BigFix Congratulates Miami-Dade County Public Schools for Recognition as a CIO 100 Award Winner

BigFix, Inc., a leader in real-time IT security and management solutions for the distributed enterprise, congratulates its customer, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, for being selected by CIO magazine as one of the CIO 100 Award recipients for 2008. This prestigious honor was awarded to the district largely for its successful implementation of power management technology across its large, highly distributed infrastructure.

"We are extremely honored to be recognized by CIO magazine as one of the CIO 100 Award winners for our dedication to energy efficiency," said Debbie Karcher, executive officer of information technology services for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. "It really means a lot to us that a public school system can hold its own with world-class companies and government organizations. The motivation behind the power management project is simple -- saving the school system money and making every watt count towards the achievement of our educational mission. Fortunately, we had a strong combination of outstanding new technology and excellent people here to execute the program that helped us get an 'A' in innovative and effective green computing."

Activist Approach to Power Conservation

With 345,000 pupils, 22,000 teachers, and over 400 schools and administrative sites, Miami-Dade County Public Schools rates as the fourth largest school system in the United States and has as many endpoints as many Fortune 500 companies. The school system's IT infrastructure has over 100,000 computers, comparable in numbers to a large corporation or government agency. Taken together, this computing infrastructure costs the district several million dollars annually for electric power. Additionally, the school district realized its power consumption indirectly released large quantities of carbon dioxide into the Earth's atmosphere. Based on cost savings and environmental concerns, the school system decided to implement a highly customized power conservation program utilizing BigFix Power Management to reduce its electricity bills and carbon footprint.

The school system's computing power conservation project reduced their daily hours of operation to an average of 10.3 hours per day, down from 20.75 hours per day. This reduced power consumption commensurately, resulting in annual savings of more than $2 million and removal of approximately 34.3 million pounds of carbon dioxide from the air, the equivalent of 2,969 cars. These results, combined with the school system's determination to address its power consumption issues sooner rather than later, positively impressed the CIO 100 selection panel.

Organizations around the world have embraced green technology to drive projects aimed at boosting energy efficiency, trimming waste, and reducing production of harmful substances. "The CIO 100 honors organizations that have used technology in innovative ways to generate value to the business," said Abbie Lundberg, Editor in Chief of CIO magazine. "Unlike other top lists, it's not just about who's biggest -- it's about who's doing the most interesting and relevant things."

About BigFix

Founded in 1997, BigFix®, Inc. offers the only converged IT security and operations platform that enables real-time visibility and control of globally distributed desktop, mobile and server computers. BigFix enables large-scale enterprises to continuously enforce IT security, IT policy compliance, and systems management on all computers, anytime, anywhere. Designed for highly distributed and complex IT infrastructures, BigFix delivers real-time endpoint visibility and control through its single-agent, multi-function, on-demand architecture. Its award-winning technology is proven in production at more than 600 companies, government agencies, and public sector institutions worldwide, and currently manages over 7,000,000 desktop and mobile clients, workstations, and servers. More information can be found at www.bigfix.com .

About the CIO 100

The recipients of this year's CIO 100 award were selected through a three-step process. First, companies filled out an online application form detailing their innovative practices in both business and IT. Next, a team of judges reviewed the applications in depth, looking for unique practices and substantial results. Finally, CIO editors reviewed the judges' recommendations and voted on the final 100. Once the top 100 honorees were selected, several honorees were chosen to receive an additional special award.

Complete coverage of the 2008 CIO 100 awards will be in the August 15 issue of CIO magazine and available online at www.cio.com on June 1.

About CIO Magazine

CIO produces award-winning content and community resources for information technology executives thriving and prospering in this fast-paced era of business, as well as create opportunities for information technology and consumer marketers to reach them. The CIO portfolio includes CIO.com, CIO magazine (launched in 1987), CIO Executive Programs and the CIO Executive Council. CIO properties provide business technology leaders with analysis and insight on information technology trends and a keen understanding of IT's role in achieving business goals. The U.S. edition of the magazine and website are recipients of more than 200 awards to date, including three Grand Neals from the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards and two Magazine of the Year awards from the National Society of Business Publication Editors. CIO websites and magazines appear in more than 25 countries, including Australia, Canada, China, France and Germany. CIO, and sister brand CSO, are produced by CXO Media a subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), the world's leading technology media, research and event company.