LEXINGTON, Mass., March. 19, 2007 – Gomez, Inc. today announced that Kaboose Inc. (TSX: KAB), the largest independent family focused online media company in North America, will use Gomez web application experience management services to ensure superior online experiences for the millions of families that visit its web sites.
The Gomez ExperienceFirstTM network will be used to test, monitor, manage and continually optimize the performance of Kaboose’s popular web properties which include BabyZone.com, Kaboose.com, TwoPeasInABucket.com, BubbleShare.com, BirthdayInABox.com, Funschool.com and Zeeks.com. The Gomez ExperienceFirst network is the industry’s largest external performance monitoring network, with over 13,500 testing locations worldwide.
“As one of the top-five most visited family destinations online, families count on Kaboose for a host of rich content to improve the quality of their lives by connecting them in a fun, educational and safe online environment,” said Jonathan Graff, president of Kaboose. “By deploying Gomez’s services, we’ll be able to ensure that our users’ experience is consistently speedy, useful and fun.”
“Kaboose is a fine example of a successful online media company that recognizes that, as it grows and matures, it must sustain its superior online experience,” said Bruce Reading, Gomez’s president of worldwide field operations. “Applying Gomez’s expertise will help Kaboose move to the next level, ensuring its brand remains strong and its users confident that every visit to a Kaboose web site is productive.”
About Kaboose Inc.
Kaboose is the largest independent, family-focused online media company in North America and one of the top-five most visited family destinations online. From pregnancy to parenting, birthday parties to scrapbooking, and entertainment to education, Kaboose has the content and applications to help parents plan and share their family life. Kaboose owns some of the world’s leading online properties targeting families, including BabyZone.com, Kaboose.com, TwoPeasInABucket.com, BubbleShare.com, BirthdayInABox.com, Funschool.com and Zeeks.com. Kaboose trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “KAB.”
About Gomez
Gomez is the leading provider of web application experience management solutions. Used by more than 750 companies worldwide, including eight of the top 10 most visited sites, six of the top 10 retailers, nine of the top 10 financial services firms, five of the top 10 social networking companies, and four of the top 10 industrial companies, Gomez’s services, delivered in a software as a service (SaaS) subscription model, help companies ensure superior online experiences that satisfy customers, enhance brands and drive profits. Founded in 1997, Gomez provides the industry’s only complete solution for managing web application experience from development through deployment and the entire application life cycle, featuring active monitoring, competitive benchmarking, and more than 13,500 data sources worldwide. Gomez is Network Computing magazine’s “Editor’s Choice” for best Internet performance monitoring service. For more information, please visit www.gomez.com or de.gomez.com for information in German.
Gomez, Gomez.com and Gomez ExperienceFirst Network are trademarks and/or service marks of Gomez, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Gomez, Inc.
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