SAN RAMON, CA--(Marketwire - Mar 19, 2013) - WANdisco (LSE: WAND), a provider of high-availability software for global enterprises to meet the challenges of Big Data and distributed software development, announced it has filed three new patents with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) related to distributed computing. Most recently on January 29, 2013, WANdisco was issued patent number 8,364,633 for "Distributed computing systems and system components thereof" for the fundamentals of "active-active replication" over a Wide Area Network ("WAN"), enforceable until July 11, 2028.

WANdisco's three new patent applications represent significant additions to WANdisco's portfolio of distributed computing technology. These three new innovations, developed by a team of five PhD's led by WANdisco's co-founder Dr. Yeturu Aahlad, involve methods, devices and systems that enhance security, reliability, flexibility and efficiency in the field of distributed computing. WANdisco's solutions, particularly with these patent-pending innovations, are expected to have significant benefits for users of WANdisco's new Hadoop Big Data product line.

"Our team continues to break new ground in the field of distributed computing technology," said David Richards, CEO for WANdisco. "We are proud to have some of the world's most talented engineers in this field working for us and look forward to the eventual approval of these most recent patent applications. We are particularly excited about their application in our new Big Data product line."

About WANdisco
WANdisco (LSE: WAND) is a provider of enterprise-ready, non-stop software solutions that enable globally distributed organizations to meet today's data challenges of secure storage, scalability and availability. WANdisco's products are differentiated by the company's patented, active-active data replication technology, serving crucial high availability (HA) requirements, including Hadoop Big Data and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM). Fortune Global 1000 companies, including AT&T, Motorola, Intel and Halliburton, rely on WANdisco for performance, reliability, security and availability. For additional information, please visit www.wandisco.com.

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