TOKYO--(Marketwire - Aug 21, 2012) - [ SolarWinds ]® (NYSE: [ SWI ]), a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, announced today that it has launched a Japanese language website, [ solarwinds.com/jp ]. The site is the company's first fully-featured, localized website and is part of SolarWinds' ongoing strategy to become the top choice of Japanese IT professionals for IT management software.

SolarWinds has reached the following milestones in Japan:

• 2009: Added [ Jupiter Technology ] as reseller partner
• December, 2010: Established its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Brisbane, Australia, adding a dedicated, native Japanese-speaking support team
• October, 2011: Added [ Daikin Industries ] as a reseller partner
• November, 2011: Added [ Marubeni Information Systems ] and [ Mitsuiwa Corporation ] as reseller partners
• May 2012: Launched the Japanese version -- and the first localized version -- of its flagship network management product, SolarWinds [ Network Performance Monitor ]

Why is SolarWinds investing in Japan?

• SolarWinds believes that Japanese IT professionals are looking for IT management solutions that are easy to buy, easy to install, and easy to use
• SolarWinds understands the importance of providing in-language websites and products in Japan
• SolarWinds felt it was important to make sure that its website, which is the primary introduction to its products, is localized to go along with the flagship product

Japan is both the country that SolarWinds first released an in-language version of one of its products and its first full website localization project. SolarWinds NPM was released in May, and SolarWinds Network Traffic Analyzer (NTA) for the Japanese market is coming soon.

SolarWinds believes that localized versions of its products, along with a localized website, its partnerships, and its Japanese-speaking support team, will lay the foundation for the company's success in the Japanese market.

About SolarWinds

SolarWinds (NYSE: [ SWI ]) provides powerful and affordable IT management software to customers worldwide from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses. In all of our market areas, our approach is consistent. We focus exclusively on IT Pros and strive to eliminate the complexity that they have been forced to accept from traditional enterprise software vendors. SolarWinds delivers on this commitment with unexpected simplicity through products that are easy to find, buy, use and maintain while providing the power to address any IT management problem on any scale. Our solutions are rooted in our deep connection to our user base, which interacts in our online community, [ thwack® ], to solve problems, share technology and best practices, and directly participate in our product development process. Learn more today at [ http://www.solarwinds.com/jp/ ].

SolarWinds, SolarWinds.com and thwack are registered trademarks of SolarWinds. All other company and product names mentioned are used only for identification purposes and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.