Expand Networks Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant in Magic Quadrant Report for WAN Optimisation Controllers, 2007



    Expand Networks, a leading provider of application acceleration
    solutions over the Wide Area Network (WAN), today announced that it
    has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the "Leaders" quadrant in
    their Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimisation Controllers, 2007(1) report.
    Gartner reviewed more than a dozen vendors in this report and based
    the evaluation according to criteria, which focuses on the
    completeness of vision and ability to execute.

    According to Gartner, "Leaders exhibit an ability to shape the
    market by introducing additional capabilities in their product
    offerings and by raising awareness of the importance of these
    features. Gartner expects a Leader to be growing the market as a
    whole, and to have solutions that resonate with an increasing number
    of enterprises."

    The report further clarifies the definition of a Leader: "Leaders
    in the WOC market need to have a broad feature set, including QOS,
    generic compression, protocol acceleration and file system
    acceleration, with the majority of features proven in substantial
    real-world implementations. They also need to be able to offer sales
    and support on a global basis."

    "In my opinion, Gartner´s Magic Quadrant is a de facto reference
    that enterprises turn to as they seek to add, increase or improve
    their existing technologies and helps paint a clearer picture of the
    marketplace," said Elie Barr, Chief Executive Officer, Expand
    Networks. "We are thrilled that Gartner positioned us in the ´Leaders
    Quadrant´ for both vision and execution. Expand Networks is an
    established, proven leader in the market with almost a decade of WAN
    optimisation experience. Our R & D as well as our focused business
    vision enables us to deliver leading edge application acceleration
    solutions that enables our customers to significantly reduce IT
    costs."

    Expand Networks, Accelerator, Expand Compass, ExpandView are
    trademarks of Expand Networks. All other trademarks are the property
    of their respective owners.

    Note About the Magic Quadrant

    The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted December 2007 by Gartner, Inc.
    and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical
    representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It
    depicts Gartner´s analysis of how certain vendors measure against
    criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not
    endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant,
    and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors
    placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended
    solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to
    action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with
    respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability
    or fitness for a particular purpose.

    (1) Gartner Research "Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization
    Controllers 2007" by Andy Rolfe and Joe Skorupa. Published December
    14, 2007. Report ID Number G00153256