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ServePath Receives A+ Rating from Keynote Systems
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 1, 2006 - ServePath, a leading dedicated server provider and hosting specialist providing custom solutions and managed services, today announced it has scored an A+ rating from Keynote Systems, Inc., (NASDAQ "KEYN"), The Internet Performance Authority®. ServePath received the A+ rating after passing a 30-day quality assurance test, which measured the performance and availability of its streaming services to end-users worldwide.
"After measuring ServePath's streams for 30 days, Keynote verified that all streams were served from Windows Media Services 9 Series servers and had bit rates in accordance with the rigorous testing guidelines," said Jason Bigue, director of engineering for streaming media, Keynote Systems, Inc. "Based on these results, we awarded ServePath a StreamQ rating of A+."
"ServePath is extremely excited and honored to achieve such a high rating from Keynote," said John Keagy, president, ServePath. "This means that our customers can rest assured that ServePath provides the highest quality streaming services available, period."
The goal of this quality testing was to ensure that ServePath could host streams on a Windows Media 9 Series server and deliver them with consistently high quality. The streams were measured at a frequency of 20 times per hour using Keynote's international network of measurement computers. Metrics measured included availability, frustration time, connect time, and buffer time, providing a true measurement of how end users in different cities around the globe would experience audio or video streamed from ServePath's content delivery network.
"Every stream achieved a connection success rate of 99.91 percent or higher, easily surpassing the 95 percent availability requirement," Bigue continued. "Also, the 'frustration time' factor, the most important factor affecting user experience, is defined as how much time is spent waiting for the stream to connect and buffer before playback begins. Every stream achieved a rating of A+, denoting a frustration time of less than six seconds. Lastly, there were no outages during the testing period."
Through its UpStream Networks division, ServePath targets small and medium-sized businesses who want to add audio and video to their web sites. Unmetered live Windows streaming solutions from UpStream Networks are immediately available. For more information, please contact UpStream Networks at www.UpStreamNetworks.com, or call 1-888-415-2777.
About Keynote
Keynote Systems (NASDAQ "KEYN") is the worldwide leader in services that improve online
business performance and communications technologies. Known as The Internet Performance
Authority, Keynote manages a market-leading infrastructure of 1,600+ measurement computers and
mobile devices in over 114 locations and 66+ metropolitan areas worldwide that assess service
levels and a panel of over 160,000 consumers who participate in interactive Web site tests that
assess user experience. Keynote Systems, Inc. is headquartered in San Mateo, California and can be
reached at www.keynote.com or by phone in the U.S. at 650-403-2400.
About ServePath
ServePath is a leading dedicated server hosting specialist, providing custom solutions and managed
services for businesses that need a powerful Internet hosting platform. Thousands of companies
worldwide look to ServePath for its reliability, customization, and Screaming-Fast NetworkT.
ServePath also provides colocation services through its ColoServe division. The employee-owned
company has been debt free and solidly profitable for more than two years, with offices and its own
data center in San Francisco, one of the world's top Internet centers.
About ServePath
ServePath is a leading dedicated server provider and hosting specialist, providing custom solutions and managed services for businesses that need a powerful Internet hosting platform. Thousands of companies worldwide look to ServePath for its reliability, customization, and speed. ServePath also provides colocation services through its ColoServe division. The employee-owned company has been in business for six years and operates its own San Francisco data center.
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