Computerworld: Q&A: Citrix CEO Mark Templeton on Linux, Licensing | Linux Today

Computerworld: Q&A: Citrix CEO Mark Templeton on Linux, Licensing

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 17, 2003

[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood
for this link. ]

Citrix has been joined at the hip with Microsoft for
well over a decade. Given that Microsoft sees Linux as a
competitive threat, do you see Linux as more of a threat or an
opportunity?
Neither. We see it as just another part of
the application infrastructure complexity that customers deal with.
Our role is to make sure we stay focused on our goal to provide
customers with a suite of products that allow them to deal with
that complexity.

What are the prospects for a MetaFrame Presentation
Server for Linux?
It’s possible. We already offer a
MetaFrame Presentation Server for other variations of
Unix–Solaris, AIX and HP-UX. So from a technical perspective,
there’s no obstacle in any way, shape or form there…”


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