Sandvine's Virtual Series Products Achieve VMware Ready™ Status

WATERLOO, ON, Nov. 10, 2016 /CNW/ - Sandvine, (TSX:SVC), a leading provider of intelligent broadband network solutions for fixed and mobile operators, today announced that several products in the  Sandvine Virtual Series (PTS version 7.30.01, SDE version 6.30.03, and SPB version 6.60.04) have achieved VMware Ready™ status. This designation indicates that after a detailed validation process the Sandvine Virtual Series products have achieved VMware's highest level of endorsement and are supported on VMware vSphere® 6.x for production environments.

"We are pleased that Sandvine's Virtual Series products qualify for the VMware Ready™ logo, signifying to customers that they have met specific VMware interoperability standards and work effectively with VMware cloud infrastructure. This signifies to customers that Sandvine's Virtual Series products can be deployed in production environments with confidence and can speed time to value within customer environments." said Kristen Edwards, Director, Technology Alliance Partner Program, VMware.

"By achieving VMware Ready certification, the Sandvine Virtual Series can be deployed via VMware vSphere, allowing communications service providers greater choice in how to deploy Sandvine's Network Policy Control platform in their networks," said Don Bowman, CTO, Sandvine. 

The VMware Ready program is a co-branding benefit of the Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program that makes it easy for customers to identify partner products certified to work with VMware cloud infrastructure. Customers can use these products and solutions to lower project risks and realize cost savings over custom built solutions. With thousands of members worldwide, the VMware TAP program includes best-of-breed technology partners with the shared commitment to bring the best expertise and business solution for each unique customer need.

More information on Sandvine's Virtual Series products can be found on Sandvine's VMware Solution Exchange (VSX) page at https://solutionexchange.vmware.com/store/companies/sandvine. The VMware Solution Exchange is an online marketplace where VMware partners and developers can publish rich marketing content and downloadable software for our customers.

ABOUT SANDVINE
Sandvine's network policy control solutions add intelligence to fixed, mobile and converged communications service provider networks, to increase revenue, reduce network costs and improve subscriber quality of experience. Our networking solutions perform end-to-end policy control functions, including traffic classification, policy decision and enforcement. Deployed as virtualized network functions or on Sandvine's purpose built hardware, the products provide actionable business insight, and the ability to deploy new consumer and business subscriber services, optimize and secure network traffic, and engage with subscribers.

Sandvine's network policy control solutions are deployed in more than 300 networks in over 100 countries, serving hundreds of millions of data subscribers worldwide. www.sandvine.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this release which are not historical facts constitute forward-looking statements or forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws ("forward-looking statements") and are made pursuant to the "safe harbour" provisions of such laws. Statements related to the scope of deployment of Sandvine's products by a specific customer, the potential revenue opportunity with any particular customer or in any market segment, the benefits of Sandvine's products and services to be realized by customers, Sandvine's market position, future opportunities, product development plans and demand for Sandvine's products and services are forward looking statements, as are any statements relating to future events, conditions or circumstances. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve both known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Sandvine to differ materially from the results, performance, achievements or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, changes in internal deployment strategies or plans by specific customers; the growth of broadband internet usage and levels of capital spending on broadband network management systems; the timing of orders and manufacturing lead times; changes in customer order patterns or customer mix; insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; increased competition in the broadband network equipment industry; dependence on the timely development and market acceptance of new product offerings and standards; rapid technological and market change; manufacturing and sourcing risks including dependence on key suppliers and key technologies; dependence upon indirect channel sales and resellers; factors such as business and economic conditions and growth trends in the broadband network equipment industry and in various geographic regions; global economic conditions and uncertainties in the geopolitical environment including the impact of regulation related to the internet and the delivery of internet services. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current plans, estimates, projections, beliefs and opinions, and Sandvine does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements should assumptions related to these plans, estimates, projections, beliefs and opinions change, except to the extent required by applicable law.

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