Top Swedish Distributor, Lagercrantz, Switches Allegiance to BlueCat Networks

Lagercrantz helps BlueCat continue expansion to meet increasing global demand for its market-leading IP Address Management (IPAM), DNS & DHCP solutions

Stockholm, Sweden and Toronto, Canada – February 12, 2009 – Lagercrantz Communication, a Swedish value added distributor of infrastructure technologies, today announced that it has switched IPAM providers and signed an exclusive distribution agreement with BlueCat Networks, the IPAM Intelligence CompanyT, for Sweden. The new agreement, which enables Lagercrantz to market and promote BlueCat’s ProteusT IPAM solution and AdonisT family of DNS/DHCP solutions to key resellers and end users, has already resulted in Lagercrantz selling BlueCat’s technology to a major Swedish financial sector firm.

With global demand for BlueCat’s market-leading IPAM technologies and DNS/DHCP appliances growing steadily, this agreement with Lagercrantz will make it simple for any organization to purchase BlueCat’s innovative technology from highly-qualified resellers who completely understand the local market. Lagercrantz will provide full support for both new and existing BlueCat resellers. BlueCat will continue to extend its global reach by signing leading technology providers, brand-name systems integrators, and national and regional technology resellers worldwide throughout 2009.

“Lagercrantz has a strong history of selling IPAM and other DNS/DHCP solutions and has recently switched from a competitor to BlueCat because its market-leading technology provides the best method to truly meet our resellers’ IP address management needs – making it the clearly the number one choice for our customers,” said Mikael Wretman, Managing Director of Lagercrantz Communication. “Our resellers, and their customers, understand that it is simply impossible to manage the increasing number of devices on the network with spreadsheets, and are clambering for BlueCat’s solutions because they makes it simple to centrally deploy, manage, monitor and audit IP addresses across the entire organization from a single Web-based interface,” Wretman continued. “BlueCat’s technology integrates with Microsoft Active Directory to set a new ease-of-management benchmark for organizations that want to completely eliminate all network accessibility problems.”

By providing a multi-tiered channel program in Sweden, BlueCat and Lagercrantz will provide partners with all the information and instruction required to maximize both new and add-on sales, as well as meet all customer service requirements. The program includes local Centres of Excellence where resellers can access extensive in-person training and certification programs, value-added pre-sales and post-sales follow up to ensure customers always receive knowledgeable hands-on service, and real-time access to valuable product information and updates on BlueCat’s secure partner portal.

“BlueCat selected Lagercrantz as its sole distributor in Sweden because of its proven track record for meeting both the training and service needs of its extensive reseller community,” said Allen Wise, Managing Director of BlueCat’s European operations. “With over 800 employees, an extremely-strong client base, and an unmatched knowledge of IPAM, Lagercrantz is ideally positioned to strengthen BlueCat’s foothold in Sweden,”

About Lagercrantz Communication

Lagercrantz Communication is a value added, niche oriented distributor with high technical focus in the areas of IP, IT Security and Access. Lagercrantz Communication is a daughter company of the Lagercrantz Group AB (OMX: LAGR-B), a technology trading company in electronics and communication founded in 1938. A Public company active in eight countries in Northern Europe & China, the Group has revenues of approximately SEK 2.2 billion and over 800 employees. The Company’s shares have been listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange since 2001. For more information please visit www.lagercrantz.se.

About BlueCat Networks

BlueCat Networks, the IPAM Intelligence CompanyT, is a profitable, rapidly-growing leading provider of enterprise-class IP Address Management (IPAM) platforms and secure DNS/DHCP network administration appliances. Today, thousands of BlueCat’s award-winning ProteusT IPAM platforms and AdonisT family of DNS/DHCP appliances have been successfully deployed to meet the rising IP management demands of government, military, financial services, retail and manufacturing organizations worldwide. Find out why more Fortune companies choose BlueCat solutions to gain complete, centralized Command and Control of their IP networks at www.bluecatnetworks.com.

Michael O’Keeffe
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