Idera SQL diagnostic manager(TM) Named "Best of TechEd 2008 IT Professional Awards Finalist" by Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazines

Idera, a leading provider of management and administration solutions for Microsoft SQL Server, today announced that its SQL diagnostic manager product was named as a finalist of the "Best of TechEd 2008 IT Professional Awards" in the Database Administration category by Penton Media's Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine.

The Best of TechEd 2008 Awards recognize companies who offer innovative products in the industry. The judges reviewed over 220 products and services submitted for the contest and chose 29 finalists to be interviewed at the TechEd 2008 IT Professionals Conference in Orlando, Fla. Winners will be announced on June 12 at an evening reception for all of the finalists and at www.WindowsITPro.com/awards on June 13.

"Choosing from such a wide variety of outstanding entries is a challenge every year, and the quality of this year's entries was particularly high," said Karen Forster, group editorial and strategy director for Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine. "The products selected as finalists clearly provide innovative solutions and strategic importance to the market, are competitively advantageous, and provide exceptional value to customers."

"We are honored the judges recognize the value SQL diagnostic manager, a powerful database performance monitoring and diagnostics solution, brings to our customers every day," said Rick Pleczko, CEO of Idera. "We are in the business of solving our customers' most pressing systems management issues and SQL diagnostics manager is a key piece of our offering."

About Idera

Idera delivers a new generation of tools for proactively managing, administering, and securing the world's fastest growing database management system -- Microsoft SQL Server. Battle-proven and engineered for distributed enterprises, Idera's solutions help companies ensure database availability while also reducing tedious administrative tasks and expense. Idera's solutions include: Security and Compliance Management, Performance and Availability Management, Backup and Recovery, and Change and Configuration Management. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Idera's products are sold and supported directly and via authorized resellers and distributors around the globe. To learn more, please contact Idera at 1-713.523.4433 or visit www.idera.com .

About Penton Media

Penton Media's Windows IT Pro, the largest independent Windows IT community in the world, has Windows IT Pro as its flagship print publication. Windows IT Pro also includes SQL Server Magazine and Office SharePoint Pro. The Windows IT Pro network has 2.5 million unique visitors to its Web sites each month, and more than one million subscribers who opt-in to one or more email newsletters. Windows IT Pro is the world's leading producer of custom road shows, paid conferences and paid workshops for Windows and SQL Server IT and developer professionals. For more information visit: www.windowsitpro.com .

Penton Media, Inc. is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the U.S., serving more than six million business professionals every month. The company's market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 Web sites, 150 industry trade shows and conferences, and more than 500 information data products. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, and its co-investors. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com .

Idera is a division of BBS Technologies, Inc. SQL admin toolset and Idera are trademarks or registered trademarks of BBS Technologies, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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