RTP, N.C. - November 10, 2009 - BlueStripe Software, the leader in Application Service Management (ASM), today announced a partnership with Datatrend Technologies, Inc., a leading IT solutions provider. Under the terms of the agreement, Datatrend will resell FactFinder, the only ASM solution that enables service delivery, IT operations and application support teams to manage application system performance and troubleshoot system components across any application environment: physical, virtual or cloud.

Combined with Datatrend's expertise helping organizations achieve systems and network management efficiencies, FactFinder improves IT operations by managing applications as full systems, enabling service delivery and application owners to better meet service level requirements. When application components are spread across different platforms - physical, virtual and cloud - FactFinder identifies the application system and provides the insight required to ensure proper performance.

"Today's IT infrastructures are increasingly complex, making the task of application management more difficult than ever," said Chris Neal, CEO and co-founder of BlueStripe Software. "Pinpointing the source of an application slowdown in a large data center is time-consuming and costly, driving IT managers and CIOs to understand the resources and dependencies that affect their business applications. With this new relationship in place, Datatrend can now deliver BlueStripe's FactFinder to help customers improve efficiencies and solve problems faster."

FactFinder monitors production applications in real-time and measures application service performance metrics across infrastructure tiers and between application nodes for each component across an entire application, helping Datatrend customers handle the complexity that new application infrastructures present.

"Partnering with BlueStripe is a great step for us as we continue to provide customers with complete, end-to-end solutions that have a direct impact on the success of their IT projects," said Warner Schlais, president of IT Services, Datatrend Technologies, Inc. "By pairing FactFinder with industry-leading servers, storage, and services, we are creating a solution to meet all of our customers' IT infrastructure needs."

Joint BlueStripe and Datatrend Webinar
BlueStripe's COO Vic Nyman and Datatrend's President of IT Services Warner Schlais will present a webinar entitled "Monitor & Manage Critical Production Applications, Solve Slowdowns - Fast" on Tuesday, November 17th at 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT. Attendees will learn how to isolate the cause of applications problems quickly, no matter how complex their applications are, so key business applications can perform properly. To learn more about this event and to register, visit: bluestripe.com/resources/webinars/application-management.

About Datatrend Technologies
Founded in 1987, Datatrend Technologies is a national IT solutions provider dedicated to helping companies optimize their IT environments and transform their business. Datatrend specializes in best-in-class technology services; server and storage solutions; and structured cabling services. By providing exceptional thought leadership and a customer-intimate approach, Datatrend has earned the respect of customers everywhere as a trusted advisor on business and technology issues. Visit Datatrend online at www.datatrend.com.

About BlueStripe Software
BlueStripe Software provides the only Application Service Management (ASM) solution that gives IT Organizations the visibility into exactly what IT components make up important business applications, where the application service requests go in those systems, exactly where requests are spending time and why. BlueStripe's flagship product, FactFinder, provides 24x7 application monitoring and problem management for important production applications across any application architecture, across any server platform: physical, virtual or cloud.

Based in the Research Triangle Park (RTP) area of N.C., BlueStripe is led by an executive team that has built some of the industry's leading enterprise application management companies, including Wily Technology, Relicore, Computer Associates, Remedy and IBM/Tivoli. For additional information, please visit http://bluestripe.com.

Mike Lough
BlueStripe Software
+1.877.750.2583
mlough@bluestripe.com
www.bluestripe.com

Toni Iafrate
Davies Murphy Group, Inc.
+1.781.418.2406
bluestripe@daviesmurphy.com
www.daviesmurphy.com

Chuck Fuerst
Datatrend Technologies
+1.800.367-7472
www.datatrend.com