Propel Launches 6.0

Propel Software Corporation Redefines Acceleration Speed and
Image-Quality Standards for Dial-up, Broadband, and Wireless Internet Access With Launch of Propel Accelerator 6.0

Dynamic Imaging, Improved Compression and Improved Effectiveness on Broadband Are Key Features of Latest Release

SANTA CLARA, Calif., ISPCON Fall 2006, Booth #507, Nov. 7, 2006 – Propel® Software Corporation (www.propel.com), a leading provider of Internet acceleration solutions, today launched Propel Accelerator 6.0, a breakthrough version of the company’s award-winning product line for ISPs.

Featuring dramatically improved compression technology and Dynamic Imaging, Propel Accelerator 6.0 enables ISPs to provide a markedly faster Internet experience to their customers on all types of connections where speed is an issue. Target markets include users of lower-speed wired and wireless broadband (<1 Mbps), satellite, wireless mobile data, dial-up, and 802.11 hotspot connections.

• Dramatic compression, network optimization, and acceleration improvements - As a result of Propel's significant ongoing R&D investments in compression and network optimization technology, Propel Accelerator 6.0 takes acceleration to new levels and provides better performance than competing solutions. Overall Web surfing and email data reductions of 70% to 90% are typical, providing compelling data reduction advantages for ISPs, and resulting in correspondingly faster page load times for end users. With Propel Accelerator 6.0, pages typically load 3 to 7 times faster, and can sometimes load 25 times faster, or more.*
• Dynamic Imaging - Propel Accelerator 6.0 delivers fully usable Web pages to end users in significantly 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 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.

“Our goal at Propel is to close the gap between the experience of those who have access to truly high-speed and uncongested Internet connections and those who don’t, and this release is another major step in that direction,” said David Murray, co-founder, president and chief operating officer of Propel. “ISPs around the world will be amazed when they see just how much Propel Accelerator 6.0 can improve the service they offer their lower-speed customers, while at the same time reducing bandwidth requirements within their networks.”

Propel Accelerator is an award-winning Internet acceleration product that provides faster and more reliable Web and email access for users of 802.11 hotspots, wireless mobile data, low-speed broadband, satellite and dial-up connections.  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.

About Propel
Propel Software Corporation provides Internet Service Providers’ (ISPs) subscribers with solutions that improve their Internet experience. Using patented technology, Propel Accelerator is an award-winning Internet acceleration product that provides a high-speed experience for users of 802.11 hotspots, wireless mobile data, low-speed broadband, satellite and dial-up connections. Propel Accelerator is 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. Propel offers an Internet accelerator and network optimizer solution for ISPs looking to increase customer satisfaction, reduce churn and optimize network performance. Founded in 1999 by technology innovator Steve Kirsch, who also founded Infoseek and Frame Technology, Propel is a leading Internet acceleration solution provider. It is located at 1010 Rincon Circle, San Jose, CA 95131 USA. More information is available at 408-571-6300 or www.propel.com.

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