Sonal Puri, Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Alliances of Aryaka, Recognized as One of UBM Tech Channel's CRN 2013 Channel Chiefs

MILPITAS, CA--(Marketwire - Feb 28, 2013) - Aryaka^® (www.aryaka.com), the leading provider of WAN Optimization as-a-Service™, Network as-a-Service™ and Application Delivery as-a-Service™, today announced that Sonal Puri has been named one of UBM Tech Channel's CRN 2013 Channel Chiefs. This prestigious list of the most influential and powerful leaders in the IT channel recognizes those executives directly responsible for driving channel sales and growth within their organization, while evangelizing and defending the importance of the channel throughout the entire IT Industry.

Aryaka is redefining multi-billion-dollar markets for globally distributed organizations requiring private connectivity, network optimization and application performance. Aryaka delivers LAN-like performance over the enterprise WAN, to both internal locations and SaaS and Cloud services, without the high cost of MPLS or the hassle of purchased WAN Optimization appliance solutions, all in a single, no CAPEX subscription. Aryaka's IT Solutions portfolio includes WAN Optimization as-a-Service solution, Application Delivery as-a-Service and Network as-a-Service that combines purpose-built WAN Optimization technology with enterprise-grade connectivity via a dedicated and redundant core network based on globally distributed POPs, and centralized WAN and application-layer visibility.

Emergence, the Aryaka Alliance Program™, brings together leaders across various markets that enable enterprises of all sizes to expand, grow their top line and focus on their core business. Aryaka's Partner Program enables leading service providers, VARs, distributers, system integrators and corporate resellers to sell and support Aryaka solutions in the global marketplace.

For over ten years, Channel Chiefs were selected by the CRN editorial team based on channel experience, program innovations, channel-driven revenue, and public support for the importance of IT Channel Sales.

"The 2013 Channel Chiefs list recognizes vendor executives dedicated to driving channel programs in the IT marketplace," said Kelley Damore, Senior Vice President, Editorial Director, CRN. "Our annual Channel Chiefs issue is a must-read for IT solution providers evaluating new vendors or looking to expand solution offerings. These are the people, the products and the programs that any savvy solution provider needs to know. We congratulate this year's Channel Chiefs for their stellar record of business innovation and applaud them for their continued dedication to the partner community."

Selected by CRN's editorial staff, the 2013 Channel Chiefs list is featured in the 2/25/13 issue of CRN Magazine and will be featured online at www.crn.com.

"Thank you CRN for recognizing that subscription service-based solutions like Aryaka are the future of service provider and distributor channels," said Sonal Puri, Aryaka Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Alliances. "We are committed to our fusion partners, referral agents and resellers in various regions around the world. We believe in allowing them the freedom to succeed within their territory while helping us grow our business worldwide in the most efficient way possible."

About Aryaka
Aryaka delivers application and network performance for the globally distributed enterprise for better collaboration, communication and business productivity. Aryaka eliminates the need for costly WAN appliances or long-haul private links. Aryaka's premier WAN Optimization as-a-Service accelerates any application to any location on one affordable, optimized network. Aryaka's Network as-a-Service provides organizations an optimized network with QoS for instant and reliable business connectivity. Aryaka's Application Delivery as-a-Service enables distributed business users to quickly access centralized enterprise applications and Cloud resources from anywhere in the world. All services provide end-to-end visibility with 24×7 world-class support. To learn more, visit www.aryaka.com. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn.

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