How is the growth curve now with software as a service?
People have been telling me that the model really is well accepted now. Brett Caine: I would agree with that. We have seen rapid adoption in industries of all types, and in companies of all sizes. Customers are looking for a “simpler is better” approach. Something that is easy to use, easy to deploy and easy to consume, with limited or no training. They want someone else to manage the process for them, and are very open to trying out software and getting immediate value. That why Software-as-a-Service has been successful, especially in mid-sized companies, but also companies of all sizes. It allows internal resources to focus on business critical, behind-the-firewall applications, rather than applications that are generic. Ben Kuo: It’s been some time now since the acquisition of ExpertCity by Citrix Online. How big is your operation now in Santa Barbara? Brett Caine: It’s been a little more than 2 years. In 2003, when we were privately held, we had revenues of approximately $35M. In 2
