GFI Network Server Monitor named 2009 Editors' Best Award winner by Windows IT Pro magazine

Issued by Africa SD

Johannesburg, 21 Jan 2010

AfricaSD local distributor of GFI Software, a leading infrastructure provider for small and medium-sized businesses, announced its GFI Network Server Monitor was named a bronze medal winner of the “2009 Editors' Best Awards” in the Best System Utility category by Penton Media's Windows IT Pro magazine.

“The 2009 Editors' Best Awards are an accumulation of our editors', contributors' and authors' subject matter expertise, in service of identifying the year's most significant products in the market,” said Michele Crockett, editorial strategy director.

“We believe that our editorial experts' annual tradition of selecting winners based on a product's strategic importance to market, its competitive advantages and its value to the customer is particularly significant to the Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine communities this year, as we call out exceptional products in a highly competitive market.

“Our Editors' Best Awards allow us to take advantage of our contributing editors' in-the-trenches expertise in the Windows and SQL Server markets to provide well-earned recognition to products that exceed industry standards. We're proud to now share this invaluable insight with our Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine communities. Our winners should be extremely proud of this honour of recognition from our editorial experts,” Ms Crockett added.

Commenting on the award, GFI's CEO Walter Scott, said: “Over the years we have worked hard to provide our customers with the best possible products to help them address their security and networking needs. This award for GFI Network Server Monitor by experts in the field is not only an excellent recommendation, but also serves to encourage us to continue developing software products that exceed the market's expectation in terms of quality, price and functionality.”

AfricaSD

Operating throughout the African region, AfricaSD is a network solution distributor of choice.

AfricaSD supplies and supports a comprehensive range of market-leading products, covering every aspect of network security from anti virus, authentication, content filtering, encryption, biometrics, firewalls and intrusion detection/prevention to unified threat management and wireless and mobile security.

AfricaSD also offers customers and reseller partners 24x7x365 support on all of its network security solutions. As one of the country's foremost security training and certification centres, the company's technical staff are all fully certified and trained on the entire product range and offer a convenient combination of one-to-one help and a wealth of technological resources.

AfricaSD offers its partners the very best products, training, support, leads and free product certifications. It is committed to keeping partners empowered and up-to-date with the latest relevant information and practices by making available, on an ongoing basis, a network of local and international third-party specialists and leaders.

For further information, visit the company's Web site http://www.africasd.com or contact AfricaSD directly on +27(0)86-111-1737 or +27(0)12-665-2513.

GFI

GFI is a leading software developer that provides a single source for network administrators to address their network security, content security and messaging needs. With award-winning technology, an aggressive pricing strategy and a strong focus on small-to-medium sized businesses, GFI is able to satisfy the need for business continuity and productivity encountered by organisations on a global scale. GFI has offices in the US, Malta, England, Scotland, Austria, Romania, Hong Kong and Australia, which support more than 200 000 installations worldwide. GFI is a channel-focused company with over 10 000 partners worldwide. GFI is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. More information about GFI can be found at http://www.gfi.com.