ExtraHop Named a Finalist in Two 2013 American Business Awards Categories

SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwired - September 04, 2013) - ExtraHop, leading provider of real-time IT operational intelligence driven by wire data, has been named a finalist in two 2013 American Business Awards categories for the second consecutive year. Following on the heels of 2012 top prize wins in the Best New Networking Product and the People's Choice Award for Favorite Computer Hardware categories, this year ExtraHop is a finalist for both Innovative Tech Company of the Year and Company of the Year, Computer Hardware. ExtraHop was also recently named the silver Stevie Award winner in The 2013 International Business Awards for the Company of the Year, Computer Hardware category.

"Over the past year, ExtraHop has accelerated its pace of innovation, introducing a number of industry-first products, including the first agentless application and infrastructure monitoring solutions for Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Hyper-V," said Jesse Rothstein, CEO, ExtraHop Networks. "Being recognized as a finalist for two Stevie Awards in 2013 validates the work we've done to deliver highly scalable, performance-oriented operational intelligence to our customers. We're honored to be named to this elite list of companies."

Since winning two American Business Awards in 2012, ExtraHop has brought several new solutions to market, driving record growth. In April, the company introduced its EH8000 flagship appliance, the first-ever system capable of real-time L2-L7 application transaction analysis at a sustained 20Gbps and up to 400,000 transactions per second. The EH8000 garnered a 2013 Best of Interop finalist nod for meeting the increasing scalability requirements of providing real-time intelligence for 10Gb, 40Gb and even 100Gb enterprise networks. ExtraHop also developed the first agentless Citrix VDI monitoring solution verified as Citrix Ready® for Citrix XenDesktop®, Citrix XenApp™, and Citrix NetScaler®.

In addition, ExtraHop has been the recipient of numerous accolades over the past year, including Best of Interop 2013 Winner in the Cloud Computing & Virtualization category; Seattle Business Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For 2013"; and being named a 2013 Gartner Cool Vendor in Application Performance Monitoring. Most recently, ExtraHop was named Puget Sound Business Journal's Best Midsize Workplace in 2013.

The award-winning ExtraHop platform is now free-forever with Discovery Edition. Request your IT operations analytics virtual appliance, which is capable of monitoring 1000+ devices at a sustained 1Gbps.

ExtraHop is actively recruiting exceptional people in product development, sales, marketing, and IT. Professionals who love technology, appreciate elegant solutions to challenging problems, and are looking to expand their horizons are encouraged to learn more about ExtraHop's career opportunities at www.extrahop.com/company/jobs/.

About ExtraHop
ExtraHop provides the real-time operational intelligence required to make IT more agile and proactive. The world's best-run IT organizations use ExtraHop to manage more than half a million devices and monitor over a trillion transactions daily, including Adobe, Alaska Airlines, Concur, Expedia, and Microsoft. Winner of numerous innovation awards from Gartner, Interop, and others, the ExtraHop platform auto-discovers and auto-classifies all applications and systems out of the box, providing the correlated, real-time visibility essential for dynamic environments. The ExtraHop platform deploys without agents and delivers value in less than 15 minutes, making it the most cost-effective solution on the market. Follow us on Twitter @ExtraHop.

About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. A fifth program, the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, will debut this year. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.