Blue Coat PacketShaper Appliance Named Best in Network and Application Acceleration by Network World Asia

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced that the Blue Coat® PacketShaper® appliance has received the 2009 Network World Asia Readers’ Choice Product Excellence Award for Network and Application Acceleration.

Network World Asia Readers’ Choice Product Excellence Awards are conferred on IT vendors selected by senior technology directors and IT project heads of end user organizations as having made the greatest impact on their organizations in 2009.

"This award validates the value that Blue Coat delivers to businesses by providing visibility into and control over the applications that are running on their networks," said Matt Young, vice president, Asia Pacific region, Blue Coat Systems. "With a clearer understanding of how the network is being utilized, businesses can implement more efficient business processes, deliver new applications and maximize the return on networking investments.”

Every year, Network World Asia readers recognize the most technologically advanced IT vendors selling in the Asian market. Blue Coat PacketShaper appliances deliver the application visibility, intelligence and policy-based control necessary for enterprises to optimize the performance of applications running on the network, earning them the honor of being named best in network and application acceleration.

PacketShaper appliances are at the foundation of the Blue Coat Application Delivery Network infrastructure. By combining visibility, acceleration and security technologies, the Blue Coat Application Delivery Network infrastructure enables network managers to optimize and secure the delivery of applications across the distributed enterprise.

About Blue Coat Systems

Blue Coat Systems is the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking. Blue Coat offers an Application Delivery Network Infrastructure that provides the visibility, acceleration and security required to optimize and secure the flow of information to any user, on any network, anywhere. This application intelligence enables enterprises to tightly align network investments with business requirements, speed decision making and secure business applications for long-term competitive advantage. For additional information, please visit www.bluecoat.com.

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