MRO Software Launches Next Phase of MXES Roll Out With MXES Mobile Suite; Maximo Enterprise Suite's new mobile solution seamlessly extends organizations' connected and disconnected users.

BEDFORD, Mass. -- MRO Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: MROI), the leading provider of asset and service management solutions, today announced the availability of its new line of mobile-enabled solutions for its Maximo Enterprise Suite (MXES). This new solution was designed from the ground up within the MXES architecture, and supports companies' efforts to significantly cut the time, cost, paperwork and delays of servicing mission-critical assets in a distributed environment. MXES Mobile Suite allows for employees to be more productive by enabling them to efficiently perform critical work, and access critical asset and process data wherever and whenever needed, using handheld devices and mobile phones.

MXES Mobile represents the next phase of the Company's roll out of MXES solutions. These mobile solutions are designed and built into the MXES service-oriented architecture. The mobile solution lets customers take full advantage of MXES's workflow, business rules, business objects and easy application configuration, without the need for third-party solutions. These new solutions seamlessly extend the reach and accessibility of the core MXES functionality, allowing remote users to benefit from the enhanced asset and service management capabilities that MXES delivers.

"Our research shows that users will not accept critical business applications unless they are available on a mobile platform. The ability to provide the full functionality to the remote user enhances application usability and criticality. Vendors that can provide this complete capability stand to benefit by gaining a greater wallet share," said Michael Maoz, Vice President, Research Fellow, Gartner Inc.

Initial applications for the MXES Mobile Suite include the Maximo Mobile for Work Management, which provides remote, real-time access to work and asset data necessary to complete work and service management tasks, and Maximo Mobile for Inventory Management, which gives paperless inventory and receiving control.

"A recent ARC survey identified the use of mobile solutions for asset management as an important trend that can increase productivity and improve workflow when properly deployed," said Houghton LeRoy, Research Director at ARC Advisory Group. "The new embedded MXES Mobile Suite from MRO Software better addresses productivity and workflow by downloading only what is needed and by working with or without a live connection with minimal disruption. A practical design positions PDAs for the more complex work order and inventory management functions and limits cell phone usage to simple communications such as dispatching and notification. Since the MXES Mobile Suite is developed and embedded by MRO Software, customers should not have to deal with costly incompatibility issues that require partner solution updates."

Seamless connectivity, improved productivity

The new connected and disconnected features of the MXES Mobile platform allows the mobile applications to dynamically connect to the server as required, based on user profiles and available wireless connectivity. The MXES Mobile Suite enables employees to both capture data in the field during maintenance or inventory procedures, as well as providing dynamic access to critical and related information about those procedures. At the same time, managers can assign and re-prioritize work as necessary in real-time and manage and receive valuable, up-to-the-minute information about field service performance.

"Enterprise customers need a reliable mobile solution to improve employee productivity, this next phase of our MXES roll-out provides that solution," said Patricia C. Foye, executive vice president global marketing and alliances at MRO Software. "Customers now have a single, familiar, easy-to-use interface with access to the critical asset and service management functionality that a distributed workforce needs."

Using open standards and a Java(TM) 2 Micro Edition (J2ME(TM)) runtime profiles, MRO Software has combined the portability of Java technology with open, industry standards to deliver a comprehensive solution for extending many of the MXES existing business processes onto mobile devices. MXES Mobile Suite's work management and inventory applications run on Microsoft Windows Mobile-based devices. Cell phone-based applications based on light-weight java profile are scheduled for release later this year.

About MRO Software

MRO Software is the leading provider of asset and service management solutions. Maximo Enterprise Suite, the Company's flagship solution, is delivered on a web-architected platform and increases productivity, optimizes asset performance, and service levels, reduces costs and enables asset-related sourcing and procurement across the entire spectrum of strategic assets.

The Company's asset management solutions allow customers to manage the complete life cycle of strategic assets including: planning, procurement, deployment, tracking, maintenance and retirement. Using MRO Software's solutions, customers improve production reliability, labor efficiency, material optimization, software license compliance, lease management, warranty and service management across the asset base.

MRO Software (Nasdaq: MROI) is a global company based in Bedford, Mass., with approximately 900 employees and more than 300,000 end-users. The Company markets its products through a direct sales organization in combination with a network of international distributors. MRO Software has sales offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia/Pacific and Latin America. Additional information on MRO Software can be found at http://www.mro.com.

Maximo(R) is a registered trademark, and MXES(TM) and MRO Software(TM) are trademarks, of MRO Software, Inc.