Aryaka Wins TMC Cloud Computing Excellence Award as the World's First 'Optimized Network' in the Cloud

MILPITAS, CA--(Marketwire - Jan 27, 2012) - Aryaka, provider of the world's first cloud-based WAN optimization and application acceleration solution, today announced TMC has named Aryaka a winner of the Cloud Computing Excellence Award as one of the companies that most effectively completes the cloud story by providing the 'network' in the cloud.

"The cloud delivery model has fueled a competitive spirit within the vendor, developer and provider communities that has resulted in a wave of new products, services and applications being introduced at an unprecedented rate," said Erik Linask, Group Editorial Director at TMC. "I am pleased to recognize Aryaka as one of the companies that have exemplified innovation and excellence in the market by leveraging the latest technology trends to create an enriched user experience."

Using Aryaka's WAN optimization and application acceleration service, enterprises can provide optimized access for all their locations and users to cloud services worldwide, irrespective of the application, type of infrastructure or data center location. Aryaka has multiple Points of Presence (POPs) across the world connected by a dedicated, secure and highly redundant network. This optimized network helps bring together the new WAN, enabling companies to reach Cloud Services including simple data storage in the cloud, a customized instance of Oracle on-Demand hosted in multiple data centers as well as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Office 365.

"Being recognized by TMC is an honor that reflects our ongoing dedication to providing an optimized network in the cloud enabling customers to deliver an exceptional online experience and drive value to their businesses," said Ajit Gupta, Founder, President and CEO of Aryaka. "Aryaka significantly alleviates latency fluctuations and inherent inefficiencies when accessing cloud services across the Internet. The optimized Aryaka network can be compared to driving on a high-speed expressway instead of a potholed, congested dirt road, otherwise known as the public Internet."

• For Amazon EC2/VPC, Aryaka delivers 3X faster access times to Amazon U.S. locations from locations around the world.
• For Microsoft Office 365 or BPOS, Aryaka customers enjoy 5X faster access times to the Microsoft U.S. location when accessed from remote locations in other countries.

Enterprise organizations looking for a 'Better Internet for the Business Cloud' can benefit from Aryaka's intelligent WAN Delivery Network (AryakaWDN) that resolves application delivery performance issues for improved productivity.

About Aryaka
Aryaka is the world's first cloud-based WAN optimization company solving application and network performance issues faced by the distributed enterprise. Aryaka has been named to the Dow Jones VentureWire FASTech 50 innovative startups for 2011, a "Cool Vendor" by a leading analyst firm and a GigaOm Structure 50 company that will shape the future of cloud computing. Aryaka eliminates the need for expensive and complex appliances as well as long-haul connectivity, and enhances collaboration across locations. It offers significant cost, ease-of-use and performance advantages, helping global companies achieve dramatic productivity gains and increased visibility into their WAN applications, locations and performance, while providing 24/7 world-class support. To learn more, visit www.aryaka.com. Follow us at Twitter, Facebook, and on LinkedIn.

About TMC
TMC, celebrating its 40th Anniversary in 2012, is a global, integrated media company that helps clients build communities in print, in person, and online. TMC publishes the Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Next Gen Mobility and Cloud Computing magazines. TMCnet.com, which is read by two million unique visitors each month, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMC is the producer of ITEXPO, the world's leading B2B communications event. For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.

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