Press Release

Zumasys, Inc. Appointed Premier Partner for Sitara Networks Reseller to Offer the Industry's First Integrated QoS (Quality of Service) Appliance

Friday, April 6, 2001

Zumasys, Inc., a national solutions integrator and a member of the Citrix Solutions Network, today announced it has gained Premier Partner status with Sitara Networks, the leading vendor of integrated QoS (Quality of Service) products. Sitara's QoSWorks improves network performance by prioritizing and caching different types of network traffic such as Telnet, Voice, Internet, Citrix ICA and FTP.

Companies with remote WAN locations can use QoSWorks appliances to eliminate network congestion, slow application response, and uncontrollable web hogs. By addressing the inherent limitations of TCP/IP, QoSWorks optimizes overall network performance and ensures the availability of mission critical applications.

The nature of TCP/IP traffic is such that it will consume the maximum bandwidth available so throwing more speed at a problem is no longer a realistic option, said Paul Giobbi, President of Zumasys. QoSWorks allows you achieve faster response times and significant cost savings without having to pay for more bandwidth.

A QoSWorks unit installs in less than 15 minutes and comes with an easy-to-use Web interface. QoSWorks includes an integrated traffic management capability, called Accurate Traffic Management that provides TCP rate shaping, class-based queuing, packet-size optimization and an algorithm for fair allocation of bandwidth by connection or user. A single QoSWorks system starts at $2,500.

QoSWorks solves a real business computing problem and we are excited to represent this cutting edge technology, said Paul Giobbi.

About Zumasys, Inc.

Zumasys is a national solutions integrator and a member of the Citrix Solutions Network. The company was founded with the mission of continually improving the productivity of its customers by combining emerging software and hardware products with advanced technical services. Zumasys offers custom-built Compaq and Terian Servers, high-quality telephone support (5:00am-5:00pm PST) and national on-site professional services.

The company is an authorized reseller for Accusoft, Amplexus, Boundless, Citrix, Compaq, Data General, Digi, JBSi (Terian Servers), Informix (Wintegrate & MITS), Microsoft, Multitech, Raining Data, SCO, SonicWall, Sitara Networks, Systech and Wyse. For more information, contact Paul Giobbi at 949/369-8015 x104 or visit us online at http://www.zumasys.com.

About Sitara Networks
Sitara Networks is making networks smarter by intelligently integrating applications and networks. Sitara Networks enables enterprises and service providers to deploy e-business applications on existing network while improving application performance and network efficiency. These leading edge network solutions are delivered with the world's first integrated QoS (Quality of Service) platform, QoSWorks. Founded by Malik Khan, a 12-year veteran of Motorola's Network Systems division, Sitara Networks is headquartered in Waltham, MA. For more information visit http://www.sitaranetworks.com.