Exhibit 99.1

                    Citrix Appoints New Directors;
       Adobe CFO Murray Demo and Hyperion CEO Godfrey Sullivan
                    Join Citrix Board of Directors

    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2005--Citrix
Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS), the global leader in access
infrastructure solutions, today announced the appointment of two new
directors to its board of directors effective immediately -- Murray
Demo, senior vice president and chief financial officer for Adobe
Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADBE), and Godfrey Sullivan, president and chief
executive officer for Hyperion Solutions Corp. (Nasdaq:HYSL).
    Additionally, Citrix announced that Tom Bogan, a current board
member and the former president and chief financial officer of
Rational Software, will become chairman of the Citrix board effective
May 5, 2005.
    Demo, Adobe's chief financial officer since June 2000, has
worldwide responsibility for corporate accounting, financial planning
and analysis, treasury, internal audit, investor relations,
manufacturing, purchasing, information systems and other traditional
CFO responsibilities. During his tenure, Adobe has achieved record
financial performance and become one of the world's largest, most
diversified software companies. Prior to joining Adobe in 1996, Demo
was director of finance for Miller Freeman, Inc., a division of United
Business Media, in London.
    Sullivan has served as president and chief executive officer of
Hyperion since 2004, having joined the company as president and chief
operating officer in 2001. As CEO, Sullivan oversees all aspects of
Hyperion's business. Prior to joining Hyperion, Sullivan spent several
years in senior executive roles at Autodesk and Apple Computer.
    "We are very excited to have such experienced and high caliber
executives joining the Citrix board," said Mark Templeton, president
and chief executive officer for Citrix.
    "Godfrey and Murray both bring deep operational and financial
experience from the software industry to our board and will help guide
our strategy to build and lead the access infrastructure market."
    Demo and Sullivan will replace Kevin Compton and Tyrone Pike,
long-time board members who have decided to retire from the Citrix
board. Compton has served as a board member since 1991, and Pike has
served since 1993.
    "Kevin and Tyrone have been with Citrix since nearly the very
beginning, and have been instrumental in helping the company through
its years of early development and hyper growth. On behalf of everyone
at Citrix, I thank them for their enormous dedication and
contributions. We wish them the very best," Templeton said.
    Stephen Dow, who has served as chairman of the board since May
2002, will continue to serve as chairman until May 5, 2005. Following
that date, Dow will remain as a member of the board of directors and
serve as chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee.
    Citrix's board of directors now includes: Thomas Bogan, former
president and chief operating officer, Rational Software; Murray Demo,
chief financial officer, Adobe; Stephen Dow, general partner, Sevin
Rosen Funds; Gary Morin, executive vice president and chief financial
officer, Lexmark; Godfrey Sullivan, president and chief executive
officer, Hyperion; Mark Templeton, president and chief executive
officer, Citrix Systems; and John White, former chief information
officer, Compaq.
    Demo will serve on the Audit Committee and Finance Committee, and
Sullivan will serve on the Compensation Committee. Both will serve on
the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

    About Citrix

    Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) is the global leader in access
infrastructure solutions and the most trusted name in secure access
for companies of all sizes. More than 160,000 organizations around the
world use Citrix every day. Our software gives people secure and
well-managed access to business information wherever it lives--on
demand. Citrix customers include 100% of the Fortune 100 companies,
99% of the Fortune 500, and 97% of the Fortune Global 500. Based in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Citrix has offices in 22 countries, and
approximately 7,000 channel and alliance partners in more than 100
countries. For more information visit http://www.citrix.com.

    For Citrix Investors

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