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Expand Networks Announces Record Year for Advanced WAN Optimization
ROSELAND, N.J. --(Business Wire)--
Expand Networks (News - Alert), www.expand.com, a leader in optimizing WANs for branch office consolidation and virtualization, today announces increased market penetration and global customer growth, as deployment of Expand technology reached record numbers. Expand now has over 50, 000 units deployed across a customer base of over 4,500 enterprises and corporate customers, continuing its drive into the global WAN Optimization market in 2009.
"Supplying product innovation to the market in 2009 has resulted in increased customer acquisition, extended and new partner signings and leading analyst validation of our technology," says Ellie Barr, CEO of Expand Networks. "This, coupled with a finely honed go to market and business strategy, has put us firmly in tune with customer demand for advanced WAN Optimization technologies as a key enabler to today's strategic IT initiatives. These include, amongst others, server consolidation, satellite networks, virtualized data centers, virtualized applications via server based computing and VDI."
As organizations look to harness the flexibility, efficiency and cost savings afforded through the adoption of a virtualized infrastructure, Expand is seeing heightened interest amongst its customer base for the deployment of its Virtual Accelerator (VACC) at the datacenter. The ability to seamlessly integrate a virtualized WAN Optimization solution within this environment, coupled with the ability to achieve visibility and control of virtualized applications gives Expand a unique differentiator in the market and a strong value proposition. Furthermore, as cloud-based services become more prevalent, whether private or public, the provision of an end-to-end software solution for virtualized WAN Optimization from the data center, to the branch office and mobile users is an extremely compelling offering.
In support of its continued R&D activity, Expand surveyed a focus group of senior global IT decision makers to sense market sentiment for advanced WAN Optimization. 75% of those questioned had deployed, or planned to deploy some form of virtualization in the next 12 months. Key findings include:
67% cited WAN Optimization technology as an enabler to a successful virtualization project and high-performing virtualization environments.
85% considered it important to deploy a Virtual WAN Optimization solution within a virtualized environment.
76% would consider adopting a WAN Optimization-as-a-Service strategy if offered at a compelling price point, with 44% citing ongoing cost efficiency and reduction in OPEX as a key driver for this.
59.3% are considering cloud computing to host data and applications.
"Expand's technology is unique in its combined ability to be deployed within a virtualized infrastructure and to accelerate and control virtualized traffic, an attribute of increasing importance to enterprise IT projects and service provider strategies. As indicated in our survey, the average investment for these virtualization projects was over $100,000. With this is mind, our offering is well suited in allowing organizations to rapidly take advantage of the performance benefits of virtualization, while safeguarding and enhancing the significant investment costs for customers," continues Barr.
Highlights which contributed to Expand's 2009 success include:
Technology R&D:
VACC (Virtual Accelerator) - launch of the fully virtual solution for the branch office and datacenter.
MACC (Mobile Accelerator Client) - launch of the mobile client with unique HIVE technology for increased collaboration and low TCO.
Market Validation:
Gartner, Inc. - Positioned in the �Leaders' quadrant of its 2009 �WAN Optimization Controllers Magic Quadrant'
Forrester Research (News - Alert) Inc. - Cited as a �Leader' in its research report �The Forrester Wave™: WAN Optimization, Q4 2009'
Aberdeen Group - Positioned as �most complete offering in Aberdeen (News - Alert) Group's �Optimizing Application Performance over the WAN' Research Preview
Partnerships:
VMware - Supporting both TCP and UDP transport protocols, Expand can uniquely provide enablement benefits to all VMware View protocols within a single solution offering, including the newly incorporated Teradici PCoIP® protocol.
Microsoft (News - Alert) - Expand was accepted as a Microsoft Virtualization partner during 2009, for its ability to optimize virtualized applications and desktops, via RDP, over the WAN.
Inmarsat (News - Alert) - Expand was accepted as an Inmarsat Connect Partner working with global channels for delivering optimized managed satellite services
Clear Channel Satellite - A new partnership saw the service provider incorporate Expand's Virtual Accelerator to deliver a scalable, optimized service for high-speed application delivery to its customers.
Telco and managed service providers - Expand is working with key global integrators to deliver WAN Optimization-as-a-Service around its key initiatives.
IPSTAR, Thaicom - This year saw the world's largest and most advanced commercial satellite system provide accelerated IP services with Expand Networks optimization technology.
To view details of all Expand partnerships, go to: http://www.expand.com/Partners/marketing-alliances.aspx
Barr concludes, "As we move forward toward virtualization as-a-service, and cloud based infrastructures, clients will see more applications traversing the WAN than ever before. These developments will result in increased demand for advanced WAN Optimization solutions in the evolving IT landscape. Users are realizing that it is no longer just about just providing acceleration, but about enabling enhanced levels of traffic visibility and control, assuring the quality of the user experience in complex environments. With our integrated technology, we are committed to delivering this experience across physical, virtual and mobile appliances, and will continue to innovate in meeting the evolving needs of organizations."
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