SWsoft Selected to Present at IBDNetwork’s Under the Radar™ Event on Emerging Technologies

November 4, 2005; 05:28 AM

Herndon, VA — November 2, 2005—SWsoft, a recognized leader in server virtualization and automation, today announced that it has been chosen to present at the Under the Radar event that will take place on November 16, 2005 at the Microsoft campus in Mountain View, CA. SWsoft was nominated and selected by the IBDNetwork editorial team and Under the Radar advisory board based on its review of over 300 companies in this space.

 Under the Radar will showcase technology companies in eight emerging sectors within the general technology space including: extrusion prevention, identity management, next-generation business intelligence, information lifecycle management, source-code analysis, second-generation RFID, data-center virtualization, and multi-platform productivity tools. Under the Radar’s signature format showcases four companies within a similar sector, with a hard-hitting Q&A from judges and audience members, highlighting growth opportunities and challenges in each sector.

Judges hail from leading venture capital firms such as Allegis Capital, Accel Partners, Advanced Technology Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Trident Capital, Hummer Winblad, Intel Capital, JPMorgan Partners, Morganthaler Ventures, and SAP Ventures.  Industry luminaries such as Michael Copeland senior writer of Business 2.0, Tom Formeski, editor of Silicon Valley Watcher, and Steve Fox, editor-in-chief of InfoWorld are among the speakers who will moderate the sessions.

“We are pleased to be one the selected emerging software companies to present at this unique event,” said Serguei Beloussov, CEO, SWsoft. “Our Virtuozzo server virtualization solution provides a different approach to virtualization with an ultra-low overhead architecture for both Windows and Linux platforms. Our compelling performance, scalability, multi-platform and automation advantages continue to change the way production servers are provisioned, consolidated, and managed.”

“Under the Radar gives emerging private companies an opportunity to present and receive feedback on their technology and business model from investors and potential strategic partners in a unique, interactive format,” said Alison Murdock, president of IBDNetwork. “Our advisory board of VCs and executives from leading technology and service firms evaluated more than 300 early-stage companies and selected SWsoft based on its promising technology and compelling market opportunity.”

To learn more about Under the Radar, visit http://www.ibdnetwork.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=146.

About SWsoft

SWsoft is a recognized leader in server automation and virtualization software. With more than 10,000 customers in over 100 countries, SWsoft's suite of products delivers proven performance, reliability, manageability and value. Headquartered in the Washington, DC Technology Corridor with offices around the world, SWsoft, Inc. is growing at more than 200 percent per year and is funded by Bessemer Venture Partners, Intel Capital and Insight Venture Partners.  For more information about SWsoft, visit www.swsoft.com.

About IBDNetwork – www.ibdnetwork.com

IBDNetwork is a Silicon-Valley based "club for dealmakers." Its events and editorial offerings cover the business side of technology including: industry trends; emerging and established companies; new business models and strategies for growth; and dealmaking from partnerships to investments. It focuses on the individuals and companies that drive innovation with an offline and online community of CEOs, corporate development executives, VCs and financiers, and journalists.

About Under the Radar – http://www.ibdnetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=20&Itemid=43.

Under the Radar began as an evening networking event in April 2003. After 18 months of sold-out events, IBDNetwork, urged by the VC and M&A professionals in its network, created a full-day event: effectively a one-stop shop to evaluate and explore new business opportunities, partnerships, potential investments, and trends in several technology sectors. Acteva, Comerica Bank (CMA), IBM (IBM), Intel Capital (INTC), LEWIS PR, Microsoft (MSFT), Mohler, Nixon & Williams, Perkins Coie, Salesramp, and Square 1 Bank.