The achievements came as Heroix expanded Longitude’s capabilities to address needs at all segments within the system and network monitoring marketplace. In June, Heroix announced Longitude V5, with new features that accelerate time to deployment and expedite the resolution of IT performance problems (http://www.heroix.com/news/news_press174.htm). Annotated service level agreements (SLAs) and reports, end-user experience monitoring, topology based network representation, and other scalability enhancements included in V5 help businesses with enterprise installations better manage IT performance and business service levels. “Important findings or knowledge can be obscured by a deluge of IT data,” said Jasmine Noel, Co-founder, Ptak, Noel & Associates. “Often business stakeholders reading an SLA report or IT managers collaborating on problem resolution have to decode various unfamiliar charts and reports, and they usually end up with more questions than answers. Longitude’s new features focus on bringing the most relevant information into relief so that the meaning of the data is clearer. With more understanding comes faster problem resolution and better decision making.”

In December, Heroix introduced new Heroix Longitude versions packaged and priced to meet the needs of smaller and mid-sized businesses (http://www.heroix.com/news/news_press179.htm). Longitude Standard Edition provides effective, easy-to-use operating system and IT infrastructure monitoring capabilities affordable for small to medium businesses. Longitude Professional Edition provides feature-rich operating system and IT infrastructure monitoring with advanced application monitoring and event handling. The company's top-of-the line Enterprise Edition delivers operating system, IT infrastructure, and application monitoring software with SLA monitoring, end user experience monitoring, and other advanced features that facilitate the monitoring and management of large enterprises. "We are pleased to be able to offer Longitude at prices accessible to every budget. Now proactive monitoring is feasible for small to mid-size companies, with the proven effectiveness and out-of the-box usability that's always been our hallmark," said Heroix President Rick Lane.

Heroix offers a 14-day free trial of Longitude (http://www.heroix.com/aspscript/script_longitude_demo_form.asp) as well as an online Flash demo (http://www.heroix.com/downloads/flash/LongitudeTour/tour.asp). All Longitude packages are available now. .

About Heroix

Heroix delivers award-winning application performance and network monitoring 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 more than 1,000 organizations worldwide, including Arrowsight, Fallon Clinic, Kaiser Permanente, Honeywell, Tembec, Motorola, Inc., and Young Broadcasting