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Riverbed to Showcase the Riverbed Application Performance Platform and to Announce New Partnerships at GITEX 2014 [Mid-East.Info](Mid-East.Info Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Riverbed Technology, the leader in application performance infrastructure, will showcase the Riverbed Application Performance Platform™ at GITEX Technology Week 2014. This Application Performance Platform enables organizations to embrace location-independent computing so that business objectives – not technical constraints – drive how applications and data are delivered. This is done by leveraging Riverbed's integrated solutions: Riverbed SteelHead™, Riverbed SteelFusion™, Riverbed SteelApp™, Riverbed SteelCentral™, and Riverbed SteelStore™ which span across WAN optimization, branch converged infrastructure, application delivery, performance management, and cloud-integrated storage. Any modern enterprise should focus on eliminating the limitations imposed by distance and location as its primary objectives with end-user experience and satisfaction being as crucial as ever. Riverbed offers the technology to enable businesses to ensure the flawless delivery of those applications to better leverage global resources, radically reduce the cost of running their business and maximize employee productivity. Riverbed's participation at GITEX this year aims at raising awareness on the company's transformation from a mono-product company with WAN optimisation to offering the most complete Riverbed Application Performance Platform™ for location-independent computing. Riverbed is a technology enabler for enterprises to embrace and leverage the latest technology trends. At GITEX 2014, Riverbed will announce the expansion of its partner ecosystem in the region with new partner agreements. This year, Riverbed also celebrates its expansion to new territories with Turkey and KSA as country models and three regional clusters namely North Gulf, South Gulf, and Africa anchored by Egypt. Riverbed's geographical footprint is also undergoing an evolution in order to align with its growth in the new markets and to better serve its customers. Taj Elkhayat – General Manager, Middle East and North Africa region Taj ElKhayat, Managing Director, Middle East, Turkey, North, West, and Central Africa at Riverbed Technology, said: "GITEX 2014 is one of the most important networking platforms for Riverbed to connect with its vendors, partners and customers. We are aiming to increase our visibility and reinforce Riverbed as the leader in Application Performance Infrastructure, by delivering the most complete platform for location-independent computing and enabling organizations to use distance and location to gain a competitive advantage." "Globally we have passed our first billion dollar in revenues which is quite an exciting time for Riverbed and the METNA region witnessed significant growth during 2013. We are expecting a great level of engagement with existing customers as well as partners at GITEX this year and are looking forward to more success and growth in the future," Taj added. About Riverbed: Riverbed, at more than $1 billion in annual revenue, is the leader in Application Performance Infrastructure, delivering the most complete platform for Location-Independent Computing. Location-Independent Computing turns location and distance into a competitive advantage by allowing IT to have the flexibility to host applications and data in the most optimal locations while ensuring applications perform as expected, data is always available when needed, and performance issues are detected and fixed before end users notice. Riverbed's 25,000+ customers include 97% of the Fortune 100 and 95% of the Forbes Global 100. (c) 2014 mid-east.info Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). |