04/26/2012 - Ipanema Technologies Named a Finalist in the 2012 Hot Companies and Best Products Awards by Network Products Guide

WALTHAM, Mass., April, 26, 2012 Ipanema Technologies, the industry leader in application performance solutions for business efficiency, announced  today that Network Products Guide,an industry-leading technology research and advisory guide, has named the company a finalist for the 7th Annual 2012 Hot Companies and Best Products Awards in the Hot Companies category.These industry and peer awards from Network Products Guide are the world's premier information technology awards honoring achievements and recognition in every facet of the IT industry.

Winners will be announced in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 during the annual dinner and presentations.

Ipanema Technologies addresses the growing need for guaranteed application performance across today’s global enterprise networks, amidst an ever-changing technology landscape, made even more challenging by the adoption of cloud computing and increasing complexity within IT operations. Its business-driven WAN Governance approach reduces network complexity and enables enterprises to align IT performance with business objectives. The company’s solutions and services also protect existing IT investments, enabling customers to manage their networks at much higher levels of performance with lower costs.

Ipanema Technologies recently launched the AppsWork™ service offering that enables the SMB market to take full advantage of any application, including cloud and Internet based, guaranteeing performance and delivering full application visibility. Ingram Micro distributes AppsWork™ via the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace, available to its entire network of system integrators, cloud service providers, MSPs and technology resellers.

“It’s an honor to be named a finalist by Network Products Guide for this esteemed industry and peer award,” said Jean-Yves Leclerc, CEO of Ipanema Technologies. “This recognition further validates our position as a company that addresses a real industry challenge: how to effectively guarantee application performance in a constantly changing technology landscape.”

An annual achievements and recognition awards program with active participation from a broad spectrum of industry voices, the annual Hot Companies and Best Products recognition program encompasses the world’s best in organizational performance, products and services, executives and management teams, successful deployments, product management and engineering, support and customer satisfaction, and public relations in every area of information technology.

About Network Products Guide Awards

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About Ipanema Technologies

Ipanema provides enterprises with a direct connection between application performance and their business requirements.

With Ipanema Technologies, enterprises automatically understand which applications use the network and deliver guaranteed performance to each user. Enterprises can support their strategic IT transformations - like cloud computing and Unified Communications - and control Internet growth while reducing their IT expenses.

Ipanema’s customers range from mid-sized companies up to enterprises with 1,000s of sites.
Enterprises can get Ipanema products through our reseller channels. They can use Ipanema “as a Service” through Managed Service Providers and Telecom Operators’ offerings. SMBs/SMEs can access Ipanema’s benefits thanks to the AppsWorkTM service offering.