AUSTIN, Texas – September 25, 2009 – Spiceworks™, Inc., which provides the first free social IT management application for small and medium businesses, today announced that its online community of IT professionals (www.spiceworks.com/community) was named one of the “10 Great B-to-B Web Sites” by BtoB Magazine. The Spiceworks web site is where IT professionals from SMBs can download the free Spiceworks IT Desktop and connect with peers and technology brands on everything from user ratings and reviews to best practices. The 2009 “10 Great B-to-B Web Sites” winners, which include companies such as Office Depot and ADP, are named in the September 14th issue of BtoB Magazine and can be accessed online at https://www.btobonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090914/FREE/909149997/1151/btobissue.#seenit.
The annual list of “10 Great B-to-B Web Sites” was chosen by a panel of web site design and usability experts. The panel evaluates nominees on everything from use of video and social media to how well a brand engages users in conversation.
Spiceworks has grown into one of the largest providers of IT management software and the biggest community of SMB technology professionals in the world. Its free Spiceworks IT Desktop software is used by more than 750,000 IT managers in 196 countries. As the first social business application for IT professionals, Spiceworks brings network and systems management software capabilities, crowdsourcing, social networking and community collaboration features together in the user’s daily workflow.
“Our internal development team, user community and partners have collaborated to continually improve the Spiceworks online community experience,” said Jay Hallberg, co-founder and vice president of Marketing for Spiceworks. “Being named one of the ‘10 Great B-to-B Web Sites’ is a fantastic way to recognize their hard work in making Spiceworks the go-to place where technology brands and SMBs connect.”