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Riverbed Technology Responds to Silver Peak Counterclaims

^{Published on 2011-08-18 10:31:46 - Market Wire}
 

SAN FRANCISCO--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: RVBD), the IT performance company, today announced that it has reviewed the counterclaims of patent infringement made by Silver Peak Systems in Riverbeda™s patent infringement lawsuit against Silver Peak, which was filed by Riverbed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. "Silver Peak's counterclaims are without merit and are an expected reaction to the lawsuit that we initiated against them in June,a said Brett Nissenberg, Riverbeda™s general counsel and senior vice president.aRiverbed has the dominant patents in this space.We intend to vigorously protect our intellectual property, and will let the litigation take its course."

"Riverbed has the dominant patents in this space.We intend to vigorously protect our intellectual property, and will let the litigation take its course."

About Riverbed Technology

Riverbed delivers performance for the globally connected enterprise. With Riverbed, enterprises can successfully and intelligently implement strategic initiatives such as virtualization, consolidation, cloud computing, and disaster recovery without fear of compromising performance. By giving enterprises the platform they need to understand, optimize and consolidate their IT, Riverbed helps enterprises to build a fast, fluid and dynamic IT architecture that aligns with the business needs of the organization. Additional information about Riverbed (NASDAQ: RVBD) is available at [ www.riverbed.com ].

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the litigation with Silver Peak. 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. More information about these and other risks that may impact Riverbeda™s business are set forth in our documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on July 29, 2011. 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.

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