Stampede Technologies' WebRider 1.1 Named a Finalist in the Best of Interop Awards for NetWorld+Interop 2005 Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS -- CMP Media LLC's Network Computing and Network Magazine Name Stampede Technologies a Network Infrastructure Finalist

E[acute accent]Stampede(R) Technologies Inc.'s (www.stampede.com) WebRider(R) Release 1.1 was named a Finalist in the Network Infrastructure category of the Best of Interop Awards competition by CMP Media's Network Computing and Network Magazine. Winners will be selected from among the finalists on May 4, 2005, at NetWorld+Interop 2005 Las Vegas. E[acute accent]Introduced in May 2005, WebRider Release 1.1 provides Web-based enterprise applications expanded acceleration options beyond what traditional products offer. While traditional products focus on delivering Web pages, WebRider's solution focuses on accelerating access to enterprise information, for much broader performance benefits. Through WebRider's support for most protocols at Layer 5, as well as HTTP/HTTPS, the complete range of enterprise applications benefit from this solution. By utilizing a network appliance and client software, WebRider provides functionality and benefits that other products cannot, including bidirectional data compression, cache differencing and TurboStreaming for large compressed or encrypted data objects. Today's enterprise Web applications do more than access Web pages and WebRider provides the solution for those applications. E[acute accent]The editors of Network Computing and Network Magazine, two of CMP Media's premier information technology publications, review more than 150 submissions, evaluating new products. This year's finalists were then selected in nine categories. WebRider 1.1 was named a Finalist in Network Infrastructure. The Best of Interop Awards are designed to help IT and network managers shorten the evaluation process in assessing new technology products. By identifying innovative products debuted at NetWorld+Interop, the Best of Interop Awards assist in the quest for creative solutions. E[acute accent]"Enterprise Web applications do more than just navigate Web pages -- WebRider optimizes the user experience through improved performance and reduces the impact of latency," said Gordon Dorworth, Stampede Technologies' president and CEO. "WebRider's unique hardware/software approach to Web acceleration provides performance beyond what other solutions can provide, and our new support for Layer 5 protocols expands the range of applications that can benefit from our technology. We are proud to be recognized as a finalist." E[acute accent]"When selecting finalists for the Best of Interop Awards, we're looking for products that stand out from the competition by providing a unique solution to a problem or one that blazes new territory in the networking arena," explained Ron Anderson, lab director for Network Computing and head of the joint editorial judging for the Best of Interop Awards. E[acute accent]Winners of the Best of Interop at NetWorld+Interop 2005 Las Vegas will be selected at the show and announced at an awards ceremony on Wednesday, May 4, 2005, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

E[acute accent]About Stampede Technologies Inc.

E[acute accent]Stampede Technologies is a leading provider of advanced, cost-effective solutions to accelerate information, improve performance, improve response times and increase productivity throughout an enterprise. Stampede's unique patented solutions increase operational efficiencies, simplify management and accommodate growth with concrete justification for verifiable ROI. For more information on Stampede Technologies, visit http://www.stampede.com.

E[acute accent]About CMP Media LLC 

E[acute accent]CMP Media (www.cmp.com) is the leading integrated media solutions company providing "broad and deep" access to the entire technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and buyers of technology worldwide. The company's comprehensive database of technology decision makers enables marketers to reach targeted audiences throughout the purchase process with publications, Web offerings, face-to-face events, consulting and other marketing services that deliver actionable results.

E[acute accent]About NetWorld(SM)+Interop(R)

E[acute accent]Part of the MediaLive International Inc. family of global brands, NetWorld(SM)+Interop(R) is the leading destination for networking technology buyers and sellers. Through in-depth educational programs, workshops, real-world demonstrations and live technology implementations in its unique eNet and iLabs programs, NetWorld(SM)+Interop(R) provides the industry's only platform for collaboration, communication and commerce for the end-to-end network. NetWorld(SM)+Interop(R) Las Vegas 2005 will take place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, May 1-6, 2005. For more information about the event, please visit www.interop.com.

E[acute accent]About MediaLive International Inc.

E[acute accent]MediaLive International connects companies to the markets they serve through media properties, software tools and marketing solutions that educate buying communities, deepen relationships between buyers and sellers, and fuel market growth. MediaLive International's media brands encompass the IT industry's largest exhibitions, including NetWorld(SM)+Interop(R), as well as highly focused educational programs as Next Generation Networks(R), VoiceCon(R), Seybold Seminars(SM), the Collaboration Technologies Conference, Mobile Business Expo, GTEC, the Web 2.0 Conference, and respected publications including Business Communications Review and The Seybold Report. The Wingate Studios division delivers the industry's leading end-to-end event management software platform WingateWeb and professional services -- including strategic planning, technical integration, analytics and event programming -- that help companies produce their own live marketing programs. MediaLive International is a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco, with offices throughout the world. For more information about MediaLive International, visit www.medialiveinternational.com.

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