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
