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Web Performance Experts from Google, RockStarApps, F5 Networks and
Keynote Systems to Judge Entries
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New Submission Category Added to Win Free Performance Monitoring
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Submission Deadline is July 15th, 2009
Keynote (Nasdaq:KEYN), the
global leader in on-demand Internet test & measurement solutions
for continuously improving the online experience, today revealed the
judges of the
FastWeb Race, a competition designed to help the Web community share
experiences and build faster Web sites and applications. Steve Souders,
performance evangelist at Google, Bob Buffone, chief technology officer
at RockStarApps, Dawn Parzych, product manager for acceleration at F5
Networks and Ben Rushlo, director of Internet technologies at Keynote,
make up the panel.
The FastWeb Race committee recently added a new submission category
“Fastest in the World.” The judges will pick the winner in the ‘Fastest
in the World’ category, who will receive the FastWeb Race Performance
Award and 6 months of free Web performance monitoring from Keynote
Systems, and choose the top entry that has the best potential to improve
the performance of the Web. The judges will also provide findings on how
to improve performance to selected entrants for free. Entries must be
received by July 15th. More information about submitting entries can be
found at: www.fastwebrace.com.
The judging panel brings more than 30 years experience in the industry
and has been selected due to its diverse skill set and expertise across
different areas of Web performance. Souders is a performance evangelist
and known in the industry as a leading expert in front end Web
performance. He is also the creator of YSlow, the performance analysis
extension to Firebug; Buffone has years of experience researching and
developing performance optimization tools and is an industry leader in
Web performance; Parzych has worked in Web application development for a
decade and her colleagues refer to her as the Goddess of Acceleration;
and Rushlo brings a wealth of real world experience optimizing Web sites
and improving performance and advising Fortune 500 companies on how to
deliver a positive end user experience on their Web site.
“We’re all really excited to be involved in the FastWeb Race – with so
many new technologies being developed all the time, performance must be
top of mind if you want to succeed online,” said Rushlo.
