Company recognized for game-changing technology, positive impact on public sector

ATLANTA, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Asankya today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the OnDC Top 100 Winners. Inclusion in the OnDC 100 signifies major developments in the creation of new business opportunities that contribute to the renewed and continued prosperity of our country. Asankya was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value and media buzz.

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Asankya and the OnDC Top 100 Companies are being honored at AlwaysOn's OnDC event that began on October 19 and ends today at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington DC. This two-and-a-half-day executive event features CEO presentations and high-level debates on sectors most impacted by the federal government including greentech, on-demand computing and IT security, education and life sciences.

"It's no secret that technology and innovation are vital to bringing our country out of economic recession and transforming important sectors like energy and healthcare," said Tony Perkins, founder and CEO of AlwaysOn. "We congratulate the OnDC 100 for their success in introducing new tools, services and systems to address the nation's top priorities."

The OnDC 100 winners were selected from among hundreds of other technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists and industry insiders. The AlwaysOn editorial team conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2009 list.

"To be recognized for the positive impact that your company is providing to one of your targeted marketplaces, like the public sector, is especially gratifying and one that is not taken lightly," said Scott Ryan, President and CEO of Asankya. "Being included among the OnDC Top 100 is a validation for the hard work and commitment Asankya has made in enabling the secure delivery of mission-critical applications to and from the cloud for enterprises, SaaS providers and agencies of the Federal government. We are gratified at the response we've received for helping effectively remove the barriers to adoption of Internet-delivered applications."

A full list of all the OnDC Top 100 Winners can be found on the AlwaysOn Web site at

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About Asankya's RAPIDnet Application Enabling Network

Asankya's RAPIDnet is the premier Application Enabling Network for the high-speed delivery of secure Internet applications. The breakthrough Asankya RAPID Protocol uses multiple pathways across the Internet to deliver large improvements in throughput and consistency while maintaining the security and availability that enterprise applications require. This enables Asankya's customers to take advantage of public cloud economics while preserving the security and speed benefits of private networks.

Asankya's RAPIDnet is the only application delivery service that accelerates encrypted traffic, optimizes bi-directionally, and improves the performance of both TCP- and UDP-based applications. The RAPID Protocol, the cornerstone of Asankya's RAPIDnet, is a breakthrough parallel networking technology that increases throughput across the Internet by using multiple pathways, solves transport inefficiencies inherent in TCP, and reduces network load by removing duplicate packets. The research leading to RAPID was initially funded by the National Science Foundation, developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and first utilized by the U.S. Intelligence Community.

About Asankya (www.asankya.com)

Asankya enables high-performance for the new generation of Internet applications that need high throughput, security and two-way delivery. The company's RAPIDnet Application Enabling Network is utilized by leading SaaS companies, cloud storage providers, private enterprise cloud users and key government entities. Asankya is venture-backed by Veritas Venture Partners, In-Q-Tel, Seraph Group, Georgia Research Alliance and Ridgewood Advisors. Asankya is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

About AlwaysOn

AlwaysOn ignited the open-media revolution in early 2003 by being the first media brand to launch a global blog network. In 2004, AlwaysOn continued to lead the media industry in innovation by introducing a social network where members can connect and engage. AlwaysOn is also revolutionizing the media business by applying its open-media principles to its executive event series (Summit at Stanford, OnMedia, OnHollywood, OnDC, GoingGreen East and West, Venture Summit East and West) and quarterly print "blogozine" by empowering its members to post and share their ideas and meet each other online. As our loyal readers know, AlwaysOn is committed to the free-market, merit-driven approach to reporting and event programming. No other media brand has dared to create such open interaction with its readers and event participants.

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