Strangeloop Networks Named 2009 Hot Companies Finalists by Network Products Guide

) December 12, 2008 -- Strangeloop Networks ™ Inc., a leading provider of solutions that automatically accelerate web sites and web-based applications today announced that it has been named a 2009 Hot Companies finalists by Network Products Guide. Selected from a global industry analysis of information technology vendors which included established large companies, mid-size and new start-ups, Strangeloop Networks has advanced to the finalists stage based on the "4Ps" selection criteria--namely Products, People, Performance, and Potential. The coveted 2009 Hot Companies analysis encompasses companies in all areas of information technologies including security, wireless, storage, networking, software and communications.

The "Hot Companies" 2009 evaluation process also assessed candidates for entrepreneurial spirit, seasoned executives with relevant experience, clear understanding of the segment of IT market they are currently active and plan to stay active in, products and solutions that are positioned to take advantage of the emerging market opportunities, well developed revenue-growth model and clearly planned expansion strategies.

The 2009 Hot Companies winners will be announced and honored at the 2009 "World Executive Alliance Summit" in San Francisco, California, USA on March 26-27, 2009. Strangeloop Networks will be amongst the other key industry players at this event. The CEOs of finalists will be presenting their company's 4Ps criteria live to an audience of leading entrepreneurs, IT companies, venture capitalists, corporate strategists and media. To see the complete list of finalists please visit http://www.networkproductsguide.com/hotcompanies/

"We are delighted that our company has reached the 2009 Hot Company Finalist stage, as it further validates the tremendous benefit our solutions offer companies of all sizes," said Jonathan Bixby, chief executive officer of Strangeloop Networks. "More and more enterprises are relying on dynamic web applications for business critical processes. Our solutions ensure that these rich, interactive applications scale and perform optimally 24/7, ultimately improving end-user satisfaction - key components to any company's success. We are proud of this accomplishment and will be presenting at the 2009 World Executive Alliance Summit to win the 2009 Hot Companies award."

Strangeloop changes how enterprises develop and deliver dynamic web applications, allowing companies to rapidly create and deliver new applications and extend them to thousands of concurrent users. Strangeloop's solution is the industry's first application acceleration appliance that allows enterprises to boost the performance and scalability of rich, data-driven ASP.NET applications. Organizations benefit from dramatic performance improvements, which enhance user experience, customer satisfaction, employee productivity and ultimately the success of the organization.

Strangeloop's customers range from start-ups to large corporations across all industries, including government institutions, insurance and banking, healthcare, telecommunications and education, among many others, who are using Microsoft's ASP.NET framework for their websites and web applications. Aimed at both the large enterprises and the fast-growing small to medium sized IT market, Strangeloop uniquely addresses application performance issues that organizations often face.

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About Strangeloop Networks
The Strangeloop Networks products accelerate dynamic web applications with unique, framework-specific solutions that require minimal changes to software coding and hardware infrastructure, freeing developers to focus on providing enterprises with value-added features. With the Strangeloop AS1000 Application Scaling Appliance for Microsoft ASP.NET and AJAX and the Strangeloop WS1000 Web Services Accelerator, enterprises dramatically shorten code cycles, improve application performance and throughput, more efficiently use bandwidth, achieve greater return on their investment in information technology (IT) staff, network and computing resources and boost customer satisfaction. Strangeloop is based in Vancouver, B.C. For more information, visit www.strangeloopnetworks.com.

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