Riverbed Technology, which develops high-performance appliances for optimizing wide area networks (WANs), priced its offering of 8.8 million shares at $9.75, above its proposed $7 to $8.50 price range. The 8.8 million share tally was also greater than the originally planned 8.4 million. Goldman Sachs was the lead underwriter on the deal. The stock is expected to begin trading on the NASDAQ under the ticker RVBD on Thursday.
