Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine Name "Best of MMS 2007" Winners; KACE Wins Most Innovative Product

April 5, 2007; 06:22 AM
KACE, the leading provider of systems management and deployment appliances for the Fortune 100,000, today announced the KBOX 1000 Series Systems Management Appliance was named winner of the “Most Innovative Product” award at this year’s Microsoft Management Summit (MMS). The KBOX 1000 was selected for the award by Penton Media’s Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine over 10 other finalists.

“The systems and security management space is a vast and broad field, so it can be hard to stand above the crowd,” said Rob Meinhardt, CEO and co-founder of KACE. “Thankfully, we have a large and growing customer-base that’s very excited about our tried and true KBOX appliances technology. I believe we captured attention as a leading innovator at MMS by letting our customers share that excitement directly with the judges.”

The KBOX 1000 Series is a secure, robust line of appliances that provides affordable, end-to-end systems management coverage across the lifecycle, from deployment to retirement. As one of the easiest-to-use, most comprehensive, and affordable IT automation solutions, KBOX Systems Management Appliances allow companies to increase IT efficiency, enable compliance, and significantly improve security without interruption.

The judges reviewed over 40 management-related IT products and services submitted for the contest and selected 10 finalists who were interviewed at MMS in San Diego, Calif. last week. Winners were announced on March 28 at the Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine booth during the exposition.

"This is only the second year of this awards program and we have already seen a substantial increase in the number and level of entries,” said Karen Forster, group editorial and strategic director. “While we had many worthy products, the winners clearly demonstrated their products’ strategic importance to the market, its competitive advantages, and the value they provide to customers."

About KACE™

KACE™, a privately held technology company, is the leader in IT automation appliances. The KBOX™ family of appliances deliver easy-to-use, comprehensive IT automation that is affordable and really work. The KBOX™ 1000 Series Systems Management Appliances automate routine and complex IT maintenance tasks for end-point nodes on a network. The KBOX™ 2000 Series Systems Deployment Appliances provide centralized provisioning and remote system recovery.

KACE is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has offices in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Chicago, Illinois. To learn more about KACE and its product offerings, please visit http://www.kace.com or call 1-888-522-3638.

About Windows IT Media

Penton’s Windows IT Media, the largest independent Windows IT community in the world, has Windows IT Pro as its flagship print publication. Windows IT Media also includes SQL Server Magazine and MSD2D. The Windows IT Media network has 2.5 million unique visitors to its Web sites each month, and over one million subscribers who opt-in to one or more email newsletters. Windows IT Media is the world's leading producer of custom roadshows, paid conferences and paid workshops for Windows and SQL Server IT professionals.

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