Expand Networks (www.expand.com), the leading provider of WAN
Optimization solutions for mobile networks, today announced that
General Dynamics C4 Systems (GDC4S) and the United States Army awarded
the Warfighter Information Network - Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2-3
TCP Performance Enhancing Proxy (PEP) contract to Expand Networks.
Expand Networks is porting the Accelerator Operating System to
General Dynamics´ WIN-T hardware platform. The Expand PEP will operate
in a mobile ad-hoc environment where dynamic outbound links are
created and broken frequently, thereby providing the Warfighter with
maximum communications efficiency on the move as well as at the halt.
According to GDC4S, WIN-T is the U.S. Army´s on-the-move,
high-speed, high-capacity backbone communications network, which links
ground level warfighters with commanders and the Global Information
Grid, the U.S. Dept. of Defense´s worldwide network-centric
information system. WIN-T is a critical enabler of LandWarNet, the
Army´s far-reaching effort to transform into joint, network-centric,
knowledge-based warfare. The network provides a lucid operational
snapshot for theater combatant commanders by using true satellite
on-the-move capabilities, robust network management and high-bandwidth
radio systems to keep mobile forces connected, communicating and
synchronized at all times. (For more information on WIN-T, refer to:
http://www.gdc4s.com/news/detail.cfm?prid=197)
"Expand Networks has long and widespread experience with national
security communications programs at sea, on land and in the air," said
Howard Teicher, Expand Network´s Vice President for Public Sector &
Satellite Markets. "Operating enterprise-class applications over low
bandwidth-high latency satellite links demands a dynamic, robust WAN
Optimization capability to satisfy the users´ performance
requirements. Porting the Expand Accelerator Operating System to the
Army´s WIN-T architecture demonstrates the power and flexibility of
Expand´s technology and our ability to deliver high performance mobile
communications, while saving taxpayer resources."
Positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the "Leaders" quadrant in their
Magic Quandrant for WAN Optimization 2007 Report, Expand´s complete
WAN Optimization solution will be available on the WIN-T blade to
increase throughput, accelerate application performance and
interoperate with other communications nodes equipped with Space
Communications Protocol Standard (SCPS- TP) Acceleration devices. The
Expand PEP mitigates the effects of latency and ensures that tactical
networks deliver maximum performance.
Since its initial 1999 rollout in the Defense Information Systems
Agency (DISA), more than 9,000 Expand Accelerators have been deployed
in networks throughout the US government and in all branches of the
United States Military. Battle-proven in Afghanistan and Iraq with the
U.S. Army and Marine Corps, Expand accelerators are also deployed in
U.S. government enterprise networks, such as the Treasury Department´s
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
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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 government agencies.
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