MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - April 30, 2009 - Axcient Inc., an innovator of comprehensive data protection software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced that the company won the Audience Choice award in the Data Management category at the Under the Radar: Clarity in the Cloud Conference.  Axcient CEO, Justin Moore, presented to an audience and panel of judges made up of CIOs and buyers of technology from telecommunications, healthcare, entertainment and media, finance, as well as venture capitalists and members of the press.  Moore received 66 percent of the audience votes versus the other presenters in the category and was the clear favorite.

"We reviewed approximately 300 startups over the course of three months leading up to the conference and Axcient was on the top of our list immediately," says Debbie Landa, CEO of Dealmaker Media, producer of Under the Radar. "It's hard enough to fit a clear company vision and business model into a six-minute pitch, let alone impress this high-caliber crowd. Justin did both. We're thrilled Axcient took home an Audience Choice award."  

Now in its 13th series, Under the Radar invited 32 of the most disruptive SaaS, PaaS, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure startups from around the globe to pitch to some of the most prominent minds in technology and business today.  More than 300 startups were represented.

"This is great third party validation for our solution given the large amount of influential professionals at the conference," said Justin Moore, CEO of Axcient.  "We're excited that the audience recognized Axcient's value in the cloud computing marketplace and chose to honor us in this way."

About Under The Radar Cloud Computing Conference
DealMaker Media, host of the Under The Radar | Cloud Computing Conference, operates at the intersection of business, technology, venture capital, and the future. All of its conferences are designed to inter-connect CEOs, technology executives, investors, analysts and press to track, measure, and collaborate about early stage innovation in cloud computing. 

About Axcient
Axcient is an innovator of comprehensive data protection software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The company's hybrid on-premise and cloud data protection and business continuity service is the first of its kind to make business continuity and backup simple for SMBs by delivering a secure and cost-effective way to ensure uptime and data recovery. The pay-as-you-grow service features zero infrastructure, license, or software costs, thereby eliminating capital expenditures and minimizing operating expenses to meet SMB requirements for affordability and simplicity. Axcient customers encompass a wide range of industries, including legal, financial services, healthcare, design and creative industries, retail, credit card services, Web-based companies, and education. The Axcient service is available exclusively through a nationwide network of IT solution providers.  For more information, visit www.axcient.com.

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