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SAN MATEO, California — May 9, 2002 — Keynote Systems, (Nasdaq:KEYN), the Internet Performance Authority® today announced that LoadPro™ (formerly KeyReadiness), Keynote's out-sourced load testing service, won Network Computing's "Well-Connected" Network Systems and Management Product of the Year award over respected technology companies HP, IBM, BMC and Peregrine, in addition to capturing a separate award for Web Site Load Testing Service over Mercury Interactive and Compuware. The awards were presented at an event kicking off NetWorld+Interop, Las Vegas.
"Web site performance loading is often limited to blasting raw bits at as many concurrent users as possible. Unfortunately, this has virtually nothing to do with the way users interact with a site. Although this type of raw power loading is better than nothing it does little to ensure that a site can withstand the weight of a promotional blitz. KeyReadiness (LoadPro) from Keynote Systems uncovers the real capacity of a Web site," wrote Bruce Boardman in an article from Network Computing. "KeyReadiness (LoadPro) carefully analyzes user transactions and sessions. The goal is to load the Web site with the type of traffic it's likely to get in real life. This careful attention to detail enables the service to give load data details that pertain to the specifics of a particular site. Number of users, throughput and response time just aren't enough. What's needed is reporting that shows just how much more business a site can support before it begins to crumble. And that's what KeyReadiness delivers."
"This is a great endorsement of Keynote's e-business testing technology and service," said Arnold Waldstein, vice president of marketing and business development at Keynote. "Crashes and performance problems caused by a high volume of visitors are very serious and costly for businesses. Getting an accurate and realistic test requires complex information. This award is recognition for Keynote's advances in load testing technology."
"The Well-Connected Awards are given to products, technologies and services that have withstood testing by our editors over an enterprise and in real world environments—they have proven to be essential to meeting business initiatives," said Fritz Nelson, Publisher of CMP's Network Computing. "When a service receives a Well-Connected award, it is an important endorsement—it is the top in its category and carries through with its promise of excellence." Click here for the story (http://www.networkcomputing.com/1310/1310f3.html).
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About Keynote
Keynote Systems (Nasdaq "KEYN"), The Internet Performance Authority®, is the worldwide leader in Internet performance management 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 2,400 corporate IT departments and 19,000 individual subscribers rely on the company's easy-to-use and cost-effective services to optimize revenues 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.
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Editorial Contact:
Jason Pfannenstiel, Keynote Systems, (650) 403-3246, jasonp@keynote.com