Heroix Obtains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program

Heroix Further Distinguishes Itself by Earning a Microsoft Competency As Independent Software Vendor

Newton, MA - February 16, 2006 – Heroix, a leading provider of application performance monitoring software, today announced it has obtained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program with a competency as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV), recognizing Heroix’s expertise and total impact in the technology marketplace. As a Gold Certified partner, Heroix has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven ability to meet customers’ needs. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

With over 20 years of delivering robust solutions to the system management marketplace, Heroix has helped define the latest generation of agentless performance monitoring and reporting software products. Last May, Heroix introduced Longitude®, its agentless system and application monitoring software that enables IT organizations to improve performance and monitor Service Level Agreements, without requiring software to be installed on each server. Longitude provides the comprehensive application support, rich reporting and graphing, and multiplatform coverage of high end solutions, with the lower cost, ease of use, immediate deployment, and quicker ROI of lower end tools.

“This recognition from Microsoft further validates the value that our software brings to IT organizations as they strive to provide high quality IT services while keeping TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) under control,” said Heroix Founder and CEO Howard Reisman. “We look forward to continuing to utilize the partner program’s resources to help us deliver more value to our customers.”

As one of the requirements for attaining Gold Certified Status, Heroix had to declare a Microsoft Competency. Microsoft Competencies are designed to help differentiate a partner’s capabilities with specific Microsoft technologies to customers looking for a particular type of solution. Each competency has a unique set of requirements and benefits, formulated to accurately represent the specific skills and services that partners bring to the technology industry.

“Solutions Competencies are an important way for Microsoft to better enable ISVs to meet customer needs,” said Sanjay Parthasarathy, corporate vice president of the Platform Strategy & Partner Group at Microsoft. “They allow ISVs to keep and win customers with their deep knowledge of solutions-based Microsoft platform technologies. Microsoft has a long history of working closely with ISV partners to help deliver compelling solutions and applications to our mutual customers, and the Solutions Competencies are an important step in continuing to enhance vital relationships with ISVs worldwide.”

About Heroix
Heroix delivers award-winning software products that help organizations optimize the availability and performance of applications, databases, systems, and IT infrastructure running across multiple platforms. Today, with a presence in over 40 countries, Heroix has delivered performance management solutions to over 1,000 organizations worldwide, including Horizon Lines, Kaiser Permanente, Honeywell, Tembec, Motorola, Inc., and Boston Sand & Gravel Company.