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BLADELOGIC AWARDED FOR BEST NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE APPLICATION AT THE 2004 MITX TECHNOLOGY AWARDS CEREMONY
BladeLogic Operations Manager Recognized as One of New England’s Best
Waltham, MA, September 27, 2004—BladeLogic, Inc., the leading provider of data center automation software, announced today that it has been selected as a winner in the category of Network Infrastructure for the 2004 MITX Technology Awards. Held by the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX), the MITX Technology Awards recognize some of New England’s most innovative technologies, individuals and companies that have made significant contributions to advance technology and innovation in the region.
“Technology and innovation continue to thrive in New England and our Award winners and special honorees are a true testament to that fact,” said Leslie Cushing, Executive Director of MIMC.
The shift to distributed computing architectures and the dynamic nature of today’s businesses have resulted in rapid growth in servers, applications and users. BladeLogic Operations Manager™, BladeLogic’s suite of data center automation solutions, enables companies to efficiently and securely automate data center tasks including server and application provisioning, patch management, change management, compliance management and remote administration. This approach reduces the complexity and costs of managing the data center, improves security and ensures better IT responsiveness to rapidly evolving business requirements. BladeLogic addresses today’s data center management challenges while laying the foundation for utility computing.
“Receiving industry recognition such as winning the MITX Technology Award is tremendous validation for the sophistication of our product and the value it provides our Global 2000 customers,” said Dev Ittycheria, president and CEO, BladeLogic. “BladeLogic has established itself as one of New England’s leading software providers and remains committed to developing cutting-edge software that helps global companies optimize and automate the heart of their IT operations—the data center. I would like to thank MITX for giving us this prestigious award and our employees for their continued dedication to making BladeLogic Operations Manager the best data center automation solution available today.”
The Awards were presented on September 22 at a ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel attended by 200 of the region’s top technology and business professionals. Additional award honorees included Ray Stata, Chairman of Analog Devices for the Lifetime Achievement Award and Dr. Charles Vest, President of MIT for the Innovation Influencer of the Year Award. For a full list of winners go to www.mitx.org/techawards.
The 2004 MITX Technology Awards were sponsored by Bank of America, Nixon Peabody LLP, TD Capital Ventures, Technology Review and The Barbarian Group.
About MITX
The Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX), formerly known as MIMC, accelerates business opportunities and professional development for those who seek to create business advantage through the innovative application of technology and services. Serving more than 2,500 members from multiple industries including Internet, interactive marketing, healthcare, financial services and nanotechnology, MITX is the region’s premier association for thought leadership, technology trends, building business relationships and professional training and development. MITX also offers its members the chance to promote their companies to targeted audiences through sponsorships, speaking opportunities and networking. MITX is headquartered in Boston. For more information please go to www.mitx.org.
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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Tedd Rodman
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