Microsoft, Intel, CDW, and Dell Plug-ins Help Simplify IT Management; Plug-in
Contest Winners Announced at SpiceWorld 2009
AUSTIN, Texas--(Business Wire)--
Today at the SpiceWorld 2009 conference, Spiceworks, Inc. unveiled dozens of new
free IT management applications and plug-ins that are now available to the more
than 775,000 users of the Spiceworks IT Desktop software. Several of the new
additions include Spiceworks Application Plug-in Contest winners, which were
chosen by the Spiceworks user community of IT professionals.
This year`s winners featured plug-ins designed to improve security, automate
helpdesk tasks, inventory network devices, and deliver other valuable shortcuts
for IT professionals. In addition, popular plug-ins from Microsoft, Intel, CDW,
Dell, Citrix and Webex were shown at the second annual Spiceworks user
conference. The complete library of more than 100 free plug-ins is available in
the Spiceworks Plug-in Center at http://community.spiceworks.com/plugin.
"Over the past few months we`ve worked with some of the world`s most innovative
technology companies to make it easier to manage and use their products from the
Spiceworks interface, where IT pros increasingly spend their day," said Scott
Abel, co-founder and CEO of Spiceworks. "In addition, our users have developed
and shared application plug-ins to extend the functionality of Spiceworks and
make many network and systems management challenges a thing of the past. With
over 50,000 plug-in downloads so far, we`re honored to highlight our users`
favorites at this year`s SpiceWorld event."
Some of the winners of this year`s Spiceworks Application Plug-in Contest as
rated by the Spiceworks user community include:
* Robert Nertzel for "Helpdesk, Inventory, Reports, and My Tools User Role" - a
plug-in that adds new security roles to Spiceworks;
* Sean Wilson for "Ticket Auto-Assign" - a plug-in that automatically assigns
helpdesk tickets based on custom attributes; and
* Justin Dorfman for "Keyboard Shortcuts" - which gives users IT management
navigation shortcuts via the keyboard.
Some of the top-rated plug-ins developed to better manage technology products
and services from leading vendors include:
* CDW Search Plug-in - provides an integrated search field through which users
can find and order products from CDW directly through the Spiceworks IT Desktop;
* Dell Search Plug-in - allows users to search for Dell products and services
from within the Spiceworks IT Desktop;
* Intel vPro Manager - allows users to detect Intel vPro-enabled computers; and
* Microsoft License Manager Plug-in - allows users to see which licenses on the
network need renewal or if they are paying for too many.
In its second year, the SpiceWorld 2009 event features topics and areas of
interest voted on by the Spiceworks community. Sessions include in-person talks
with Spiceworks company founders and product developers.
TheSpiceworks IT Desktop is a free, social IT management application designed
for organizations with up to 500 devices. More than 775,000 IT professionals and
70,000 managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide use the application to
automatically inventory, monitor, troubleshoot, report on and run a help desk
for IT networks. It is the first business application to embed crowdsourcing,
social networking and community collaboration features directly into an IT
professional`s daily workflow. Currently Spiceworks is used in 196 countries
worldwide to support 26 million employees and manage 40 million technology
devices.
More information on Spiceworks can be found at www.spiceworks.com. Follow
Spiceworks on Twitter: http://twitter.com/spiceworks. To connect with Spiceworks
on Facebook visit http://www.facebook.com/pages/Spiceworks/15382903707.
About Spiceworks
Founded by network and systems management software pioneers, Spiceworks develops
the first free social IT management application that incorporates crowdsourcing
to help over 775,000 small and medium businesses and 70,000 managed service
providers (MSPs) simplify everything IT. Spiceworks makes it easy for IT pros to
manage their networks, collaborate to solve technology problems, and find the
best practices, products and services they need day-to-day. Through its Voice of
ITTM market research program, the company also publishes data on important
technology usage, staffing and purchasing trends by small and medium businesses
worldwide. Spiceworks is a privately held company headquartered in Austin, Texas
with funding from Austin Ventures and Shasta Ventures. For more information
visit www.spiceworks.com.
Spiceworks and Voice of IT are trademarks of Spiceworks, Inc. All other names
may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
For Spiceworks
Karl Scholz, 512-493-0909
karl.scholz@virtualprdirector.com
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