Former Riverbed Executive Joins to Accelerate Expansion into Enterprise, Mobile, and Cloud Markets

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Mu Dynamics, Inc. (www.mudynamics.com), the leader in validating and testing application-aware networks, today announced its 8th consecutive quarter of growth. This growth is being driven by numerous strategic customer wins and expansion into new markets including enterprise, mobile and cloud. Mu's unique value proposition is the ability to immediately and accurately recreate a customer's mix of Web, enterprise and mobile applications at scale to determine the impact of applications on the network.  

Mu also announced the appointment of Steve Mallard as the VP of Worldwide Sales. Steve brings more than 25 years of technology sales and leadership experience to Mu. His highly successful career includes stints with industry leaders such as Sun Microsystems, EMC Corporation, Network Appliance and Riverbed Technology. He also brings a track record of identifying key industry players at an early stage in their evolution and building the right sales organization to maximize the market opportunity.  

"I am thrilled with the success our solution is seeing in the market," said Dave Kresse, CEO of Mu Dynamics. "There is an explosion of mobile and cloud applications that are critical for consumers and businesses. We are partnering with our customers, some of the most innovative companies in the world, and providing them with a unique testing solution that is enabling faster, higher quality deployments of applications and application-aware networks. I am also very excited to welcome Steve to the team. Bringing someone with Steve's experience and talent at this stage of our growth is going to drive even greater success and enable us to deliver additional value to our customers."

"Mu offers unique and innovative testing solutions that are significantly ahead of the competition," said Steve Mallard, vice president of worldwide sales. "I look forward to helping this rapidly growing company continue to increase sales and revenue, while supporting our valued partners and customers worldwide."

Mu Dynamics is also continuing to expand its teams across the organization – including sales, engineering and support - to manage its growing customer base and further accelerate its pace of innovation.

Recent Accomplishments:

• Secured multiple vendor customers including Juniper Networks, Palo Alto Networks, and Fortinet.
• Expansion into the telecom market with multiple new service provider wins including NTT West and Kazakhstan Ministry of Communication and Information.
• Launch of Mu Studio 6, the only testing solution capable of immediately and accurately recreating a customer's application mix – including Web, enterprise and mobile apps – at scale, to determine the scalability and resilience of the network.
• Launch of Blitz, the first API-friendly cloud-based load and scale testing solution. Built specifically for developers of mobile applications accessing content through Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Blitz helps to optimize those applications for scalability and performance.
• Introduction of the first edition of the Mu Application Quadrant Report – an ongoing series of reports designed to identify how applications are impacting both wired and wireless networks.
• AlwaysOn also named Mu an OnDemand Top 100 Winner for its approach to testing and validating cloud applications and networks.

About Mu Dynamics:

Mu Dynamics is the leader and pioneer in testing and validating application-aware networks.  Our innovative solutions enable customers to rapidly recreate applications and determine the impact to their network. Hundreds of service providers, enterprises, government agencies and network equipment manufacturers use Mu to ensure that their networks are functional, scalable and secure. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, more information on Mu Dynamics can be found at http://www.mudynamics.com.

SOURCE Mu Dynamics, Inc.