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Frost & Sullivan Recognizes BreakingPoint Systems, Inc. With the 2007 Global Communications Test & Measurement Emerging Technology of the Year Award

Posted on: Tuesday, 10 July 2007, 09:22 CDT

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the Communications Test & Measurement market, Frost & Sullivan has recognized BreakingPoint Systems, Inc. with the 2007 Frost & Sullivan Award for Emerging Technology of the Year.

The Award accredits the company's innovative approach to network testing that allows users to concurrently test at multi-gigabit speeds, layers 2 through 7, using a single device.

BreakingPoint Systems' BPS-1000 device is designed to test content aware networks. The BPS-1000 is capable of creating five million TCP application sessions at a ramp rate of five hundred thousand connections per second. In addition, the BPS-1000 includes a security test suite that is unequalled in the test industry.

"In today's market place, where the complexity of networks is increasing constantly, security plays a significant role in traffic generation and network performance," notes Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Gabriel Khon. "The BPS-1000 comes with over three thousand contemporary security attacks by default and also allows users to create unique versions of the attacks by permitting them to select protocols and evasion techniques along with the exploits themselves."

To help companies stay on top of today's ever changing security landscape, BreakingPoint Systems offers a StrikePack(TM) subscription service for BPS-1000 users. This subscription service provides timely updates to the latest applications, test capabilities, exploits and evasion techniques.

Of the many unique features the BPS-1000 offers, one of the most powerful is its ability to capture then virtually recreate network traffic at gigabit speeds. This feature solves the traditional test problem of recreating actual network environments and allows users to modify the playback speed, the session counts and even how the network addresses traffic.

"End users are seeking a single, integrated test solution that will meet not only all of their current needs but is also future-proof," says Frost & Sullivan Senior Research Analyst Sujan Sami. "The BPS-1000 system meets this demand with its highly scalable proprietary hardware architecture."

"BreakingPoint is proud to accept this accolade," stated Dennis Cox, Chief Technical Officer of BreakingPoint. "Today's content aware networks demand a sophisticated and elegant network test solution that exceeds the capabilities of the network devices used today, and BreakingPoint has delivered."

Each year Frost & Sullivan presents the Emerging Technology of the Year Award to the company that has demonstrated technological superiority within its industry. The Award recognizes the ability of the company to successfully develop or introduce a new technology, formulate a well-designed product family, and make significant product performance contributions to the industry.

Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive secondary research in order to identify best practices in the industry.

About BreakingPoint Systems

BreakingPoint Systems, Inc. creates next generation network test equipment for content aware networks. Formed in 2006, BreakingPoint Systems was created by engineers who have spent their careers developing high speed networking devices at companies such as NetWorth, NetSpeed, Cisco, TippingPoint and 3Com. After years of experiencing the inadequacies of existing network test equipment, the founders decided to tackle the problem themselves. Leveraging their previous experience, they have built a hardware based multi-gigabit testing solution for content aware networks that redefines testing expectations. For more information, visit http://www.breakingpointsystems.com/.

BreakingPoint Systems: Porter Novelli for BreakingPoint Systems: Kristin Peikert Lisa Peterson 512.821.6000 512.241.2233 info@bpointsys.com lisa.peterson@porternovelli.com About Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, has been partnering with clients to support the development of innovative strategies for more than 40 years. The company's industry expertise integrates growth consulting, growth partnership services, and corporate management training to identify and develop opportunities. Frost & Sullivan serves an extensive clientele that includes Global 1000 companies, emerging companies, and the investment community by providing comprehensive industry coverage that reflects a unique global perspective and combines ongoing analysis of markets, technologies, econometrics, and demographics. For more information, visit http://www.awards.frost.com/.

Contact: Stacie Jones 210.247.2450 Stacie.jones@frost.com

Frost & Sullivan

CONTACT: Stacie Jones of Frost & Sullivan, +1-210-247-2450,Stacie.jones@frost.com; or Kristin Peikert of BreakingPoint Systems,+1-512-821-6000, info@bpointsys.com, or Lisa Peterson of Porter Novelli,+1-512-241-2233, lisa.peterson@porternovelli.com, for BreakingPoint Systems

Web site: http://www.frost.com/http://www.breakingpointsystems.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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