JJ Labs, a provider of network monitoring and operations software, announced today that it has closed $3.5 million in funding from premiere venture capitalist, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. The company is also changing its name to Cittio Inc., effective immediately.

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Hummer Winblad Venture Partners was created in 1989 as the first venture capital firm focused exclusively on software. As the software industry grew from PC software to enterprise computing to Internet applications, Hummer Winblad has been at the forefront -- funding the entrepreneurs and ideas that helped define these markets. The firm's goal is to provide the capital, experience, and vision that will enable its companies to become leaders in this new software economy.

Cittio Inc. (formerly JJ Labs) is the innovation leader in network monitoring and operations software. Based on a 100 percent Java architecture, only WatchTower delivers a fully bundled software solution, including a web server, an embedded database, and a management portal, providing complete functionality for operating a network data center. The unique monitoring capabilities of WatchTower, coupled with powerful automation technology, provide IT managers and network technicians alike with a simple and complete solution for datacenter management. Cittio's customers include industry-leading companies such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Hawaii, Capitol Advantage, National Parks Conservation Association, Truckee Meadows Water Authority, and the University of California at Santa Barbara.

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