1. MAHER JADALLAH Regional Manager - MENA Winning the Battle Against Latency and Cost 1 © 2009 RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC – CONFIDENTIAL Real-time Data Smart Wells Remote Operations Management Inspection and Maintenance Virtual Collaboration Real-time Reservoir Information Knowledge Management Visualization eLearning Digital Video Surveillance 4-D Seismic Fully Integrated Supply Chains Transactional Processing Operational/Financial Reporting Subsea Technologies

2. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. What if you could…. Eliminate all of your branch servers and tapes Increase application adoption Avoid WAN bandwidth upgrades for 5 years Gain up to 70x faster remote performance Achieve a 6 month Payback and save $20M Reduce RPO by 90% Collaborate in real time across 70 countries UNBELIEVABLE.

3. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. Eliminate all of your branch servers and tapes Increase application adoption rate Avoid WAN bandwidth upgrades for 5 years Gain up to 70x faster remote performance Achieve a 6 month Payback and save $20M Reduce RPO by 90% Collaborate in real time across 70 countries These CIOs did… Improved application usage by 300% Savings of $6.5M in year 1; $100M in 5 years Saving $20M per year through faster collaboration Reduced SnapMirror replication from 23 hours to 2.5 hours Reducing call center headcount & bandwidth by $20M Achieved a payback in only 36 days Achieved an ROI in 3 months Believe It.

4. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. Who is riverbed? A profitable public company (RVBD) Over $380 million in annualized revenue Global sales and support operations 1000+ employees A trusted IT supplier to over 6,500 enterprise customers Tens of thousands of appliances installed and operating around the world The market and Technology leader in Wide area Data Services (WDS) Steelhead appliances offer best performance across key applications Speed, Scalability, Simplicity

5. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. The clear market and technology leader 97%97% Most Recommended 3 Years Magic Quadrant Overall Leader 5 Years Technology of the Year

6. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. What does Riverbed mean for you? Massive boosts in NW and storage capacity Optimize any existing or acquired infrastructure Payback in a matter of months Real-time global collaboration Unbelievable IT means Huge value to consolidation An order-of-magnitude better than what you have A huge change in thinking Not just incrementally better An ability to do what has been impossible

7. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. Deliver high-performance IT across your organization PRIMARY DATA CENTER BRANCH OFFICE Steelhead Appliances SECONDARY DATA CENTER WAN Central Management Console Steelhead Mobile Controller MOBILE WORKERS Cascade

8. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. VIRTUALLY ELIMINATE APPLICATION LATENCY Riverbeds patented technology advantage DE-DUPLICATE DATA OPTIMIZE TCP USERSDATA CENTER NETWORK Data VISIBILITY, ANALYSIS AND CONTROL OF THE OPERATION

9. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. 9 Application acceleration results *Some application-specific features not yet available for Steelhead Mobile

10. Why is Riverbed important to you? 10

11. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. Your workplace reality More Distance More Sites More Data in More Places More Demands on IT

12. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. October 2008 The full impact of the economic downturn on IT spending for 2009 Is not yet known. Worst-case scenario… IT budgets cut of 25% in 2009. The Impact of the Economic Downturn on 2009 IT Budgets Grim economy means slowed IT spending for next four years Revised forecast puts U.S. IT spending for '09 at a fraction of earlier predictions Todays workplace multiplies the pressure on you Storage Needs Seen Doubling Every 2 Years Through 2012 June 2, 2008 Framingham, MA - As Content-Centric Customers Reshape Requirements, Worldwide Disk Storage Systems Capacity Shipments Continue to Double Every Two Years. Cisco – IP Traffic to Quadruple by 2012. Internet-based traffic grew 47% in 2007, 35% annual growth rate for businesses through 2012 Data Center Consolidation Trend Continues to Increase in 2008 August 2008 76% of organizations now planning or executing consolidation, up from 68% in 2007 survey. Budgets Down Requirements Up

13. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. Widening Gap Example : A day in the life of todays CIO Review China outsourcing ramp up timeline with VP of Mfg 11:45 AM 8:15 AM Discuss overseas CRM performance problems with VP of Sales 10:00 AM Review 250TB storage increase request from R&D 3:30 PM Discuss 2009 IT Budget Cuts with the CFO The CIOs dilemma in todays economy. 1:30 PM IT Consolidation Plan Meeting with the COO and CEO Decreasing Budgets 8 AM 9 AM 10 AM 11 AM Noon 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM More Responsive Less Data Centers More Bandwidth Increasing Demands More Storage No Budget Increase

14. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. Widening Gap How can you drive an order of magnitude improvement? Requirements Improvement in IT Effectiveness Demands The Riverbed Effect Virtualization Green IT Consolidation Budgets Improvement in IT Effectiveness Web Apps Collaboration Replication/DR BW Reduction

15. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. Riverbed products have tangible, fast payback 7.3 Month Payback period on average Savings across Hardware Software Bandwidth Staff Productivity

16. Why choose Riverbed?

17. Riverbed is the IT infrastructure performance company Eliminate the effects of distance Eliminate the effects of distance. Makes 3,000 miles seem like 30 feet Makes 3,000 miles seem like 30 feet Cut the fat. Use 90% less bandwidth – Reduce data fat– Eliminate IT sprawl Use 90% less bandwidth – Reduce data fat– Eliminate IT sprawl Keep it simple. Get up and running in as little as 15 minutes Do more with what you have. Deploy a scalable solution. Riverbed has solutions for your data centers, branch offices and individual users.

18. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. Riverbed answers the critical challenges of todays CIO 3:30 PM Discuss 2009 IT Budget Cuts with the CFO

19. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. Riverbed main product lines Steelhead Appliances & Mobile Accelerate application performance Reduce WAN bandwidth Enable consolidation Enhance BC/DR Management & Scalability Products Scale and simplify data center deployment (Interceptor) Configure and monitor distributed Steelhead appliances (CMC) License and control Mobile clients (Steelhead Mobile Controller) Cascade Improve visibility – networks, applications, servers Automate performance analysis and monitoring Quantify the benefits of optimization Align IT investment with business priorities

20. 20 © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. Cost Cutting with Riverbed

21. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. Riverbed Service Platform A Platform for Virtualized Edge Services The Riverbed Service Platform (RSP) Unified Threat Management File & Print Authentication/Named/IP Management Services Streaming Media Application Performance Monitoring Virtual Machines Virtual Machines Apps Perfor. Monitor Streaming Media DNS DHCP IPAM File & Print UTM Data Streamlining Transport Streamlining Application Streamlining Management Streamlining - Visibility, Control, and Monitoring

22. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. How can you cut costs with Riverbed? 1.Consolidate IT to the data center 2.Simplify branch office IT 3.Reduce bandwidth requirements 4.Improve mobile productivity 5.Increase user productivity How can Riverbed help?

23. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. WAN File Servers Mail Servers Web Servers Storage DATA CENTER FilersTape Backup MOBILE WORKERS Print Servers Consolidate IT to the data center BRANCH Accelerated performance enables consolidation and virtualization No performance hit accessing centralized resources Improves collaboration and user satisfaction Decreases costs Mail Servers Filers Tape Backup

24. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. How can you cut costs with Riverbed? 1.Consolidate IT to the data center 2.Simplify branch office IT 3.Reduce bandwidth requirements 4.Improve mobile productivity 5.Increase user productivity How can Riverbed help?

25. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. WAN File Servers Mail Servers Web Servers Storage DATA CENTER FilersTape Backup MOBILE WORKERS Consolidate IT to the data center BRANCH Consolidate remaining services (Print Services, Active Diectory, …) on the Riverbed Service Platform Same Virtualization platform (VMware) as in the data center Decreases costs Print Servers Print Service

26. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. How can you cut costs with Riverbed? 1.Consolidate IT to the data center 2.Simplify branch office IT 3.Reduce bandwidth requirements 4.Improve mobile productivity 5.Increase user productivity How can Riverbed help?

27. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. Before Riverbed All data (new and old) sent across the WAN Save money - up to 5x more bandwidth without additional cost Gives more room for VoIP and video conferencing – to cut costs further Allows customers to deploy new applications – without having to add bandwidth After Riverbed only NEW data sent across the WAN, along with references to old data Data Removes 60-95% of redundant data from the WAN New data References to existing data Reduce bandwidth requirements

28. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. How can you cut costs with Riverbed? 1.Consolidate IT to the data center 2.Simplify branch office IT 3.Reduce bandwidth requirements 4.Improve mobile productivity 5.Increase user productivity How can Riverbed help?

29. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. Three Challenges For a Mobile Workforce Location: Inconsistent connection types costs, and user volume: All three conspire against a standard work environment Link: Low bandwidth links e.g. Satellite, ISDN lines Lots of applications on overwhelmed bandwidth Expensive Steelhead Mobile Solves All Three! Latency: Is the major issue how long it takes for people to accomplish a task? Latency is the secret throughput killer

30. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. How can you cut costs with Riverbed? 1.Consolidate IT to the data center 2.Simplify branch office IT 3.Reduce bandwidth requirements 4.Improve mobile productivity 5.Increase user productivity How can Riverbed help?

31. © 2009 Riverbed Technology. Confidential. IMPORTANT NOTE: The roadmap is for information purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any new products, features or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at Riverbed's sole discretion. Riverbed has customers across all industries Financial Services Professional ServicesManufacturing Media/CommunicationsA/E/C EnergyHealthcare/Bio/Pharma US and International Government Retail/Consumer Transportation/Logistics Tech/Software Service Providers

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