MARLBOROUGH, MA and LONDON -- (Marketwire) -- 08/17/10 --

News Facts

• Entuity®, the leader in next-generation, value-focused network management solutions and the global developer of its award-winning Eye of the Storm® (EYE) software portfolio, today announced that Academic & Collegiate Software, a software distributor for the education community has joined the Entuity Channel Partner Network (ECPnet™).
• Academic & Collegiate Software, headquartered in Norfolk, Massachusetts, will now offer Eye of the Storm's business-centric and Green IT network management capabilities to its customers in North America. Helping higher education and local school system IT departments to fully maximize their valuable network assets, Academic empowers them to deliver outstanding network performance to their students, administrators, and faculty members.
• Eye of the Storm enables IT professionals to reduce costs, improve service availability, manage risk, ensure compliance, or achieve Green IT sustainability. IT managers can better leverage deep network analytics that clearly convey how the network is delivering critical applications, services, and connectivity to its end-users.

Supporting Quotes

• Quote, attributed to Andrew Langhauser, founder and president, Academic & Collegiate Software
  "Today's universities, colleges, and local school systems need to make the most of their network assets. Budgets are being scrutinized and offering a network management solution that maximizes IT infrastructure devices helps save on power costs with Green IT programs, eliminates wasted expenses for unnecessary purchases, keeps operating expenses in check and will add incredible value to any school system or university. Academic & Collegiate Software is looking forward to assisting the educational marketplace to get the most out of their network both today and in the future."

• Quote, attributed to Peter Licursi, vice president, Global Sales, Entuity
  "Entuity is pleased to add Academic & Collegiate to our ECPnet. As the first reseller who focuses solely on the educational marketplace, they are in a position to shape IT organizations to meet the ever-changing technology needs of their students, faculty and administrators. Through reliable network performance and cost containment, EYE and Academic & Collegiate together will equip these IT organizations for success."

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About Academic & Collegiate

Since 1993, Academic & Collegiate Software has been an integral partner to colleges, universities and school systems nationwide in providing outstanding computer software and expert service. Enabling the educational marketplace to maintain a technological advanced position, Academic & Collegiate Software offers a comprehensive variety of software titles including network management software from Entuity for improved management of a school's critical network. Academic is successful in delivering its products and services with the highest standard of consultation and support services to its varied customer base.

For more information about Academic & Collegiate Software please visit: www.academic-collegiate.com.

About Entuity

Entuity is the leader in next-generation, value-focused network management and service delivery solutions at price points to match a range of business models. The Company's line of Eye of the Storm (EYE) software automatically discovers, captures, correlates, and alerts on unrivalled network data and analytics. EYE's unique InSight Center™ Perspectives explicitly relate business value to help reduce operational and capital costs, reduce network downtime, achieve sustainability goals, commit to, deliver and prove service level commitments, ensure network configuration compliance, and optimize performance of private cloud environments.

Winner of numerous industry and business awards including the Network Products Guide 2010 Product Innovation Award for Network Management, EYE has been praised for its fast deployment, ease of use, and low cost of ownership. Entuity customers include enterprises, SIs, and MSPs such as ABB, Aptina, Astra Zeneca, BMC Software, CLS Services, DIRECTV, IBM Global Services, Perot Systems, Phones 4U, The Royal Bank of Scotland, SASSA, Sony, Visteon, and WorldPay. For more information on Entuity, please visit www.entuity.com or call +1.508.357.6346 (North America) or +44 (0) 20 7444 4800 (Europe).

Entuity and Eye of the Storm are registered trademarks and InSight Center is a trademark of Entuity, Ltd. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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