CiRBA Chosen By Lumen21 for Infrastructure Optimization Practice

Leading Consulting Firm to Standardize on CiRBA’s Data Center Intelligence Solution for All Server Consolidation and Virtualization Planning Projects

Toronto, Ontario – July 19, 2007 – CiRBA Inc., a leader in Data Center Intelligence, today announced that LUMEN21, a leading IT consulting firm specializing in infrastructure optimization, has standardized on CiRBA’s Data Center Intelligence (DCI) solution for all server consolidation and virtualization engagements. LUMEN21 will also resell the software to clients for use in maintaining an optimally consolidated data center.

CiRBA’s enterprise software enables services organizations to rapidly and accurately map the optimal consolidation or virtualization opportunities within their data centers. CiRBA is unique in providing in-depth analysis of critical technical, business and workload related constraints and presenting the results through intuitive maps that offer a detailed roadmap to consolidation. In addition, CiRBA supports a variety of strategies including virtualization, application stacking and database consolidation on all platforms.

CiRBA will be used by LUMEN21’s infrastructure consulting team that is focused on optimizing operations, server, storage and network aspects of a client’s IS organization. The team will use CiRBA to perform the analysis and planning of consolidation initiatives, including virtualization, for clients.

“We searched for a solution to help us guide clients in their consolidation and virtualization initiatives, but most of the tools we evaluated focused on just doing the work of consolidation,” said Raj Gupta, Chief Technology Officer of LUMEN21.  ”These tools didn’t provide a clear enough picture of complex environments to enable us to make good decisions and reduce risk for our clients. CiRBA’s discovery capability and consideration for all types of constraints provides the missing link that will enable us to better advise clients. We believe that those not using a solution like CiRBA are greatly increasing their chances of failure.”

"We are very pleased to be working with LUMEN21. Organizations are quickly realizing that consolidation planning, particularly in large data centers, can be extremely complex. Insufficient analysis limits the cost savings organizations can achieve with consolidation and puts business operations at risk,” said Gerry Smith, president and CEO of CiRBA.

About LUMEN21
LUMEN21 is a leading consulting firm specializing in infrastructure optimization, application solutions, network and operations management. LUMEN21 works with clients to provide visibility and control of their physical, application and operations environments. LUMEN21 consultants are equipped with the methodology and tools that allows them to integrate the business issues and the needed technology solutions to address them. Headquartered in Santa Ana, CA, LUMEN21 is predominantly focused on working with mid-large sized organizations in the United States.

About CiRBA Inc.
CiRBA is a leading provider of Data Center Intelligence (DCI) solutions. CiRBA provides enterprise software that enables Global 5000 organizations to rapidly analyze and visually map the safest path to an optimally consolidated and virtualized data center. Using a unique cross platform, multi-strategy approach, CiRBA addresses all configuration, workload and business constraints to ensure success in any consolidation initiative. For more information, visit www.cirba.com.