Stratavia Selected as Top Software Innovator by Sand Hill Group

Business Wire, April 25, 2008

CEO Thor Culverhouse to Present at TechWeb's Software 2008 Among 14 Innovation Software Showcase Winners

DENVER -- Stratavia[TM], the leading provider of data center automation software for Fortune 1000 organizations, today announced it was selected by Sand Hill Group for Innovation Showcase, which spotlights innovators in the enterprise software industry. Stratavia's CEO, Thor Culverhouse, will present in the Innovation Showcase Theater at Software 2008 on Tuesday, April 29 at 12:30 p.m.

Now part of Interop Las Vegas, TechWeb's Software 2008 will be held at April 29-30, 2008 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. In its fifth year, Software 2008 is expected to attract more than 2,000 software CEOs, VPs, CIOs, venture capitalists, private equity partners, investment bankers, press and analysts, and industry professionals.

"Stratavia is among a select group of pioneers that will have a breakthrough role in the software ecosystem and are defining the enterprise of the future," said M.R. Rangaswami, Sand Hill Group co-founder and Software 2008 executive conference director. "Stratavia will be featured in our Enterprise 2.0 set, which features companies that assist with the infrastructure requirements necessary to increase efficiency, improve security and support new technologies."

Stratavia's flagship platform, Data Palette, is an award-winning patent-pending platform that automates complex, error-prone, manually intensive yet repetitive IT administration tasks. It provides predictive analytics to detect and resolve issues before they can impact operations. Fortune 1000 companies rely on Data Palette to define, build and orchestrate standard operating procedures, and report on mission-critical applications and IT operations. It has been recognized for its unique approach to "intelligent" run book automation, having evolved from a managed service operation, where it served as the database automation platform for over 40 customers.

"This accolade is an important acknowledgement to both Stratavia's progress and the momentum of the data center automation market," said Thor Culverhouse, president and CEO, Stratavia. "We look forward to presenting alongside the pioneering innovators in enterprise software at Software 2008."

About Sand Hill Group

Sand Hill Group serves the $600 billion software, services and solutions market by providing investment and management advice to emerging enterprise technology leaders. Sand Hill also owns Sandhill.com - the premier destination site and resource center for CEOs, VPs, Entrepreneurs, VCs and for members of the software industry ecosystem. Its weekly electronic newsletter is read by thousands of executives. Sand Hill produces the "Enterprise" and "Software" conferences for CEOs and executives in the industry and creates high-impact research reports for its constituents.

About TechWeb (Formerly CMP)

TechWeb, the global leader in business technology media, is an innovative business focused on serving the needs of technology decision-makers and marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed media brands in the business technology market. Today, more than 10 million business technology professionals actively engage with and rely on our global face-to-face events, including Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and VoiceCon; online resources such as the TechWeb Network, Light Reading, Intelligent Enterprise, InformationWeek.com, bMighty.com, and The Financial Technology Network; and the market leading, award-winning InformationWeek, Wall Street & Technology, TechNet and MSDN Magazines. TechWeb also provides end-to-end services ranging from next-generation performance marketing, custom media, research, and analyst services. TechWeb is a division of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.

About Stratavia

Stratavia is a leading provider of Data Center Automation software. Stratavia's flagship platform, Data Palette, automates complex, error-prone, manually intensive yet repetitive IT administration tasks, while providing predictive analytics to detect and resolve issues before they can impact operations. Fortune 1000 companies rely on Data Palette to define, build and orchestrate standard operating procedures, and report on mission-critical applications and IT operations. Founded in 2001, Stratavia is headquartered in Denver, Colorado and is privately held and venture funded by Adams Street Partners, Asset Management Company and Vista Ventures. For more information go to www.stratavia.com.