Product named winner in System and Application Management category

BELLEVUE, Wash. - June 27, 2007 - Centeris Corporation, a pioneer in developing software for easy management and integration of Linux®, UNIX, and Mac servers in a Microsoft® Windows® network, today announced that the Centeris Likewise Management Suite was named the winner of the eWEEK Excellence Award in the category of System and Application Management. The field of finalists was narrowed to three and announced in May 2007. Winners were selected by eWEEK editors and analysts from more than 800 entries.

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"Our flexible deployment model and quick time to market with new product features align with the needs of our growing enterprise customer base," said Barry Crist, chief executive officer of Centeris. "As organizations continue to grapple with interoperability and regulatory compliance issues, they recognize the need for products like ours. We are committed to providing the market with excellent products and services that improve the interoperability of Linux, UNIX, and Mac servers in Microsoft Windows networks. This award reinforces what our customers are telling us, we are achieving that goal."

The eWEEK Excellence Awards program provides enterprise professionals with a comprehensive benchmark for assessing a wide range of technology products and services. Evaluating the entries is a panel of experts including eWEEK Labs analysts and eWEEK Corporate Partners - senior enterprise IT professionals who act as reader representatives.

The Centeris Likewise Management Suite improves management and interoperability of Windows®, Linux®, and UNIX® systems to considerably reduce IT costs and enhance security. Using familiar Windows-based tools, system administrators can seamlessly integrate Linux and UNIX systems with Microsoft® Active Directory™ and easily manage Linux servers. Centeris Likewise Management Suite is the only solution that allows IT administrators to quickly configure server roles, enable single sign-on for enterprise applications, and extend Active Directory group policy to Linux and UNIX systems.

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About Centeris

Centeris® solutions improve management and interoperability of Windows, Linux, and UNIX systems with easy to use software for Linux management and administration and cross-platform identity management.

Our products, Likewise Admin and Likewise Identity, provide familiar Windows-based tools for system administrators to easily configure server roles and seamlessly integrate Linux and UNIX systems with Microsoft Active Directory. This enables companies running mixed networks to utilize existing Windows skills/resources, maximize the value of their Active Directory investment, strengthen the security of their network and lower Linux server TCO.

Centeris Corporation is a Bellevue, WA-based software company funded by leading venture capital firms Ignition Partners, Intel Capital, and Trinity Ventures. Centeris has experienced management and engineering teams in place and is led by senior executives from leading technology companies such as Microsoft, F5 Networks, EMC and Mercury.