Spiceworks Takes Stage at Web 2.0 Summit

SAN FRANCISCO – October 18, 2007 – At the Web 2.0 Summit, Spiceworks^™, Inc., the provider of the industry’s first free ad-supported IT management software, today announced that it was selected from among 130 applicants to present as part of the conference’s Launch Pad event for early stage companies. Spiceworks was included in the 16 companies selected for the final round and one of six asked to present onstage at the prestigious Launch Pad event.

“Supporting the delivery of software with advertising is no longer the sole domain of Web 2.0 consumer software applications,” said Jay Hallberg, founder and vice president of marketing for Spiceworks. “It is now firmly entrenched in the business world as well. We’re honored to share with Web 2.0 Summit attendees what we’ve learned about successfully delivering ad-supported business software to 160,000 users in nearly every corner of the globe.”

Moderated by Program Chair, John Battelle of Federated Media, and Tim O’Reilly, CEO of O’Reilly Media Inc., the Web 2.0 Summit highlights news from visionaries and executives presenting their unique perspective on the Web’s Edge – this year’s conference theme. The sold-out conference, co-produced by O’Reilly Media, Inc. and CMP Technology, has become the gathering place for business leaders of the new Web. The roster of speakers and presenters includes industry luminaries such as Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO of News Corp, Chris DeWolfe, CEO and co-founder of MySpace, Randall Stephenson, CEO of AT&T, Steve Ballmer of Microsoft and Meg Whitman of eBay.

Spiceworks Inc. offers the Spiceworks IT Desktop, an ad-supported IT management solution designed for small and medium organizations with networks of up to 250 devices. Core product features include the ability to automatically discover, inventory, monitor, track and report on the hardware and software running in a network while having access to an integrated help desk and IT expert community collaboration capabilities. The free Spiceworks software is supported by displaying relevant ads on topics that are useful to IT professionals.