XPRIME BEST OF TECHED 2004 AWARD WINNER

June 2, 2004 - Penton Media Inc.’s Windows & .NET Magazine and SQL Server Magazine announced the winners of the Best of TechEd 2004 Awards for TechEd in San Diego, California. Kim Paulsen, Group Publisher for SQL Server Magazine presented awards to technology vendors in 10 categories and announced an overall Best of TechEd winner.

This year’s Most Interesting New Product award went to XPrime’s Database Accelerator. “The XPrime Database Accelerator provides linear scaling and improves the performance of SQL Server,” said Mike Otey, judge and Senior Technical Editor for Windows & .NET Magazine and SQL Server Magazine. “No applications changes are required, which makes the Database Accelerator a plug and play device. It truly offers a transparent solution to database management.”

About XPrime, Inc.
XPrime, Inc. (www.xprime.com), of Poway, California, develops solutions that significantly improve the performance of Microsoft SQL Server databases. The XPrime Database Accelerator (XDA) was released for general availability in early 2004, and delivers X-factor performance increases for complex database operations when compared to stand-alone systems. XDA systems are designed for companies that need to quickly retrieve data from large amounts of information and avoid costly hardware and software upgrades to existing infrastructure.

About Penton Media
Penton Media (www.penton.com) is a diversified business-to-business media company that provides high-quality content and integrated marketing solutions to the technology industry.