WindowsNetworking team wishes all the best to all system administrators out there. May your networks never go down and your servers always stay running.

London, UK, July 28, 2009 – GFI Software, a leading provider of email and security solutions, has today launched GFI MAX, a remote management and monitoring software solution for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Value Added Resellers (VARs) and IT support organizations. GFI MAX gives them the ability to monitor and manage their clients’ networks, while providing them with a recurring revenue stream.

GFI MAX is GFI’s first offering in the managed services sphere and follows the acquisition of HoundDog Technology™, a leading remote monitoring and management company in the UK.

GFI MAX is an award-winning suite of remote management, monitoring and support tools for IT support organizations and MSPs worldwide. MSPs will be able to use GFI MAX’s real-time systems monitoring, automated daily health checks, asset tracking, patch management, own-brand client reporting  and remote support solutions to build recurring revenues, drive down their operating costs and deliver best-of-breed IT support services.

“Small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) often do not have the resources to maintain 24/7 surveillance of their servers and network. The smallest of faults could lead to downtime and that translates into loss of business and productivity. The Channel can play an enormous part in helping SMBs to monitor their network and that is why we are launching GFI MAX, our first offering in the managed sphere. GFI MAX allows partners to perform remote monitoring and management of their clients’ network and in the process generate an additional revenue stream for them,” GFI’s CEO, Walter Scott said.

GFI MAX delivers a number of key benefits to Channel partners, including:

• The ability to provide superior, proactive service with round-the-clock client monitoring
• The chance to win more contracts by showing prospects ‘their’ advanced system for client care and the option to customize systems with their branding which they can use too
• An additional opportunity to sell to existing clients to make more money by packaging features
• A fast and easy setup with minimal effort and training, and no additional hardware.

A survey carried out among 200 MSPs and IT support organizations in June 2009 found that 9 out of 10 respondents use remote monitoring and management software to offer a faster fix response time, while 81% said they were able to save money by being able to do more from remote locations. A total of 78% said that using remote monitoring and management software allowed them to improve their business margins.

GFI MAX delivers an easy, affordable solution for IT support professionals and MSPs who are looking to take better care of their clients at less cost.

“We believe that there are thousands of businesses that would be more than happy to subscribe to a service provided by a Managed Service Provider, a Value Added Reseller or IT support company that is not expensive and gives them peace of mind, business security and added value. This is a win-win situation for the reseller and the client,” Mr Scott said.

“We are confident that GFI MAX is the catalyst for GFI to further expand our product portfolio using either on-premise or an on-line delivery model. We are looking at other acquisitions in the coming months that will enable us to continue to provide the best possible solutions to our partners and customers based on their infrastructure and needs at the time,” Mr Scott concluded.

For more information about GFI MAX, pricing and services available, go to: http://www.gfi.com/max.

About GFI

GFI is a leading software developer that provides a single source for network administrators to address their network security, content security and messaging needs. With award-winning technology, an aggressive pricing strategy and a strong focus on small-to-medium sized businesses, GFI is able to satisfy the need for business continuity and productivity encountered by organizations on a global scale. GFI has offices in the US, Malta, UK, Hong Kong and Australia which support more than 200,000 installations worldwide. GFI is a channel-focused company with over 10,000 partners worldwide. GFI is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. More information about GFI can be found at http://www.gfi.com.

ARMONK, N.Y. - 21 Jul 2009: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new systems software for managing virtualized servers, designed to help clients plan, build and maintain data centers while reducing costs. IBM is also helping clients protect their long-term investments in Power Systems™ by announcing an upgraded path to its next-generation servers that will include POWER7 microprocessors.

The new systems software –IBM Systems Director VMControl– gives clients a tool to manage heterogeneous virtual servers. It allows users to discover, display, monitor and locate virtual resources; create and manage virtual servers; and deploy and manage workloads with a common interface across IBM System z (®) mainframes, System x (®) x86-based servers, BladeCenter(®), and Power Systems AIX(®), Linux(®) and i platforms.

Management of virtualized servers is a key priority for businesses and can help make them more efficient, orchestrated, and effective. The new IBM software provides lifecycle management of virtual servers, with its ability to create, modify and delete virtualized resources, as well as move them to other locations.

VMControl is part of the IBM Systems Director family of software for the management of IBM servers, storage and networking, and provides automatic discovery, as well as monitoring and updates for physical and virtual resources. Systems Director can help businesses maintain the performance and availability of their servers and simplify operations in a dynamic infrastructure.

“IBM is serious about addressing clients’ needs for virtualization management,” said Scott Handy, vice president, IBM Power Systems. “The new VMControl software helps clients reduce total cost of ownership and provides them with the tools needed to both better manage and get more business value out of their heterogeneous virtual computing environments.”

Protecting Client Investments in Power Systems Technology

Committed to protecting customer investments, IBM also announced an upgrade path to the next-generation of Power Systems based on the POWER7 microprocessor. In addition to existing customers, clients can purchase a POWER6™ based 570 or 595 server today, and can then easily upgrade their existing system when POWER7 becomes available.

A Power 595 or 570 system upgrade can be accomplished during planned downtime by simply replacing the processors, memory and system controllers with new POWER7 components within the existing system frame. POWER7 processors will offer two to three times the performance of POWER6 using the same amount of energy (and will be available in four, six and eight-core varieties).

For either system, once upgraded to POWER7, applications from POWER6 systems can be moved to the newly upgraded Power 595 or Power 570 servers using IBM’s PowerVM™ Live Partition Mobility or AIX Live Application Mobility software, without impacting availability of the applications.

The new POWER7-based systems will include PowerVM virtualization enhancements, allowing clients to consolidate up to 1,000 virtual machines per system. The systems will use 45-nanometer technology for the new processor and will feature coordinated upgrades across other technology components, including firmware and systems software.

TCO Center of Excellence

Capitalizing on the strength of IBM’s Power Systems Migration Factory, which has helped more than 1,750 clients move from competitive systems to Power in the last three years, IBM also introduced a TCO Center of Excellence to help customers reduce server sprawl and overall infrastructure costs by eliminating under-utilized UNIX and x86 servers. Power Systems and IBM’s PowerVM virtualization software are specifically designed to support the consolidation of multiple workloads on a single server.

Many customers want to reduce total cost of ownership and have recognized Power as a superior platform to host multiple workloads needing consistent performance with scalability and high reliability, availability and serviceability. With the new TCO Center of Excellence, IBM experts will assist consolidation planning for clients by analyzing the opportunity, identifying potential areas of savings, and offering financing and leasing recommendations.

Using the IBM Migration Factory and other IBM services, thousands of customers have already moved to IBM servers from HP, Sun and other competitors, improving performance and at the same time reducing the cost of running their businesses.

NEW ORLEANS — July 13, 2009 — Today, at its Worldwide Partner Conference 2009, Microsoft Corp. announced that Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, Microsoft Visio 2010 and Microsoft Project 2010 have reached the technical preview engineering milestone. Starting today, tens of thousands of people will be invited to test Office and Visio as part of the Technical Preview program.

“Office 2010 is the premier productivity solution across PCs, mobile phones* and browsers,” said Chris Capossela, senior vice president of the Microsoft Business Division at Microsoft. “From broadcast and video editing in PowerPoint, new data visualization capabilities in Excel, and co-authoring in Word, we are delivering technology to help people work smarter and faster from virtually any location using any device.”

Office 2010 and related products will deliver innovative capabilities and provide new levels of flexibility and choice that will help people:

Microsoft also announced that it is streamlining the number of Office editions from eight to five and enhancing each edition with additional applications and features. The company also announced that Office Web applications will be available in three ways: through Windows Live, where more than 400 million consumers will have access to Office Web applications at no cost; on-premises for all Office volume licensing customers including more than 90 million Office annuity customers; and via Microsoft Online Services, where customers will be able to purchase a subscription as part of a hosted offering.

Partner Opportunities

Microsoft also is preparing partners for the release of Office 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 through a number of new and refreshed readiness tools and training programs. These include the Ignite program for SharePoint, Office and Exchange; Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimization (BPIO) University; Masters and Architect Certification for SharePoint; new Partner Business Productivity Online Services features and distributor model; and Exchange 2010 Readiness Webcast Series and Demo Showcase. More information on these programs can be found athttp://partner.microsoft.com/businessproductivity.

Availability

All Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference attendees will receive invitations to participate in the Technical Preview program. Office 2010 and related products will be available in the first half of 2010. More information about Office 2010 can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/Office2010.