Ipanema Launches New Dedicated Branch Office Appliance: IPE 5.

High Performing Competitively Priced WAN Optimization Device Dedicated to Branch Offices with ADSL/SDSL Accesses

CONCORD, Mass. -- Ipanema Technologies, the leader in application traffic management systems for wide area networks, today announced the launch of its new dedicated branch office appliance: IPE 5.

IPE 5 is a competitively priced, WAN optimization device for branch offices with ADSL/SDSL accesses. By acknowledging the DSL revolution in the WAN marketplace and launching a dedicated new appliance for branch offices, Ipanema further facilitates WAN optimization adoption for large networks.

Despite its competitive price, the new IPE 5 appliance is a high performing device. It can handle ADSL lines up to 20Mbps download, 1 Mbps upload and SDSL line up - to 8Mbps download and upload. The IPE 5 supports the many WAN Optimization mechanisms delivered through the Ipanema System, including Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation, Smart Packet Forwarding, Compression and TCP Acceleration optimizing TCP and UDP flows. In addition, the device collects the most precise application performance metrics including Mean Opinion Score for VoIP.

"The IPE 5 is yet another example of how Ipanema is dedicated to bring to market an efficient and cost effective solution for managing large networks," said Vargha Moayed, EVP of Ipanema Technologies. "Thanks to our patented Tele-Optimization feature we have already been enabling branch office optimization without requiring a device. However, some branch offices require compression, or have VoIP which cannot be handled without a device. Now with the IPE 5, it becomes doable at an affordable price."

With an entry price as low as $1500, the IPE 5 allows enterprises to benefit from the versatility of the DSL technology in their large scale deployments while guaranteeing the performance their mission critical applications.

"Our enterprise customers have been clamoring for the ability to implement advanced traffic management in their branch offices," said Martin England, General Manager: Managed CPE & Service Propositions at BT. With the IPE 5, Ipanema is helping us drive WAN optimization services further into our customer base."

The IPE 5 is available immediately from Ipanema and from its service provider partners such as BT Global Services and Vanco.

About Ipanema Technologies (www.ipanematech.com)

Founded in 1999, Ipanema Technologies is a provider of advanced application traffic management solutions that maximize network application performance. Its solutions are utilized by organizations deploying VoIP, ERP applications and other bandwidth-hungry projects as well as those embarking on ITIL projects. Network integrators market the Ipanema system to enterprises, while telecom service providers and network managed service providers offer it as a service.

The Ipanema system is simple, automated and scalable and is unique in guaranteeing critical application performance regardless of network conditions. It enables this by providing full visibility of application flows over the network, optimizing network resources through a combination of integrated technologies and rightsizing bandwidth according to application performance objectives. Ipanema's solutions are deployed in more than 75 countries; its customers include large organizations such as the French Army, L'Oreal, Sanofi, Europcar, Rhodia and Lexmark. Ipanema is based in France, U.S, Germany and UK.