Appistry Wins American Business Awards for Most Innovative Company in Computer Software and Services

"Stevies" Recognize Appistry for Innovations. Appistry, the leading provider of cloud computing software for the enterprise, today announced it was named a finalist to the American Business Awards for "Most Innovative Company of the Year in Computer Software & Services Industries."

St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) July 7, 2009 -- Appistry, the leading provider of cloud computing software for the enterprise, today announced it was named the winner of the American Business Awards in the category of "Most Innovative Company of the Year in Computer Software & Services Industries." Appistry was head-to-head with 10 category finalists for this award. The company's cloud computing technology, including its flagship product, CloudIQ Platform, has earned Appistry recognition throughout the business community. Appistry's innovations in application management in public, hybrid and particularly private clouds are helping enterprises realize the full cloud computing benefits of scalability, flexibility and efficiency.

The American Business Awards, or The Stevie Awards, recognize outstanding achievement of organizations and businesses on both a national and international scale. In its seventh year, the Stevies received 2,600 entries from across the country. With nine different categories, the Stevies honor a wide variety of accomplishments, ranging from customer service to web-site design.

This year's Stevie Award winners were announced at the 7th annual awards banquet at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York on Monday, June 22.

"We're very pleased to be named a Stevie winner," said Kevin Haar, CEO of Appistry. "The award is a prestigious honor for our company, our technology, and our team."

"Despite very tough economic conditions, many organizations and individuals continue to perform well," said Michael Gallagher, founder and president of the Stevie Awards. "The results of the 2009 ABAs are a testament to the resilience, creativity, and hard work of American organizations, executives, and workers."

Appistry CloudIQ Platform is the company's fourth-generation cloud application platform, helping enterprises more intelligently deliver applications utilizing public and private clouds. The platform was designed from the ground up to help enterprises achieve success in highly-distributed cloud environments, building on the company's history with customers such as FedEx, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin and GeoEye.

About Appistry:
Appistry simplifies cloud computing for the enterprise, opening the door to a more agile and scalable IT environment. Appistry's CloudIQ application platform addresses the complex challenges of delivering and managing a wide variety of applications and services for both public and private clouds. The company's platform is designed specifically for cloud environments, delivering transparent scalability, application portability, and automated management to new and existing applications. Appistry customers include FedEx, GeoEye, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. For more information about Appistry, please visit www.appistry.com.

Appistry, CloudIQ, and the Appistry logo are trademarks of Appistry, Inc. All other registered and unregistered trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners.

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