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Everdream, the Market Leader in On-Demand Desktop Management Services, Receives Two 2006 SIIA CODiE Awards


Forbes / PR Newswire
May 18, 2006

Everdream Desktop Management Services and Everdream Asset Management Win the Software Industry's Highest Honor FREMONT, Calif., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Everdream, the leading provider of on-demand desktop management services, today announced that the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) named Everdream Desktop Management Services the Best Distributed Computing Solution and Everdream Asset Management the Best Asset Management Solution for the second consecutive year. Everdream and the other 21st Annual CODiE Award winners were honored at a black-tie gala held May 16, 2006 in San Francisco.

The CODiE Awards recognize 29 software industry categories of outstanding products and services, as well as corporate excellence and philanthropy. A panel of judges including software industry peers, top industry trade press and leading analysts, and voting members of the SIIA reviewed an impressive field of 1,026 products and services submitted by more than 500 companies. A complete list of this year's CODiE Award winners is available at www.siia.net/codies/2006/winners.asp.

"The 21st Annual CODiE Awards continues our tradition of celebrating the best products in the software and information industry," said Ken Wasch, president of SIIA. "Being a winner among so many fine nominees is a solid achievement. I congratulate all of the companies."

Everdream's Award-Winners
Today's highly distributed business environment and the increasing number of mobile workers have created a significant challenge for companies as they try to manage and protect their desktops, laptops, and other mobile devices. Built around a powerful and cost-effective software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, Everdream Desktop Management Services provide a single, on-demand window into a company's entire corporate desktop environment, enabling companies to better manage critical IT operations such as asset management, software distribution, patch deployment, virus protection, and data backup regardless of the PCs' physical location.

Using a simple Internet connection, the Everdream Asset Management Service enables greater visibility into hardware and software assets, software license usage, and end-user location and information no matter where the computers are located. The service helps companies account for IT assets and ensure compliance under the scrutiny of initiatives ranging from Sarbanes-Oxley to the auditing activities of the Business Software Association.

"By selecting Everdream's services as the Best Distributed Computing Solution and the Best Asset Management Solution, the industry has recognized that a software-as-a-service model for desktop management is the only way to effectively handle the complexities of today's distributed business environment and we are proud to receive a CODiE award for the second straight year," said Mark Hoffman, chief executive officer for Everdream. "More than ever, businesses face the daunting and time-consuming task of managing their desktops, laptops, and other mobile devices in an increasingly distributed environment. Everdream eases this challenging task by providing a complete, integrated offering of on-demand software and managed services for all desktop management operations."

About Everdream
Everdream Corporation is the market leader in on-demand desktop management services that enable greater visibility into hardware and software assets, better and more uniform desktop protection for unparalleled business uptime, and superior end-user satisfaction while significantly reducing the total cost of ownership of corporate PCs. Built around a powerful and cost-effective "software-as-a-service" model, Everdream provides an integrated offering of on-demand software and managed services that are activated with a simple Internet connection, ensuring all desktops and laptops -- regardless of location -- are "Everdream Protected." Powered by Everdream's industry-leading desktop management platform and its client-based agent architecture, Everdream's services are available to customers 365x24x7. With worldwide headquarters in Fremont, California, and operational facilities in Dallas, Texas, and Charlotte, North Carolina, Everdream manages more than 140,000 desktops for companies in 60+ countries around the globe, including ADP, Brocade Communications, Korean Airlines, Midas, Salesforce.com, Sonic Automotive, Sylvan Learning Centers, and many others. For more information, visit the Everdream Web site at www.everdream.com or call 888-307-7299.

NOTE: Everdream is a registered trademark of Everdream Corporation. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

SOURCE Everdream Corporation
CONTACT: Marc Gendron of Trainer Communications, +1-559-228-8424, or evd@trainercomm.com, for Everdream Corporation Web site: http://www.everdream.com



      
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