Expand Networks Integrates Rocket Science to Improve Application Performance Over Satellite Communications

Expand Networks, a leader in application acceleration over the
wide area network (WAN) and recently positioned in the Gartner´s
Leaders Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers 2007, is addressing
application performance issues over satellite links enabling global
enterprises to reliably deliver all business applications.

With increasingly dispersed offices in remote locations, satellite
networks have become common practice to assist organisations in
business agility. However, the design limitations of high latency and
packet loss over satellite networks severely affect application
performance resulting in delayed file transfer, slow response times
and reduced remote user productivity. By deploying the Expand Compass
platform with integrated Space Communications Protocol Standards
(SCPS), all applications are accelerated over satellite networks
guaranteeing workforce productivity and end user satisfaction.

SCPS is a collection of standards-based TCP enhancements designed
and developed by NASA to overcome the shortcomings of TCP in the
stressed environment of satellite communications. Expand has truly
integrated SCPS with the multiple technologies of the Expand Compass
platform in a single platform, to mitigate against the negative impact
of satellite and accelerate applications to remote users, guaranteeing
improved performance and productivity.

" When SCPS is combined with compression, byte-level caching, QoS
and other forms of caching techniques integrated in the Compass, it
ensures that Expand delivers as much ´virtual´ capacity as possible
while mitigating the effects of TCP latency, and gaining complete
control with the QoS, and crucially, all in one device, " said Adam
Davison, VP Sales, EMEA, Expand Networks. " Compass excels in
satellite environments with the ability to accelerate all business
applications ensuring they achieve maximum potential resulting in
improved end user productivity and reduced network costs. "

When deploying Compass, compression features increase network
capacity on average by as much as 100-400% removing congestion, and
acceleration rates of 300-500% address protocol limitations, reducing
chattiness and lessening latency. In addition, QoS services prioritise
business over non-business and other web traffic to eradicate
congestion for mission critical applications.

Many organisations around the world have already experienced the
tremendous improvement in application performance and capabilities
over satellite links when deploying the Expand Compass platform such
as Boeing Integrated Defense. According to Dennis Watts, project
manager, " Efficiency is an integral part of our evaluation and it is
important to have strong compression functionality along with QoS.
Expand´s Compass Platform possesses a robust architecture in addition
to their experience in government satellite markets."

In addition, Kenn Devine, Project Team Leader and Manager of
Information Systems, Burns and Roe Services Corporation said " On
average, we experience about a four-fold average bandwidth
acceleration across the 512Kbps satellite link, with peaks of 1,200%.
Across the DSL sites, we experience an average of about 300% with
peaks to 800%, depending on the site. There was also a 400% increase
in network throughput, 100% for speed performance (back-up, file
transfers) and a 50% bump to the positive in network capacity."

Other satisfied Expand satellite customers include Mass
Discounters, Kuehne & Nagel and Zenith Bank in South Africa; Marshall
Communications in the US, All Seas and Maersk Shipping in EMEA.

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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 2,000 enterprise customers
including: American Express, Bacardi USA, BMW, Continental Airlines

Carr America, Colgate, Elizabeth Arden, Reed Exhibitions, Target and
United States Department of Defense.

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