Product News and Announcements

Colorado Springs, CO, March 24, 2010 – Cherwell Software, Inc. (“Cherwell”), the developer of Cherwell Service Management™, today announced that its company was among the select companies that Forrester Research, Inc. invited to participate in its research report entitled, “Market Overview:  IT Service Management Support Tools.”  In this Market Overview, published March 22, 2010, Cherwell Software is cited by Forrester as an “Emerging Leader” in the IT Service Management enterprise space.

The report defines an Emerging Leader as, “These service desk management vendors have less visibility, less market share, and in some cases limited geographic coverage, but their scalability and functionality reach that of the megavendors. These vendors focus on the IT service desk customer and creating solutions that can be implemented relatively quickly. The solutions of these vendors have solid product functionality and features at a very competitive price.”

“We are honored that Forrester considers us an Emerging Leader,” said Vance Brown, CEO of Cherwell Software.  “Since our inception we have focused on providing organizations with enterprise power at an affordable price.”

Brown continues, “Traditional IT organizations are evolving.  Our customers will attest that the unparalleled ability to easily configure our Cherwell tool, together with its ease of use, affordable price, and choice in deployment (either On-Premise or On-Demand SaaS) are making us a market leader.”

The Forrester Report not only segmented the various Service Management Tools, it also discusses the changing role of the Service Desk and reviewed some of the key technologies being offered in leading Service Management Tools today.

Download a complimentary copy of this independent research report by clicking on this link.

Cherwell Software, the developer of the most configurable and customizable service management system in today’s market, is honored to be amongst a select group of finalists for Pink Elephant’s 2009 Innovation of the Year Award.

“Pink Elephant is proud to announce that Cherwell Software has been selected as one of three finalists for the 2009 Innovation of the Year Award.  This award recognizes the most innovative ITSM products and services released in 2009.  As a result of its selection as an Innovation of the Year finalist, Cherwell becomes a member of a very elite group.” –George Spalding, Executive Vice President, Pink Elephant.

At the core of Cherwell Software’s innovation is the dedication to servicing the industry with a software platform as well as returning to the values of world-class customer service.

Vance Brown, Cherwell’s Chairman and CEO responds, “You know you’re doing something right when your passion to provide solutions that make our customers’ jobs easier catches the attention of industry leaders and peers alike.  It’s an honor to be recognized.  Some might ask, ‘Why is Cherwell innovative?’ It’s because we have developed an IT platform that offers not just configurability, but the true ability for IT to easily customize applications with seamless upgrades … no kidding!  This is a game-changer in our industry.  We offer Pink Verified ITIL content out-of-the-box, but our customers can then make unlimited modifications and enhancements – including the ability to easily build entirely new applications on our platform, which we call Codeless Business Application Technology (CBAT). And because of our innovation, we are able to offer this technology as both software-as-a-service (SaaS) and traditional on-premise delivery models—all at very affordable rates. We look forward to growing relationships and servicing the ITSM marketplace with continued innovative thinking in the days and years to come.”

Cherwell Software offers the most compelling value on the market today, incorporating the latest enterprise-class scalability, configurability and integration technology. To sample the power and adaptability behind such innovative thinking, we offer no-cost, no-obligation personal demos via webcast.

The winner of the prestigious Innovation of the Year award will be announced at Pink Elephant’s 13th Annual IT Service Management Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas at the Bellagio on Tuesday, Feb. 24.

Cherwell Software will be available for demos and more at Booth #409 throughout the conference. Come by for a chance to win an iPod Touch® and learn more about the power behind one of the industry’s most innovative ITSM providers.

Butler Group's Technology Audit praises Cherwell Service Management Software as a "very competent and well-rounded ITSM offering" for "mid-market to enterprise-level organizations." Recommends Cherwell should be considered by organizations looking to improve IT operations through the adoption of optimized ITSM processes and ITIL framework best practices. The audit highlights that Cherwell's Pink Elephant Verified solution "provides comprehensive functionality through an intuitive and uncluttered interface with notable aspects being its flexible delivery model, simple licensing structure, ease of use, customisability, and intuitive design."

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., September 14, 2009 - Cherwell Software, a leader in developing IT Service Management software solutions that bring enterprise-level functionality at a mid-market price, received a very favorable review in Butler Group’s industry leading, comprehensive Technology Audit and was noted as a “very competent….a well-rounded ITSM offering” for “mid-market to enterprise-level organisations.”

The Butler Group Technology Audit authored by Stephen Mann and Chandranshu Singh, summarized, “In Butler Group’s opinion Cherwell Service Management is a very competent ITSM offering that should be considered by mid-market organisations upwards looking to improve IT operations through the adoption of optimised ITSM processes and ITIL framework best practices.”

The audit went on to report, “Whilst Cherwell Service Management is targeted at, and competitively priced for the mid-market, its high level of customisability and extensibility, and its comprehensive functionality delivered through a simple and uncluttered interface also make it attractive to the Enterprise market.”

Butler Group recognized the power and flexibility of Cherwell noting, “Cherwell Software’s solution is an extensible platform: it not only offers service delivery management capabilities but also enables business users to add new functionality through customisable business process templates. This is enabled through what Cherwell terms ‘Codeless Business Application Technology’ or CBAT. CBAT’s scope extends from simple customisations to existing templates by business users through to complex business processes implemented by advanced users with the help of Web services-based APIs (for integration with other systems)…..Of particular note is the solution’s One Step Action feature which allows support staff to create a workflow for a single process by automating the execution of a series of oft-repeated tasks.”

“We are delighted that Stephen and his team recognized the power and flexibility of Cherwell by highlighting what we believe is a key differentiator with Cherwell Software – the ability to not only easily configure the existing content, but to extend the product to create virtually any other object or functionality – without writing code or using scripts.”

“In Butler Group’s opinion, deployment and pricing flexibility along with a low cost of ownership and out-of-the-box ITIL best practice-based functionality makes the Cherwell solution a very competent ITSM offering that should be considered by mid-market to enterprise-level organisations looking to improve IT operations through the adoption of optimised ITSM processes and ITIL framework best practices.”  Butler continued, “The solution provides comprehensive functionality through an intuitive and uncluttered interface with notable aspects being its flexible delivery model, simple licensing structure, ease of use, customisability, and intuitive design.”

“It was an honor to be reviewed by Europe’s leading IT Research & Analysis organization,” said Vance Brown, CEO of Cherwell Software.  “We are delighted that Stephen and his team recognized the power and flexibility of Cherwell by highlighting what we believe is a key differentiator with Cherwell Software – the ability to not only easily configure the existing content, but to extend the product to create virtually any other object or functionality – without writing code or using scripts.”   

The full Butler Group Technology Audit report is available at: Butler Group Technology Audit of Cherwell. 

In addition, Cherwell offers no-cost overview webinars; sign-up is available on-line at Cherwell Webinars.  Webinar attendees are eligible to receive a free copy of the $189 valued, HDI sponsored, DVD titled “ITIL and the Service Desk” by industry icon Malcolm Fry.  Interested parties may also visit Cherwell at the itSMF USA Fusion 2009 conference in Dallas, September 20-22, 2009 at booth #2121.

About Butler Group
Butler Group is the IT End User division of Datamonitor Plc and is a leading provider of Information Technology research, analysis and advice.  Founded in 1990, with headquarters in London, England, Butler Group is respected throughout the business world for the impartiality and incisiveness of its research and opinion, for more information visit www.butlergroup.com.

About Cherwell Software, Inc.
Cherwell Software is the developer of Cherwell Service Management™ – an integrated service management software solution for IT and support professionals. Cherwell Service Management™ was designed, from the ground up, using Microsoft’s .NET technology and out-of-the-box ITIL best practices. With fully-integrated Pink Elephant verified modules such as Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Release Management, Configuration Management, and Service Level Management - just to name a few, Cherwell Service Management™ provides a holistic approach to service management, allowing IT and support departments to align themselves with the businesses they support. Cherwell Service Management™ offers enterprise power with mid-market prices and ease of use. Cherwell Service Management™ customers include such companies as TV Guide, The Weather Channel, Ent Federal Credit Union, The University of Minnesota, Hallmark Services and Ohio State University.
Headquartered in Colorado Springs, with European offices in UK, Cherwell Software was founded, and is managed, by a team of industry experts – including the former CEO of FrontRange Solutions, the former Chief Architect of FrontRange’s HEAT® and ITSM™ product lines, and the original founder and past CEO of the Help Desk Institute (HDI). We are passionate about customer care, and dedicated toward “building innovative technology based on yesterday values.” Please visit www.cherwellsoftware.com for more information about Cherwell Software.
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