Aprisma Joins Micromuse's Netcool Developers Alliance Partners Program.

Business/Technology Editors

ComNet 2000

Booth # 538

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 2000

SPECTRUM and Netcool(R) Integration Delivers

Seamless Service Management Solutions

ComNet 2000 (Booth # 538) - Aprisma Management Technologies, the leader in scalable, multivendor network management, today announced it has signed on as a charter member of Micromuse's NETCOOL(R) Developers Alliance(TM) Program. Aprisma is also licensing the Netcool Software Developers Kit (SDK) and is leveraging an integration between Aprisma's SPECTRUM Management Suite and Netcool, a solution that is currently shipping.

By participating in Micromuse's new partners program, Aprisma will pursue cooperative business, technical and marketing opportunities with Micromuse. Further software integration between SPECTRUM and Netcool--as well as a commitment to work together on technology and business goals--will deliver significant gains to customers whose businesses depend on maintaining the availability of networked-based services for their Internet customers, extranet business partners or intranet employees.

&uot;SPECTRUM and Netcool are natural complements for a service driven network,&uot; said Michael Leland, chief technology officer at SiteLine, a leading national provider of in-building, high-speed Internet access and data network management services. &uot;SPECTRUM provides us with a powerful discovery engine that dynamically generates our network topology. The SPECTRUM KnowledgeBase allows us to immediately detect changes or problems that may affect services critical to our business, or our customer's businesses. The new integration lets Netcool leverage SPECTRUM's unique event handling via Netcool's highly functional and configurable graphical interface.&uot;

&uot;Many customer sites already have SPECTRUM and Netcool co-existing and view the products as complementary management solutions,&uot; said Rosemary Hill, director of the Micromuse Program. &uot;We are very pleased to have a market and technology leader like Aprisma participate as an inaugural member of the Netcool Developers Alliance Program.&uot;

The integration between SPECTRUM and Micromuse currently includes customized Netcool Probes(TM) that provide enhanced network event and fault management data to the Netcool ObjectServer(TM). Additional information and pricing for Aprisma's SPECTRUM Management Suite and related solutions is available by contacting Aprisma sales toll free at [phone], as well as by contacting authorized SPECTRUM resellers worldwide.

About Micromuse

Micromuse Inc. (Nasdaq: MUSE) is the leading provider of fault and service-level management software. Micromuse recently earned the highly acclaimed &uot;Best of Show&uot; award in the network management category at NetWorld + Interop '99 Atlanta. Micromuse customers include AirTouch, America Online, AT&, BT, Cable &Wireless, Cellular One, Charles Schwab, Deutsche Telekom, GEIS, GTE, ICG Communications, ITC DeltaCom, JC Penney, MCI Worldcom, MindSpring Enterprises, and a number of financial investment concerns. Headquarters are located at 139 Townsend Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94107; [phone]. The Web site is at www.micromuse.com. Netcool is a registered trademark of Micromuse. All other trademarks and registered trademarks in this document are the properties of their respective owners.

About Aprisma

Aprisma Management Technologies is a leading provider of intelligent, multivendor management solutions that meet the service-level requirements of network, enterprise and service provider customers. Aprisma's SPECTRUM suite of management software offers automated, proactive service availability solutions that are integral components of today's mission-critical business and service provider infrastructures. SPECTRUM's many customers include Adelphia Communications, Rogers Communications, GTE, NASA, MCI WorldCom, Amgen, Compaq, Earthlink and Glaxo Wellcome. Additional information about Aprisma Management Technologies can be found at www.aprisma.com.