Jersey City, New Jersey – January 25, 2010 – Xceedium, Inc today announced that it has been named a 2010 Hot Companies finalist by Network Products Guide. Selected from a global industry analysis of information technology vendors, which included established large companies, mid-size and new start-ups around the world, Xceedium has advanced to the finalists stage based on the "4Ps" selection criteria—namely Products, People, Performance, and Potential. The coveted 2010 Hot Companies analysis encompasses companies in all areas of information technology including security, wireless, storage, networking, software and communications.

Xceedium has been honored with the Hot Companies recognition since 2009 and has consistently excelled in meeting and exceeding the 4Ps criteria. Companies that are honored with the “Hot Companies” recognition raise the bar higher for their competitors, achieve the highest customer satisfaction and strive to maintain the distinction each year.

The "Hot Companies" 2010 evaluation process also assessed candidates for entrepreneurial spirit, seasoned executives with relevant experience, clear understanding of the segment of IT market they are currently active and plan to stay active, products and solutions that are positioned to take advantage of the emerging market opportunities, well developed revenue-growth model and clearly planned expansion strategies.

The 2010 Hot Companies winners will be announced and honored at the Technosium 2010 Presentations and Dinner at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco on March 18, 2010. Xceedium will be amongst the other key industry players at this event. The executives from finalists will be presenting their company’s 4Ps criteria to an audience of end-users, leading entrepreneurs, other IT companies, venture capitalists, corporate strategists and industry associations. To see the complete list of finalists please visit www.technosium.com

"We are delighted that our company has reached the 2010 Hot Company Finalist stage," said, Aimee Rhodes, vice president of marketing, Xceedium. "In addition to our growing customer base, this further validates our value proposition as a company that is providing organizations with an all-in-one access control and audit solution to ensure compliance and security. We are proud of this accomplishment and will be presenting at the 2010 Technosium 2010 Presentations and Dinner.”

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