Product News and Announcements

Cherwell Software, Inc. (“Cherwell”) today announced that its breakthrough product, Cherwell Service Management™, received certification for five more processes of ITIL V3 (Information Technology Infrastructure Library, version three) compatibility from Pink Elephant through the PinkVERIFY program.

PinkVERIFY is the only independent certification program worldwide to recognize software that supports the definition and workflow requirements of specific ITIL version three (V3) processes. In order to achieve PinkVERIFY certification, the ITSM software undergoes a rigorous and independent assessment by a highly-qualified Pink Elephant consultant, and must satisfy 100% of the mandatory and integration criteria for a specific process.

“We are pleased to recognize that Cherwell Service Management™ has achieved PinkVERIFY status,” said David Ratcliffe, President of Pink Elephant. “Our thorough and objective assessment showed that Cherwell Software designed its software from the ground-up, with ITIL in mind. Now, with the PinkVERIFY ‘stamp of approval,’ businesses can feel confident that Cherwell Service Management will support their implementation of ITIL best practices.”

Cherwell Service Management is the first service desk solution to incorporate the latest enterprise-class scalability, configurability and integration technology at a very affordable price—making it the most compelling value on the market today. It also can be deployed On-Premise or On-Demand (SaaS). With Cherwell, organizations have choice.

With the additional five processes Cherwell Service Management now offers:

• Incident Management
• Problem Management
• Change Management
• Event Management
• Knowledge Management
• Release & Deployment Management
• Service Asset & Configuration Management
• Service Catalog Management
• Service Level Management
• Service Portfolio Management
• Request Fulfillment

“Our customers rave about our Codeless Business Application Technology (CBAT) that allows them the most configurability on the market today without writing code or scripts,” said Vance Brown, Chairman and CEO of Cherwell Software. “With these additional processes, future customers can be assured that they will get ITIL best practices out-of-the-box while allowing them to fit our solution to their unique level of ITIL deployment.”

About Pink Elephant

Pink Elephant is proud to be celebrating 20 years of ITIL experience – more than any other supplier. Operating through many offices across the globe, the company is the world’s #1 supplier of ITIL and ITSM conferences, education and consulting services. To date, more than 100,000 IT professionals have benefited from Pink Elephant’s expertise. Pink Elephant has been championing the growth of ITIL worldwide since its inception in 1989, and was selected as an international expert to contribute to the ITIL V3 project as authors of the Continual Service Improvement book and through representation on the International Exam Panel. For more information, please visit: www.pinkelephant.com

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.

Provides Unprecedented Power & Flexibility in Aligning IT as a “Business Partner”

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., September 11, 2009 - Cherwell Software, a leader in developing IT Service Management software solutions that bring enterprise-level functionality at a mid-market price, will be exhibiting at itSMF USA Fusion 2009 taking place at Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Dallas, Texas September 20-22, 2009. 

The three-day convention (www.itsmfusion.com) is the largest, most comprehensive gathering of Service Management professionals. The event includes daily keynote presentations, eight tracks of breakout sessions, and more than 100 exhibits.  Additionally, itSMF USA continues to showcase the best in Service Management by bringing industry analysts from Forrester Research (www.forrester.com) and Gartner, Inc. (www.gartner.com) to this year’s distinguished panel of keynote speakers. 

"...there is no better time to highlight our unprecedented power and ROI in ITIL Service Management operations" -Vance Brown, CEO

“We’re pleased to be showcasing the power and flexibility of Cherwell Service Management at the itSMF USA Fusion conference,” commented Matt Neigh, Director of Services and Support at Cherwell.  “It’s always a delight to hear IT executives exclaim ‘You can do that? …  In less than three weeks implementation?!’, These kinds of responses make for a fun conference exhibit environment.”

Vance Brown, CEO of Cherwell suggested, “We feel right at home and look forward to participating in a conference that is focused on IT’s overall contribution to their businesses, and given the recent praise of Cherwell Service Management by the Butler Group in their Technology Audit (free download of report at Butler Group Technology Audit), we think there is no better time to highlight our unprecedented power and ROI in ITIL Service Management operations, whether the deployment method is SaaS or On-Premise.”

Visitors are encouraged to explore the many benefits of Cherwell by visiting the Cherwell team at Booth #2121 and register to receive a free copy of the $189 valued, HDI sponsored, DVD titled “ITIL and the Service Desk” by industry icon Malcolm Fry.

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 UK offices in Brinkworth, England, 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.

ITIL is a Registered Trademark, and a Registered Community Trademark of the Office of Government Commerce. Cherwell Service Management™, Cherwell Service Desk™ and the Cherwell logo are the property of Cherwell Software, Inc.  Other products, brands and trademarks are property of their respective owners/companies. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Colorado Springs, CO, February, 2009 – Cherwell Software, Inc. (“Cherwell”) today announced that its breakthrough product, Cherwell Service Management™ v3.2, received certification of ITIL V3 (Information Technology Infrastructure Library, version three) compatibility from Pink Elephant through the PinkVERIFY program.

PinkVERIFY is the only independent certification program worldwide to recognize software that supports the definition and workflow requirements of specific ITIL version three (V3) processes. In order to achieve PinkVERIFY certification, the ITSM software undergoes a rigorous and independent assessment by a highly-qualified Pink Elephant consultant, and must satisfy 100% of the mandatory and integration criteria for a specific process. In short, PinkVERIFY provides a set of criteria on what to look for in an ITSM-compatible software tool, as well as verification that a particular software tool supports the best practice framework for ITSM.

“We are pleased to recognize that Cherwell Service Management™ has achieved PinkVERIFY status,” said David Ratcliffe, President of Pink Elephant. “Our thorough and objective assessment showed that Cherwell Software designed its software from the ground-up, with ITIL in mind. Now, with the PinkVERIFY ‘stamp of approval,’ businesses can feel confident that Cherwell Service Management™ will support their implementation of ITIL best practices.”

“We are honored to be recognized by Pink Elephant, the global leader in ITIL consulting and education,” said Vance Brown, Chairman and CEO of Cherwell Software. “This recognition reaffirms our commitment to offer a solution that supports ITIL best practices out-of-the-box – while providing unparalleled customization that allows customers to fit the solution to their unique level of ITIL deployment.”

ITIL is the de facto, most comprehensive set of best practices for IT Service Management (ITSM). ITIL V3, the latest version launched in June 2007, is a ready-made framework that allows companies to standardize and simplify IT and related services across their organization – helping to reduce cost and improve customer service.

About Pink Elephant
Pink Elephant (www.pinkelephant.com) is proud to be celebrating 20 years of ITIL experience – more than any other supplier. Operating through many offices across the globe, the company is the world’s #1 supplier of ITIL and ITSM conferences, education and consulting services. To date, more than 100,000 IT professionals have benefited from Pink Elephant’s expertise. Pink Elephant has been championing the growth of ITIL worldwide since its inception in 1989, and was selected as an international expert to contribute to the ITIL V3 project as authors of the Continual Service Improvement book and through representation on the International Exam Panel. For more information, please visit www.pinkelephant.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 modules such as Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Release Management, Configuration Management, Service Level Management, and Knowledge 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™ satisfied customers include such companies as TV Guide, The Weather Channel, Ent Federal Credit Union, The University of Minnesota, Hallmark Services, and Rosetta Stone.

Headquartered in Colorado Springs, 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.