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Think Dynamics Releases ThinkControl 2.0

ThinkControl is an automated resource management solution for corporate and Internet data centers that enables organizations to optimize their existing IT resources -- including people, hardware and software assets. Enriched with a host of new features, ThinkControl positively impacts the bottom line by helping organizations such as leading IDC provider Inflow, reduce costs, improve service levels and increase productivity.

"Today's IT executive is being pressured to reduce their costs, improve their productivity and align their spending with business objectives," said Bill Martorelli, vice president, enterprise services for the Hurwitz Group. "Think Dynamics can help companies achieve all three through ThinkControl with its unique 'just-in-time' provisioning process."

ThinkControl strategically changes IT resource planning from a "just-in-case" to a "just-in-time" cycle that ensures each application has the resource it needs, when it needs it, without static over-provisioning. According to research from the Hurwitz Group, static over-provisioning costs the Fortune 500 billions annually in underutilized infrastructure purchases. With ThinkControl, corporate and IT data centers can automate the traditional, manual provisioning process of performance measurement, capacity planning and infrastructure deployment.

As a result, ThinkControl turns the data centers into saving centers that directly impacts the bottom line by:

• Increasing the utilization of IT investments

ThinkControl provides a platform for growth that ensures maximum utilization of all existing and future IT investments.

• Improving the productivity of IT staff

By capturing and automating the repetitive execution of tedious, error-prone best practices, ThinkControl frees technical staff to focus on projects core to the business.

• Actively managing application performance to service level objectives

ThinkControl creates an auditable alignment between resource allocation and application performance, ensuring that the bottom line is benefited by both lower costs and higher service levels. "ThinkControl will empower Inflow to offer improved service levels and lower costs to our customers without sacrificing the world-class service that our customers have come to rely on," said Scott Ray, Western Region vice president for Inflow Inc. A Think Dynamics early adopter "ThinkControl will enable Inflow to generate new revenue by offering our customers cost-saving alternatives to over-provisioning. By automatically delivering our customers the server infrastructure they need, only when they need it, ThinkControl will allow Inflow to offer services previously reserved for the budgets of only the largest corporate customers."

ThinkControl version 2.0 builds on the innovation of the earlier version with the addition of such new features as:

• Open architecture enabling data center operators to model and automatically deploy complex e-business infrastructures using their own custom best practices.
• Compatible with a greater range of application environments including J2EE and Web server platforms such as Weblogic, WebSphere, Apache and Microsoft application environments.
• Greater breadth of operating platforms - ThinkControl now supports a greater range of operating platforms including such UNIX(TM) platforms as HPUX, Solaris and AIX, LINUX, and MS Windows running on traditional and new blade server architectures.
• Fuller range of network device compatibility with such vendors as Cisco, F5, Foundry and Nortel/Alteon. "Think Dynamics understands the needs of Internet and corporate data centers and has worked this understanding from the ground up into ThinkControl," said Duncan Hill, CTO and founder of Think Dynamics. "Our vision of ThinkControl is to align the IT data center with the objectives of the overall organization to work smarter. With ThinkControl, organizations gain a competitive edge by saving on data center resources, increasing service levels and improving productivity."

Moving at an aggressive pace, Think Dynamics has achieved significant milestones since its launch. Think Dynamics has secured funding, launched a world-class product and established a solid internal infrastructure of experienced professionals. With its flagship product offering Think Control, Think Dynamics has secured high-profile customers and landed top tier partnerships. Most recently, Think Dynamics became a strategic member of the IBM initiative Project eLiza. ThinkControl is available immediately from Think Dynamics.

For additional information on the product offering, please visit www.thinkdynamics.com.

About Think Dynamics

Think Dynamics develops software that automate resource management for data centers. ThinkControl, the flagship offering from Think Dynamics, was first introduced at the prestigious IDG Demo conference in February 2002. Think Control automates the traditional, manual provisioning processes of performance measurement, capacity planning and infrastructure deployment. With ThinkControl, corporate and Internet data centers can dynamically move computing resources to support the applications with the greatest immediate impact on your business "just-in-time" to meet user demand. Founded in September 2000, Think Dynamics is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Boston and San Francisco. Think Dynamics is a privately held company, backed by Brightspark Ventures, CDP Sofinov and OMERS.