AppAssure Software Selected by AlwaysOn as an OnDC Top 100 Winner

Backup and Disaster Recovery Innovator from Northern Virginia makes the Washington D.C. list of Top Private Companies of 2009

RESTON, VA. – October 15, 2009 – AppAssure Software, a Microsoft Gold Partner and a leading provider of enterprise-class backup and disaster recovery software purpose-built for Windows applications, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the OnDC Top 100 winners. With its innovative Replay 4 solution, staggering business growth and momentum in the software backup market, Appassure was selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and global industry experts after meeting a stringent set of criteria, including innovation, market potential and stakeholder value.

Inclusion in the OnDC 100 signifies major developments in the creation of new business opportunities that contribute to the renewed and continued prosperity of our country. The OnDC 100 winners were selected from among hundreds of other technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists and industry insiders. The AlwaysOn editorial team conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2009 list.

“It’s no secret that technology and innovation are vital to bringing our country out of economic recession and transforming important sectors like energy and healthcare,” said Tony Perkins, founder and CEO of AlwaysOn. “We congratulate the OnDC 100 for their success in introducing new tools, services and systems to address the nation’s top priorities.”

AppAssure Software is an industry-leading manufacturer of application backup and recovery software. Considered a pioneer of the “Backup 2.0” movement, AppAssure products are designed to go beyond protecting data alone, protecting entire application infrastructures and ensuring rapid recovery in the event of system failures. Committed to ensuring reliable and affordable application recovery is available to every organization, AppAssure Software leverages cutting-edge technologies to reduce storage footprints, shrink recovery times, and make certain that applications can be recovered to any point in time, from the datacenter or from the cloud.

AppAssure Software and the OnDC Top 100 Companies will be honored at AlwaysOn’s OnDC event on October 19th-21st at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington DC. This two-and-a-half-day executive event features CEO presentations and high-level debates on sectors most impacted by the federal government including greentech, on-demand computing and IT security, education and the life sciences.

A full list of all the OnDC Top 100 winners can be found on the AlwaysOn Web site at
http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/33638.

Supporting Quotes:

- Angela Lauria, CMO, AppAssure Software

“AppAssure Software is honored to be selected by AlwaysOn as one of the Top 100 Private technology companies in DC. AppAssure’s commitment to providing the most innovative and game-changing products to the forefront of backup software is bringing real change to the market. We are excited to be able to continue to introduce our products and expand our reach to the public.”

About AppAssure Software

AppAssure Software, a Microsoft Gold Partner, offers the only solution that delivers local and cloud-based continuous application protection and recovery. Considered a pioneer of the “Backup 2.0″ movement, AppAssure products are designed to go beyond protecting data alone; protecting entire application infrastructures and ensuring rapid recovery in the event of system failures. Committed to ensuring reliable and affordable application recovery is available to every organization, AppAssure Software leverages cutting-edge technologies to reduce storage footprints, shrink recovery times, and make certain that applications can be recovered to any point in time, from the datacenter or from the cloud. Founded in 2005 by storage industry veterans, AppAssure Software is headquartered in Reston, VA.

About AlwaysOn

AlwaysOn ignited the open-media revolution in early 2003 by being the first media brand to launch a global blog network. In 2004, AlwaysOn continued to lead the media industry in innovation by introducing a social network where members can connect and engage. AlwaysOn is also revolutionizing the media business by applying its open-media principles to its executive event series (Summit at Stanford, OnMedia, OnHollywood, OnDC, GoingGreen East and West, Venture Summit East and West) and quarterly print “blogozine” by empowering its members to post and share their ideas and meet each other online. As our loyal readers know, AlwaysOn is committed to the free-market, merit-driven approach to reporting and event programming. No other media brand has dared to create such open interaction with its readers and event participants.

Media Contact:

Jessica Sessions

703.480.0155

jsessions@appassure.com

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