NEW YORK, December 16, 2008- Knoa Software the leading provider of end-user experience and performance management software, announced today that it has been named a 2009 Hot Companies finalist by Network Products Guide. Selected from a global industry analysis of information technology vendors, Knoa has advanced to the finalists stage based on the "4Ps" selection criteria-Products, People, Performance, and Potential.

The coveted 2009 Hot Companies analysis encompasses companies in all areas of information technologies including security, wireless, storage, networking, software and communications. The evaluation process also assessed candidates for entrepreneurial spirit, executive leadership, clear understanding of the vendor's IT segment, products and solutions that are positioned to take advantage of the emerging market opportunities, well developed revenue-growth model and clearly planned expansion strategies.

Knoa's Experience & Performance Management Suite (EPM) is an end-user management solution designed for monitoring application execution and provides precise metrics about the end-user experience as well as measurements on how people interact with software applications. The software offers an unprecedented level of visibility into the actual end-user performance and provides metrics that help enterprises improve performance of both the application and the end-user, driving the efficient and effective adoption of the application that delivers business results.

"We are honored to be recognized by Network Products Guide as a finalist for its 2009 Hot Company Awards," said Lori Wizdo, vice president of marketing, Knoa Software. "This is a tribute to Knoa's innovative technology, talented employees, executive leadership, and relentless commitment to advancing the discipline of performance management."

The 2009 Hot Companies winners will be announced and honored at the 2009 World Executive Alliance Summit in San Francisco, Calif., on March 26-27, 2009. Knoa Software will be amongst the key industry players showcased at this event. Knoa CEO, Thad Eidman, has been invited to present his 4Ps criteria live to an audience of leading entrepreneurs, IT companies, venture capitalists, corporate strategists and media.

To see the complete list of finalists please visit http://www.networkproductsguide.com/hotcompanies/

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About Knoa
Knoa® Software is leading the performance management industry with end-user experience management solutions that reach beyond infrastructure and application performance to monitor, measure and manage how end-users are utilizing the application to optimize business process execution. Knoa customers not only know if core enterprise applications are delivering an acceptable user experience, but also, if application users are executing key processes effectively and efficiently - the key to achieving business value and ROI. Knoa was recently selected as a Gartner "Cool Vendor", for its capabilities in end-user experience and performance management and was listed as a Leader in the "Forrester Wave: Passive Agent End User Experience Monitoring". Knoa is headquartered in New York, NY. For more information about Knoa, please visit www.knoa.com.