| AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwire - January 27, 2010) | | | | the company's portfolio of storage and |
| - SolarWinds, Inc. (NYSE: SWI), a leading provider | | | | virtualization management solutions, visit For |
| of powerful and affordable IT management | | | | more information on SolarWinds, the acquisition |
| software to more than 88,000 customers | | | | and SolarWinds IT management solutions, please |
| worldwide, today announced that it has acquired | | | | visit |
| certain of the assets of Tek-Tools, Inc., a | | | | In support of this announcement, SolarWinds will |
| privately-held company with offices in Dallas, TX | | | | host a teleconference on Wednesday, January 27 |
| and Chennai, India, with a combination of cash and | | | | at 7:30 am CT. The domestic dial-in number for |
| stock for up to $42 million. Tek-Tools' Profiler | | | | this call is 877-627-6544; international participants |
| suite of products gives users visibility into the | | | | can dial +1 719-325-4838 to access the call. Please |
| performance of storage and virtualized server | | | | dial in 5-10 minutes before the scheduled start |
| infrastructures. The addition of Tek-Tools' | | | | time. A live webcast of the call will be available on |
| offerings to theSolarWinds Orion product portfolio | | | | the SolarWinds Investor Relations website at A |
| will add management of enterprise storage | | | | replay of the webcast will be available on a |
| infrastructure to existing network and applications | | | | temporary basis shortly after the event at the |
| management capabilities, delivering an end-to-end | | | | same location. |
| IT management solution. | | | | Forward-Looking Statements |
| "As the need for comprehensive management of | | | | This press release contains "forward-looking" |
| highly networked physical and virtualized IT | | | | statements that are subject to safe harbors |
| resources becomes more and more critical to | | | | created under the U.S. federal securities laws. |
| enterprises of all sizes, we believe that this | | | | These statements include, among others, |
| transaction uniquely positions us to provide a | | | | statements regarding SolarWinds' ability to achieve |
| more complete solution that IT teams need to | | | | the expected synergies and other strategic |
| support their environments," said Mike Bennett, | | | | benefits as a result of the acquisition, including the |
| SolarWinds' Chairman and CEO. | | | | ability of SolarWinds' to fulfill its customers' |
| "Over the past 10 years, we've proven that our | | | | demands for a more complete software solution, |
| technology solves complex problems in very | | | | and management's beliefs on industry trends. |
| simple ways and that our business model of | | | | These forward-looking statements are based on |
| delivering powerful, easy to use, low-cost | | | | management's beliefs and assumptions and on |
| management solutions can succeed for a wide | | | | information currently available to management. |
| range of customers. The integration of | | | | Forward-looking statements include all statements |
| Tek-Tools'storage and virtualization management | | | | that are not historical facts and may be identified |
| products is an important addition to our product | | | | by terms such as "will," "expects," "believes" or |
| portfolio that will allow us to respond to customer | | | | similar expressions and the negatives of those |
| demand for an end-to-end IT management | | | | terms. Forward-looking statements involve known |
| solution that offers deeper visibility into | | | | and unknown risks, including without limitation the |
| networked storage and virtualized environments," | | | | potential impact on the business of Tek-Tools, Inc. |
| said Bennett. | | | | due to the acquisition, the retention of employees |
| The SolarWinds Orion product family has long | | | | of Tek-Tools, Inc. and the ability of SolarWinds to |
| offered companies of all sizes network, systems | | | | successfully integrate Tek-Tools, Inc.'s market |
| and application management through products | | | | opportunities, technology, personnel and operations |
| such as Orion Network Performance Monitor | | | | and to achieve planned synergies. Therefore, |
| (NPM) and Orion Application Performance Monitor | | | | actual results may differ materially and adversely |
| (APM). Tek-Tools' products will add deeper | | | | from those expressed in any forward-looking |
| storage and virtualization management to the | | | | statements. For information regarding other |
| SolarWinds portfolio, delivering broader IT | | | | related risks, see the "Risk Factors" section of |
| management capabilities and increasing IT | | | | SolarWinds most recent Form 10-Q filed on |
| organizations' efficiency and responsiveness. | | | | October 27, 2009. All information provided in this |
| "The collision of technologies like virtualization and | | | | release is as of the date hereof and SolarWinds |
| cloud computing with business forces like 'lean IT' | | | | undertakes no duty to update this information |
| is putting pressure on IT organizations to rethink | | | | except as required by law. |
| their management approach; functions that were | | | | About SolarWinds |
| once discrete will need to merge or collaborate | | | | SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI) provides powerful and |
| more effectively," said Kenny Van Zant, | | | | affordable IT management software to more |
| SolarWinds' SVP and Chief Product Strategist. | | | | than 88,000 customers worldwide -- from |
| "Today's data centers include application servers, | | | | Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses. |
| virtualization layers and storage all dependent on | | | | Focused on the real-world needs of IT |
| an 'always available' network, and the ongoing | | | | professionals, SolarWinds products are |
| adoption of virtualization and the associated | | | | downloadable, easy to use and maintain, and |
| storage needs continue to drive the demand for | | | | provide the power, scale, and flexibility needed to |
| and importance of networked storage," continued | | | | manage today's complex IT environments. |
| Van Zant. "Systems administrators have to be | | | | SolarWinds' growing online community, thwack, is |
| more network-aware, storage teams must | | | | a gathering-place for problem-solving, |
| tighten integration with the virtualization teams | | | | technology-sharing, and participating in product |
| and network engineers need visibility beyond the | | | | development for all of SolarWinds' products. Learn |
| routers and switches they manage today." | | | | more today at |
| Tek-Tools' Profiler Suite will continue to be | | | | SolarWinds, SolarWinds.com, and Orion are |
| available from SolarWinds and select channel | | | | registered trademarks of SolarWinds. |
| partners. For more information on Tek-Tools and | | | | |