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WYSDM SOFTWARE NAMED TO CRN MAGAZINE’S LIST OF TOP 100 EMERGING TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES FOR 2006

NEW YORK—November 7, 2006—WysDM Software, Inc., the leading provider of innovative data protection management (DPM) solutions, announced today it has been chosen by CRN magazine as one of its top 100 emerging technology companies. The CRN Emerging Technology 100 list honors up-and-coming vendors that have closely tied their success to the development of an effective channel strategy. Emerging vendors are chosen by the CRN editorial team for their unique technology contributions, channel acumen, customer references and future channel dedication.

Data protection is top of mind for enterprises that are under constant pressure to meet increasing service levels, regulatory compliance and the demands of 24x7 global operations. Organizations need to know exactly what is going on at all times within their backup and recovery environments in order to make rapid adjustments before a disaster occurs.  The WysDM software suite of advanced backup management products provide the only true data protection management offering that provides both comprehensive reports and advanced analysis. WysDM data protection management solutions address the health and performance of the entire network to minimize risk and ensure optimal performance and business continuity. 

“Being recognized to CRN’s Emerging Technology 100 list is a testament to the success we have achieved in delivering the industry’s most advanced data protection management solutions for the enterprise,” said Alan Atkinson, CEO, WysDM Software. “The channel has played a pivotal role in reaching 200 Fortune 1000 customers in just 24 months. We will continue to build on this momentum by deepening our partner presence and extending our product offering to meet the demand for adaptive DPM solutions worldwide.”

About WysDM
WysDM is the industry’s first and only data protection management (DPM) supplier to offer detailed, custom analysis of the entire data protection environment, providing the most comprehensive insight into past, present and future data protection reliability, performance and compliance. Founded in 2001 by a team of storage and software executives from, Goldman Sachs, Micromuse and Storage Networks, the company has established significant traction on the customer, partner and technology fronts, and its flagship product, WysDM for Backups™ uses the company’s patent-pending Cross-Domain Correlation™ technology to enable system administrators and IT teams to analyze information collected from network, storage, system, and application domains to provide the most comprehensive, real-time backup analysis available. For more information, visit www.wysdm.com.

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