Excellent value and ease of use earned Ipswitch Inc.'s WhatsUp Professional Premium 2006 the Bronze Award in SearchExchange.com's Reporting and Management category.

WhatsUp Professional Premium 2006 couldn't compete with the sophistication and complex analytical abilities of our Gold and Silver award winners, but judges lauded it for being a solid option for Exchange administrators looking for basic reporting functionality without a lot of extra bells and whistles.

"WhatsUp has found its way into many IT shops looking for network management at an extremely affordable cost," noted one judge, who offered praise for its rapid deployment and the ability to serve up immediate results.

Pricing: WhatsUp Professional Premium 2006 is available in three configurations, which are defined by the number of devices to be managed: $2,495 for up to 100 devices; $3,595 for up to 300 devices; $4,995 for unlimited devices.

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