AppSense and Expand Co-operate to Bring Best Performance to WAN and Server Based Computing Environments.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ROSELAND, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2004 Expand Networks Inc., a leading provider of Application Traffic Management systems and AppSense Ltd., a specialist in application performance management, today announced a strategic alliance. Under the agreement, AppSense and Expand will engage in joint sales and marketing campaigns to increase the performance of customers' wide area network (WAN) applications and server-based computing Refers to applications that run in a server. Also known as "thin client computing," it may refer to a browser-based environment that uses a Web browser as the client with all applications running on a Web server on the Internet or in an intranet on the LAN. environments. The agreement, which builds on the two companies' combined customer experience, will allow AppSense and Expand to share complimentary distribution channels and new business opportunities. Both companies will work closely together to identify and address performance problems arising both on thin client servers and the corporate WAN. One of the companies' joint customers, Makro - the national network of wholesale food and non-food cash and carries - welcomes the alliance. "From a customer perspective this new alliance makes total sense. We have been using products from both AppSense and Expand for over 12 months now. The AppSense Performance Suite enables us to increase the performance and capacity of our server environment whilst Expand Accelerators have helped us to increase the capacity of our WAN, while saving us approximately GBP GBP In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the British Pound. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 700K compared to the recurring re·cur intr.v. re·curred, re·cur·ring, re·curs 1. To happen, come up, or show up again or repeatedly. 2. To return to one's attention or memory. 3. To return in thought or discourse. costs of leasing additional bandwidth. Both solutions have enabled us to lower our operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales whilst improving the overall quality of service we provide our users," said Dev Shah Shah is a Persian term for a monarch (ruler) that has been adopted in many other languages. This term is a Post Islamic Revolution term for monarchs in Iran which is replaced by valie faghih or Supreme Leader. , Production Services Manager, Makro. The alliance will be critical in helping address server and WAN performance issues common to the server-based computing market. "We recognized the potential value of this partnership as soon as we had a closer look at Expand's offering," said Anthony Bolland, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. AppSense. "We are both targeting the server-based computing market and our products seem to form an ideal match. AppSense's products increase the management, performance and capacity of servers whilst Expand's solution set addresses bottlenecks on the WAN," he added. "We are extremely enthusiastic about this move which makes perfect sense from a business perspective. By working with AppSense to market our products we are maximizing Expand's value and competence in the server-based computing market which should lead to accelerated sales growth," said Ariel Shulman, Vice President of Business Development at Expand Networks. About AppSense Ltd. Founded in 1999, AppSense Ltd. is a specialist in application performance management, providing tools to help enterprises improve productivity and reduce IT costs by ensuring the highest possible availability, security and performance of critical IT systems. The company's mission is to provide software that enables complete management of application performance across all corporate systems, from Windows to Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. - and in future, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and Linux systems. For further information, please visit http://www.appsense.com or contact marketing@appsense.com. About Expand Networks Inc. Expand Networks is a leading provider of Application Traffic Management solutions and WAN acceleration appliances. The company's Accelerators take Application Traffic Management to the next level by employing a modular and intelligent application architecture that eliminates complexities associated with traditional traffic management solutions. The Accelerators automatically adapt to changes in traffic, remove WAN inefficiencies and maximize the performance of distributed enterprise applications. The Accelerators combine many unique features including next-generation WAN compression, application-specific acceleration, Layer 7 QoS and sophisticated monitoring and reporting. Expand has shipped over 20,000 Accelerator accelerator: see particle accelerator. (1) A key combination such as Alt-G or Ctrl-Shift H that is used to activate a task. (2) An incubator that expects to develop the company considerably faster than normal. See incubator. devices to more than 1,000 customers including Motorola, Continental Airlines and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Department of Defense. Expand Networks is headquartered in Roseland, New Jersey with offices in Australia, Israel, Italy, Singapore, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , the United Kingdom and throughout the United States. To learn more, visit www.expand.comor call +1 (888) 892-1250. Expand Networks, Accelerator System 9000, Accelerator Server, Accelerator 6800 Series, Accelerator 4800 Series, Accelerator 4000 Series, Accelerator 1800 Series, HTTPS (1) (HyperText Transport Protocol Secure) The protocol for accessing a secure Web server. Using HTTPS in the URL instead of HTTP directs the message to a secure port number rather than the default Web port number of 80. Accelerator Series and ExpandView are trademarks of Expand Networks. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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