April 22, 2008
Intelligent Compression Technologies Inc. (ICT), a ViaSat Company (Nasdaq:VSAT), has been selected as a finalist for the 2008 SoftwareCEO/CompTIA Software Innovation Awards. ICT was selected in the "Most Innovative Enterprise Software" category for its AcceleNet WAN optimization and application acceleration client software that speeds the application and file-sharing experience of remote and mobile workers. The annual awards recognize products, ideas or business models that break with conventional software ideas and processes, producing results that go well beyond marginal improvements. Evaluation criteria include scope of the business problem the innovation addresses, how novel the innovation is, and the innovation’s impact on the industry.
AcceleNet software combines advanced data compression, a broad range of application protocol optimizers, unique handling of secure protocols, and patented transport optimization. The AcceleNet client is designed specifically to improve performance over networks with limited bandwidth, latency and high packet loss, including 3G wireless, DSL, and satellite. The architecture detects network conditions and application protocols in real time and employs the most effective techniques to speed user performance.
"I'm proud that the CompTIA organization has recognized ICT as a company that is truly revolutionizing software-based WAN acceleration," said Michael Slygh, ICT president. "Hardware-based acceleration serves large remote corporate offices, but deprives small office, home office, and mobile workers of the same benefits. With AcceleNet, all enterprise worker productivity is enhanced."
“The SoftwareCEO annual Software Innovation Awards recognize our industry’s efforts and accomplishments in bringing innovative products and new business models to market,” said David Sommer, chief operating officer, CompTIA, and publisher of SoftwareCEO. “The companies selected as finalists for these prestigious awards are delivering real business value to customers with their products and services. We are pleased to recognize their achievements.”
Winners of the Software CEO Software Innovation Awards will be announced at The Software Marketing Perspectives Conference & Expo in Santa Clara, Calif., May 7-9.
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About CompTIA
The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is the voice of the world’s $3 trillion information technology industry. CompTIA membership extends into more than 100 countries and includes companies at the forefront of innovation; the channel partners and solution providers they rely on to bring their products to market; and the professionals responsible for maximizing the benefits organizations receive from their technology investments. For more information, visit www.comptia.org.
About ICT
Intelligent Compression Technologies Inc. (ICT), inventor of AcceleNet® software, develops innovative software to speed mission-critical applications, Web, and e-mail to remote and mobile network users. AcceleNet delivers outstanding performance in the most extreme network conditions through a combination of advanced data compressors, application accelerators, and transport optimizers. The product includes a proprietary transport protocol that adapts efficiently and automatically to accelerate data over packet switched wireless networks, broadband satellite links, and noisy WiFi or DSL connections. ICT holds several patents to safeguard its leadership position among software client accelerators. The company, based in Quincy, Massachusetts, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ViaSat Inc. For more information on ICT and AcceleNet, visit www.accelenet.com.
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