Aryaka WAN Optimization Named a CODiE Awards 2012 "Best Cloud Application Service" Finalist by the Software and Information Industry Association

Software Industry's Only Peer-Review Awards Acknowledge Innovation and Excellence


MILPITAS, CA--(Marketwire - Mar 19, 2012) - Aryaka, provider of the world's first cloud-based WAN optimization and application acceleration solution, today announced the Software and Information Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries, has named Aryaka as a finalist for the Best Cloud Application Service category in its 27th Annual CODiE Awards. The CODiE Award is the industry's only peer-review awards program acknowledging innovation and excellence for products and services in the business, software, digital content and education technology industries.

"The CODiE Awards recognizes those companies providing the best new technology and services across a broad array of industries," noted SIIA President Ken Wasch. "These companies are delivering innovative solutions for businesses to give them a competitive edge and increased productivity. Being named a finalist is itself an important recognition. Our industry experts use an extensive review process to narrow the field to the most outstanding companies bringing new products and services to light."

In their review, the CODiE Awards judges made special note of MyAryaka™, Aryaka's web-based portal that provides visibility and control of network and application performance. The judges said they were also intrigued by Aryaka's innovative way to deliver the network as a service to speed acceleration of all enterprise applications for business users.

"Being selected as a CODiE Awards finalist is further validation of our value proposition that enables enterprises to leverage an optimized network in the cloud," said Ajit Gupta, Founder, President and CEO of Aryaka. "We continue to revolutionize the WAN optimization and application acceleration market quarter after quarter by delivering new capabilities to our customers and by investing in cloud enablement technologies to help organizations of all sizes accelerate cloud computing success."

Winners in the Business Software categories will be announced May 10 at SIIA's All About the Cloud conference in San Francisco.

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 on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

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