SAN MATEO, Calif., — September 4, 2007 — Keynote Systems (Nasdaq: KEYN), the global leader in Internet and mobile test & measurement services, today announced that Manny Gonzalez, Keynote’s senior director of mobile technologies, will be presenting “Mobile Financial Services Best Practices to Gain Market Share” at the Foreword Financial Expo from 2:15-3:15 P.M. CT, September 7, in room 476 of the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago. In this session, Mr. Gonzalez and Joe Salesky, president and CEO of ClairMail, will address the new obstacles facing the financial services sector as it increasingly leverages mobility. The presentation will discuss how financial institutions can optimize any mobile phone for two-way customer interaction with no new phone software required. In addition, methods for providing customers with a comprehensive suite of mobile banking and payment services including account balances, transaction history, actionable alerts, multi-factor authentication, mobile payments and no-hold customer service will also be presented.
Mr. Gonzalez will leverage his expertise in the mobile space to educate participants on the technology products and services that measure and benchmark performance against competitors, discover and solve inconsistent mobile subscriber experiences and monitor transaction validation across a wide geographic distribution and variety of devices. In addition, Gonzalez will explain the technologies that financial institutions are currently utilizing.
About Keynote’s Manny Gonzalez
Manny Gonzalez serves as senior director of mobile technologies at Keynote. He is responsible for the product management, engineering and advanced technical support of Keynote’s Mobile Quality Test and Measurement business. He has more than 20 years of experience in developing and delivering software solutions in the high-tech industry.
At Keynote, Manny led the development of Web-based visualization and provisioning applications. This includes the company’s alarms engine, on-line reporting and real-time data feed services. In his current role, he oversees all facets of mobile test and monitoring technology and is engaged in delivering next generation solutions for Keynote’s family of mobile services.
Prior to Keynote, Manny served as R&D manager and software architect at Mentor Graphics Corporation. There he held positions in engineering, technical marketing and program management, working on alliances and technology integration ventures with Motorola, HP, LSI Logic, VLSI Design (NXP) and a variety of business partners.
About Keynote
Keynote Systems (Nasdaq “KEYN”) is the global leader in test & measurement solutions that improve mobile communications and online business performance. As an independent and trusted third-party, Keynote provides IT and marketing executives with an unbiased view into their Internet services from around the world. For over a decade, we have been providing measurement data and testing capabilities that allow companies to understand and improve their customer’s online and mobile experience. Keynote has four test and measurement businesses: Web performance, mobile quality, streaming & VoIP, and customer experience/UX. In addition, our industry analysis group called Keynote Competitive Research publishes proprietary studies measuring customer experience and service levels across a wide range of industries.
Known as The Mobile and Internet Performance Authority™, Keynote has a market-leading infrastructure of 2,400 measurement computers and mobile devices in over 240 geographic locations around the world. Keynote also maintains one of the most representative panels of online users consisting of 160,000 consumers. Our on-demand, hassle-free infrastructure allows businesses to access services they need, when they need them to pinpoint and fix mobile quality and Internet problems before they impact customers.
We help over 2,600 corporate customers become “the best of the best” by helping them improve online business performance and mobile communications quality. Our customers represent top mobile and Internet companies including American Express, BP, Caterpillar, Dell, Disney, eBay, ESPN Mobile, E*TRADE, Expedia, FedEx, Microsoft, SonyEricsson, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon and Vodafone.
Keynote Systems, Inc. is headquartered in San Mateo, California and can be reached at www.keynote.com or by phone in the U.S. at (650) 403-2400.
Keynote, The Internet Performance Authority and Perspective are registered trademarks and The Mobile and Internet Performance Authority is a trademark of Keynote Systems, Inc. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2007 Keynote Systems, Inc.
Editorial Contacts:
Dan Berkowitz, Keynote Systems, Inc. (650) 403-3305, dberkowitz@keynote.com
Mariana Kosturos, Citigate Cunningham, (415) 618-8786, mkosturos@citigatecunningham.com