Ipswitch Positioned in Research Firm’s Visionaries Quadrant in Managed File Transfer Magic Quadrant

Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

Lexington, MA – July 15, 2008 – Ipswitch, Inc. File Transfer Division, a leading provider of secure and managed file transfer solutions, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Visionaries Quadrant in the “Magic Quadrant for Managed File Transfer” Report published June 23, 2008 and authored by Gartner Research Director, L. Frank Kenney and Senior Client Service Representative, James Lennard.

This report positions vendors in one of four quadrants based on the companies' completeness of vision and ability to execute on that vision. The four quadrants are Leaders, Visionaries, Challengers and Niche Players. Visit: http://www.ipswitchft.com/resources/whitepapers/magic_quadrant/ to view the report.

In its report, Gartner states, “Companies should consider managed file transfer (MFT) suite vendors that meet their tactical and strategic needs. It's all too easy to act reactively and deploy technology that only supports one protocol or security standard; it's much more prudent to deploy a product that can be easily expanded and upgraded to handle multiple protocols and multiple standards in a well-managed way that's fully auditable.”

Ipswitch file transfer solutions enable businesses to meet and exceed regulatory compliance and implement sound security policies by safely and reliably moving data across the Internet. Over 40 million customers in industries such as healthcare, financial services, government, software development, retail, manufacturing, telecom and education use Ipswitch FT and MOVEit solutions to manage the secure file transfer activities of their organizations.

“We believe our leadership in the managed file transfer space is well reflected in our customer base of over 40 million users including MOVEit’s representation among the world’s leading enterprises,” said Gary Shottes, president, Ipswitch File Transfer division. “Our innovative and secure products based on ultra-strong FIPS 140-2 validated 256-bit encryption and our industry-leading market penetration success, assures network administrators and CIOs throughout the world that Ipswitch file transfer solutions are among the most secure and effective solutions on the market today. We believe being named to the Gartner visionaries quadrant for our market is another validation of our solutions and our company’s leadership in the market.”

About the Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2008 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About Ipswitch File Transfer
Ipswitch File Transfer builds software to securely move your most valuable data. The Ipswitch MOVEit® and WS_FTP® brands deliver industry leading secure and managed file transfer solutions to over 40 million users worldwide –including the majority of Fortune 1000 enterprises and government agencies. These organizations trust Ipswitch File Transfer solutions to secure, manage, automate and streamline their most-critical file transfers and data workflows. We invite you to learn more at www.IpswitchFT.com or to contact us at www.IpswitchFT.com/contact, on LinkedIn or Twitter. 

About Ipswitch, Inc.
More than 100 million people worldwide use Ipswitch software to transfer files over the Internet using the market-leading MOVEit® and WS_FTP® brands of secure and managed file transfer clients and servers, monitor their networks with Ipswitch WhatsUp®, and communicate via Ipswitch IMail™ Server. Founded in 1991, the company is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, has Research & Development and Sales centers in Georgia and Wisconsin and a European sales and support office in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Ipswitch sells its products through distributors, resellers and OEMs in Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Ipswitch values community involvement; visit http://icare.ipswitch.com to find out how to become involved. Visit www.ipswitch.com for more information on the company.

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Ipswitch, MOVEit, WhatsUp, and WS_FTP are registered trademarks of Ipswitch, Inc. IMail Server, MOVEit Central and MOVEit DMZ are trademarks of Ipswitch, Inc. All other product names are the property of their respective owners.