Resonate Ensures Performance of the Revolutionary Zaplet Communications Platform
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2000--Resonate
(Nasdaq:RSNT) today announced that its patented distributed software
has been chosen by FireDrop(TM) to assure and deliver maximum service
levels for users of the Zaplet Communications Platform(TM). The Zaplet
platform, which enables dynamic group communication and collaboration
via the web and email, will rely on Resonate Commander(TM) and
Resonate Central Dispatch(TM). These products, which are part of
Resonate's Internet Services Management (iSM) platform, provide
customers of Zaplet technology with continuous availability and
predictable performance for ensuring maximum service levels.
Resonate's iSM platform monitors all components of the e-business
infrastructure -- networks, systems, applications -- and then takes
immediate, preventative action to optimize service levels.
Zaplet technology allows multiple people to share information and
interact within a single message, through a combination of static and
dynamic content. The dynamic content, in which the interaction takes
place, is retrieved from a central server every time a Zaplet message
is opened or refreshed. Working behind the scenes, Resonate Commander
monitors the health of the multiple tiers of applications, networks
and systems that make up the Zaplet platform's comprehensive
e-business infrastructure, and then automatically drives real-time,
corrective action to ensure high availability and performance.
Resonate Central Dispatch continually assesses the status of servers
across the local area network (LAN) and then immediately directs
traffic to the most available resources.
"As we accelerate the growth and adoption of Zaplet technology in
the enterprise, it is critically important to deliver consistently
high performance and predictability," said Joe Pistritto, vice
president of operations at FireDrop. "We have selected Resonate's
software because of its unparalleled availability and performance,
proven track record, ability to scale and support of multiple
platforms."
"Zaplet technology will have a significant impact on the way
Internet users communicate and do business," said Karen Styres, vice
president of marketing at Resonate. "When placing a telephone call,
people pick up a phone and instantly hear a dial tone. Today,
customers expect the same quality of experience and rock-solid
reliability from their Internet services. FireDrop depends on Resonate
to provide them with the same level of consistency and reliable
response times."
About FireDrop
FireDrop is the creator of the Zaplet Communications Platform
(www.zaplet.com), created from the convergence of email, the web, and
instant messaging. Zaplet technology will profoundly change the way
people and businesses communicate, collaborate and transact by
bringing the shared, interactive qualities of the web to the inbox.
FireDrop was co-founded in August 1999 by Internet veterans David
Roberts and Brian Axe and is funded by Vinod Khosla of Kleiner
Perkins, whose successes include Internet leaders such as Amazon, AOL,
Excite, Netscape and Sun Microsystems. In addition to Khosla, Roberts
and Axe, the FireDrop Board includes Alan Baratz, FireDrop CEO and Joe
Kraus, co-founder of Excite. The FireDrop team is headquartered in
Redwood Shores, CA.
About Resonate
Resonate is a leading provider of Internet Services Management
(iSM), a distributed software and services solution that maximizes
service levels of e-business applications to ensure optimum user
satisfaction. The Resonate iSM platform monitors the entire e-business
infrastructure -- the network, systems and applications -- and then
takes automated real-time corrective action to ensure high
availability and predictable performance of e-business applications.
Hundreds of customers worldwide including Bank of America, Charles
Schwab, Chase Manhattan Corporation, DoubleClick, E*TRADE, Federal
Express, Johnson & Johnson and NextCard among others rely on
Resonate's patented, distributed software and services for their
mission-critical, e-business initiatives. Resonate is headquartered in
Sunnyvale, California.
For more information about how Resonate is "Keeping E-Business
Open for Business(TM)" visit resonate.com.
Note to Editors: Resonate is a registered trademark, the Resonate
logo and Keeping E-Business Open for Business are trademarks of
Resonate, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
Matters discussed in this news release involving expectations,
beliefs, plans, projections, intentions, or strategies are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are made under their safe-harbor
provisions. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected. Some of the specific factors that may
cause actual results to differ include: market acceptance of our
products and product enhancements, changes in the fundamental
technology underlying Internet services management, the release of
competitive products and other actions by competitors, the need to
maintain and expand our sales channels and our relationships with key
participants in the Internet marketplace, rapid technological and
market change, and economic downturns in either domestic or foreign
markets, among others. Additional risks that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected are discussed in our
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our
prospectus on Form 424(b) filed August 3, 2000. Readers are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
reflect management's analysis only as of the date hereof. Resonate
undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any
revision to these forward-looking statements that may be made to
reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect
the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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CONTACT: Resonate Inc.
April Rassa, 408/548-5615
arassa@resonate.com
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