Riverbed Named ‘Network Optimization Vendor of the Year' at Network World Middle East Awards 2016

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - March 31, 2016 - Riverbed Technology, the leader in application performance infrastructure, took home the 'Network Optimization Vendor of the Year' award at the Network World Middle East Awards, held in Dubai on the 28th of March, 2016. This honour recognizes Riverbed's leadership in delivering technologies for network and application optimization coupled with visibility and control for complex enterprise IT networks.

The judging panel, which consisted of top IT professionals from IDC, Lulu Group International, Aldar Properties, and AWRostamani, noted Riverbed’s diverse portfolio of complementary technologies as being a stand out factor. Taj ElKhayat, Regional Vice President, Middle East and Africa at Riverbed Technology said, “We have long been recognized as the global WAN optimization leader but it is the diversification of our portfolio that has increased our relevance to our customers. We now offer the most comprehensive Riverbed Application Performance platform™ which enables flawless delivery of business critical apps in a manner that best utilize resources, radically reduces costs, and maximizes employee productivity.”

Riverbed® SteelHead™ is the industry’s #1 optimization solution for accelerated delivery, providing performance up to 100x faster for on-premise, cloud, and SaaS application users. It also offers better visibility into application and network performance and the end user experience, plus control based on policies that are aligned with business objectives.

Commenting on the award, ElKhayat said, “Winning the award at this prestigious event cements our position as the market leader. It is a combination of best-of-breed technologies and the efforts of a highly motivated and professional local team that have contributed to our ongoing success in the region.”

Now in its 7th year, the Network World Middle East Awards have become a leading platform to showcase innovation in the region's IT networking industry. The event was attended by over 350 industry professionals and celebrated the achievements of networking professionals, vendors and end users that worked on the region's most challenging and innovative projects and implementations.