Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold Named a Winner of the Midsize Enterprise Summit West 2012 XCellence Awards

LEXINGTON, MA, October 18, 2012 – Ipswitch Network Management Division, developer of the WhatsUp Gold suite of innovative IT management software, today announced it has been named a winner of the Midsize Enterprise Summit (MES) West 2012 XCellence Awards in the category of Best Midsize Enterprise Summit Newcomer. Sponsored by XChange Events, the Midsize Enterprise Summit XCellence Awards measure overall IT decision makers' perceptions of vendor products/services, presentations, and presence during MES West. By winning the prestigious XCellence Awards, the Ipswitch Network Management Division continues to demonstrate its commitment to understanding the unique needs of the midsize enterprise IT market.

As the winner of Best Midsize Enterprise Summit Newcomer, the overall presence of the Ipswitch Network Management Division stood out among new sponsors and was recognized by attendees. The event was a great opportunity to network with CIOs and learn first-hand about their concerns. Some of the topics that the team discussed with attendees included concerns about BYOD, meeting mandatory compliance regulations, and managing increased IT complexity with reduced budgets and limited resources. The attendees selected WhatsUp Gold because of the unique approach to IT management provided a better fit to their specific ecosystems, problems and organizational needs than any other solution at MES.

“We were honored to receive the Best Midsize Enterprise Summit Newcomer XCellence Award,” stated Pat Loring, Vice President of North America Sales at Ipswitch’s Network Management Division. “The attendees recognized how our easy to customize solution can simplify their complex IT problems into single, powerful views that would enable rapid visualization, isolation and resolution of IT problems before they impacted their users, customers and businesses.  The leaders who told us they want to differentiate from their competitors saw us as a company who gives them that advantage.”

The awards were presented at the Midsize Enterprise Summit West held September 12th through the 14th at the JW Marriott in San Antonio, Texas. With an agenda designed to address IT re-investment strategies, MES West 2012 brought together industry experts and practitioners to discuss the specific needs of the midmarket and how to best drive IT innovation despite an environment of tight cost control. The conference provided IT executives with exclusive access to industry research, thought provoking keynote sessions, interactive boardroom appointments, a solutions pavilion featuring exhibitors from both emerging and established vendors, as well as peer to peer networking opportunities. To view the event highlights visit http://www.xchange-events.com/mesw12.

“The midmarket has its own unique set of challenges and opportunities,” said Robert C. DeMarzo, Senior Vice President of Strategic Content, XChange Events. “The XCellence Awards recognize the vendors who understand those market nuances and provide the best solutions to meet this market’s evolving needs. We congratulate all the winning companies for their ongoing commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction.”

About the Network Management Division of Ipswitch, Inc.
The Network Management Division of Ipswitch, Inc. is the force behind WhatsUp Gold, the integrated suite of IT management solutions. Over 100,000 networks – from SMBs to enterprises – depend on WhatsUp Gold for comprehensive network, system, application and log monitoring and management in both physical and virtual infrastructure environments. The latest version of WhatsUp Gold includes powerful wireless infrastructure management, automated Layer 2/3 discovery and comprehensive asset reporting – all delivered via one download, through a unified and customizable Web console.

After 20 years in business, Ipswitch continues to develop products that solve IT managers’ problems worldwide – with U.S. headquarters in Lexington, MA and offices in Atlanta and Augusta, GA and Madison, WI, as well as international offices in Netherlands and Japan.

To learn more about WhatsUp Gold, please visit: http://www.whatsupgold.com/products/download/.

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