Confio Software Ships Ignite for Java Performance Tool

CONFIO RELEASES SOFTWARE FOR IMPROVING ORACLE DATABASE PERFORMANCE

New DBFlash Version Includes Built-In Oracle Expert Training

November 15, 2004 – Boulder, CO - Confio Software, a leading innovator of products to reduce the cost of operating IT infrastructure, today announced immediate availability of Ignite for Oracle, formerly DBFlash for Oracle, Version 4.6. DBFlash is a best-of-breed product for improving performance and reducing overall cost of operating Oracle databases and database-dependent applications.

DBFlash now includes a comprehensive set of tuning recommendations for over 900 Oracle-specific performance bottlenecks. DBFlash is unique in its ability to quantify the exact performance benefit expected from tuning specific SQL statements and Oracle resources. Because it uses standard Oracle terminology and explains the impact of each Oracle resource on every transaction, customers benefit from training and standardized method for the whole IT staff. Application developers and DBAs tasked with creating, deploying and operating high volume databases and applications are the typical users of DBFlash.

"DBFlash has always illuminated the actual wait times experienced by each SQL statement processed by the system, and now specific steps and solutions to reduce these wait times have been built into the software," said Matt Larson, CTO and founder of Confio Software.

Since its initial availability in early 2003, DBFlash has been adopted by Oracle database developers and administrators worldwide as the most effective tool for giving visibility to the root causes of database performance problems. Customers in segments including financial services, manufacturing and government have achieved more than 35% performance gains through their use of DBFlash to illuminate and resolve database and application bottlenecks.

A free trial of the DBFlash Version 4.6 release, with full functionality and unlimited usage during the trial period, is now available from Confio at http://www.confio.com.

For product details and pricing information, please contact Confio at (303) 938-8282 or Email info@confio.com.

About Confio Software

Located in Boulder, Colorado, Confio Software is a leading developer of IT performance tools that find and eliminate inefficiency in customer infrastructure, unlocking the true value of their investment. Using a unique Wait-Time analysis, Confio software optimizes database performance by measuring how long it takes to complete each portion of a task. Confio’s Wait-Event based Resource Mapping Methodology (RMM) enables the company’s DBFlash software product to resolve the most difficult Oracle database problems and reduce the cost of Oracle operations. For more information, please visit www.confio.com.