SAN FRANCISCO -- CITTIO, the innovation leader in automated network and systems monitoring software, today announced that eWEEK, a Ziff Davis Media publication and one of the IT industry's leading enterprise magazines, has named CITTIO a finalist in eWEEK's 7th Annual Excellence Awards program in Networking & Management Tools for CITTIO WatchTower[R]. Rapidly deployed and easily maintained, CITTIO WatchTower is the first led mini down lights enterprise-class network and systems monitoring software platform that automates the continual discovery, identification and monitoring of key services on servers, routers, applications, point-of-sale terminals, or any other device as they are introduced to the network. 2007 Excellence Award winners will be announced on June 11th at eWEEK.com and will be published in a special report in the June 25th print edition of eWEEK.
"CITTIO fills the void left by traditional monitoring tools too dependent on manual configuration, rendering them ineffective in constantly evolving networked environments," said Jamie Lerner, president and CEO, CITTIO. "Being named an Excellence Award finalist alongside established players so early in our company history validates there's a growing need for CITTIO's unique approach. We're honored to be part of this elite group of companies."
The eWEEK Excellence Awards program provides enterprise professionals with a comprehensive benchmark for assessing a wide range of technology products and services. Evaluating the entries is a panel of experts including eWEEK Labs analysts and eWEEK Corporate Partners - senior enterprise IT professionals who act as reader representatives.
"We were very impressed by the quality of the entries we received this year, as well as by the number of entries -- more than 800," said eWEEK Editorial Director Eric Lundquist. "It was a real challenge to choose the finalists because all of the entries reflect the tremendous effort the industry is making to respond to the increasing demands businesses are placing on technology."
eWEEK is the essential technology information source for builders of enterprise infrastructure. eWEEK helps its readers successfully evaluate, deploy and leverage new technology solutions for competitive advantage. The publication delivers news, technology evaluations and strategic analysis on the technologies, platforms and trends that affect enterprise-wide computing.
Products and services were awarded in the following categories:
* Analytics & Reporting
* Application Development
* Business Integration Systems
* Business Relationship Management
* Desktop & Mobile Hardware
* E-Business Foundations
* E-Mail Management & Security
* Enterprise Collaboration
* Enterprise Storage Hardware
* Enterprise Storage Software
* IT Quality Assurance Tools
* Productivity Applications
* Server Hardware
* Networking & Management Tools
* Networking Infrastructure
* Systems & Application Management
* Authentication & User Management
* Network Data-stream Protection
* Vulnerability Assessment & Remediation
About eWEEK
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About CITTIO
CITTIO provides enterprise-class network and systems monitoring software that automates historically manual tasks and supports any IP-ready device. Sample customers include: BAE Systems; BCBS of Hawaii; Capitol Advantage; Circuit City Stores; Five Mile Capital; The Gymboree Corporation; Mervyns; National Parks Conservation Association; Pacific Sunwear; and T. Rowe Price. The company is headquartered in San Francisco. For more information, please visit .
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