Liad Ofek of Expand Networks to Speak on Panel at Fall Interop 2006; Session Addresses ''Top of Network Issues'' in Today's Enterprise Environments.

NEW YORK & ROSELAND, N.J. -- Expand Networks (Interop booth #124 www.expand.com), a leading provider of application acceleration solutions over the WAN, today announced that their VP Technical Services, Liad Ofek, will be participating in a panel discussion on a hot top-of-mind topic for IT professionals: network optimization and the branch office. The session will take place on September 19, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Interop 2006 which is being held at New York City's Javits Center. (Conference schedule link: http://www.interop.com/newyork/education/infrastructure_services_ conference.php) (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.)

Moderated by Eric Siegel of the Burton Group, the panel, titled "Slimming Down the Branch Office: WAN Optimization vs. Thin Client," will address the common obstacles that companies with remote offices are facing. With the exponential increase in data being sent across many offices, the most common pitfall that companies are experiencing is network latency. Areas which will be covered in detail from an educational perspective include: WAN optimization, bandwidth restrictions, caching, compression, protocol acceleration and Wide Area File Services (WAFS).

Expand solutions reliably keep the network safe in the event of failure. Driven by Expand's leading edge Compass Platform, Expand offers a complete multipoint solution that integrates technologies for WAN Optimization, Acceleration, Management & Visibility, WAFS and Security and maps them to the business mandates for business agility, resulting in improved user productivity and cost effective IT management.

"Regardless the size of the network or how many branch offices there are, the primary question people want to know is how they can reduce infrastructure costs, while also maintaining network integrity," said Christopher Williams, Chief Marketing and Channels Officer, Expand Networks. "Liad Ofek, who is one of the most knowledgeable and technically-minded professionals when it comes to the overall network, will articulate various scenarios and share his recommendations of what really works and explode common myths and misperceptions."

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.