BLUE COAT SYS : Blue Coat ProxySG Appliance Named Best in Network Optimization/Acceleration by Network World Asia

Blue Coat Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI), the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced that the Blue Coat^® ProxySG^® appliance has won the Network World Asia Readers' Choice Award 2010 in the Best Network Optimization/Acceleration category. The Readers' Choice Product Excellence Awards are conferred by IT professionals to recognize vendors and products that made the most impact on their organizations in 2010.

?By effectively optimizing application performance, the Blue Coat ProxySG appliances allow businesses to fully utilize bandwidth-intensive and rich-media applications, such as video, without comprising the performance of existing applications or requiring additional bandwidth,? said Nick Nindra, managing director for ASEAN & India, Blue Coat Systems. ?This award is a strong endorsement from IT professionals and demonstrates the demand for a solution that not only accelerates internal applications but also optimizes video and other Web-based traffic.?

Blue Coat ProxySG appliances provide users with a powerful and flexible tool for improving application performance and managing video traffic on the network. They provide a comprehensive set of WAN optimization features that dramatically reduces bandwidth consumption through the use of industry-leading compression, protocol optimization, byte caching and object caching technologies. By accelerating internal and Web-based applications for branch and mobile users, ProxySG appliances enhance productivity 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. Blue Coat also offers service provider solutions for managed security and WAN optimization, as well as carrier-grade caching solutions to save on bandwidth and enhance the end-user Web experience. For additional information, please visit www.bluecoat.com.

Blue Coat, ProxySG and the Blue Coat logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Blue Coat Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.

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