Extreme Networks Wins Network Computing's New Product of the Year Award for Purview Application Analytics

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Mar 24, 2015, 08:00 ET

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Extreme Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXTR), a leader in high performance networking, today announced that its Purview™ breakthrough application analytics platform has been voted by readers as the best New Product of the Year 2015 at the Network Computing Awards held in London. Purview helps organizations make rapid and informed decisions to improve business efficiency, IT operations and the user experience.

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Network Computing readers voted Extreme Networks' Purview™ as the best new-to-market product, highlighting its differentiated capabilities that help transform the network into a strategic business asset. Purview has been deployed by a wide variety of organization including large universities, government agencies, healthcare organizations, and stadiums.

"As a first-to-market product, we are proud that loyal Network Computing readers have recognized and voted Purview as a clear standout in the industry this year," said Chris Elliott, channel director for the UK and Ireland, Extreme Networks. "As the network becomes a strategic component of the overall IT infrastructure and the enterprise, we help businesses gain the insight they need to deliver a great user experience."

Channel Partner Perspectives

Martin Jones, managing director, LAN3
"Extreme Networks' Purview provides LAN3 with a higher value proposition for our customers, enabling us to demonstrate how the network can become a strategic asset through added visibility into applications, services and users. Purview is pervasive in its reach and places valuable insight, data and actionable intelligence into the hands of the company's CIO, facilitating the optimization of IT assets. The new product award for Extreme Networks is well deserved."

Peter Cooper, sales director, Vanix
"Extreme Networks has a singular solution in Purview, serving as a competitive advantage for Vanix. Our customers can work with us to implement and customize Purview in order to gain a better understanding of the behavior, transactions and applications on their networks. The Network Computing best new product for 2015 further establishes Purview's unique place in the market, as business analytics and network visibility have become a high priority for customers across many industries."

Courtney Green, managing director, NETconnection Systems Ltd
"Network Computing readers have rightfully recognized Extreme Networks for bringing a ground-breaking analytics solution to market and for changing the way that organizations can assess and benefit from their technology investments. Analytics, stemming from both wired and wireless applications and users, are crucial to enabling successful business outcomes and Purview truly hits the mark."

Mahmood Chaudhri, managing director, Datrix Ltd.
"Success in ICT is predicated on actionable data that comes from visibility into applications, connected devices, and user behavior. Extreme Networks' Purview delivers all the critical analytics necessary for the ICT department to see what is happening in real time. The end result of Purview is an elevated role for the network in the enterprise."

Purview Timeline:

February 2014: Launched as one of the industry's first network-powered analytics platforms
February 2014: Deployed at Super Bowl XLVIII to measure fan experience
September 2014: Deployed by multiple NFL teams for the 2014/15 season
July 2014: Awarded in US and Europe as year's most innovative IT solution
November 2014: Deployed in large NHS hospitals to improve patient care
February 2015: Deployed at Super Bowl XLIX in Phoenix
March 2015: Recognized by Network Computing as best new product of 2015

About Extreme Networks
Extreme Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXTR) is setting a new standard for superior customer experience by delivering network-powered innovation and market leading service and support. The company delivers high-performance switching and routing products for data center and core-to-edge networks, wired/wireless LAN access, and unified network management and control. Our award-winning solutions include software-defined networking (SDN), cloud and high-density Wi-Fi, BYOD and enterprise mobility, identity access management and security. Extreme Networks is headquartered in San Jose, CA and has more than 14,000 customers in over 80 countries. For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.extremenetworks.com.

Extreme Networks, the Extreme Networks logo and Purview are trademarks or registered trademarks of Extreme Networks, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other names are the property of their respective owners.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including without limitation statements as to features, performance, and benefits of Extreme Networks products, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date. Because such statements deal with future events, they are subject to risks and uncertainties, including network design and actual results of use of the product in different environments. We undertake no obligation to update the forward-looking information in this release. Other important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially are contained in the Company's 10-Qs and 10-Ks which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.sec.gov

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