Free Webcast on Jan. 24, 11 a.m. EDT

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Ipanema Technologies, a leader in application traffic management systems for wide-area networks (WANs), today announced a live webcast featuring Dr. Jim Metzler of Ashton, Metzler & Associates on Jan. 24th, 2007 at 11 a.m. EDT.

Application delivery is now key topic for virtually all IT organizations. However, few IT organizations have solved the problems that affect application delivery. Not only have organizations not completed the task of ensuring acceptable application performance, they are just ending the first phase of a fundamental transformation of the IT organization. At the beginning of this transformation, virtually all IT organizations were comprised of myriad stove piped functions.

Leading IT organizations are now creating an environment that is characterized by the realization that if you work in IT, you either develop applications or you deliver applications, and that application development and application delivery must work together in an integrated fashion.

To help IT organizations with this transformation, this webcast will discuss the key components of the strategic approach to application delivery:

* Global and dynamic planning

* Optimization

* Management

* Control

In particular, the session will highlight the current and emerging challenges in each of these areas. Then, an Ipanema spokesperson will present a concrete solution for IT organizations from a technology and process perspective. Attendees will learn how to overcome challenges using Ipanema's strategic WAN optimization approach to achieve acceptable "quality of experience" results for end-users.

Interested parties may attend this 45-minute webcast by registering at http://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?tar get=registration.jsp&eventid=101718&sessionid=1&key=9F821143A3825 738F5B5B014AF776B4F&sourcepage=register

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About Ipanema Technologies (www.ipanematech.com)

Founded in 1999, Ipanema Technologies is a provider of advanced application traffic management solutions that maximize network application performance. Its solutions are utilized by organizations deploying VoIP, ERP applications and other bandwidth-hungry projects as well as those embarking on ITIL projects. Network integrators market the Ipanema system to enterprises, while telecom service providers and network managed service providers offer it as a service.

The Ipanema Business Network optimization solution is simple, automated and scalable and is unique in guaranteeing critical application performance regardless of network conditions. It relies on Ipanema's Autonomic networking System to provide full real time visibility of application flows over the entire network, global and dynamic. The Ipanema solution offers optimization of network resources through a combination of integrated technologies and by rightsizing bandwidth according to application performance objectives. Ipanema's Business Network Optimization solutions are deployed in more than 75 countries; its customers include large organizations such as the French Army, L'Oreal, Henkel, Sephora, Europcar, Rhodia and Lexmark. Ipanema is based in France, U.S, Germany, UK and China.