Press Releases
Propel Shatters
Speed and Image-Quality Barriers With Propel Accelerator 6.0
Dramatic Compression Improvements Combine With Dynamic Imaging
To Make Propel Accelerator the Best Accelerator Choice for ISPs
BALTIMORE, Md., ISPCON Spring 2006, Booth #205,
May 16, 2006 – Propel Software Corporation (www.propel.com),
already the choice of leading ISPs around the world, announced plans
to launch the next version of its award-winning Internet accelerator.
The new version is being demonstrated at ISPCON this week. With Propel®
Accelerator 6.0’s next-generation compression technology and Dynamic
Imaging, ISPs can provide a distinctly faster Internet experience to
their dial-up, low-speed broadband, wireless mobile data and 802.11
hotspot users.
Dramatic compression improvements and Dynamic Imaging combine with Propel's many other strengths to make Propel Accelerator the best acceleration option for today's ISPs:
- Dramatic compression improvements
- As a result of Propel's significant ongoing R&D investments
in compression technology, preliminary results for typical mixes of
HTML, XML, GIF, JPG, Flash, and other popular content types indicate
that Propel 6.0 delivers compression rates 1.2 to 3 times higher than
our closest competitor, while maintaining comparable image quality
levels. For end users, this will result in correspondingly faster
page loads, while providing compelling data reduction advantages for
ISPs.
- Dynamic Imaging - Propel Accelerator 6.0 delivers fully usable Web pages to end users in dramatically less time, without requiring users to settle for tradeoffs between image quality and page load speeds. With Dynamic Imaging, pages initially appear with lower quality preview images, allowing users to navigate through pages as quickly as possible. Image quality then improves automatically and dynamically in the background whenever a user pauses to view the contents of a page. Propel's industry leading image compression technology allows both preview and incremental image data to be downloaded in the shortest amount of time with the least amount of network overhead.
“In keeping with our heritage and reputation for improving the Internet experience for users who don’t have access to high-speed connections, the release of Propel Accelerator 6.0 continues Propel’s leadership as the best acceleration choice for ISPs, hands down,” said David Murray, co-founder, president and chief operating officer of Propel.
Propel Accelerator is an award-winning Internet acceleration product that provides an optimized experience for users of dial-up connections, low-speed broadband, wireless mobile data and 802.11 hotspots. It is currently deployed by hundreds of ISPs and other Propel users in more than 75 countries, making available an improved Internet experience to more than 34 million subscribers.
Murray of Propel Software said Propel Accelerator 6.0 is an important step toward reaching Propel’s vision of improving the Internet experience on a global level. “Providing an outstanding Internet experience for all users, including those in countries where individuals are charged by the minute for access, is what drives this company,” he said. “And providing outstanding technology is what allows us to move forward as a leader in this market. We’re always looking for ways to raise the technology bar, and the horsepower of version 6.0 is a testament to those efforts. The potential impact of a product like this, both here and around the world is significant.”
About Propel
Propel Software Corporation provides Internet Service Providers (ISPs) with solutions that improve their subscribers’ Internet experience. Acceleration solutions from Propel provide a new source of revenue to ISPs that fuels new customer acquisitions and aids in reducing customer churn. Propel, a privately owned, profitable company, was founded in 1999 by world-renowned, successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur Steve Kirsch, who also founded Infoseek and Frame Technology. The company is located at 1010 Rincon Circle in San Jose, California, 95131, USA. More information is available at 408-571-6500 or www.propel.com.
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