Heroix (http://www.heroix.com), a leading provider of application performance monitoring software, today announced that it has been nominated for Technology Developer Company of the Year as part of the 2006 Mass Technology Leadership Awards. The 2006 Mass Technology Leadership Awards continue a nine-year tradition, begun by the New England Business and Technology Association (NEBATA), of honoring the region's technology and business leaders. The Mass Technology Leadership Council was formed by the combination of NEBATA and the Mass Software Council.

Heroix (http://www.heroix.com), a leading provider of application performance monitoring software, today announced that it has been nominated for Technology Developer Company of the Year as part of the 2006 Mass Technology Leadership Awards. The company's flagship agentless monitoring software, Longitude, enables IT organizations to improve performance and monitor Service Level Agreements, without requiring software to be installed on each server. Longitude was first released in 2005 and has had two major releases since then with the latest coming in May of 2006 (http://www.heroix.com/news/news_press157.htm).

The 2006 Mass Technology Leadership Awards continue a nine-year tradition, begun by the New England Business and Technology Association (NEBATA), of honoring the region's technology and business leaders. The Mass Technology Leadership Council was formed by the combination of NEBATA and the Mass Software Council. Finalists for the award will be announced on June 28, and winners will be named on October 11, 2006.

"Heroix is pleased to be nominated for the Mass Technology Leadership Awards, which are a testament to the innovation and hard work of companies that make significant contributions to the technology community," said Heroix CEO and Founder Howard Reisman. "By designing Longitude from a clean sheet of paper, we were able to change the dynamic in the system management marketplace with agentless monitoring software that is comprehensive and robust, yet quick to deploy and effortless to maintain."

Pricing and Availability

Longitude V3 is available now. Pricing for basic OS monitoring starts at $299 per monitored system. Heroix offers a 14-day free trial (http://www.heroix.com/v3pr.asp).

About Heroix

Heroix delivers award-winning software products that help organizations optimize the availability and performance of applications, databases, systems, and IT infrastructure running across multiple platforms. Today, with a presence in over 40 countries, Heroix has delivered performance management solutions to over 1,000 organizations worldwide, including Fallon Clinic, Horizon Lines, Kaiser Permanente, Honeywell, Tembec, Motorola, Inc., and Boston Sand & Gravel Company.

About the Mass Technology Leadership Council

The Mass Technology Leadership Council is the premier association for providers and users of innovative technologies in the region. Formed by the combination of Mass Software Council and New England Business and Technology Association, Inc., the organization is dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship and promoting the success of companies that develop and deploy technology across industry sectors.