BDNA Insight Named Codie Award "Best Asset Management Solution" Finalist


2009 SIIA Codie Finalist


2009-03-03

Mountain View, Calif. - March 3, 2009 - BDNA, the leading provider of IT infrastructure content, inventory and analysis solutions, today announced it has been named a "Best Asset Management Solution" finalist by the 2009 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) for its 24th annual CODiE Awards. Winners will be announced on May 5, 2009, at the SIIA Net Gain Conference to in San Francisco.

Established in 1986, the CODiE Awards is a prestigious representation that showcases outstanding achievement in the software, digital information, and education technology industries, as well as honors excellence in corporate achievement and philanthropic efforts. Now in its 24th year, the award holds the distinction of being the industry's only peer-reviewed awards program, recognizing 71 categories of outstanding products and services. Nearly 190 judges from the trade press, consulting, educators, IT specialists and other knowledgeable, but neutral, experts have reviewed all products entered. Finalists were chosen from more than 850 nominations, submitted by more than 600 companies.

"It is an honor for our market-changing IT infrastructure content, inventory, and analysis solution to be selected an SIIA CODiE award finalist," said Avanish Sahai, BDNA's vice president of marketing. "And being selected by our peers makes it all the more special. This recognition further validates the value of our solution which arms CIOs with an immediate, comprehensive, and accurate view of their technology environment so they can quickly make critical decisions to reduce costs and mitigate risks.

Our offerings for software compliance, consolidation, and green IT are completely aligned with most organizations' critical IT priorities – taking costs out of the business."

This year's finalists represent an impressive array of technology and business excellence and success. "The competition is particularly steep this year during the 24th Annual SIIA CODiE Awards, making selection as a CODiE finalist a real achievement," said SIIA President Ken Wasch. "All the companies on this year's list of CODiE finalists should feel justifiably proud of their accomplishment in making it to this stage, and have much excitement to look forward to regarding the upcoming CODiE Awards voting."

BDNA is a fundamental solution for all critical projects, processes, and policies. BDNA's patented technology, BDNA Insight, uniquely combines agentless, high-speed, and detailed inventory of all software and product assets and the industry's leading technology catalog. Within days, customers gain the most comprehensive and accurate view of their IT infrastructure, including, for example, unique information such as power and heat metrics required to address Green IT initiatives and software support information to accelerate compliance projects.

For a complete list of the 2009 CODiE Awards finalists, visit:
http://www.siia.net/codies/2009/finalist_list.asp.

About SIIA
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 550 leading software and information companies. For further information, visit www.siia.net. For CODiE Awards specific information, visit www.siia.net/codies/2009.

About BDNA
BDNA Corporation, headquartered in Mountain View, California, is the leading provider of IT infrastructure content, inventory, and analysis solutions. The BDNA Insight solution enables CIOs to navigate, analyze, and manage their IT infrastructure, leading to more informed IT strategy decisions. Through its recent merger with PS'Soft, BDNA now also offers, industry-leading IT asset management and service management solutions. BDNA serves more than 350 customers worldwide, including Lockheed Martin, Motorola, Telecom Italia, and the US Army. Some of PS'Soft's pan-European clients base includes include Cegedim, Bank of France, Eurotunnel, and Eurosport..