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Riverbed Technology: Riverbed to Showcase Award-Winning IT Infrastructure Performance Solutions at FOSE 2009

^{Published on 2009-03-06 13:41:22, Last Modified on 2009-11-04 08:07:02 - Market Wire}
 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - March 6, 2009) - Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: [ RVBD ]), the IT infrastructure performance company for networks, applications and storage, today announced its participation in the annual FOSE 2009 conference, taking place March 10 - 12 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. At the conference, Riverbed® will showcase its award-winning WAN optimization solutions that liberate government organizations from common IT constraints by dramatically improving application performance, enabling consolidation without disruption, and providing end-to-end network and application visibility. Riverbed IT infrastructure performance solutions drive mission effectiveness and enable government agencies and departments to meet mandates for telework, green computing, continuity of operations (COOP) and cost-cutting.

Riverbed works with many government organizations, ranging from one of the world's largest navies that achieved "near-terrestrial" performance of its key Web applications on all of its ships, to the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) that was able to consolidate its data centers from 17 to two without degrading application performance. Dozens of government organizations have deployed Riverbed Steelhead® products, ranging from small deployments to multi-site deployments with hundreds of appliances. These organizations have chosen Riverbed products to, among other things, enable consolidation of global IT assets, speed data transfer for mobile field operations units, decrease backup and data replication times by up to 90 percent, and reduce bandwidth costs and utilization.

At the conference, attendees will learn how Riverbed products help government agencies:

 -- Consolidate their IT infrastructure -- Cut bandwidth, hardware and operational costs -- Reduce their environmental footprint -- Accelerate applications over the WAN and on satellite links -- Accelerate backup and recovery -- Deliver more visibility and control 

To find additional information about Riverbed WAN optimization solutions and how these solutions are being leveraged by the government sector, please visit the Riverbed booth (#1522) at FOSE 2009.

 What: Riverbed Exhibits at FOSE 2009 Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, DC Data Center Pavilion Booth # 1522 When: March 10 - 12, 2009 

Since 1976, FOSE has been in the forefront of the government technology revolution, contributing to many technological and creative developments that have helped shape public and private sector initiatives. FOSE remains the premier meeting and solutions marketplace for government technology and program management professionals. Featuring groundbreaking education, smart solutions and unparalleled networking events and programs, FOSE brings together an audience that shares a passion for computing and technology. For more information, please visit [ http://www.fose.com/index.cfm?do=cnt.page&pg=1 ].

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the expected demand for Riverbed's products and services, and statements relating to Riverbed's ability to meet the needs of distributed organizations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they do not fully materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include our ability to react to trends and challenges in our business and the markets in which we operate; our ability to anticipate market needs or develop new or enhanced products to meet those needs; the adoption rate of our products; our ability to establish and maintain successful relationships with our distribution partners; our ability to compete in our industry; fluctuations in demand, sales cycles and prices for our products and services; shortages or price fluctuations in our supply chain; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights; general political, economic and market conditions and events; and other risks and uncertainties described more fully in our documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. More information about these and other risks that may impact Riverbed's business are set forth in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 23, 2009. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements. Any future product, feature or related specification that may be referenced in this release are for information purposes only and are not commitments to deliver any technology or enhancement. Riverbed reserves the right to modify future product plans at any time.

About Riverbed

Riverbed Technology is the IT infrastructure performance company. The Riverbed family of wide area network (WAN) optimization solutions liberates businesses from common IT constraints by increasing application performance, enabling consolidation, and providing enterprise-wide network and application visibility -- all while eliminating the need to increase bandwidth, storage or servers. Thousands of companies with distributed operations use Riverbed to make their IT infrastructure faster, less expensive and more responsive. Additional information about Riverbed (NASDAQ: [ RVBD ]) is available at [ www.riverbed.com ].

Riverbed Technology, Riverbed, Steelhead, RiOS, Interceptor, Think Fast, the Riverbed logo, Mazu, Profiler and Cascade are trademarks or registered trademarks of Riverbed Technology, Inc. All other trademarks used or mentioned herein belong to their respective owners.