Analyst Report Names Opsware as Fastest Growing Server Provisioning Software Vendor in 2005.SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- In a recent market report (1) analyst firm IDC identified Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :OPSW) as the fastest growing of the leading vendors in the worldwide server provisioning software market for the period 2004-2005, in terms of software revenue. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. IDC, the server provisioning software market is centered on the deployment, configuration, and management of server system and application software. Opsware was identified as number one in year-to-year revenue growth in this market at 64.9%, and number two in market share, with 22% in 2005. Key market drivers include compliance reporting, change and configuration management, data center consolidation and the opportunity to lower IT costs through process standardization standardization In industry, the development and application of standards that make it possible to manufacture a large volume of interchangeable parts. Standardization may focus on engineering standards, such as properties of materials, fits and tolerances, and drafting . "IT departments are increasingly turning to data center automation solutions for tasks such as server provisioning and configuration management as a key part of their strategy to reduce costs and deal with labor shortages A Labor shortage is an economic condition in which there are insufficient qualified candidates (employees) to fill the market-place demands for employment at any price. This condition is sometimes referred to by Economists as "an insufficiency in the labor force. ," according to Stephen Elliot, research manager, enterprise systems management software, IDC. In the category of server provisioning software, IDC includes configuration management, patch software management and change audit/reporting applications. "The latest analysis from IDC shows that Opsware is by far the fastest growing provider of server provisioning software," said Ben Horowitz, chief executive officer, Opsware Inc. "This is a clear indication of the tremendous ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). that customers are receiving from implementing Opsware's Server Automation System." (1) Worldwide Server Provisioning Software 2006-2010 Forecast and 2005 Vendor Shares, IDC Report # 203227, August, 2006. About Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW) Opsware Inc. is the world's leading IT Automation software company. The growth of the Internet is driving a shift from client/server computing to Web architecture. With this shift comes an overwhelming proliferation proliferation /pro·lif·er·a·tion/ (pro-lif?er-a´shun) the reproduction or multiplication of similar forms, especially of cells.prolif´erativeprolif´erous pro·lif·er·a·tion n. of servers, networking devices and applications, creating massive complexity that makes automated IT operations a necessity. Opsware automates the complete IT lifecycle and enables IT to automatically discover, provision, patch, configure, secure, change, scale, audit, recover, consolidate, migrate, and reallocate Verb 1. reallocate - allocate, distribute, or apportion anew; "Congressional seats are reapportioned on the basis of census data" reapportion allocate, apportion - distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of servers, network devices and applications. Over 350 of the world's largest companies, outsourcers and government agencies use Opsware to deliver this new, automated model of IT. For more information on Opsware Inc., please visit our Web site at www.opsware.com. Opsware is a service mark and trademark of Opsware Inc. All other product names, service marks, and trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. regarding the benefits and capabilities of our software products and our opportunities in the Data Center Automation market. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from these statements, including the risk that the assumptions underlying our current business strategy may change, that our experience operating as a software company is limited, and that the products may not perform as described. More information about these and other factors that could affect our business are included in our Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. filed with the SEC on April 14, 2006 under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis Management's discussion and analysis (MD&A) A report from management to shareholders that accompanies the firm's financial statements in the annual report. It explains the period's financial results and enables management to discuss topics that may not be apparent in the financial of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the Forms 10-Q and 8-K that we file during the fiscal year. |
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