KlioSoft Joins Opsware Technology Alliance Partner Program.

Customers to Benefit From Comprehensive Data Center Automation Solution

CONCORD, Calif. -- KlioSoft, creators of Conductor, the first security operations automation platform, today announced it has joined Opsware's (NASDAQ:OPSW) Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program. Through the partnership, KlioSoft and Opsware will provide access to a broad range of Data Center Automation capabilities, enabling customers to more rapidly achieve operational efficiencies and reduce labor costs across their IT infrastructures.

With the cost and complexity of today's IT infrastructure spiraling out of control, enterprises are turning to IT Automation to increase productivity, ensure policy compliance, remediate security threats, and reduce labor expenses. The Opsware Technology Alliance Partner program supports the increasing demand for this technology by providing an effective way to address customer needs for server, network and application automation. As the fastest growing Data Center Automation vendor, Opsware will provide KlioSoft the opportunity to integrate with its award-winning IT Automation software and leverage its global sales and marketing activities to generate customer leads and drive revenue.

KlioSoft offers the first active security automation solution to significantly reduce an IT organization's exposure to vulnerabilities. By combining Opsware Server Automation System, Opsware Network Automation System, and Conductor, KlioSoft and Opsware customers are able to jointly manage their networks, servers, and security through automation. By combining these tools joint customers can benefit from reduced IT operations spending, automated system operations, improved IT productivity, and increased control over their IT environments.

"By combining Opsware's Data Center Automation software with KlioSoft's Conductor, customers will benefit from a broader spectrum of critical IT Automation capabilities," said John O'Farrell, executive vice president of business development at Opsware Inc. "The joint technologies will provide customers with a comprehensive data center management solution, which has become a necessity for today's enterprises as they focus on cutting costs, increasing operational efficiencies, and generating immediate ROI."

About the Opsware Technology Alliance Partner Program

The Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW) Technology Alliance Partner program provides customers with the most extensive and comprehensive data center management solution available today. Opsware Technology Partners are comprised of best of breed, market-leading software and platform vendors who offer technology that complements a single Opsware product or the entire Opsware solution suite.

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