Confio Software Igniter Suite Tunes Database Performance Across Enterprises With Support for 85% of the Database Market

Confio Software Addresses Heterogeneous Enterprise Environments with Support For Oracle, SQL Server, DB2 and Java

June 27 , 2007 – Boulder, CO - Confio Software, the leader in Wait-Time application performance management tools, sees momentum for its suite of database performance management tools across the entire enterprise. The comprehensive Confio Igniter Suite™ now includes specific versions of its database performance tuning tool for Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2 and Java. The Confio Igniter Suite empowers IT management and database administrators (DBAs) to monitor, analyze and optimize their enterprise databases and applications in an effort to improve service levels and reduce costs.

“Since we developed our first database performance monitoring tool, Ignite for Oracle, we knew that there was the opportunity to help companies throughout their enterprise with a suite of tools,” said Don Bergal, chief operating officer, Confio Software. “Working with our customers, we have developed a comprehensive suite to provide greater visibility into the causes of performance problems across the majority of databases used in large enterprises. This includes enterprises with a single database flavor or more commonly a mix of Oracle, Microsoft, IBM databases and Java J2EE applications.”

Illustrated in a recent research report from Gartner. Inc. on Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS), Confio is well positioned to support a majority of databases. In the June 2007 report, “Market Share: Relational Database Management Systems by Operating System, Worldwide, 2006”, Oracle has a 47.1 % worldwide market share, IBM has 21.1% worldwide market share and Microsoft has 17.4% worldwide market share based on total software revenue for 2006. Combined, the three vendors account for an estimated 85.6% of RDBMS. Source: Gartner Dataquest (June 2007)

The Confio Igniter Suite can be used across a mix of Oracle, SQL Server, DB2 and Java databases to speed the process of finding and resolving performance issues. For DBAs, Ignite identifies the exact modules and screens that affect database performance and the responsible source. Ignite also shows exactly where the problem resides and who should own the problem to ensure the best path to resolution.

"In the first month we used Ignite for SQL Server, it eliminated a hidden locking problem. We were having database waits of an average of 8-10 hours a day, and on some of our worst days, we even had up to 120-hour waits,” commented Amy Stuemky, Globus Family of Brands. “The same problem also brought our websites down intermittently, a constant source of irritation because we didn't know why it was happening. Confio Ignite illustrated the exact source of the problem and allowed us to work in conjunction with Microsoft Technical Support to find a fix that completely eliminated it."

By measuring the time impact and pinpointing the root cause of wait events, Confio is leading a shift in IT system operational performance, management and efficiencies by analyzing Wait Time. The new Wait-Time analysis approach, which is the cornerstone of the Confio Igniter Suite, measures application and database performance delays and provides drill-down analytics into the exact commands and database processes causing delays.

DBAs who are interested in learning more about industry best-practice Wait-Time analysis and database performance tools can visit www.confio.com. Free trials of Confio Software’s leading multiplatform application performance monitoring tool are available for download at
http://www.confio.com/freetrial.

About Confio Software

Confio Software develops Oracle, SQL Server, DB2 & Java application performance management tools that are revolutionizing how databases and the applications that depend on them are monitored, managed and optimized. Built on industry best-practice Wait-Time methods, Confio Igniter Suite improves service levels and reduces costs for database and application infrastructure. Confio is based in Boulder, Colorado, with customers worldwide. For more information see Confio.com.

Confio and Confio Ignite are trademarks or registered trademarks of Confio Software Corporation, in the United States and/or in other countries. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.