Independent Analyst Firm Cites Surgient for its Significant and Profound Market Impact

2009 voke Innovator Award based on Company`s Use of Cloud Computing and
Virtualization Technologies to Optimize Software Development and Deployment
AUSTIN, Texas--(Business Wire)--
Surgient, the leader in self-service data center enablement, today announced
that it has been named a 2009 voke Innovator. Surgient was selected for
demonstrating significant and profound market impact based on how its
technologies create dramatic efficiencies for software development.

Independent analyst firm, voke, determines a company`s market impact and
innovation by the acceptance, usefulness and creativity of its solutions. The
Surgient Virtual Automation Platform enables organizations to create a "private
cloud" of internal computing resources that can be accessed by users on-demand,
reducing IT costs and improving the efficiency of IT operations. As it relates
to software development teams, Surgient-driven private clouds can be configured
on-demand to test enterprise software applications, assist with training end
users on those applications, or to demonstrate them.

"As one of the earliest adopters of virtualization technology, Surgient has
always looked for ways to reduce software lifecycle costs by helping
organizations improve the speed and quality of the software development and
testing process," said Theresa Lanowitz, founder and lead analyst of voke, inc.
"With its new offerings for the private or internal cloud, the company continues
to evolve its technology to better help its customers meet their business needs.
We are pleased to recognize Surgient as a 2009 voke Innovator."

"Surgient`s selection as a voke Innovator is a true testament to the hard work
and dedication of our employees," said Tim Lucas, president and CEO, Surgient.
"Surgient was the first company to realize how private clouds can help with
software development, and that continues to be a strong part of our business.
Recently, we have expanded our reach, providing virtualization and private cloud
solutions that help our customers create a truly dynamic, self-service data
center. In this way, Surgient is changing the way that IT services are delivered
to users, freeing up IT to work on more strategic projects."

The voke Innovator list is not an exhaustive list of any category. The full
library of 2009 voke Innovator publications is available to subscribers at
www.vokestream.com.

About voke

voke, founded in 2006, is a modern analyst firm focused on the edge of
innovation. voke`s primary coverage area is the application lifecycle and its
global transformation, including virtualization, cloud computing, embedded
systems and device software.

voke provides in depth coverage of core vendors and innovators in the
application lifecycle market. Companies of all sizes, financial firms, and
venture capital organizations turn to voke to harness strategic marketing,
independent and impartial market observations and analysis to move markets
beyond the status quo.

voke`s research is distributed via www.vokeStream.com- the definitive web
platform in the analyst community and your independent source of analysis.
Please visit www.vokeinc.com for additional information.

About Surgient

Surgient is the leading provider of IT service delivery optimization and
virtualization automation. The Surgient Virtual Automation Platform is a
powerful, flexible and mature solution that enables enterprise IT organizations
to effectively manage diverse virtual resources and eliminate physical server
and VM sprawl, while delivering Policy-Driven Self-Service computing resources
to users. With policy-driven automation and a robust, guaranteed reservation
system, users have on-demand access to their resources, and IT is freed up from
manual administrative tasks to work on mission-critical projects. Using Surgient
Virtual Automation Platform, world-class companies including Merck, Raymond
James, HP, Siemens, EMC, CA, Iron Mountain, IBM, GE, SAP, Microsoft and Intuit
are accelerating their growth and profitability by automating virtual
infrastructure in support of their business initiatives. Surgient is a private,
venture-backed company based in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit
www.surgient.com.

Surgient is a registered trademark of Surgient, Inc in the United States and
foreign countries. Surgient Virtual Automation Platform and Policy-Driven
Self-Service are trademarks of Surgient, Inc. All other products and company
names mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners.

Schwartz Communications
Keith Giannini, 781-684-0770
surgient@schwartz-pr.com

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