Fox Sports Interactive Media Selects Sarvega's XML Speedway Accelerator for FOXSports.com on MSN

Business Wire, Nov 29, 2004

CHICAGO -- Sarvega's XML Speedway Accelerator Provides Wire Speed XSL Transformation (XSLT) Performance for Dynamic Delivery of Real-Time Information

Sarvega announced today that Fox Sports Interactive Media, the leader in interactive sports programming, is using Sarvega's XML accelerator, the XML Speedway, for FOXSports.com on MSN.

FOXSports.com on MSN is the premier online destination for sports information, sports scores, live sports updates, sports statistics, fantasy sports, and a rich blend of exclusive editorial content, innovative customization and exclusive online video. In addition, FOXSports.com on MSN offers integrated packages of online content tied to premier sports events such as the MLB All-Star Game, the NFL season, the NFC Playoffs and the Super Bowl.

Fox Sports Interactive Media added the Sarvega XML Speedway to its IT infrastructure to gain scalability and to improve XML acceleration as FOXSports.com on MSN expanded its features and was gaining viewership.

"FOXSports.com on MSN requires an infrastructure that can support our needs today and grow with us. Sarvega's XML Speedway met our requirements - and we were very pleased that the Sarvega team was able to meet our aggressive timeline for launching our new site," said Adam Bain, Vice President of Development and Production at Fox Sports Interactive Media.

"Fox Sports Interactive Media is an impressive example of how XML is being used by major enterprises for key, revenue-generating initiatives. We are very proud that our XML Speedway Accelerator is being used by a household name such as FOX Sports," said Christopher Darby, president and CEO of Sarvega.

Enterprises use XML because of the flexibility it offers in handling large amounts of data. However, using the existing server infrastructure to process the XML data can become cost-prohibitive. To address this, an increasing number of organizations are deploying dedicated XML processing products such as Sarvega's XML networking appliances. FOXSports.com on MSN is using the Sarvega XML Speedway for critical XML processing tasks such as XML Stylesheet Language transformations (XSLT). XML Speedway processes XML tasks at wire-speed which enables FOXSports.com on MSN to present dynamic content such as real-time sports scores and dynamic statistics. XML Speedway also offers linear scalability, flexibility and reliability.

About the Sarvega XML Speedway Accelerator

The Sarvega XML Speedway Accelerator addresses critical XSLT performance and reliability issues, delivering wire-speed XML processing for XSLT transformation and schema validation. The Sarvega XML Speedway Accelerator is powered by Sarvega's patent pending XML EventStream(TM) (XESOS) technology. It offers enterprises mission-critical reliability and the ability to develop, deploy and manage XML processing applications on multiple XML Speedway appliances through its XESOS Studio platform.

About Sarvega

Sarvega, Inc. is the leading provider of XML networking products, providing enterprises with unprecedented security, performance, and ease of operation for XML Web Services. Sarvega's underlying technology, the XML Event Stream Operating System (XESOS(TM), Patent Pending), combines comprehensive XML security and XML routing functionality with wirespeed performance, non-stop availability, and hardware platform independence. Sarvega's XML networking products are available both as secure network appliances and on multiple third party blade alternatives. Sarvega introduced the industry's first wirespeed XML appliance, the first XML content router, and the first XML grid computing solution. Sarvega's worldwide customer base includes governments and leading companies in Financial Services, Telecommunications, and Media and Entertainment. Sarvega is the recipient of numerous technology awards for innovation, including Computerworld's Innovative Technology Award and CMP Media's COMET Award. For details, visit www.sarvega.com, send email to info@sarvega.com, or call 630- 627-3131.

About Fox Sports Interactive Media

FOX Sports Interactive Media (FSIM) develops new media initiatives for FOX Sports and Fox Sports Net. FSIM distribution channels include Internet (http://www.foxsports.com/), broadband, wireless and interactive television. Foxsports.com is a comprehensive and entertaining online source of sports news, information, listings, games and special features about programming on FOX Sports, Fox Sports Net, FOX Sports Radio and much more from the world of sports. FSIM is owned and managed by FOX Sports Networks, a subsidiary of Fox Entertainment Group (NYSE:FOX), a division of News Corp.

Sarvega, XML Context Router, XML Guardian, XML Speedway, XML EventStream, XESOS, and Context Console are trademarks of Sarvega, Inc. All other names are trademarks of their respective companies.