Released on: March 15, 2008, 3:30 am

Press Release Author: Michael Puterbaugh

Industry: Computers

Press Release Summary: Stratavia Earns Accolade from Enterprise Management
Associates for Talent and Innovation. Just as the sports world shares the concept of
an 'All-Star' team - a qualified selection of the best performers of the year - EMA
Research uses an All-Star metaphor to highlight ESM Vendor.

Press Release Body:

Denver,CO,March,15,2008 -- \"Stratavia\", a leading provider of Data Center automation
software, announced today that it has been named 2008 Rising Star in the database
automation and optimization category as part of the EMA All-Stars in Enterprise
Systems Management for 2008 report. Published in January 2008 by Enterprise
Management Associates, a leading analyst firm focused specifically on the IT
management market, the report recognizes the talent, performers and innovation in
systems management.

Just as the sports world shares the concept of an 'All-Star' team - a qualified
selection of the best performers of the year - EMA Research uses an All-Star
metaphor to highlight the best Enterprise Systems Management vendors, the EMA
All-Stars in Systems Management for 2008. The Rising Star award acknowledges the
best new or innovative vendors with the greatest potential.

. EMA analysts selected the top solutions by analyzing: The strength of vendor
product offerings,
functionality, and platform support
. Commitment to product vision and delivering innovation
. Customer feedback including satisfaction, and market penetration
. Enterprise Management Associates' perspective from independent evaluations of
expert analysts

"Stratavia has proven they are committed to quality and excellence while addressing
the real needs of the data center,\" said Andi Mann, research director, Enterprise
Management Associates. \"Its Data Palette solution is highly scalable, and can result
in specific and substantial payback - in one customer implementation, it delivered
time and productivity savings of up to 60 percent. In EMA's research, Stratavia also
ranked as equal-first among all contenders for customer satisfaction. Results like
this are well worth watching."

\"We are honored that Stratavia has received recognition as a Rising Star by analysts
that are dedicated to the IT management market and know our customers best," said
Thor Culverhouse, president and CEO, Stratavia. "Stratavia has been focused on
reducing the complexity that invariably characterizes IT operations in today\'s
heterogeneous enterprise. Our Data Palette platform allows them to streamline IT
processes, resulting in improved service levels, reduced costs and greater
management control.\"

About EMA
Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) is a leading industry analyst and consulting
firm dedicated to the IT management market. We provide IT vendors and enterprise IT
professionals with objective insight into the real-world business value of
technologies ranging from Virtualization to Security and Risk Management to ITSM and
CMDB. Learn more about our research services, our free online IT Management
Solutions Center, and our IT consulting offerings at: www.enterprisemanagement.com

About Stratavia
Stratavia is a leading provider of Data Center Automation software. Stratavia\'s
flagship platform, Data Palette, automates complex, error-prone, manually intensive
yet repetitive IT administration tasks, while providing predictive analytics to
detect and resolve issues before they can impact operations. Fortune 1000 companies
rely on Data Palette to define, build and orchestrate standard operating procedures,
and report on mission-critical applications and IT operations. Founded in 2001,
Stratavia is headquartered in Denver, Colorado and is privately held and venture
funded by Adams Street Partners, Asset Management Company and Vista Ventures. For
more information go to www.stratavia.com.
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Contact:
Nicole Daley
Horn Group, Inc. for Stratavia, Inc.
Tel: 415-905-4006
sbrown@seowhat.com ( ndaley@horngroup.com )



Web Site: http://www.stratavia.com

Contact Details: Contact Information:

Michael Puterbaugh
Stratavia, Inc.
Denver, CO
303-991-4844
sbrown@seowhat.com, (strataviapr@stratavia.com)
http://www.stratavia.com