[January 26, 2009] Riverbed to Integrate WAN Optimization Software on HP ProCurve Switching Infrastructure Tweet (Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SAN FRANCISCO, CA, January 26 / MARKET WIRE/ -- Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: RVBD), the IT infrastructure performance company for networks, applications and storage, today announced that the company is working with HP ProCurve to deliver WAN optimization through the HP ProCurve Open Network Ecosystem (HP ProCurve ONE), a new multi-vendor alliance program. As part of this relationship, Riverbed? will enable its Riverbed Optimization System, which powers its Steelhead? product family, to run on the HP ProCurve ONE Services zl module, a blade for the HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl and 8200zl series that consolidates partner applications onto a common platform, enabling reduced costs and optimizing rack space. Riverbed WAN optimization running on HP ProCurve infrastructure provides customers with a next-generation data center solution that allows CIOs to reconcile the conflicting demands of serving distributed employees with ever increasing data management requirements with centralized IT. The joint solution should be available in the second half of 2009. "There is a widening gap between IT requirements and budgets," said Eric Wolford, senior vice president, marketing and business development at Riverbed. "Efforts such as IT centralization, virtualization and data center consolidation are often motivated by an effort to close that gap, but often introduce performance issues at remote locations that affect the business bottom-line. Riverbed WAN optimization solutions help overcome these issues and can make cost-cutting efforts such as IT consolidation and workforce efficiency a reality. The inclusion of the Riverbed Optimization System in the HP ProCurve ONE gives customers moving to next-generation data center models a solution that can reduce costs and the complexity of network management, while improving application performance and employee productivity." HP ProCurve ONE allows customers to choose from a selection of market-leading applications and to integrate them with their networks, having the confidence that the solution has been pre-tested. To educate and support enterprises on best practices, Riverbed and HP ProCurve plan to jointly market and sell their existing solutions. "To help customers address the increased pace of change within their businesses, HP ProCurve is combining its own technology with some of the most innovative, respected and visionary companies in the world," said Marius Haas, senior vice president and general manager, HP ProCurve. "The integration of Riverbed's WAN optimization with HP ProCurve infrastructure provides customers with a reliable solution for distributed enterprise environments that addresses their changing data center needs and can increase the efficiency of network applications." Riverbed is an IT infrastructure performance company offering a family of WAN optimization solutions that can provide customers an order-of-magnitude more value from existing investments in networking, storage and applications. Riverbed eliminates the need to sacrifice IT strategy while cutting budgets. Riverbed products are designed to address the constraints of distance and time, arming workers with faster application performance whether they are using applications hosted in a data center, working in a remote office or using a laptop. With Riverbed, IT can adapt more quickly and support today's fluid, fast-paced and increasingly dispersed organization without requiring significant upgrades in more storage, network bandwidth or equipment. Riverbed helps squeeze more value from all IT initiatives, making possible a new level of IT effectiveness while managing costs. Over 5,000 of the world's most demanding businesses trust Riverbed to help them manage costs, while improving the overall performance of their IT infrastructure. According to IDC, organizations that deploy Steelhead appliances achieve an average return on investment of 7.3 months. To learn more, view Riverbed's demo: www.riverbed.com/pr/jack. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the expected demand for Riverbed's products and services, including in association with HP ProCurve, statements regarding the expected benefits to customers of integrating Riverbed Optimization Software with HP ProCurve, and statements relating to Riverbed's ability to meet the needs of distributed organizations, including in association with HP ProCurve. 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-Q filed with the SEC on October 30, 2008. 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 a technology and market leader in WAN optimization solutions for companies worldwide. By enabling application performance over the wide area network (WAN) that is faster than what users experience today, Riverbed is changing the way people work, and enabling a distributed workforce that can collaborate as if they were local. Additional information about Riverbed is available at www.riverbed.com. Riverbed Technology, Riverbed, Steelhead, RiOS, Interceptor, and the Riverbed logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Riverbed Technology, Inc. All other trademarks used or mentioned herein belong to their respective owners. MEDIA CONTACT Kristalle Ward Riverbed Technology 415-247-8140Email Contact INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT Renee Lyall Riverbed Technology 415-247-6353Email Contact Copyright ? 2009 Marketwire [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]