Ardence and Freeze.com to Speak at 2006 Server Blade Summit

Business Wire, April 17, 2006

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Session will provide best practices in controlling the consolidated virtualized data center

Ardence Inc., whose on-demand Software-Streaming Platform delivers breakthrough IT-management and user benefits at the desktop and in the data center, today announced that Jeff Hibbard, Vice President of Marketing for Ardence, and Director of IT Kyle Ohme of Freeze.com, will deliver a session titled "End-User Case Study: The Creation of a True Computing-on-Demand Model," as part of the 2006 Server Blade Summit.

The 2006 Server Blade Summit is dedicated to the rapidly emerging server blade technology segment and presents more than 800 attendees with the opportunity to learn about the most recent products and technologies from companies on the cutting edge of development. Presentations describe the newest server blade components, many of which are being announced for the first time at the show.

Who: Kyle Ohme, Director of IT, Freeze.com
     Jeff Hibbard, Vice President, Marketing, Ardence

What:  "End-User Case Study: The Creation of a True
        Computing-on-Demand Model" The session will occur during the
        3-hour "Special Open Tutorial on Server Consolidation and
        Virtualization"

When:  Thursday April 20, 2006, at 2 p.m. PDT

Where: Hyatt Regency Orange County, Garden Grove, CA

Mr. Ohme and Mr. Hibbard will detail how to use software-streaming technology to build a highly available, yet flexible data center solution, enabling data centers to quadruple productivity, reduce time needed to provision servers, and eliminate the expense of additional power/cooling. The net result is increased revenue, lower costs, and enhanced customer satisfaction even during times of demand spikes.

"It is an honor for us to be selected to speak at such a prestigious event as the Server Blade Summit," said Jeff Hibbard, Vice President of Marketing for Ardence. "We appreciate the opportunity to share the success of the Freeze.com deployment and discuss the benefits of Ardence technology in an effort to aid other organizations with similar challenges."

About Ardence:

Ardence, Inc. is the global leader in developing secure, scalable, on-demand software platforms for deployment on desktops, in data centers and in devices throughout the enterprise. Founded in 1982, Ardence is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, and operates across North America, Europe, and Asia. More information about Ardence, Inc. can be found at www.ardence.com.