Expand Networks Selected by IPSTAR for Optimized Satellite Managed Service Offering

The world`s largest and most advanced commercial satellite system provides
accelerated IP services with optimization
SYDNEY--(Business Wire)--
Expand Networks www.expand.com, the leader in optimizing WANs for branch office
consolidation and virtualization, today announced that IPSTAR, a subsidiary of
Thaicom and the leading provider of satellite broadband services in
Asia-Pacific, has enhanced its managed service offering based on Expand`s WAN
optimization technology. The optimized service element will ensure fast,
resilient and cost-effective satellite communications for IPSTAR`s corporate
customers, placing remote users in virtual proximity of critical business
applications to help improve business processes across distributed environments.

According to Patompob Suwansiri, VP of Marketing at IPSTAR, Expand`s solution
proved it could add significant value to IPSTAR`s already strong satellite
service offering, he comments, "Expand`s superior WAN optimization technology
helps maximize our broadband service offerings particularly for the banking and
corporate sectors. The Expand solution enables IPSTAR to offer increased levels
of quality of service by way of higher bandwidth throughput, reduced latency,
and seamless delivery of business critical applications, ensuring enhanced user
experience and productivity, for our customer`s employees."

Expand`s WAN optimization technology, with integrated Space Communication
Protocol Standard (SCPS) technology, mitigates the effect of low bandwidth and
high latency obstacles that can traditionally impede the speed and performance
of applications over satellite links. Combining SCPS with compression,
byte-level caching and layer 7 QoS, Expand`s technology is enabling IPSTAR to
offer `virtual` capacity as part of its existing service to customers.

Based on Expand`s unique satellite optimization technology, IPSTAR`s TCP
Accelerator premium service can be added to a customer`s existing managed
satellite offering at a monthly OPEX charge. Steve O`Brien, VP of Expand
Networks APAC comments, "In today`s economic environment, all organizations are
demanding greater flexibility in how technology is provisioned to allow them to
choose between CAPEX or OPEX options for delivering better RoI. By offering WAN
optimization as part of a managed service, IPSTARs customers can reap the
benefit of WAN optimization technology whilst meeting the rising pressures for
reliable and rapid RoI. With a predictive monthly bill, customers pay for the
service out of OPEX, which reduces the total cost of ownership whilst IPSTARs
SLA`s help to reduce management complexity."

O`Brien concludes, "In APAC, particularly Australia and New Zealand, we have
seen heightened interest amongst service providers for optimizing their offering
to better manage the flow of traffic over satellite links. With the ability to
accelerate all business applications, our technology excels in satellite
environments ensuring they achieve maximum potential, which results in improved
end user productivity and reduced network costs. As demand for optimum satellite
performance rises, this is a compelling proposition for service providers
operating in this competitive marketplace. Expand`s selection by IPSTAR to
optimize its managed service is yet another endorsement of how our technology is
successfully adding value to the Satellite Managed Service market by increasing
the service levels which are currently available and increasing competitive
advantage."

About IPSTAR

IPSTAR is the world`s largest commercial satellite ever launched into orbit and
is designed for high-speed communications over an Internet Protocol platform.
IPSTAR facilitates two-way broadband Internet service and cost-effective
solutions for any community or business lacking access to terrestrial line
infrastructure, providing instant coverage in blind spot areas. The broadband
satellite system enables rapid ground network deployment and flexible service
locations anywhere, anytime under its extensive footprint, and provides
cost-effective broadband solutions to the Corporate and Government sectors and
the Telecom and Broadcasting Industries. The breadth of IPSTAR`s geographical
reach-covering an area inhabited by 3.2 billion people, or roughly 45 percent of
the world`s population-positions IPSTAR as a preferred gateway into 14 countries
across the Asia-Pacific region, resulting in strategic advantages over other
broadband satellites and setting the pace for innovation in the industry. IPSTAR
broadband Internet service is distributed through a network of IPSTAR Partners.
Presently, IPSTAR provides full nationwide broadband satellite service in eleven
countries: Australia, Cambodia, China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, New
Zealand, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam. IPSTAR Company Limited is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Thaicom Public Company Limited - one of Asia`s
leading satellite operators and providers of telecommunication services. Thaicom
currently operates a fleet of four satellites: THAICOM-1A, THAICOM-2, THAICOM-4
(IPSTAR) and THAICOM-5.

For more information visit: www.ipstar.com and www.thaicom.net

About Expand Networks

Expand Networks is the pioneer and leader in the WAN Optimization market. Expand
helps organizations simplify their IT infrastructure while delivering remote
offices fast, reliable and secure access to networked applications. This results
in improved user productivity and cost-effective IT management. Expand offers a
multi-service integrated platform that ensures superior performance for any
application over any network. From its headquarters in Roseland, NJ and its
global locations, Expand Networks (www.expand.com) serves more than 3,500
enterprise and public sector customers in over 100 countries including: American
Express, Bacardi USA, BMW, Continental Airlines, Carr America, Colgate,
Elizabeth Arden, Reed Exhibitions, Target and United States Department of
Defense with over 40,000 units deployed and over 2,000 MS Terminal Services and
Citrix customers. Expand is the largest supplier of WAN Optimization products to
US Government and Military agencies (greater than 10,000 units) and also has the
most units deployed at a single corporate location, (3,000).

Expand Networks, Accelerator, Expand Compass, ExpandView are trademarks of
Expand Networks.All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.

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

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