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Keynote Systems Announces Build-Out of World's Largest On-Demand Test & Measurement Network for Mobile Content, Applications, and Services

-- On-demand Service Allows Interactive, Functional Testing and Monitoring of Mobile Data Services, Including Mobile Internet Performance, Downloadable Applications and Rich Mobile Content, Using Real and Emulated Handsets From 20 Cities Across More Than 50 Global Carrier Networks

-- Provides Access to Keynote's Globally Distributed Mobile Test and Measurement Network

-- Enables Cost-Effective Interactive Testing for Content Developers and Reliable, Automated Testing for Content Certification -- All From The User's Desktop via the MyKeynote(TM) Portal

Note to Media/Analysts Attending CTIA Wireless: Please Visit Keynote at Booth #553

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2007--Keynote Systems (Nasdaq:KEYN), "Keynote," the global leader in mobile and Internet test and measurement services, today announced the build-out of the world's largest globally distributed mobile test and measurement network for interactive testing and monitoring of wireless content, applications and services using both real and emulated mobile devices on live wireless networks. Keynote's "shared infrastructure" will provide mobile content developers, service providers and carriers with a complete testing and monitoring service -- on an "as-needed" basis -- to better ensure the quality of their mobile content, services and applications.

Keynote's on-demand, global testing and monitoring service will initially allow companies to measure and monitor their mobile applications, services and content quality on both real and emulated devices from 20 cities, across more than 50 carriers worldwide, with additional cities and carriers to be added as dictated by demand. Using the Keynote service, mobile operators, developers and content providers will, for the first time, be able to cost-effectively measure, monitor and manage the quality and performance of their mobile applications, services and content -- all from their own desktops.

Customers will access the global network using Keynote's two products: Mobile Device Perspective (MDP) and Mobile Application Perspective (MAP). Mobile Device Perspective addresses the challenge of testing and managing the subscriber experience of today's increasingly complex mobile applications by providing mobile operators, content developers and service providers with an easy way to test and measure mobile content and services using real devices, on live wireless networks, from multiple geographic locations around the globe. MDP allows users to perform remote tests on real devices, on more than 50 wireless networks, from multiple geographic locations globally, all from their own desktops via the MyKeynote Web portal.

A complementary service, Mobile Application Perspective, provides customers with an efficient, reliable, repeatable, interactive way to test and validate mobile content and applications on thousands of emulated device profiles. All tests are done with an extensive, up-to-date library of 1,000+ different emulated devices and user profiles, with the added ability to load additional device profiles into the library as needed.

To date, both MDP and MAP have been sold strictly as dedicated services to companies with more extensive mobile testing and monitoring needs. With today's announcement of Keynote's expanded infrastructure, offered as a shared service, a wider range of companies will now be able to take advantage of MDP and MAP. Keynote's hosted, on-demand solution for both monitoring and testing of mobile content and services will be extremely attractive to small and mid-sized companies, or to larger companies who are just starting to test and measure their mobile applications and content. Testing will be sold by the daily time block, and measurements will be sold by the transaction. Prices start at $500 per day for interactive testing services and $500 per month for transaction monitoring.

The two services that will now be offered on an "as-needed" basis are as follows:

-- Monitoring -- This service provides companies with the ability to book emulated and/or real handsets, for a block of time, for mobile content or services monitoring. Keynote's mobile monitoring infrastructure will provide BOTH a limited number of real handsets and modems and access to more than 1,000 emulated handsets in up to 20 locations globally.

-- Testing -- This service provides companies with the ability to book an emulated or real handset, for a block of time, for mobile content or services testing. Keynote mobile testing infrastructure will provide a range of real handsets in two geographic locations, or access to more than 1,000 emulated handsets in up to 20 locations globally, connected to live networks via modems.

"With the announced build-out of our shared mobile test and measurement network, Keynote is now able to provide our mobile test and measurement service to the hundreds of small to mid-size mobile content developers and operators looking for a cost-effective testing and monitoring solution," said Umang Gupta, chairman and CEO of Keynote. "For the mobile Internet to reach the next level, users need to be confident that they will receive consistent quality of service from their premium data services, content and applications. As we have done with the broader Internet, Keynote intends to provide the trusted third-party performance data that will allow the mobile Internet to more fully mature and grow into a mass medium."

Jeff Cotrupe, Senior Analyst at EMA and former operations/business support systems (OSS/BSS) practice leader at Gartner, said, "Decades ago companies such as Bellcore (now Telcordia) and AT&T Network Systems (now part of Alcatel-Lucent) built out the core OSS infrastructure for the wireline PSTN. Today Keynote and others are building out the wireless management infrastructure that is a prerequisite to IMS (IP multimedia subsystem): any service over any medium. Keynote's shared mobile infrastructure avoids the number one pitfall of many 'traditional OSS vendors' -- pricing and delivery models that served to price many potential buyers out of the market -- and enables small and midsized business to reap the benefits of this technology." Cotrupe continued, "More broadly, offering a global testing and monitoring infrastructure on an as-needed basis goes to the heart of larger trends sweeping global IT markets such as virtualization, grid computing and SOA: making applications, services and capabilities available to a broad swath of users on demand."

Cotrupe concluded, "By using Keynote's test and measurement technology, customers can eliminate the guesswork and ensure consistent quality of service for their subscribers, providing the underlying quality assurance that could help take the mobile Internet to the next level. Keynote's new shared offering enables everyone in the wireless supply and demand chain to benefit from the comprehensive measurement technologies embodied in its previously released MDP and MAP products."

According to a recent report from eMarketer, in the month of January 2007, only 10% of respondents had surfed the Web using a mobile device, while 29% said that they intended to do so in the future (eMarketer, "Working With a Net but No Wires," Feb. 27, 2007). For usage to grow and for the promise of the mobile Internet to be fulfilled, mobile content and application quality needs to be more consistently measured, monitored and maintained using a globally distributed system such as Keynote's. In fact, a November 2006 report by the industry analyst outfit Frost & Sullivan stated, "Delivering a satisfactory end-user experience is paramount for the growth of the (mobile) industry, and something easier said than done as the seemingly simple process of mobile media adaptation actually involves several considerations and processes before delivery."

With the introduction of its expanded, on-demand, mobile test and measurement network, Keynote underscores its commitment to providing the most accurate, hosted test and measurement solutions, utilizing the world's largest and most sophisticated test and measurement infrastructure. Similar to its Internet, VoIP and streaming media test and measurement services, Keynote's mobile test and measurement service eliminates the need for enterprises to maintain their own complex and expensive testing infrastructure. By using Keynote's globally deployed test and measurement system, customers are able to eliminate the guesswork and ensure consistent quality of service for their customers, providing the underlying confidence and quality assurance that will help take the mobile Internet to the next level. Applications and services covered include: SMS, MMS, WAP, Push to Talk, OTA Transactions, Instant Messaging, Streaming Video and Java/BREW applications. Keynote's mobile test and measurement infrastructure supports any mobile data network including GSM (GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA) and CDMA (1xRTT, 1xEV-DO).

About Keynote

Keynote Systems (Nasdaq "KEYN") is the global leader in test & measurement solutions that improve mobile communications and online business performance. As an independent and trusted third-party, Keynote provides IT and marketing executives with an unbiased view into their Internet services from around the world. For over a decade, we have been providing measurement data and testing capabilities that allow companies to understand and improve their customer's online and mobile experience. Keynote has four test and measurement businesses: Web performance, mobile quality, streaming & VoIP, and customer experience/UX. In addition, our industry analysis group called Keynote Competitive Research publishes proprietary studies measuring customer experience and service levels across a wide range of industries.

Known as The Mobile and Internet Performance Authority(TM), Keynote has a market-leading infrastructure of 2,400 measurement computers and mobile devices in over 240 locations around the world. Keynote also maintains one of the most representative panels of online users consisting of 160,000 consumers. Our on-demand, hassle-free infrastructure allows businesses to access services they need, when they need them to pinpoint and fix mobile quality and Internet problems before they impact customers.

We help over 2,600 corporate customers become "the best of the best" by helping them improve online business performance and mobile communications quality. Our customers represent top Internet and mobile companies including American Express, BP, Caterpillar, Dell, Disney, eBay, ESPN Mobile, E*TRADE, Expedia, FedEx, Microsoft, SonyEricsson, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon and Vodafone.

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.

Keynote, The Internet Performance Authority and Perspective are registered trademarks and The Mobile and Internet Performance Authority and True Experience are trademarks of Keynote Systems, Inc. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. (C) 2007 Keynote Systems, Inc.

CONTACT: Keynote Systems, Inc.
Josh Danson, 415-378-8605
jdanson@keynote.com
Dan Berkowitz, 650-403-3305
dberkowitz@keynote.com

SOURCE: Keynote Systems