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Centennial Joins SecureIT Alliance

Portland, Ore. - January 4, 2006 - Centennial Software, a developer of IT security and asset management solutions, today announced that is has joined the SecureIT Alliance - an organization established to help security companies more easily and efficiently interoperate with the Microsoft platform. Centennial will work with Microsoft and alliance partners to increase customer awareness around security products, and to further promote best practices, interoperability and integration associated with the company's security products DeviceWall and Security.Advisor. DeviceWall is a leading software solution for businesses looking to control and manage the use of portable storage devices on a corporate network. Security.Advisor allows companies to identify potential network vulnerabilities and greynet applications on the network.

"For most organizations, addressing network security requires a complex set of interrelated elements that rely on collaboration and product interoperability," said Gerry Albert, Platform Strategy Advisor and Director of the Secure IT Alliance. "The team at Centennial Software brings valuable security knowledge to the table with its products, bolstering the Alliance's ability to help Microsoft customers with their security needs. We're excited to have them as a member of the SecureIT Alliance."

The SecureIT Alliance was designed as a Web-based collaboration forum between partners to help members build innovative new security solutions and to communicate with customers about solutions and partnerships. Centennial brings strong security experience to the Alliance, specifically around the threats associated with portable storage devices and network vulnerabilities. With a wide variety of features - including encryption, file access auditing temporary access - DeviceWall offers IT managers the most flexible and comprehensive endpoint security product available on the market today. Security.Advisor, a comprehensive new solution for detecting and prioritizing network software and firmware vulnerabilities, sets a new bar for effective governance of the IT estate by combining 100 percent network discovery with vulnerability assessment, ensuring that vulnerability scans are performed on all machines for total network protection.

"Our ability to collaborate early in the development cycle with Microsoft and its partners helps ensure that the Microsoft community can immediately benefit from the leading security solutions that come to market," said Matt Fisher, VP Marketing of Centennial Software. "The SecureIT Alliance will help fuel security related development and collaboration on Microsoft platforms and help ensure customer confidence around these products. Our expertise around the issues and challenges of endpoint security will only help to strengthen this capability as we move forward."

For more information on the SecureIT Alliance, visit www.secureITalliance.org .

About Centennial Software / FrontRange Solutions

Centennial Software was acquired by FrontRange Solutions (www.frontrange.com) in April 2008. FrontRange Solutions develops Service Management, IT Infrastructure and Customer Relationship Management solutions that scale with the needs of mid-sized and distributed enterprises. The company – through its FrontRange, HEAT, GoldMine, Enteo and Centennial brands – offers a unique portfolio that has been chosen by more than 150,000 organizations worldwide to help improve the effectiveness and reduce the cost of interacting with external and internal customers.

Part of the FrontRange Solutions Infrastructure Management Group, Centennial Software develops IT Audit & Network inventory, Software Asset Management (SAM) and Endpoint Security Tools Centennial Discovery, License Manager and DeviceWall enable more than 6,000 organizations worldwide to manage their IT assets, license compliance and network security. Learn how full network audit, complete control of software licenses and effective USB security solutions can help drive cost, risk and complexity out of IT operations.

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