SANTA CLARA, Calif., August 17, 2011 –Silver Peak Systems, Inc. today filed claims against Riverbed Technology (Nasdaq: RVBD) for infringing three of Silver Peak’s United States patents related to its WAN optimization technology. The claims were filed in a lawsuit Riverbed had previously initiated in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Silver Peak seeks to have Riverbed permanently enjoined from making and selling the features of Riverbed’s Steelhead series appliances, Riverbed Operating System (RiOS) software, and related services that are accused of infringement.
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Silver Peak is the leader in data center class WAN optimization appliances that maximize WAN performance while minimizing WAN costs. The company’s Virtual Acceleration Open Architecture (VXOA) delivers unprecedented scalability and flexibility, enabling rapid deployment of WAN optimization on any platform, any hypervisor, anywhere within an enterprise. Silver Peak’s WAN optimization solutions are strategic enablers for large IT initiatives, including data center consolidation, data migration, cloud computing, disaster recovery, server centralization, and hosted virtual desktops (VDI). For more information, visit the Silver Peak InfoCenter .