[April 24, 2012]

Keynote DeviceAnywhere Helps Sprint Developers Port iDEN Apps to CDMA Rugged Devices

Keynote® Systems (Nasdaq:KEYN) subsidiary, Keynote DeviceAnywhere®, the global leader in mobile application lifecycle management (mobile ALM), has announced a collaboration to give developers remote access to real devices from Sprint's line of ruggedized handsets. The dedicated resource, powered by Keynote DeviceAnywhere (News - Alert), will be available to members of the "Sprint Gets Rugged" program, which is designed to help developers port their iDEN apps to Sprint's rugged line of CDMA handsets.

Using the remote testing resource, mobile app testers can access real handsets on Sprint's CDMA network via the Internet. This allows app developers to target the ruggedized device market without having to physically acquire the handsets, therefore decreasing the overall cost of development and speeding up their time-to-market. Featured devices include the Motorola (News - Alert) MB612 (XPRT), the Sanyo 4100 (Taho), and Kyocera's Duramax Pro 820, DuraCore, and DuraPlus.

In addition to direct access to devices and testing tools, the Sprint Gets Rugged program provides up-to-date information on newly announced ruggedized handsets, open APIs and application lifestyle management APIs. It also supplies the information and the tools that developers need to better understand the handset and platform functionality.

"The Sprint Gets Rugged program gives our developers everything they need to port iDEN apps to CDMA phones," commented John Tudhope, Director of Product Marketing, Sprint. "One of the most fundamental aspects of the program is the collaboration with Keynote DeviceAnywhere, which gives developers round-the-clock access to real ruggedized devices from the comfort of their home or office."

"Rugged devices are a lifeline for people in professions and lifestyles with a demanding outdoor environment, where standard devices are simply not tough enough to cope," said Faraz Syed (News - Alert), President of Keynote DeviceAnywhere. "The need for durable handsets will never go away, so it makes sense for developers to take the market seriously and ensure that their apps work flawlesly on these devices."

Developers who are interested in accessing the Sprint Gets Rugged devices, can click here to register to receive twenty free hours on the system.

About Keynote DeviceAnywhere

Keynote DeviceAnywhere®, a subsidiary of Keynote® Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: KEYN), provides the industry's only true enterprise-class, cloud-based platform for testing and monitoring the functionality, usability, performance and availability of mobile applications and websites. The company's suite of mobile application lifecycle management (mALM) solutions assures the quality of enterprise mobile applications and services, helping to extend businesses and brands to the mobile channel. To learn more about Keynote DeviceAnywhere and to sign up for a free trial, visit www.keynotedeviceanywhere.com.

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About Keynote Systems (News - Alert)

Keynote® Systems, Inc., (NASDAQ:KEYN) is the global leader in Internet and mobile cloud testing & monitoring. Keynote maintains the world's largest on-demand performance monitoring and testing infrastructure for web and mobile sites comprised of over 4,000 measurement computers and mobile devices in over 275 locations around the world that enable companies to continuously improve the online and mobile experience.

Known as 'The Mobile and Internet Performance Authority™, Keynote offers three market-leading product platforms: Keynote Perspective® provides on-demand performance monitoring for enterprise Web and mobile sites including online portals, e-commerce sites and B2B sites. Keynote DeviceAnywhere® is an enterprise-class, cloud-based, mobile application lifecycle management (ALM) testing & quality assurance platform. Keynote SIGOS® offers active end-to-end Quality of Service (QoS) testing and monitoring solutions for mobile, fixed and VoIP communications.

Keynote's 4,000 customers represent top Internet and mobile companies and include American Express, AT&T, Disney, eBay, E*TRADE, Expedia, Google, Microsoft, SonyEricsson, T-Mobile (News - Alert) and Vodafone. Keynote Systems is headquartered in San Mateo, California and can be reached at http://www.keynote.com/ or by phone in the U.S. at 1-800-KEYNOTE.

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