Ardence, Inc., a Citrix company, a leader in real-time embedded software platforms for managed device control, is pleased to announce the addition of Rathsburg Associates, Inc. as Midwest Sales Representatives for Ardence embedded Software products.

Rathsburg Associates, Inc. a leading representative in the OEM electronics market, has over 50 highly trained representatives in 15 states, providing professional service and support to the Automotive, Industrial, Medical, Testing & Simulation, Telecom, Data Acquisition and Transportation industries.

"Rathsburg Associates is intimately familiar with the embedded hardware market; their wide representation and skilled technical support provides a tremendous opportunity to increase the Ardence presence, and provide high levels of service and support. This is a win for our customers, Rathsburg and Ardence," said Stephen M. Woodard, Ardence VP and Product Line Executive for Embedded Products.

Greg Rathsburg, President and Chairman of Rathsburg Associates, comments, "We are excited to join forces with Ardence. The addition of real-time software platforms to our product line enables us to provide complete, high value solutions to our embedded device customers. This further enhances our solutions capabilities and expands our position within the embedded OEM market."