our Mobile Citrix Client application has been very strong since we first introduced the product earlier this year," said Rob Woodbridge, President and CEO, Rove. "Our drive for continuous improvement enables our users to experience more robust and intuitive features as we continue to proactively address customer demands. Version 2.0 will allow our customers to maximize their resources with even greater convenience and ease of use."
"Mobile Citrix Client enables our executive decision makers the ability to truly free themselves from their desks and implement changes to our worldwide operations," said Stacey Tenen, IS Security and Compliance Specialist, Tropical Shipping USA. "Being able to access our core applications off campus improves the efficiency and accuracy of those decisions and makes us better able to compete in the international marketplace. The new web interface gives our IT operation more flexibility in how we offer these services - choice is always a step in the right direction."
About Rove
Rove is the world's leading provider of enterprise software for handhelds. The company's category-defining products allow users to monitor, maintain, and manage their networks, computers, and other network devices from practically anywhere. More than 5,000 customers worldwide — including 100 of the Fortune 500 and six of the world's 15 largest banks — rely on Rove's trusted software to lower IT costs, increase productivity and reduce risk. For more information, please visit www.rovemobile.com, or call 1 613 789 1818 (toll-free in North America: 1 888 482 3646).
*IDC Worldwide Mobile Enterprise 2007 Top 10 Predictions and Worldwide Remote Access Services 2006-2010 Forecast and 2005 Vendor Shares