Log Services Europe Selects Expand Networks To Increase Oracle8i And SCM Network Capacity.

Business and Technology Editors

ROSELAND, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2003

Expand's 340+% Boost In WAN Capacity Guarantees SCM Performance

Without Overhaul of Legacy IT Infrastructure

Expand Networks, leader in WAN bandwidth optimization technology today announced that Log Service Europe, an integrated logistics, transportation and warehouse management services provider, based in Italy has selected Expand ACCELERATORs to enable faster Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Oracle8i networked services.

Log Services Europe, with annual revenues in excess of 70 million Euros, was faced with impending expansion due to recent acquisitions and mergers. This logistics service provider has a Frame Relay network that connects nine sub-64kbps remote sites to a central site. "Log Services Europe approached us with the dilemma of supporting strategic billing, inventory tracking and depot management applications as well as their Oracle8i data repository over their existing low speed links," said Alessandro Fracassi, Sales Director of the Large Account Business Unit at the Thera Group, a leading provider of turnkey networking solutions.

Log Service Europe had outgrown their legacy IT infrastructure but wanted to avoid a complete overhaul of their WAN because it would take too long, cost too much and would impact the productivity of staff and operations.

"When we tested Expand ACCELERATORs, we immediately received four to five times more network capacity, reduced response times by over 7 times and the best part was there was absolutely no disruption to our operations, said Giuseppe Ravelli, IT Manager at Log Service Europe. "The ACCELERATORs are a powerful tool in carrier contract negotiations because the appliances also supply detailed metrics on actual bandwidth usage."

"Log Service Europe's adoption of the ACCELERATORs demonstrates that improving their SCM operational efficiencies, does not need to involve a lengthy and prolonged contract negotiation with the local service provider," said Scott Dobson, Sales Director - EMEA, Expand Networks. "The beauty of Expand's ACCELERATORs is the ability to provide additional network capacity and branch office intelligence at moment's notice."

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 9 months. Clients include: Motorola, Texas Instruments, Hitachi Capital, 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, United Kingdom and Italy. To learn more, visit www.expand.com or call [phone]

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