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SAN MATEO, California — April 1, 2002 — Keynote Systems, (Nasdaq:KEYN), the Internet Performance Authority® today announced that LoadPro™ (formerly KeyReadiness), Keynote's out-sourced load testing service, has been awarded finalist status by Network Computing, a CMP Media LLC magazine, for a 2002 Well-Connected Award in the category of network and systems management. LoadPro won the Network Computing "Editors Choice Award" (June 11, 2001 http://www.networkcomputing.com/1212/1212f22.html) for its ability to deliver realistic, pre-and post-deployment load tests by profiling the behavior of Web users to accurately reflect the Internet's dynamic environment.
"We are especially honored that LoadPro is being considered for this award," said Marilyn Kanas, vice president of marketing and public services at Keynote. "Crashes and performance problems caused by a high volume of visitors are very serious and costly for businesses and getting an accurate and realistic test requires complex information. Keynote continues to advance the state-of-the-art in Web load testing and we're proud and pleased to receive such recognition for our efforts from this prestigious publication."
This year, the winners of the Network Computing Well-Connected Awards (http://www.nwcwellconnected.com/index.asp) will be announced at a gala event the evening before NetWorld+Interop 2002, one of the industry's largest trade shows, opens in Las Vegas. All Finalists will be highlighted in the May 13th issue of Network Computing and also on Network Computing Online at http://www.networkcomputing.com.
LoadPro brings an unprecedented new degree of accuracy and realism to the load testing market, which until now has consisted of software solutions retrofitted from the client/server days when load was static, not dynamic, as it is on the Internet. LoadPro models actual user behavior on a Web site and then scales that load up across multiple geographies, leveraging Keynote's worldwide infrastructure of measurement computers, allowing e-businesses to predict outcome and plan for unexpected "hit storms." LoadPro is a full-service solution that includes all necessary hardware, software, bandwidth and testing expertise.
"No other annual awards program in the industry uses hands-on evaluations to choose its winners," said Fritz Nelson, Publisher of CMP's Network Computing. "Our editors worked at length to research and test the best offerings in the enterprise arena. Being named a Well-Connected Award Finalist is a true reflection of product quality rather than merely product popularity or marketing effectiveness."
About Network Computing
Network Computing (http://www.networkcomputing.com) published by CMP Media LLC, Manhasset, N.Y., defines the core issues facing people who manage technology in business —analyzing the critical decision points in purchasing the products, technologies and services that achieve corporate initiatives. Twice a month 220,000 IT professionals turn to Network Computing to get the information they need to make the right purchase decisions.
About CMP Media LLC
CMP Media LLC (www.cmpnet.com) is a leading high-tech media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum—the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers' comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences, custom publishing, testing and consulting.
About Keynote
Keynote Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq "KEYN"), The Internet Performance Authority®, is the global leader in Internet performance management and testing services that improve the quality of e-business. Keynote's services enable corporate enterprises to benchmark, diagnose, test and manage their e-business systems both inside and outside the firewall. More than 2,300 corporate IT departments and 16,000 individual subscribers rely on the Company's easy-to-use and cost-effective services to optimize revenue and reduce downtime costs without requiring additional complex and costly software implementations.
Keynote Systems, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California. The Company can be reached at www.keynote.com or by phone in the U.S. at 650-403-2400.
© 2002 Keynote Systems, Inc. The Internet Performance Authority is a registered trademark of Keynote Systems, Inc. Keynote is a trademark of Keynote Systems, Inc.
Editorial Contact:
Jason Pfannnenstiel, Keynote, ( 650) 403-3246, jasonp@keynote.com