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ACCELOPS NAMED FINALIST IN SECURE COMPUTING MAGAZINE AWARDS

SANTA CLARA, CALIF. – December 15, 2009 –
AccelOps, the integrated datacenter monitoring leader,
has been named a finalist in the 2010 SC Awards program for
outstanding achievement in information technology (IT) security. AccelOps is recognized
in the Excellence Award category as Best Rookie Startup of the Year, which recognizes
companies with superior security products that help customers tackle today’s pressing
security challenges.

"Our distinguished panel of award judges selected AccelOps as a finalist in our Excellence Awards category – recognizing its contribution to the
world of IT security," said SC Magazine Editor-in-Chief Illena Armstrong. "Businesses are challenged every day with newer and more sophisticated
security threats and they rely on companies like AccelOps to help protect their assets."

As the industry’s preeminent awards program, the annual SC Awards has recognized security’s key contributors and outstanding products for more than a decade.
The SC Awards are designed to honor the professionals, companies and products that help fend off the myriad security threats confronted in today’s corporate world.
Individuals, brands and solutions recognized in the program address not only the security challenges prominent today, but also the emerging threat landscape of tomorrow.

IT security companies nominate their solutions for consideration in the SC Awards and entries are judged by a panel of leading security officers from large,
medium and small enterprises from all major vertical markets – representing the wide distribution of
SC Magazine readers.

"The trend toward network and security operations convergence, combined with increasing datacenter technology complexity and security threat sophistication requires a more
advanced and holistic approach to security information management," said Imin Lee, CEO of AccelOps.
"AccelOps is honored to be selected as a SC Award finalist in
recognition our efforts to deliver an integrated and service-oriented solution to datacenter monitoring."

Winners of this year’s SC Awards will be announced at a gala dinner and award ceremony to be held in San Francisco on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. The event is an evening filled
with excitement and offers an invaluable opportunity to network with the top corporate IT professionals in attendance. To attend the SC Awards, please register at:
http://www.scmagazineus.com/sc-magazine-awards-2010/section/1053/.

About SC Magazine

SC Magazine provides IT security professionals with in-depth and unbiased information through timely news, comprehensive analysis, cutting-edge features, contributions
from thought-leaders and the best, most extensive collection of product reviews in the business. By offering a consolidated view of IT security through independent product
tests and well-researched editorial content that provides the contextual backdrop for how these IT security tools will address larger demands put on businesses today,
SC Magazine enables IT security pros to make the right security decisions for their companies. Besides the monthly print magazine and daily website, the brand’s portfolio
includes the SC Awards, SC Directory, SC Magazine Newswire and the annual SC World Congress conference and expo.

About AccelOps, How IT Accelerates Business

AccelOps provides award-winning datacenter monitoring and IT service management software delivered as a virtual appliance or SaaS.
The all-in-one solution assures service reliability through integrated datacenter monitoring, alerting, analysis and reporting across performance, availability, security and
change management. The integrated approach aggregates, cross-correlates and manages diverse operational data to yield end-to-end visibility, service intelligence, operational efficiency
and compliance automation. The Silicon Valley-based company is privately held, venture-backed and led by experienced technology executives who created the popular
Cisco MARS security information management appliance.

AccelOps, Inc. is a privately held Delaware corporation. AccelOps, the AccelOps logo, OpsBridge and OpsAdvisor are trademarks of
AccelOps, Inc. Other names mentioned may be trademarks and properties of their respective owners.