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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold Network Management Gives Back in 2009

Ipswitch to donate $100 to charity for every WhatsUp Gold product purchased from January 8th – February 14th 2009

Lexington, Mass. – January 8, 2009 – Ipswitch, Inc.’s Network Management division, the leading developer of affordable and easy to use network management software – WhatsUp Gold, today announced that it will donate $25,000 to CARE, one of the world’s largest non-profit private international humanitarian organizations fighting against global poverty. For every new purchase of WhatsUp Gold made from January 8th through February 14th 2009, Ipswitch will give $100 back to the community on behalf of the customer. For details, visit http://www.whatsupgold.com/software/gives-back.aspx

WhatsUp Gold provides scalability and extensibility unmatched in the market. “This is a fantastic opportunity for companies looking to improve the efficiency of their network for the new business year ahead,” says Ennio Carboni, Vice President of Sales for Ipswitch Network Management. “However, as always, at the heart of our commitment is the emphasis on giving back to the global community. Through this partnership with CARE, we are aiming to raise $25,000 for an extremely worthy cause.”

Since the company’s founding 17 years ago, Ipswitch has contributed in excess of over one million dollars to a wide variety of charitable and community organizations. “Community involvement has always been an integral part of Ipswitch’s core culture and values,” comments Ipswitch’s founder and CEO, Roger Greene. “As a company, we have consistently emphasized the importance of giving back to the community wherever possible, and this is even more critical in such difficult economic times where charities could otherwise suffer.”

CARE, http://www.care.org, is a leading humanitarian non-profit organization fighting global poverty. Its mission is to provide individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world with skills, knowledge, tools, opportunities, guidance and support to enable them to sustainably overcome poverty. CARE’s community-based efforts aim to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity, ensure food security, and protect natural resources. CARE also delivers emergency aid to those affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters, as well as longer-term support to help them rebuild their lives.

About WhatsUp Gold - Know Your Network

Ipswitch™, Inc.’s network management division, the developer of the WhatsUp Gold suite of innovative network management solutions, manages thousands of networks worldwide. Built on a scalable architecture offering automated network discovery and network mapping, real-time network monitoring (including SNMP monitoring and WMI monitoring), and versatile alerting, notification, and reporting functionality, WhatsUp Gold provides intelligent and easy to use, extensive network management that goes beyond simple device availability and delivers comprehensive troubleshooting. Recently, Ipswitch, Inc. acquired Dorian Software Creations, Inc., the leader in providing complete, easy-to-use solutions for Windows Security Event Management (SEM) and Log Management for small businesses and enterprise-level organizations.

WhatsUp Gold scales from the small business to the large enterprise, and its functionality extends with additional plug-in modules: WhatsUp Gold WhatsConnected™ for Layer 2/Layer 3 discovery, mapping and visualization; WhatsUp Gold Flow Monitor and WhatsUp Gold Flow Publisher for network bandwidth utilization monitoring; WhatsUp Gold WhatsConfigured for automated Network Configuration and Change Management; and WhatsUp Gold VoIP Monitor for precise measurement of a converged network’s ability to provide the quality of service (QoS) necessary for VoIP. To learn more about WhatsUp Gold, download a free trial or to make a purchase visit: http://www.whatsupgold.com/products/download/

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