Confio Ignite for SQL Server Named 2009 Editors’ Best Award Winner By SQL Server Magazine

November 19, 2009 – Boulder, CO – Confio Software today announced that its Ignite for SQL Server was named as a medal winner of the “2009 Editors’ Best Awards” in the category Best Database Monitoring and Performance Product by Penton Media’s SQL Server Magazine.

“The 2009 Editors’ Best Awards are an accumulation of our editors’, contributors’ and authors’ subject matter expertise, in service of identifying the year’s most significant products in the market,” said Michele Crockett, editorial strategy director. “We believe that our editorial experts' annual tradition of selecting winners based on a product’s strategic importance to market, its competitive advantages and its value to the customer is particularly significant to the Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine communities this year, as we call out exceptional products in a highly competitive market.

“Our Editors’ Best Awards allow us to take advantage of our contributing editors’ in-the-trenches expertise in the Windows and SQL Server markets to provide well-earned recognition to products that exceed industry standards. We're proud to now share this invaluable insight with our Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine communities. Our winners should be extremely proud of this honor of recognition from our editorial experts.”

Confio Ignite for SQL Server finds and resolves performance problems. Ignite’s unique focus on reducing application response time was a key component of the selection for the Editors’ Best honor. Unlike conventional tools focused on server health, Ignite gives IT a tool to positively impact the service delivered to application end users.

SQL Server Magazine is the leading publication focused on SQL Server and serves as the independent voice for the active SQL Server community. SQL Server Magazine provides the hands-on tools for database professionals, developers and IT management to keep crucial data available and make it meaningful for business users. Part of the Windows IT Pro family, receiving more than 2.5 million visits per month, the SQL Server Magazine website also includes blogs, forums, podcasts, RSS feeds webinars, virtual events, whitepapers, newsletters, classes and more. Real-world experience shared by the community’s most respected experts, rigorously tested step-by-step solutions, deep quality assurance and an 11-year history of industry leadership make SQL Server Magazine the premier, trusted SQL Server resource. For more information, visit www.sqlmag.com.

Penton Media, Inc. is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the United States, serving more than 6 million business professionals every month. The company's market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 websites, 150 industry trade shows and conferences, and more than 500 information data products. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, and its co-investors. For additional information about the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com.

About Confio Software

Confio Software develops Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, & Sybase database performance management solutions 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 www.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.

Media Contact

Don Bergal
DonBergal@confio.com

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