2010 News
November 17, 2010
WebProNews: Speed: Recommended for Content, Conversions and Holiday Traffic
"You can work on speeding up your site for Google, and that's a good idea, but really having a faster site is ideal for users and may even keep you from losing conversions in the long run."
November 12, 2010
CIO: IE9 Lags on Popular Websites
"Speed is supposed to be a hallmark of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9, but the head of a Web optimization firm says improvements are negligible on the most popular Websites."
November 12, 2010
NetworkWorld: IE9 Lags on Popular Websites: Report
"For the top 200 Websites, the IE9 beta was just a hair faster than its predecessor on average first page load times."
November 4, 2010
MediaPost: Is Your Website Slowing You Down?
"You spend countless hours and dollars crafting a perfect online campaign to drive people to your site. But if your site doesn't load quickly for the people you attract, all that money and effort is wasted."
November 3, 2010
Strangeloop to embrace Google’s new open-source technology in next release of Site Optimizer
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Site Optimizer can be used in any server environment to speed page load times by up to 300%
October 21, 2010
Enterprise IT Watch: The Interop user revolt against cloudy clouds: More solutions, less pixie dust!
Melanie Yarbrough reviews the Interop panel "Measuring Cloud Performance", which was moderated by Strangeloop VP Product Hooman Beheshti.
October 7, 2010
Internet Retailer: Petco set to offer faster load times on its e-commerce site
Petco Animal Supplies Inc. soon will offer online pet supply shoppers an e-commerce site that could load 5.5 seconds faster than the current one.
October 5, 2010
Strangeloop to accelerate page load times on PETCO.com
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Strangeloop Site Optimizer cuts page load times on leading pet specialty site by more than half.
September 21, 2010
Travel Daily News: Visa Signature Hotels chooses Strangeloop to accelerate Elite Travel site
Kiwi Collection has announced that it will be deploying the Strangeloop Site Optimizer to provide a fast, seamless user experience for its audience of discerning, high-end travelers.
September 14, 2010
Visa Signature Hotels chooses Strangeloop to accelerate elite travel site
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Strangeloop Site Optimizer accelerates luxury travel website more than 200% for worldwide customers.
August 30, 2010
IT World Canada: Breakaway 2010 was all about the cloud
"Kerry Liu, the business development manager for Vancouver-based StrangeLoop Networks, attended the annual CompTIA Breakaway conference in San Antonio, Tex. and blogged about his experience at the show."
August 23, 2010
Strangeloop revs up revenues for AutoAnything.com
VANCOUVER, B.C. - AutoAnything reports that, months after implementing the Strangeloop Site Optimizer on its site in order to speed up page load time, they are enjoying a consistent – and dramatic – increase in conversions, cart size, and sales.
August 19, 2010
Internet Retailer: Web accelerator revs up conversions, cart size and sales for AutoAnything.com
"Faster page loading contributed to a 12-13% increase in sales, AutoAnything tech executive says."
August 17, 2010
Bloomberg Businessweek: O’Reilly Media Chooses Strangeloop to Accelerate Its Family of Sites
"Strangeloop Site OptimizerTM Offers 600% Improvement in Key Metric of Moving Users to Sub-2-Second Load Time"
August 17, 2010
O’Reilly Media chooses Strangeloop to accelerate its family of sites
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Strangeloop Site Optimizer offers 600% improvement in key metric of moving users to sub-2-second load time.
July 12, 2010
Tier 1 Research: Strangeloop offers cloud-based site optimization - CDNs should take note
"Strangeloop Networks, which has until now been primarily a hardware company making appliances that decrease the response time for browser-based applications, has developed and begun to deploy the latest version of its Site Optimizer product."
July 9, 2010
Web Host Industry Review: Q&A: Strangeloop President Joshua Bixby on Site Optimization
"If your site typically earns $100,000 a day, that one second of performance loss could cost you $2.5 million in sales."
June 28, 2010
Data Center Knowledge: Strangeloop: Accelerating Mere Mortals
"In this video, Bixby explains Strangeloop's technology and how it works."
June 25, 2010
The 451 Group: Strangeloop Site Optimizer can be deployed as a cloud service or an appliance
June 24, 2010
T-Net British Columbia: Strangeloop announces solution for accelerating web sites via the cloud
"Web speed has become the next competitive battlefield for any organization that takes online business seriously."
June 24, 2010
Data Center Knowledge: Speed Matters: Statistics and Scaling
"Joshua Bixby, President of Strangeloop Networks, shared interesting data from the front lines of web acceleration."
June 24, 2010
Australian TechWorld: Web-acceleration device can help your Google standing
"Called Site Optimizer, the device customizes the response of Web servers for the particular browser making a request, cutting page build time in half."
June 24, 2010
Village Gamer: For The Canadian APPetite
"In a typical scenario, a site that uses a CDN and an ADC finds that it is able to reduce page load time by 30%, from 9.5 seconds to 6.2 seconds. By adding Site Optimizer to the mix, the same site cuts its already accelerated load time by more than half, down to 2.8 seconds."
June 23, 2010
Network World: Web-acceleration device can help your Google standing
"Site Optimizer analyzes each page and creates an acceleration template for how it should be rewritten for particular browsers in order to download the quickest."
June 23, 2010
Network World: Canadian Upstart Accelerates Websites
"After interviewing its customers, we think Strangeloop's Optimizer technology is now ready for prime time--and is worth a look if website performance is all important to you."
June 23, 2010
eChannelline: Strangeloop announces new Web acceleration solution
"We don't accept that what the server sends you is what you should receive," [Strangeloop President Joshua Bixby] said. "We transform it, squeeze it up."
June 23, 2010
CTOEdge: Strangeloop Boosts Website Performance
"As search engine companies such as Google start to factor website performance into their page ranking systems, most IT organizations are going to come under pressure to optimize their website performance."
June 23, 2010
Web Host Industry Review: Strangeloop Announces Cloud-Based Website Acceleration Solution
"Site Optimizer offers enterprises -- from e-commerce sites to SaaS delivery -- a powerful set of features that work together to provide roundtrip reduction, rapid rendering, and dynamic browser caching."
June 23, 2010
TechVibes Blog: Strangeloop optimizes your site speed in the Cloud
"Strangeloop's Site Optimizer is the first product to tackle the core of today's performance problem via the cloud."
June 23, 2010
ComputerWorld: Web-acceleration device can help your Google standing
"Strangeloop is coming out with a Web-acceleration appliance it says can boost online sales and give Web sites higher ranking among search engines."
June 23, 2010
PCWorld: Web-acceleration device can help your Google standing
"Called Site Optimizer, the device customizes the response of Web servers for the particular browser making a request, cutting page build time in half."
June 23, 2010
Strangeloop announces unique solution for accelerating web pages via the cloud
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Site Optimizer is proven to increase ecommerce conversion, cart size, revenue, and search engine ranking – even for sites already using CDNs and ADCs.
June 11, 2010
Strangeloop keeps Graebel moving ahead worldwide
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Employee productivity on the rise after Site Optimizer improves application response time by 50%.
June 10, 2010
equaTEK Interactive cuts application response time dramatically with Strangeloop
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Strangeloop makes an important difference to bottom line for leading online ecommerce community.
2009 News
November 26, 2009
Strangeloop Named Best Company to Work for in BC for 2nd Year in a Row
Vancouver, BC -November 26, 2009 - Strangeloop Recognized by BCBusiness Magazine in 8th annual Best Companies to Work for in British Columbia Awards
May 22, 2009
Strangeloop AS1000 Application Scaling Appliance Wins Network Products Guide Reader Trust Award for Best in Optimization
Vancouver, B.C. -May 22, 2009 - AS1000 Selected a 2009 Best Products and Services Winner In Application Optimization
May 8, 2009
Strangeloop Networks Named Finalist for British Columbia Technology Industry Association’s Technology Impact Award In Two Categories
Vancouver, B.C. -May 8, 2009 - Strangeloop Selected for Most Promising Start-up and its AS1000 Application Scaling Appliance for Excellence in Product Innovation
April 14, 2009
Optimal Application Performance Is A Critical Component to Ensuring Successful Application Delivery
Vancouver, BC -April 14, 2009 - Application Delivery Handbook Reveals that Application-Fluent Devices are Key to Solving Application Performance Challenges
2008 News
December 17, 2008
Companies That Rely On Advanced Application Acceleration Tools Deliver Best-In-Class Web Application Performance
Vancouver, B.C. -December 17, 2008 - Aberdeen Report Reveals Enterprises Using Intelligent Web Acceleration Tools Twice as Likely to Increase End-User Satisfaction
December 10, 2008
Strangeloop Networks Named 2009 Hot Companies Finalists by Network Products Guide
Vancouver, B.C. -December 10, 2008 - Winners Will Be Honored At Technosium’s World Executive Alliance Summit in San Francisco on March 26-27, 2009
December 9, 2008
Apdex Alliance Certifies Strangeloop Networks’ AS1000 Application Scaling Appliance
Charlottesville, VA -December 9, 2008 - First Appliance to Offer Apdex Metric for Measuring User’s Satisfaction of Web Application Performance
December 1, 2008
Strangeloop Networks Named Best Company to Work for in BC
Vancouver, B.C. -December 1, 2008 - Strangeloop Recognized by BCBusiness Magazine in 7th annual Best Companies to Work for in British Columbia Awards
October 28, 2008
Disaboom.com Chooses Strangeloop™ AS1000 Application Scaling Appliance to Meet Performance Demands on Rapidly Growing ASP.NET Website
Vancouver, B.C. -October 28, 2008 - Growing Social Network for People with Disabilities Accelerates Web Application to Enhance User Experience
July 28, 2008
Strangeloop Networks Appoints Hooman Beheshti Vice President of Products
Vancouver, B.C. -July 28, 2008 - Industry veteran brings pioneering expertise in network appliances and application acceleration to drive product development innovation
July 21, 2008
MediNotes is First EHR Vendor to Deploy Strangeloop Networks’ AS1000 Application Scaling Appliance for ASP.NET
Vancouver, B.C. -July 21, 2008 - MediNotes Clinician™ Web-based EHR / PM Accelerates Performance through Strangeloop’s Technology
June 16, 2008
Strangeloop Networks’ WS1000 Web Services Accelerator Wins “Best of Tech-Ed 2008 IT Professional Award” By Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazines
Vancouver, B.C. -June 16, 2008 - Award reinforces Strangeloop’s technology leadership in the acceleration of dynamic web applications
June 2, 2008
Millennium Pharmacy Systems Improves Efficiency of Patient Healthcare With Strangeloop Networks’ AS1000 Application Scaling Appliance
Vancouver, B.C. -June 2, 2008 - Leading medication management company for the long term care industry speeds up medication service and administration applications; makes more time for patient care
May 28, 2008
BuildASign.com Uses Strangeloop Networks AS1000 Application Scaling Appliance To Optimize Microsoft ASP.NET and AJAX Applications
Vancouver, B.C. -May 28, 2008 - Leading online custom sign maker speeds up website performance while scaling to a national and international level
May 21, 2008
Strangeloop Networks’ WS1000 Web Services Accelerator named “Best of Tech-Ed 2008 IT Professional Awards Finalist” by Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine
Vancouver, B.C. -May 21, 2008 - This award recognizes companies who offer innovative products in the industry.
May 15, 2008
Strangeloop Networks selected for Red Herring 100 North America 2008
Vancouver, B.C. -May 15, 2008 - Award recognizes the 100 “Most Promising” companies driving the future of technology
May 12, 2008
Strangeloop Networks selected as finalist for British Columbia Technology Industry Association’s Technology Impact Award in two categories
Vancouver, B.C. -May 12, 2008 - Strangeloop and their dynamic web acceleration solution selected for most promising start-up and excellence in product innovation
April 28, 2008
The Scripps Research Institute more than doubles web performance with Strangeloop Networks’ AS1000 Application Acceleration Appliance
Vancouver, B.C. -April 28, 2008 - World renowned cancer and biomedical research laboratory speeds up Microsoft ASP.NET website for scientific community users
April 28, 2008
Strangeloop Networks selected as finalist for Red Herring North America 100 2008 Award
Vancouver, B.C. -April 28, 2008 - Award recognizes the 100 “most promising” companies driving the future of technology
April 22, 2008
Strangeloop Networks Named "Cool Vendor" by Leading Analyst Firm - Vendors selected for the “Cool Vendor” report are innovative, impactful and intriguing
Vancouver, B.C., -April 22, 2008 - Vendors selected for the “Cool Vendor” report are innovative, impactful and intriguing
April 21, 2008
Strangeloop Networks Introduces WS1000 Web Services Accelerator
VANCOUVER, B.C. -April 21, 2008 - Appliance Improves Web Service Response Times by up to 30 Times
April 20, 2008
Strangeloop Networks Joins The Application Performance Index Alliance
VANCOUVER, B.C. -April 20, 2008 - AS1000 Application Scaling Appliance Supports Standardized Application Metric
March 31, 2008
Marqui Doubles Web Performance with Strangeloop Networks™ AS1000 Application Scaling Appliance
VANCOUVER, B.C. -March 31, 2008 - Leading Marketing Automation and Web Content Management Company Accelerates Web Performance on its Microsoft ASP.NET Applications
2007 News
November 5, 2007
Strangeloop Networks Announces General Availability of the AS1000 Application Scaling Appliance for Microsoft ASP.NET And AJAX Applications
Microsoft DevConnections, Las Vegas, NV and VANCOUVER, BC -November 5, 2007 - Unique Application Acceleration Solution Enhances Performance and Scaling of Web 2.0 Applications, Supporting Web Services and SOA
July 23, 2007
Strangeloop Networks Announces $11.5 Million in Series A Funding
Vancouver, B.C. -July 23, 2007 - One of the Largest Rounds Financed Through Private Investors in Canadian History
June 8, 2007
Strangeloop AppScaler for Microsoft ASP.NET and AJAX Wins Best of TechEd 2007 Award
Vancouver, B.C. -June 8, 2007 - Award from Penton’s Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine Confirms Strangeloop’s Technology Leadership In The Acceleration of Dynamic Web Applications for ASP.NET and AJAX
June 4, 2007
Strangeloop AppScaler for Microsoft ASP.NET Unveiled at Microsoft TechEd
Microsoft Tech-Ed 2007, Orlando, FL. -June 4, 2007 - The Strangeloop AppScaler Delivers Tenfold Performance Boost and Slashes Bandwidth Costs for Microsoft ASP.NET and AJAX based Applications
June 1, 2007
Windows IT Pro, SQL Server Magazine and Office & Sharepoint Pro.com Name Strangeloop AppScaler for Microsoft ASP.NET and AJAX Best of Tech2007 Awards Finalist
Vancouver, B.C. -June 1, 2007 - The Strangeloop AppScaler Delivers Tenfold Performance Boost and Slashes Bandwidth Costs for Microsoft ASP.NET and AJAX Applications
May 21, 2007
Strangeloop Networks Introduces Industry’s First Framework-Specific Appliances for Accelerating Dynamic Web Applications
Vancouver, B.C. -May 21, 2007 - The Strangeloop AppScaler Delivers Tenfold Performance Boost and Slashes Bandwidth Costs for Microsoft ASP.NET and AJAX Applications