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CIX Names BlueCat Canada's Hottest Innovative Information & Communications Technology Company

Canadian Innovation Exchange Names BlueCat Networks Canada's Hottest Innovative Information & Communications Technology Company for 2010

Experts select BlueCat Networks’ DDI (DNS, DHCP & IP Address Management (IPAM)) technology from over 200 applicants

Toronto, Canada – December 14, 2010 – BlueCat Networks, the IPAM Intelligence™ company, today announced that it was named Canada’s Hottest Innovative Company for 2010 in the Information & Communications Technology (ICT) category at the Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) conference.

Each year, the Canadian Innovation Exchange searches for Canada’s most innovative technology-based companies in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), Clean Technology and Digital Media. From over 200 applicants, a selection committee consisting of twenty-six leading experts from major corporations, entrepreneurs, and investors selected Canada’s 25 Hottest Innovative Companies. These companies then presented to a live audience at CIX, before one company was honored with distinction in each of the three categories by a panel of experts.

“Congratulations to all of our showcasing companies for dazzling us with their spectacular presentations and their achievements in new technologies," said Robert Montgomery, Co-Chair of the Canadian Innovation Exchange, and CEO of First Maximilian and Achilles Media. “These companies reflect the forward-thinking creativity and continual innovation that Canadian businesses have to offer,” Montgomery continued. “BlueCat Networks is a world leader in DDI technology and represents the very best of Canadian innovation – making it an ideal choice as Canada’s Hottest Innovative ICT Company for 2010.”

“BlueCat is built on world-leading DDI technology innovation, and so is very proud to be recognized as an innovative leader in Canada by the illustrious panel at the CIX conference,” said Michael Hyatt, CEO & Co-Founder, BlueCat Networks. “Canada has always been at the forefront of global information technology innovation, and looking at the 25 excellent finalists for this prestigious award, it looks like that legacy is set to continue.”

BlueCat Networks’ IP Address Management (IPAM) solution integrates with Microsoft Windows DNS and DHCP to simplify network management by making it easy for administrators to fully integrate IP inventory tracking and allocation, along with DNS and DHCP management. Administrators can design networks with a simple conceptual view, then deploy and manage them across the organization. When managing DNS and DHCP, BlueCat Networks’ IPAM solution becomes “mission control,” offering full command and customization of configurations from a central, secure Web-based interface to make it simple to eliminate all IPAM problems by centrally managing and auditing IPv4, IPv6, DNS and DNSSEC networks.

For a free trial of BlueCat Networks’ VMware Ready™ Proteus IPAM solution and Adonis DNS/DHCP solution, please visit http://www.bluecatnetworks.com/free-trial.

View photos from the Canadian Innovation Exchange conference.

About CIX

The Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) is a must-attend conference for the principal players in the innovation economy. CIX is a gathering of the key players in the innovation economy that will showcase and accelerate the development of the great technology-based innovation emanating from Canada. CIX is attended by the people behind the innovative technologies: entrepreneurs, investors, corporations, service providers, government and the media. Its objective is to bring together the key leaders and protagonists of technology-based innovation in order to learn from each other, meet and pursue common ground, consider partners and investments, but most of all to showcase and celebrate the tremendous innovative products, services and technologies that exist today and are providing the fuel for our economy to grow. For more information on CIX, visit http://www.canadianinnovationexchange.com.

About BlueCat Networks

BlueCat Networks is the Leader in DDI (DNS (DNSSEC), DHCP and IP Address Management (IPAM)) Core Services, including the centralized management of Microsoft Windows® DNS/DHCP services. Available in, software (VMware), hardware (appliance) and Managed Service (Proteus Cloud Services) deployment options, BlueCat Networks has sold to a large number of Global Fortune 1000 companies and many classified and unclassified government agencies. With the exponential growth in IP addresses, BlueCat Networks solves critical network management issues by centrally managing, controlling, tracking and auditing IPv4, IPv6, DNS and DNSSEC networks. BlueCat Networks’ award-winning solutions provide unparalleled network uptime and scale for small to large organizations. For additional information please visit http://www.bluecatnetworks.com.

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