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Spiceworks Wins PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award.


Free IT Management Software for Small and Midsize Businesses Awarded 4.5 Out of 5 Stars

AUSTIN, Texas -- Spiceworks[TM], Inc., the provider of the industry's first free ad-supported IT management software, today announced that PC Magazine has awarded version 1.5 of the Spiceworks IT Desktop its 'Editors' Choice' designation. Receiving 4.5 out of 5 possible stars, the Spiceworks IT Desktop received one of the highest ratings of any network management software reviewed by the publication.

Commenting in his review of version 1.5 of the Spiceworks IT Desktop software, Rob Lipschutz, PC Magazine's Lead Analyst for Business and Network said:

"Overall, I was impressed im·press 1  
tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es
1. To affect strongly, often favorably:
 with this intuitive utility. It provides many of the capabilities small-business IT administrators need, letting them gain a more detailed view of their networks, keep track of issues, and seek help from a convenient community resource...it's an excellent tool for a smaller business -- and paying nothing for it adds to its appeal."

The Spiceworks IT Desktop is designed for small and medium organizations with networks of up to 250 devices. Core product features include the ability to automatically discover, inventory, monitor, track and report on the hardware and software running in a network as well as integrated help desk and IT expert community collaboration capabilities. The free Spiceworks software is supported by displaying relevant ads on topics that are useful to IT professionals.

"The PC Magazine reviews lab is one of the best and most reputable rep·u·ta·ble  
adj.
Having a good reputation; honorable.



repu·ta·bil
 in the world and it's a tremendous honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft.  for the Spiceworks IT Desktop to receive the magazine's 'Editors' Choice' designation," said Scott Abel, founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Spiceworks. "The tens of thousands of dedicated Spiceworks users who have helped us to design, test and continually con·tin·u·al  
adj.
1. Recurring regularly or frequently: the continual need to pay the mortgage.

2.
 improve the product deserve a large part of the credit for helping us achieve this prestigious award."

To review the complete PC Magazine product review on the Spiceworks 1.5 IT Desktop software, visit http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2126163,00.asp. For more information on Spiceworks or to download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer.  the free Spiceworks IT Desktop software, visit www.spiceworks.com.

About Spiceworks

Founded by network and systems management software pioneers, Spiceworks develops the industry's first free IT management software designed to meet the unique needs of small and medium businesses. Spiceworks software helps organizations easily inventory, monitor, manage and troubleshoot To find out why something does not work and to fix the problem. Troubleshooting a computer often requires determining whether the problem is due to malfunctioning hardware or buggy or out-of-date software. See debug.  the software and hardware assets in their networks. Spiceworks is a privately held company privately held company

A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly.
 headquartered in Austin, Texas with funding from Austin Ventures. For more information visit www.spiceworks.com

Spiceworks is a trademark of Spiceworks, Inc. All other names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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