Lexington, Massachusetts, September 22, 2008 -- Gomez, Inc., a leading provider of web application experience management services, today announced the availability of Active Streaming XF, a service that measures the speed and quality of streamed video and audio delivered over the web. Self-service and featuring a highly intuitive diagnostics interface, Active Streaming XF rapidly identifies and troubleshoots streaming media performance issues so that businesses like advertisers, broadcasters, retailers and social networks can deliver content without delay or disruption to audiences around the world. Active Streaming XF joins the Gomez ExperienceFirst platform of integrated services used to test web applications in development and monitor them in production.

Benefits and Features

With Active Streaming XF, businesses can:

* measure the performance and quality of high-value streams as experienced by end-users in different geographies;
* verify if syndicated or third party content sources are negatively affecting the end-user experience;
* validate the performance claims of hardware vendors or content delivery networks (CDNs) prior to purchase; and
* objectively manage service level agreements.

The Active Streaming XF interface provides actionable, near real-time insight into metrics such as start-up and buffer time. Entirely self-service, users can set-up, execute and analyze tests as quick as within minutes, making the service flexible and easy to administer, and speeding time to resolution.

"In the U.S. alone in May 2008, Americans viewed 12 billion videos online, up 45 percent from the previous year1," said Imad Mouline, CTO of Gomez, Inc. "End-users expect videos to start quickly and run smoothly. And businesses are counting on quality streaming experiences to ensure their messages are delivered with impact. Adding Active Streaming XF to the ExperienceFirst platform provides businesses with an integrated solution for ensuring quality web -- and streaming -- experiences, across the entire application lifecycle."

Company Site: Gomez