[May 31, 2006] CITTIO Named 2006 American Business Awards(TM) Finalist in Most Innovative Company Category; San Francisco-Based Leader in Network and Systems Monitoring Software Receives High Scores in Preliminary Judging Tweet SAN FRANCISCO --(Business Wire)-- May 31, 2006 -- CITTIO Inc., the award-winning innovation leader in Network and Systems Monitoring software, today announced that it has been selected as a finalist in the Most Innovative Company category of the 2006 American Business Awards. Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" by the New York Post (April 27, 2005), The American Business Awards are the only national, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in the workplace. Winners will be announced on Monday, June 12 at a special event at Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. "We are enormously gratified to have been selected as a finalist for this prestigious business award," said Jamie Lerner, president and CEO of CITTIO. "Getting to this point in the judging is a real tribute to the hard work, discipline, skill, and understanding of the marketplace that has gone into creating our WatchTower(R) Network and Systems Monitoring solution. We are particularly pleased because WatchTower received high scores from independent judges during two months of intensive preliminary evaluation before being chosen as a finalist." "Being named a Finalist in The American Business Awards is an important achievement," said Michael Gallagher, founder and president of The Stevie Awards. "It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of national recognition. We congratulate all of the Finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition." About The American Business Awards Often referred to as The Stevie Awards (after the Greek work meaning "crowned"), the American Business Awards have been an annual event since 2002. The mission of the award, and that of its companion International Business Awards and the Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs, is to create positive awareness of exemplary companies and executives among the press, business community, and general public. About CITTIO, Inc. CITTIO, Inc. is the award-winning innovation leader in Network and Systems Monitoring software. Based on a 100 percent Java architecture, only WatchTower(R) delivers a fully bundled software solution, including a web server, an embedded database, and a management portal, providing complete functionality for operating a network data center. The unique monitoring capabilities of WatchTower(R), coupled with powerful automation technology, provide IT managers and network technicians alike with a simple and complete solution for data center management. CITTIO's customers include industry-leading companies such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Hawaii, Capitol Advantage, DemandTec, Five Mile Capital, National Parks Conservation Association, Pacific Sunwear, and The Gymboree Corporation. For more information, please visit the CITTIO website www.cittio.com. Editor's Note: All CITTIO brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of CITTIO, Inc., in the United States and other countries. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]