iolo is growing

iolo is not only surviving this difficult economy but is growing. In 2008, iolo achieved revenue growth of 63% and, so far in 2009, has seen a revenue increase of 47%. And this growth comes among industry declines of 15%.

One reason for this success is that iolo's focus on customer satisfaction, quality products, and relevant technology is combining with an emerging trend - "repair rather than replace." Where people used to ante up for new computers every couple of years, now more and more are opting to fix their computers rather than buy new ones. iolo's flagship product System Mechanic, which fixes PCs and keeps them running longer, is perfectly suited to this trend.

Gartner, an analysis and research firm, is forecasting for this year a drop of 11.9% in PC sales, the sharpest unit decline in history. Further, replacement cycles for computers are predicted to be lengthened—people will be holding on to their PCs for longer amounts of time. One nationwide network of IT service professionals reports that their service calls to fix PCs have skyrocketed by more than 65% over the last 12 months.

Donating to L.A. Shares

iolo is donating more than 2,000 copies of System Mechanic and DriveScrubber to L.A. Shares. L.A. Shares is a non-profit organization that distributes corporate donations to schools and nonprofits in Los Angeles, home to iolo's headquarters. Since 1991, L.A. Shares has given away more than $80 million worth of goods and materials to over 2,500 non-profits and schools. The System Mechanic donations will help recipients enjoy better performance from their PCs and keep them for much longer. DriveScrubber will be used to securely erase sensitive data from donated computers, preparing them for a risk-free transition.

iolo wins another prestigious award

System Mechanic has won the highly regarded Government Computer News (GCN) "Reviewer's Choice" designation in the magazine's April issue.

Awarding System Mechanic an A+, GCN editors praised it for its powerful utilities and easy-to-use interface. Great for novice users and experts alike, "It provides the fire-and-forget functionality most busy users want, but it also offers the details about how it proposes to fix a system and lets users change that plan as they see fit."

GCN took System Mechanic through rigorous benchmark testing and found significant increases in performance noting, "For a relatively inexpensive program, especially when you can run it on three PCs, System Mechanic proved powerful and useful." The review concludes, "It earns our Reviewer's Choice designation and remains one of our favorite utility suites for users at all levels."