Tampa, Fla., June 13, 2007 – Numara Software announced today that eWEEK, a Ziff Davis Media publication and one of the IT industry’s leading enterprise magazines, has named Numara Software’s Numara FootPrints Hosting Service 7.5 as a finalist in eWEEK’s seventh Annual Excellence Awards program, in the Business Relationship Management category. 

"We are honored to be recognized by eWEEK as one of the three finalists in the Business Relationship Management category for our Numara FootPrints Hosting Service solution," said David Weiss, CEO, Numara Software, Inc. "We know that every organization has unique requirements, and unlike many other hosted solutions, Numara FootPrints offers our customers the full functionality of a licensed package in addition to a fully customizable system to match their current and future business needs."

Numara FootPrints Hosting Service 7.5 is geared towards organizations of any size that want to host and manage a web-based customer service desk without the cost of IT infrastructure staff and resources.  The service allows organizations to centrally manage and automate their customer support, help desk and other request-driven processes, without having to maintain the IT administration in-house.  Instead, Numara Software provides the necessary web server and database, as well as the network staff to maintain the infrastructure at its secure data center, lowering costs for the customer.

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 Numara Software Inc.
Founded in 1991, Numara Software, Inc. (formerly Blue Ocean Software) is a global provider of service desk management solutions for help desk and customer support professionals who need to simplify and gain control over their increasingly complex environments. Numara Software’s trusted solutions address critical IT and support functions, such as customer service desk, IT help desk, asset management, software patch and deployment, and network monitoring.

With its two flagship products, Numara Track-It! and Numara FootPrints, and more than 50,000 customer sites worldwide, Numara Software is the service desk management leader for small to mid-sized enterprises. To register for a one-on-one guided walkthrough, attend a webinar or download a trial, please call (800) 557-6970 or visit: www.numarasoftware.com.

About eWEEK
eWEEK, “the enterprise newsweekly,” is the essential technology information source for builders of enterprise infrastructure. eWEEK enables readers to successfully evaluate, deploy and leverage new technology solutions for competitive advantage. The publication delivers to its reader’s news, technology evaluations, and strategic analysis on the technologies, platforms, and trends that impact enterprise-wide computing. eWEEK reaches 400,100 enterprise technology buyers who are evaluating and purchasing technology solutions for their company. eWEEK delivers news, analysis and technology reviews in print and on a daily basis on the Web.

Contact:
Mary Maloney
Numara Software, Inc.
813.227.4685
mary.maloney@numarasoftware.com

Liz Boal
Greenough Communications
617.275.6522
lboal@greenoughcom.com

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