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Sandvine's Managed Business Services Wins Award for Virtualization at Intel® Developers Forum
[September 10, 2014]

Sandvine's Managed Business Services Wins Award for Virtualization at Intel® Developers Forum


(Canada Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) WATERLOO, ON, Sept. 10, 2014 /CNW/ - Sandvine (TSX: SVC), a leading provider of intelligent broadband and network solutions for fixed and mobile operators, today announced that Sandvine's Managed Business Services was voted winner of the Network Appliances category as part of  the Intel®  Network Builders Network Transformation Contest hosted at the Intel Developers Forum (IDF) in San Francisco, California.



The Intel Network Builders Network Transformation Competition was established as a way to recognize some of the most innovative SDN and NFV solutions that are being offered by companies who are part of the Intel Network Builders ecosystem.  The judging panel was comprised of Intel and industry thought leaders.

Sandvine's Managed Business Services was recognized in the network appliance category because it allows network operators to offer their business customers real-time traffic visualization, productivity tools, network security and other policy-based solutions, through a centralized web-based portal. The solution is run in the network as an independent software instance for each business, which is managed through OpenStack in a carrier cloud virtual infrastructure that allows for on-demand provisioning and elastic capacity.   "Sandvine is honored to be seen as one of the most innovative SDN and NFV solutions currently being offered" said, Don Bowman, CTO, Sandvine.


"The Network Transformation innovation contest conducted by the Intel Network Builders program received many outstanding contest entries from our ecosystem partners," said Renu Navale, manager of the Intel Network Builders program. "Sandvine is a winner in the Virtual Network Appliance category. Their solution is an innovative example of the potential of SDN and NFV to transform service provider networks. We look forward to continuing our work with Sandvine and the Intel Network Builders ecosystem to accelerate the awareness and adoption of these technologies." To see a demonstration of the award-winning Managed Business Services, visit us at the Intel® Developers Forum 2014, booth #921 ABOUT SANDVINE Sandvine's network policy control solutions add intelligence to fixed, mobile and converged communications service provider networks to enable services that can increase revenue and reduce network costs. Powered by Sandvine's Policy Engine and SandScript policy language, Sandvine's networking equipment performs end-to-end policy control functions including traffic classification, and policy decision and enforcement across the data, control and business planes.  Sandvine's products provide actionable business insight, the ability to deploy new subscriber services and tools to optimize traffic while enhancing subscriber Internet quality of experience.

Sandvine's network policy control solutions are deployed in more than 250 networks in over 90 countries, serving hundreds of millions of data subscribers worldwide, www.sandvine.com.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTSCertain statements in this release constitute forward-looking statements or forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws and are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of such laws. Statements related to potential benefits of, and demand for, Sandvine's products or services including statements with respect to the features and benefits that may be achieved through the use of Sandvine's products or services and the relative position of these products vis-à-vis competitive offerings in the industry are forward-looking statements which are subject to certain assumptions, risks and uncertainties.  These risks and uncertainties include such factors as rapid technological changes, changes in customer architecture and equipment deployment requirements, the introduction of competing technologies, the risks and uncertainties of new product introductions, dependence on key supplies and other similar factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Sandvine to differ materially from the results, performance, achievements or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements.  Sandvine assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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