Expand Brings Wan Expansion Technology to Germany; Expand Appoints Server Based Computing Specialist, LWP GmbH To Distribute ACCELERATORs.

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ROSELAND, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Febuary 12, 2003

Expand Networks, a leader in bandwidth optimisation technology, today announced that it has entered the German market with its first local distribution agreement with LWP GmbH, which specialises in Server-Based Computing technologies.

With this agreement, Expand Networks has extended the ACCELERATORs' reach to all major markets in Europe.

LWP represents Thin Client technologies from market leaders like Citrix Systems and Wyse Technology. LWP's sales network comprise nearly 200 resellers including many Citrix GOLD and PLATINUM resellers which encounter highly distributed environments that require a centralized computing infrastructure. When we first heard of the ACCELERATORs through other Expand European deployments, it became apparent our product portfolio was missing a vital appliance that could significantly slash branch office connectivity costs", said Rolf Ferrenberg, Managing Director, LWP GmbH. "Lower connectivity cost and more reliable remote access delivered by Expand's ACCELERATORs will enable wider-spread deployments of server based computing technologies."

"While server based computing has grown in popularity in Germany, inhibitors to further adoption include issues that compromise user productivity such as delays in response times, slow file transfers and long print queues," continued Mr. Ferrenberg. "However Expand's ACCELERATORs by combining WAN expansion technology with robust features such as application monitoring and traffic prioritization, will ensure optimal operational and user efficiency."

"The ACCELERATORs which have proven successful in numerous thin client environments including European retail powerhouse, Makro, and Telco giant, NTT Communications, will provide LWP resellers with a high-margin product that will complete any server based computing offering," said Jamie Georgeson, Senior Vice President, of Worldwide Sales at Expand Networks. "We are confident that Expand's global technology alliances with Citrix Systems, Wyse Technology, and Microsoft will further fuel LWP's local success."

About Expand Networks

Expand Networks pioneered the development of bandwidth boosting appliances - the ACCELERATORs - which increase network capacity by 100 -400+%. The ACCELERATORs eliminate the need for costly WAN link upgrades, enabling quicker deployments of new applications to remote offices. Networked applications such as CRM, Email, ERP, Thin Client and XML increase the strain on scarce WAN resources, often hindering productivity. By removing repeat data patterns found in any type of traffic, the ACCELERATORs provide important bandwidth savings. The end-result is the decrease in network congestion, which in turn speeds up data transfers. Expand Networks allows enterprises to support more networked users, applications and services with fewer resources delivering a typical ROI of 3 to 12 months. Clients include: Motorola, Texas Instruments and the United States Department of Defense. Expand Networks is headquartered in Roseland, New Jersey and Tel Aviv, Israel with offices throughout the United States and in the United Kingdom, France and Italy. To learn more, visit www.expand.com or call [phone]

Expand Networks, ACCELERATOR 6800, ACCELERATOR 4800, ACCELERATOR 4000, ACCELERATOR 2800, ACCELERATOR 2750, and ACCELERATOR 1800 are trademarks of Expand Networks, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

About LWP GbmH

For over10 years LWP GmbH has been offering high-end IT solutions to resellers. Today the company is primarily focussed on the server based computing marketand has built a robust product portfolio that contains software and hardware solutions from leading vendors like Expand, Citrix, Wyse, ICT and others. LWP<180>s business model, "Knowledge Based Distribution" extends beyond shipping and restocking products but it also includes helping resellers create and deploy powerful solutions for centralised application and information access. To this end, sales and technical training are held on a regular bases to aid in the transfer of knowledge and technical skills to engineers and consultants who can also rely on LWP's telephone and on-site support From Ettlingen (South-West Germany) LWP, an expert in server-based computing services all of Germany and also many regions in Central Europe. For more information please visit www.lwp.de, send an e-mail to [e-mail] or call [phone].