Expand Networks Positioned as Most Complete Offering in Aberdeen Group`s `Optimizing Application Performance over the WAN' Research Preview

Identifies Growing Demand for Application-Aware, Virtualized and Mobile WAN
Optimization Solutions
SLOUGH, England--(Business Wire)--
Expand Networks www.expand.com, the leader in optimizing WANs for branch office
consolidation and virtualization, has been positioned as delivering the fullest
capability set by Aberdeen Group in its recent `Optimizing Application
Performance over the WAN` Research Preview` The solution provider positioning
was based upon research into how organizations WAN optimization needs are
changing from traditional bandwidth enhancement and application acceleration
capabilities, to a more application-aware approach that integrates monitoring
and QoS functionality to enable visibility and control over all applications
traversing the WAN.

The research also highlighted a need by organisations for a solution that
addressed an increasingly mobile and remote workforce, as well as being
conducive to virtualized environments - both operating in a virtual
infrastructure as well as being able to accelerate virtualized applications.
Expand`s ability to address these changing and challenging market demands
resulted in it being positioned as most market-ready of the 16 technology
vendors reviewed.

"The WAN optimization market is changing. With the ROI for WAN optimization
technology clear to many, organisations are now looking towards issues around
performance and visibility. Expand Network`s technology with its enhanced layer
7 QoS capabilities addresses these issues by providing capabilities for
identifying performance bottlenecks and improving visibility into network and
application performance," said Bojan Simic, research analyst, Aberdeen.

The report found a 75% increase in the number of organizations that are
concerned about delivering business critical data across the WAN in virtualized
environments. Expand`s virtualization capabilities enable organizations to
overcome these challenges. Its Virtual Accelerator solution with comprehensive
VMware integration enables it to operate within a virtualized infrastructure
whilst its ability to accelerate virtualized applications such as virtual
desktop infrastructure (VDI) traffic. This capability makes the Expand solution
unique in the marketplace.

The research also discovered that organizations` two top concerns for
application performance management were how `new applications will increase the
consumption of network capacity` and `lack of visibility`. The analysis carried
out by Aberdeen Group recognised Expand Networks as the company most prepared to
enable customers` desire to address acceleration, control, visibility, mobility
and virtualization capabilities.

"Being recognised as a leader in independent analysis from Aberdeen Group is
pleasing for us, and acknowledges the fact that we believe we offer the most
comprehensive WAN optimization technology on the market today," said Adam
Davison, Corporate VP Sales and Marketing, Expand Networks.

"The findings regarding organizations` concerns around application performance,
visibility and control, together with the need to give a consistent experience
to distributed workforces certainly chimes with the conversations we have had
with our customers. The fact that we have addressed all these issues already
within our single integrated offering, combined with our ability to operate in
virtualized environments, gives us a real differentiation in the marketplace and
a significant edge on the competition," concluded Davison.

Connect2Communications - US
Elizabeth Miller
847-223-2653
elizabeth@connect2comm.com
or
Cohesive Communications - EMEA
Jennifer Manning
+44 (0) 1291 626200
expand@cohesive.uk.com
or
Kinetics - APAC
Brooke Radich
+61 (0) 2 9212 3848
expand@kinetics.com.au

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