BMC Software is Power Underneath `America's Most Admired Companies'.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2000

Company Named as One of Most Admired Computer Software Companies;

Lists All of Top 10 &uot;America's Most Admired Companies&uot; as Customers

There is a consistent theme among this year's &uot;America's Most Admired Companies&uot;(TM) as selected by Fortune Magazine (Feb. 21, 2000). All of the top ten companies are customers of BMC Software Inc. (Nasdaq:BMCS). In addition, BMC Software was itself recognized as one of America's most admired computer software companies, ranking number 4 on this year's list.

&uot;BMC Software is honored to have been selected by Fortune and our industry peers as one of the most admired computer software companies in America. This is a testament to the more than 6,300 employees worldwide that produce the best solutions in the industry,&uot; said Wayne Morris, Vice President of Corporate Marketing for BMC Software. &uot;More importantly, we are proud to claim all of this year's top ten as customers. It is clear that leading companies are choosing BMC Software as their trusted partner in providing solutions that enable them to deliver the highest quality of service and gain competitive advantage.&uot;

Fortune Magazine chose the winners from the 1,000 largest U.S. companies (ranked by revenues) and the 25 largest U.S. subsidiaries of foreign-owned companies. The magazine then sorted these companies by industry and then selected the ten largest in each industry to constitute 57 separate groups. Companies that ranked 11 to 25 were not eligible for evaluation, but their executives were asked to vote for the top companies in their industries.

To create the top ten list, Clark Martire &Bartolomeo (CM&) asked 10,000 executives, directors, and securities analysts to select the five companies they admired most, regardless of industry. The group was told to choose from a list containing the companies that ranked among the top 25% in last year's survey; the list also included companies that ranked below the first quartile overall but finished in the top 20% of their industry. To create the 57 industry lists, CM& asked the executives, directors, and analysts to rank companies in their own industry on eight criteria, ranging from long-term investment value to social responsibility. The result, backed by 18 years of experience, is an industry-by-industry guide to corporate America's shiniest reputations.

About BMC Software

BMC Software is the leading provider of management solutions that enhance the availability, performance and recovery of companies' business-critical applications. This application service assurance(TM) strategy combines superior products with BMC Software Professional Services and outstanding customer support to assure the e-business applications companies and their customers rely on most, stay up and running around the clock. For more than 19 years, the world's leading companies have relied on BMC Software.

BMC Software is among the world's largest independent software vendors, a Forbes 500 company and is a member of the S& 500, with calendar year 1999 revenues exceeding $1.6 billion. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas, with offices worldwide. For more information, visit BMC Software's Web site at http://www.bmc.com, or please call 800/841-2031 or 713/918-8800.

BMC Software, the BMC Software logos, and all other BMC Software product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of BMC Software Inc. America's Most Admired Companies is a trademark of TIME INC. (c) 2000, BMC Software Inc. All rights reserved.