Expand Networks Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant in Magic Quadrant Report for WAN Optimization Controllers, 2007

Business Wire, Dec 20, 2007

Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

ROSELAND, N.J. -- Expand Networks www.expand.com, 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 Optimization 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 optimization experience and has formed solid alliances with a broad base of enterprise and OEM customers. 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."

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.

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 1,500 enterprise customers including: American Express, Bacardi USA, BMW, Continental Airlines, Carr America, Colgate, Elizabeth Arden, Reed Exhibitions, Target and United States Department of Defense.

Expand Networks, Accelerator, Expand Compass, ExpandView are trademarks of Expand Networks. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

1 Gartner Research "Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers 2007" by Andy Rolfe and Joe Skorupa. Published December 14, 2007. Report ID Number G00153256