Composite Software, Inc., the real-time data integration leader, today announced it was named to a select group of “Companies to Watch” by CMP’s Intelligent Enterprise in the ninth Editors' Choice Awards. Identifying why Composite Software is influential, CMP’s Intelligent Enterprise editors noted that the company is “well prepared for an emerging era in which clustered services and virtualization are becoming architectural norms.”

The Editors’ Choice Awards are the result of a collaborative effort among CMP’s Intelligent Enterprise contributing experts. “We look beyond sheer size and technology breadth to consider vendors that are leading the market in terms of innovation and market influence,” said Doug Henschen, editor-in-chief, Intelligent Enterprise. The editors chose companies like Composite Software because they deliver exceptional vision, technology innovation and customer leadership in helping “intelligent” enterprises to deploy technology to achieve strategic objectives.

“We are proud to be recognized by CMP’s Intelligent Enterprise for our data virtualization solutions that enable enterprises to fulfill their real-time information requirements, far faster for less,” said Robert Eve, V.P. of Marketing, Composite Software. “We credit our customers and partners for inspiring us to continuously develop innovative technologies.”

Composite Software is one of ten companies awarded in the category of Information Management. Other categories include Business Intelligence, Enterprise Applications, Performance Management and Process Management. A complete list of this year's “Companies to Watch” appears on IntelligentEnterprise.com at http://www.intelligententerprise.com/channels/performance_management/s howArticle.jhtml?articleID=205207028.