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Ipswitch, Inc., Launches Blogs to Help Small- and Medium-sized Businesses Capitalize on Technology

Leading Provider of Technology for the SMB Market Expands Portfolio of Blogs to Include The Daily Network Monitor, FTPplanet, Roger Greene's Blog and The Ipswitch Blog

Lexington, Massachusetts – September 15, 2006 -Ipswitch, Inc., a leading developer of network monitoring, messaging and file transfer solutions, today announced an expanded portfolio of blogs designed specifically to help small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) understand and exploit technology.

“Ipswitch was founded on the principle that SMBs have unique technology requirements,” said Roger Greene, CEO of Ipswitch.  “For 15 years we’ve been building products that set new standards for ease-of-use and ease-of-administration specifically so that SMBs would have alternatives to the complex software designed for larger companies with extensive IT resources.  In that time, we’ve developed a reputation for looking out for the little guy, for being the champion of the SMB.  It only makes sense then that we would complement our product offerings with online resources to help SMBs get the most out of technology.”

Ipswitch’s blogs now include:

  • The Ipswitch Blog (http://blogs.ipswitch.com) – Ipswitch’s longest running blog contains news, insight, humor and advice on issues affecting today’s SMBs. 
  • The Daily Network Monitor (http://www.dailynetworkmonitor.com) – The Daily Network Monitor examines the latest updates and trends in network monitoring and network management.  The blog is currently hosting a survey which tracks the frequency of network outages.  The “crashometer” survey provides a way for SMB IT users to compare how robust their systems are to those of their peers. 
  • FTPplanet (http://www.ftpplanet.com) – FTPplanet focuses on tips, tricks and information on the latest FTP technology, straight from the leading worldwide provider of FTP software.  It provides instruction and advice to those seeking the best solution for moving large files across their networks. 
  • Roger’s Blog (http://blogs.ipswitch.com/greene/) – CEO Roger Greene offers his perspective on SMB industry news and trends.

Greene stated, “SMBs’ IT staffs do not have the time to take classes, study manuals or decipher cryptic user interfaces.  Our solutions, including the information found in our blogs, provide pragmatic strategies for those responsible for managing networks and IT infrastructure in SMBs.”

As a provider of tools for SMBs, Ipswitch is committed to understanding its customers’ business models and anticipating their needs when it comes to business-critical technologies.  The company’s blogs are an extension of a core part of its philosophy, which is to develop solutions that make the benefits of technology accessible to a broad audience of IT administrators and managers and to take what is possible and make it practical and affordable.

About Ipswitch

Ipswitch develops and markets software that works for small and mid-sized businesses worldwide. More than 100 million people use Ipswitch software to communicate via Ipswitch Collaboration Suite, monitor their networks with Ipswitch WhatsUp® and transfer files over the Internet using the market leading Ipswitch WS_FTP® Professional client and Ipswitch WS_FTP Server.

To view the Ipswitch Blog visit http://blogs.ipswitch.com, to view Roger’s blog visit http://blogs.ipswitch.com/greene/, to view FTPplanet visit http://www.ftpplanet.com and to view the Daily Network Monitor visit http://www.dailynetworkmonitor.com. Ipswitch values community involvement; visit http://icare.ipswitch.com to find out how to become involved. For product and sales information, visit http://www.ipswitch.com.