Coyote Point Systems' Equalizer 7.0 is Finalist in Best of Show Awards for Networld+Interop 2002 Atlanta

Business Wire, Sept 10, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

Networld Interop and COMDEX Atlanta 2002

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2002

Coyote Point Systems' Equalizer 7.0, a value-priced load balancing appliance with Layer 7 capabilities, was named a Finalist in the Performance Enhancement category of the Best of Show Awards competition by CMP Media's Network Computing, CRN, VAR and EE Times.

NetWorld Interop 2002 Atlanta will be held September 10-12, 2002. Best of Show Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on September 10 at the Atlanta Convention Center.

Equalizer 7.0 will ship to customers beginning Oct. 1, 2002. The Layer 7 capabilities, added to the E-350 intermediate and E-450 high-end models of the Equalizer, include cookie-based persistence, cookie stuffing, SSL ID based persistence, and URL load balancing. At $5995, the E-350 is the lowest-priced Layer 7 load balancing appliance on the market.

The editors of Network Computing, CRN, VAR and EE Times, three of CMP Media's premier information technology publications, reviewed over 100 submissions, evaluating new products. Finalists were then selected in 5 categories. Equalizer 7.0 was named a Finalist in Performance Enhancement - Test and Measurement

"Coyote Point has always focused on value - offering intelligent load balancing in a plug-and-play appliance at an unbeatable price," said Tom Wolf, Coyote Point's Director of Sales and Marketing. "Adding layer 7 capabilities extends this value proposition to enterprises and service providers with the most advanced network architectures."

"When selecting finalists for the Best of Show Awards, we're looking for products that stand out from the competition by providing a unique solution to a problem or one that blazes new territory in the networking arena," explained Ron Anderson, lab director for Network Computing and head of the joint editorial judging for the Best of Show Awards.

Coyote Point Systems, Inc.

Coyote Point Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of traffic management devices for enabling scalable, highly available server clusters. Recognized for intuitive configuration and low maintenance, price/performance and superior trending analysis, Coyote Point's Equalizer ensures fast connections and fail-safe 24x7 access to web sites and other critical Internet and intranet applications. Headquartered in San Jose, CA, can be contacted directly at 1-650-969-6000 or on the web at http://www.coyotepoint.com

CMP Media LLC

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