Covasoft Launches Next-Generation Management Solution Offering Corrective Answers for Common E-business Problems; World's Largest Independent Distributor of New Aviation Parts Signs On.

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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2002

Covasoft Inc., an innovator of real-time J2EE(tm) management solutions, today announced the next generation of CovaOne(tm), the first software that provides answers to solving today's most vexing e-business infrastructure problems.

Aviall, the world's largest independent distributor of new aviation parts, is extending its use of Covasoft's CovaOne Solution Suite to ensure performance and reliability across its entire revenue-generating e-business system.

Covasoft also announced today a new CovaOne Knowledge Pack for BEA(R) WebLogic(R), and a partnership with eFORCE, a global provider of integrated enterprise solutions (see related press releases).

"Web application servers are a critical platform for e-business today," said Donna Scott, vice president of Gartner's Software Infrastructure Group. "Companies who rely on online sales are looking for management solutions that will not only enable them to view their entire e-business infrastructure, but also to predict potential complications and to proactively recommend answers. However, most solutions today are simple monitoring tools that inundate users with data."

Utilizing CovaOne Version 2, customers can immediately pinpoint the root cause of system troubles and fix problems. CovaOne gives customers a single view of their entire e-business environment, and automates problem avoidance and resolution through cross-domain correlation. CovaOne Knowledge Packs offer extensive out-of-the-box knowledge gleaned directly from experts in leading J2EE applications and infrastructures, such as BEA WebLogic, BroadVision(R) One-To-One(tm) Enterprise, BroadVision Retail Commerce and Vignette(R) content management solutions. The Knowledge Packs contain the most frequent cross-domain problem scenarios encountered in these specific environments allowing customers to immediately gain value from CovaOne.

"CovaOne is the only solution that can manage mission-critical J2EE technologies, along with all of their connected components, and offer real answers in real-time to keep e-business performing," said Mike Vollman, CEO and president of Covasoft. "Unlike other solutions that inundate users with huge amounts of data -- only a small percentage of which is meaningful or useful -- CovaOne delivers corrective answers in real time to keep business objectives on track."

Featured as part of CovaOne Version 2, the powerful CovaOne Extension Environment (CEE) allows users to quickly add or extend CovaOne's knowledge to support additional applications and unique system configurations. The CEE extends advanced diagnostic capabilities to any e-business applications (ERP, supply chain, CRM, custom), and includes the ability to capture the relationships between applications and underlying IT components.

Aviall Selects CovaOne Version 2

Aviall originally selected CovaOne, and the CovaOne Knowledge Pack for BroadVision Enterprise, to manage its BroadVision environment. Due to the success of the project, Aviall is extending its use of the CovaOne Solution Suite to ensure performance and reliability for its entire e-business infrastructure.

"Covasoft ensures the performance and reliability of our entire technology platform, which integrates 43 global locations, an award-winning Web site, a centralized call center, and many best-of-breed applications, all from one central location," said Joe Lacik, vice president of Information Services for Aviall. "This is a huge differentiator for us and was key to our recent win of a large exclusive parts contract with Rolls-Royce. CovaOne has directly translated into increased revenue and decreased downtime."

Aviall's heterogeneous e-business environment is typical of today's enterprise. It runs on a variety of different platforms and applications, including BroadVision, NEON, MQSeries(R), Siebel(R) and Lawson(tm). Using CovaOne, Aviall can now proactively manage each of the related e-business components involved in this intricate environment to diagnose and fix problems before they impact business activities.

About Covasoft Inc.

Covasoft Inc., the leading provider of real-time J2EE management solutions, improves the performance and availability of J2EE-based applications and supporting infrastructures. Out-of-the-box, Covasoft's CovaOne delivers real-time root-cause diagnoses, expert resolution recommendations, automated corrective actions, and proactive problem avoidance. Customers achieve immediate value with CovaOne Knowledge Packs for industry-leading e-business technologies, and benefit from the ability to extend CovaOne's powerful management capabilities to additional applications using the CovaOne Extension Environment. Engineered specifically for demanding J2EE e-business environments, the CovaOne family of products delivers next-generation management for optimal performance and availability. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Covasoft was founded in 1999 and is funded by Austin Ventures, AV Labs, HLM Management, Techxas Ventures, and Trellis Partners. Covasoft can be found on the Web at www.covasoft.com.

Covasoft and CovaOne are registered trademarks or trademarks of Covasoft Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

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