IAP Worldwide Services Selects AcceleNet to Improve Military Camp
Operations in Iraq
Software Accelerator to Speed Critical Application over 8,000-Mile
Transatlantic Satellite Link
QUINCY, Mass. (Business Wire EON) June 30, 2008 --
Intelligent Compression Technologies Inc. (ICT), a ViaSat Inc.
subsidiary (Nasdaq:VSAT), announced that IAP Worldwide Services, Inc.
has selected the company’s AcceleNet®
WAN
optimization and application acceleration client software to speed
the application experience of its staff in Iraq. The purchase represents
the first implementation of several projects using limited bandwidth
networks and long-range satellite links by IAP, a provider of support
services to the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal, state, and
foreign governments.
IAP supports thousands of U.S. military personnel at camps throughout
Iraq and other regions of the world. The company takes on full
responsibility for facility operations, maintenance, and sustaining the
camps, including providing services such as grounds keeping, medical
supplies, food services, water, power, and shelter. Office
administration relies on the IAP Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
system, a web-based application hosted in the U.S. and accessed over a
satellite connection with secure VPN technology.
“Our application is bandwidth-intensive and
the satellite latency was impacting the efficiency of our users,”
said Carlos Ortiz, infrastructure manager at IAP. “We
purchased and deployed acceleration appliances initially and the results
did not improve performance. Since implementing AcceleNet, however, our
users could see a dramatic difference instantaneously.”
AcceleNet is a software accelerator that combines advanced data
compression, a broad range of application protocol optimizers, unique
handling of secure protocols, and patented transport optimization. The
AcceleNet client is designed specifically to improve performance of
public and secure web applications, file shares, and email over networks
with limited bandwidth, latency and high packet loss, including 3G
wireless, DSL, and satellite. The architecture detects network
conditions and application protocols in real time and employs the most
effective techniques to speed user performance.
To date, IAP has deployed the client software to approximately 50 users
and they continue to add new users each month. In addition, the product’s
success in Iraq has earned broader acceptance, as it will be included in
IAP projects that rely upon low bandwidth and/or satellite networks.
“IAP’s 50-year
history in military operations and disaster relief is admirable, and
they have grown to be one of the largest military contractors providing
services in Iraq and Afghanistan,” said
Michael Slygh, ICT president. “We knew we
could help by providing better application speeds and service, and our
AcceleNet client software has proven to be a much more efficient
performer for IAP. We’re glad they placed
their confidence in us, and look forward to supporting their ongoing
growth.”
About IAP Worldwide Services (www.iapws.com)
IAP Worldwide Services is a leading government contractor providing
global mission support for the Department of Defense and other U.S.
government agencies. IAP, which is privately held, traces its roots back
50 years ago to Pan Am World Services, Inc., which built and operated
America’s first space launch complex at Cape
Canaveral, Fla. IAP specializes in three lines of business: global
operations and logistics; facilities management and base operations
support; and professional and technical services. IAP corporate
headquarters is located in Cape Canaveral, and the company has project
sites in over 100 locations worldwide.
About ICT (www.accelenet.com)
Intelligent Compression Technologies Inc. (ICT), inventor of AcceleNet®
software, develops innovative software to speed mission-critical
applications, Web, and e-mail to remote
and mobile network users. AcceleNet delivers outstanding performance
in the most extreme network conditions through a combination of advanced
data compressors, application accelerators, and transport optimizers.
The product includes a proprietary transport protocol that adapts
efficiently and automatically to accelerate data over packet switched
wireless networks, broadband satellite links, and noisy WiFi or DSL
connections. ICT holds several patents to safeguard its leadership
position among software client accelerators. The company, based in
Quincy, Massachusetts, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ViaSat
Inc.
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