Beetil helps technical support professionals provide customer assistance and streamline technology costs through the delivery of incident tracking, end user self-service, configuration, change management and release management functionality
BANGALORE, INDIA: Citrix announced that it has completed its acquisition of Beetil, a privately-held cloud-based service desk technology provider. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Beetil helps technical support professionals provide customer assistance and streamline technology costs through the delivery of incident tracking, end user self-service, configuration, change management and release management functionality, says a release.
The acquisition enables Citrix to expand the capabilities of its cloud-based support product line, Citrix GoToAssist, with the addition of an integrated IT service desk solution.
“Beetil’s services are a natural complement to Citrix cloud-based IT support tools. The design is elegant, simple and meets the needs of technicians and end users alike,” said Brett Caine, SVP and GM for the Online Services division, Citrix. “Together with the Beetil team, we will extend our leadership in delivering innovative cloud-based support. This acquisition reinforces our commitment to meeting the growing demand of our customers and the market for a simpler and integrated approach to IT support.”
The Beetil team will join the Citrix organization immediately. Dan Lee, formerly chief executive officer of Beetil, will report to Elizabeth Cholawsky, VP and GM of the IT Support line of business at Citrix.
“We share a common mission with Citrix: to help IT be strategic and responsive to today’s organizational needs,” said Dan Lee, founder and CEO, Beetil. “We founded Beetil to deliver a better cloud-based support and service management experience based on the best practice ITIL framework. We succeeded by delivering a complete support desk tool that is easy to use, easy to learn, and easy on the pocket. And we are thrilled to join the Citrix team because our two companies share a similar vision and culture.”
