Liquid Computing Positioned as a Visionary in 2009 Magic Quadrant for Blade Servers

STAMFORD, Conn. -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Liquid Computing, the leader in unified computing infrastructure for today’s dynamic data center, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Visionaries quadrant of the 2009 Magic Quadrant for Blade Servers by Vice Presidents and Distinguished Analysts Andrew Butler and George Weiss, published October 6, 2009.

“In my opinion, Liquid Computing’s positioning as a visionary in Gartner’s Blade Server Magic Quadrant is a testament to our innovative approach to data center automation and ability to significantly reduce operating costs for customers,” said Vikram Desai, CEO of Liquid Computing. “We are committed to driving the adoption of open architecture fabric computing forward in 2010 and beyond.”

According to Gartner, this new blade server Magic Quadrant focuses on a market that is outgrowing that of all other server form factors. Most vendors are now investing in the market, and many Gartner clients are standardizing on this technology for their data center deployments. The blade server market is rapidly evolving with a gradual transition toward data center fabrics that will drive the market toward more porous barriers between compute, storage and networking technology.

About the Magic Quadrant

The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted October 2009 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About Liquid Computing, Inc.

Liquid Computing is a leader in unified computing infrastructure for the dynamic data center. The company’s core product, LiquidIQ, is a complete “data center in a chassis” that drives down the time and costs of managing IT infrastructure through unified software-based control of servers, storage, and networking resources. Liquid Computing has offices in Ottawa, Canada and Stamford, CT. The company has customers throughout North America and has established partnerships with global industry leaders including Intel, Microsoft, VMWare, Oracle, RedHat, NetApp and AMD. For more information, visit www.liquidcomputing.com.