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BLADELOGIC SELECTED AS A FINALIST IN THE EWEEK EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Leading Data Center Automation Solutions Provider cited as a “Trail Blazer” for Enterprise Infrastructure Improvements by Top Technology Publication
Waltham, MA – March 23, 2004—BladeLogic Inc., the number one provider of data center automation software, today announced that it has been selected as a finalist for the 2004 eWEEK Excellence Awards. The eWEEK Excellence Awards, considered among the most prestigious IT awards in the industry, recognize products and services that best create efficiencies, improve performance, and provide a competitive edge. BladeLogic Operations Manager™, a comprehensive platform to enable and affect change to server and application infrastructure, was selected by eWEEK as a finalist in the Network and Management Tools category.
The eWEEK Excellence Awards program provides enterprise IT professionals with a comprehensive assessment of best-in-class product and service innovations. Three finalists for each award category were selected after a lengthy evaluation of new and forthcoming enterprise-class products and services, which were judged for innovation, suitability to task, interoperability, extensibility and security. Excellence Awards judges are eWEEK Labs analysts, eWEEK Corporate Partners, and senior IT professionals. Refining last year's potential into this year's expectation, the 2004 finalists "blaze the trail" for enterprise infrastructure improvements.
"We are very excited to be named a finalist for the eWEEK Excellence Awards," said Dev Ittycheria, president and CEO, BladeLogic. "BladeLogic Operations Manager has received high praise from not only the media and analyst communities, but also from the most sophisticated and demanding customers across a variety of industries. eWEEK’s recognition of Operations Manager as one of the leading data center automation solutions is further evidence of BladeLogic’s growing leadership position in the market."
About BladeLogic (NASDAQ: BLOG)
BladeLogic is a leading provider of data center automation software with a large installed base of Fortune Global 500 customers, including 21 of the top 100 global companies, 3 of the top 10 aerospace and defense companies, 7 of the top 25 commercial and savings banks, 3 of the top 5 securities companies, 2 of the top 3 entertainment companies, 2 of the top 3 general merchandisers, 7 of the top 12 pharmaceutical companies and 7 of the top 10 telecommunications companies. BladeLogic’s data center automation software solutions enable enterprises, service providers and government organizations to easily browse, provision, configure, patch, audit and remediate physical and virtual servers and applications, allowing customers to achieve reduced data center operating costs, improved service quality and enhanced security and compliance. BladeLogic is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. For more information, please visit www.bladelogic.com.
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