[announce] LeaderPhone Selects DataPower to Accelerate XML-to-HTML forInnovative Teleconferencing Service

[Kieran Taylor <kieran@datapower.com>]

IN ONLY TWO DAYS AND WITH NO CODE CHANGES, DATAPOWER'S XA35 XML
ACCELERATOR 2.0 IMPROVES LEADERPHONE'S XML PERFORMANCE BY 10X
 
LeaderPhone Selects DataPower to Accelerate XML-to-HTML for Innovative
Web-Managed Teleconferencing Service 
 
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--DataPower Technology, Inc., the leading provider of
intelligent XML-Aware network infrastructure, today announced that
LeaderPhone(r), a leading web-enabled teleconference calling service,
has selected the latest version of DataPower's XML accelerator device to
quickly process Leaderphone's XML to HTML transformations, significantly
lower the costs for LeaderPhone's teleconferencing application, and
provide Leaderphone with a compelling return on its investment (ROI) in
XML.
 
LeaderPhone has pioneered a completely automated web-managed
teleconferencing application based on XML that requires the fastest XML
processing, SSL acceleration and Gigabit Ethernet interface support only
found in the DataPower XA35 XML Accelerator(tm) v.2.0. With the world's
fastest XML processing technology and SSL acceleration support, the XA35
enables LeaderPhone to speed XML-to-HTML securely to any customer's Web
interface including Browsers, Mobile phones and PDAs.  This performance,
security and flexibility provides LeaderPhone's customers with complete
control to self-manage their teleconferencing service while
simultaneously reducing LeaderPhone's infrastructure needs by a factor
of 10 or more.
 
"It's a brilliant strategy to provide a hardware-based XML appliance
along with SSL acceleration for today's dynamic XML-to-HTML
applications.  DataPower's solution was installed in only a few hours
versus a week or more with software-only approaches and provided
benefits to our application immediately," says Jeff R. Lamb, chief
technology officer at LeaderPhone.  "DataPower's XA35 is the engine that
is driving LeaderPhone's innovative patent-pending teleconferencing
application that enables us to save our customers up to fifty percent
(50%) in conferencing costs."
 
"Dynamic content generation is one of many uses for XML.  Many customers
like LeaderPhone are seeking to develop innovative, revenue-generating
XML to HTML applications and these organizations continue to come to
DataPower for the fastest XML processing power necessary to make these
applications profitable," said Eugene Kuznetsov, founder, president and
chief technical officer at DataPower Technology Inc.  "Powered by our
patent pending XG3 technology, our XA35 has the high-performance
features like Gigabit Ethernet, SSL acceleration and XML compression
that enable Leaderphone and other innovative companies to best
accelerate their XML applications."
 
 
 
Enhanced Features for the DataPower's XA35 XML Accelerator 2.0 include: 
*       Integrated SSL Acceleration - The XA35 couples its patent
pending XML acceleration with integrated support for hardware-based SSL
acceleration to assure that all aspects of XML Web Services applications
are executed quickly and reliably.
 
*       Gigabit Ethernet - The XA35 is designed for drop-in installation
alongside the latest high-speed networking infrastructure. With support
for Gigabit Ethernet (GigE), only the XA35 delivers the highest speed
interface available in any XML-aware networking device, ensuring that
enterprises applications aren't limited by physical link speed.
 
*       XML Compression - The XA35 is the world's first network device
to support XML compression, reducing the size of an XML document by as
much as 90%.  When combined with patent pending XG3 technology in the
XA35, this feature enables enterprises to process XML transactions
efficiently and at dramatically lower costs.
 
Pricing and Availability 
The DataPower XA35 XML Accelerator is currently available and shipping.
Pricing starts at $35,000.  For more information on the XA35 XML
Accelerator please call 617-864-0455 x349 or email info@datapower.com 
 
 
 
About LeaderPhone 
LeaderPhone(r) Teleconferencing Service is a service of Leader
Technologies, a Columbus, OH communications software company.
LeaderPhone(r) enables work teams from both large and small businesses
to set up conference calls themselves at much less cost using its
patent-pending web-based conference-calling platform.  The service
overcomes the limitations of legacy conferencing systems while combining
many of the features desired by businesses that rely on conference
calling. For more information about LeaderPhone(r), visit
www.leaderphone.com.
 
Leader Technologies has developed an overall enterprise-class
communications platform with patent-pending technology that will
dramatically improve productivity and reduce costs by giving businesses
more control over their communications, leadership, strategy, knowledge
management and intellectual capital. To learn more, visit
 
www.leader.com. 
 
About DataPower Technology 
DataPower Technology provides enterprises with intelligent XML-Aware
network infrastructure to ensure unparalleled performance, security and
manageability of next-generation applications and XML Web Services.
DataPower's patent-pending XML Generation Three (XG3(tm)) technology
powers the industry's first wire-speed XML-aware networking devices that
provide immediate return on technology investments while streamlining
application deployments. Founded in 1999 by Eugene Kuznetsov, DataPower
is privately held and based in Cambridge, MA. Investors include Seed
Capital Partners, Venrock Associates and Mobius Venture Capital. For
more information about DataPower Technology, please contact 617-864-0455
or visit www.datapower.com.