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| WEBGECKO PRESS RELEASEAskMe.com Improves Web Site Performance with WebGecko's Active Page GeneratorThe Most Popular Expert Advice Site On the Web Experiences Over 3.4 Million Unique Visitors a MonthSEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2000--WebGecko, a software and services company specializing in Web performance and scalability, today announced that AskMe.com has deployed WebGecko technology to accommodate the spectacular growth in traffic at www.askme.com. "We determined that it was far more cost effective to deploy APGen versus installing more Web servers," said Digvijay Chauhan, Co-Founder and Vice President of Development at AskMe.com. "We are very pleased with the performance gains from using APGen, and we have found WebGecko Consulting Services to be professional and efficient. The optimization of our site only took a few weeks, and many pages are 20 times faster." WebGecko's Active Page Generator (APGen) is a Web development environment for generating static and more static Web pages. Benefits include improved server performance, both in scalability and response time, and improved Web page reliability. APGen is compatible with popular caching products offered by Akamai (Nasdaq:AKAM), Cacheflow (Nasdaq:CFLO), Inktomi (Nasdaq:INKT) and Network Appliance (Nasdaq:NTAP). "Our technology was built to meet the highest demands in Web site traffic and site excellence," said John Crim, chief technical officer of WebGecko. "AskMe.com was rated one of the Top Five fastest growing Web sites by Media Metrix in February, and was also named one of the Top 100 Web sites by PC Magazine. We are pleased to have the opportunity to work on such a showcase site and plan to continue our relationship with AskMe.com to ensure that their customers experience the best in site performance." About AskMe.comAskMe.com is the industry leader in the rapidly growing field of online Web-based advice. The AskMe service, which is available on both AskMe.com and AskMe Network partner sites worldwide, allows people to ask questions of over 100,000 experts in more than 2,000 subject categories and view more than 1.3 million previously answered questions. Founded by former Microsoft senior managers, the privately held company is based in Seattle, Wash., and is backed by a who's who of industry professionals, including second-generation Internet entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and former executives from industry leading companies such as Microsoft and Amazon.com. For more information, please visit http://www.askme.com. For partnership inquiries send e-mail to bizdev@askme.com. About WebGecko SoftwareWebGecko Software is a leading Web application performance company, based in Seattle, Washington. WebGecko develops powerful tools and provides specialized consulting services to help customers streamline Web development and improve Web site performance and efficiency. WebGecko's products APGen™ and ASPCache™ are sold at http://www.webgecko.com. CONTACT: | ||
