SolarWinds Acquires DameWare Development

AUSTIN, TX — (Marketwire) — 12/15/11 — SolarWinds® (NYSE: SWI), a leading provider of powerful and affordable , today announced that it has acquired certain assets of privately-held DameWare Development LLC for $40 million in cash. DameWare sells software tools to companies that allow system administrators to remotely manage the computers on their networks."We-re very excited about acquiring these assets. This acquisition is consistent with our strategy of extending our presence and