Confio Software Announces the Ignite for SQL Server VIP Program at PASS Summit 2009

SEATTLE, Wash. — November 3, 2008 — Confio Software, the leader in Response Time database performance management tools, announced a new program, the Confio Ignite® for SQL Server VIP Program, which gives qualified DBA’s one free Ignite for SQL Server instance license. This full feature version of Ignite will allow DBAs to monitor SQL Server (2000/2005/2008) without installing agents or placing load on production database servers.

“Confio’s mission to improve database performance and the rapid growth of SQL Server for business critical applications make it the perfect platform for our Ignite performance management solution,” said Confio’s COO Don Bergal, “The VIP Program will allow DBAs to find problem queries in minutes and quickly see the value in our Ignite software.”

PASS Summit 2009 attendees will be the first to witness the official unveiling of this new program that gives free access to Confio’s Ignite software. Confio Ignite® helps DBAs quickly and efficiently solve database performance problems. Ignite is the only tool on the market that captures and graphically analyzes all SQL Server wait-type data, showing exactly which queries are waiting on critical resources and what can be done to fix them. Confio Software’s commitment to provide high quality software to the community has been extended through today’s launch of their VIP Program. Ignite for SQL Server provides the following benefits to the Microsoft SQL Server community:

Allows DBAs to quickly and efficiently solve database performance problems.
Identifies key offenders, such as queries that use excessive SQL Server resources.
Measures Response Time and utilizes Performance Intelligence to analyze historical trends and uncover the root cause of slow queries.

For more information on the VIP Program for Ignite for SQL Server please visit www.confio.com/VIP or stop by Confio Software’s booth #401 at the Summit.

About Confio Software

Confio Software develops SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, & Sybase database performance management solutions that are revolutionizing how databases and the applications that depend on them are monitored, managed and optimized. Built on industry best-practice Wait-Time methods, Confio Igniter Suite improves service levels and reduces costs for database and application infrastructure. Confio is based in Boulder, Colorado, with customers worldwide. For more information see www.confio.com.

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