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Storage Products Guide Names Expand Networks Accelerator 6940 Winner of the 2006 Global Excellence in Server Consolidation Award; 6940 Gains the Highest Trust of Customers Worldwide

Posted on: Wednesday, 23 August 2006, 09:00 CDT

Expand Networks (www.expand.com), a leading provider of application acceleration solutions over the WAN, announced today that Storage Products Guide, a Silicon Valley Communications publication and the world's leading publication on storage-related products and technologies, has named the Expand Networks Accelerator 6940 the winner of the Global Excellence in the Server Consolidation category for the Customer Trust 2006 Award. More than 11,000 end-users and prospective customers worldwide were invited to vote for the products they trust the most when it comes to protecting their digital resources.

This customer trust award demonstrates that the Expand Accelerator 6940 is ahead of the curve when it comes to the best-of-the-best products that can support high-speed data links that connect critical sites and can be deployed to support hundreds of remote sites and thousands of remote users.

With real throughput of 45 Mbps for the Accelerator 6940, Expand can comfortably cover the most demanding bandwidth needs. But throughput is only part of the equation. Capable of interacting with hundreds and even thousands of remote office Accelerators, Expand's data center solutions cover all aspects of scaling. Expand also has the industry's largest deployment of 3600 units at a financial services company. Coming standard with fail-to-wire or bypass functionality and standards' based fail over protocols (HSRP and VRRP), Expand solutions reliably keep the network safe in the event of failure. Driven by Expand's leading edge Compass Platform, Expand solutions provide a complete multipoint solution that integrates technologies for WAN Optimization, Acceleration, Management & Visibility, WAFS and Security. To learn more about the 6940, please visit either of the following Web sites:

-- http://www.storageproductsguide.com/server/6940.html or

-- http://www.expand.com/Products/product.aspx?URL=/Products/ Accelerator-6940.aspx (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists).

"Expand Networks is truly a leader in the acceleration market," said Rick Justice, chief technology editor, Storage Products Guide. "Over the years they continue to forge ahead of the competition and have recognized and brought to market many of the key technologies that steer network optimization that others are emulating."

"We are honored to receive this award," said Christopher Williams, Chief Marketing and Channels Officer, Expand Networks. "Storage Products Guide's recognition of the Accelerator 6940 further validates our product as excellence-in-class and advances in R&D and technology in the WAN Optimization market. The Expand Compass tightly integrates multiple technologies and maps them to the business mandates, and business agility, resulting in improved user productivity and cost effective IT management. This is the linchpin of our customer's satisfaction."

About Silicon Valley Communications Awards

Storage Products Guide, published by Silicon Valley Communications, plays a vital role in keeping end-users informed of the choices they can make when it comes to implementing optimal storage solutions. You will discover a wealth of information in this guide including tomorrow's technology today, best deployment scenarios, people and technologies shaping storage solutions and independent product evaluations that facilitate in making the most pertinent storage decisions. The Storage Products Guide Awards recognize and honor excellence in all areas of storage. To learn more, visit www.storageproductsguide.com and stay informed.

About Expand Networks

Expand Networks is the pioneer and leader in helping 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 1,400 enterprise customers including: American Express, Bacardi USA, BMW, Continental Airlines, Carr America, Colgate, Elizabeth Arden, Reed Exhibitions, Target and United States Department of Defense.

Source: Business Wire

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