AUSTIN, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 08/20/08 -- BreakingPoint Systems, Inc., today announced expanded support of leading instant messaging (IM) applications including Windows Live Messenger, formerly MSN Messenger. Market research firm Radicati Group estimates the worldwide number of IM accounts at 1.06 billion in 2007 and growing to close to 1.7 billion by 2011 (http://www.radicati.com/news/market_stats/vol_4-3.asp). IM continues to be a critical service for recreational and business communication, bringing the consequential strain on network performance and network security. Network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) and service providers can accelerate the development of network devices by testing with a mix of real application traffic, including IM protocols, live security strikes, and speeds up to 10 gigabits per second.

Dennis Cox, BreakingPoint CTO, commented:

"Windows Live Messenger accounts for roughly 60% of all instant messaging traffic; if you aren't testing your network devices with this application protocol you're not truly testing. The same thing applies to other IM protocols and other application traffic such as email and peer-to-peer. A network equipment testing platform must allow you to test devices with actual traffic, live strikes and at 10 gigabits per second speeds. If your testing platform can't provide those capabilities you are blind to the actual performance and security capabilities of your network devices."

BreakingPoint's testing platform creates a realistic network environment by combining an authentic blend of traditional, voice, video, text and proprietary application traffic with live security strikes, at speeds of 10 gigabits per second. The inclusion of a library of more than 55 application protocols, including Windows Live Messenger, places BreakingPoint products in a unique position to reduce the time and costs associated with testing and tuning the performance and security of the world's network devices.

About BreakingPoint

BreakingPoint is the only company exclusively focused on application, performance, and security testing for content-aware devices. By delivering the industry's most accurate, fast, responsive and easy-to-use testing tools, BreakingPoint helps network equipment manufacturers, services providers, and other organizations accelerate the development of high performance content-aware networks and network devices. BreakingPoint was founded in 2005 by engineers with deep experience developing high speed networking devices at companies such as NetWorth, NetSpeed, Cisco, TippingPoint, and 3Com. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas with offices and customers in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, and China. For more information, visit www.breakingpointsystems.com.

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