Planet Tivoli 2001 User Conferences Worldwide to Focus on Critical e-business Infrastructure Management Tools.

Business Editors and High-Tech Writers

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2001

Annual User Conference Series to Feature Security, Storage,

Web Solutions and Service Delivery Management Solutions

Tivoli Systems Inc., an IBM (NYSE:IBM) company, will hold Planet Tivoli(TM) 2001 user conferences in San Francisco, California; Vienna, Austria; Mexico City, Mexico; Caracas, Venezuela; Tokyo, Japan; Sao Paulo, Brazil and Buenos Aires, Argentina enabling customers, business partners, analysts and press from around the world to see the latest e-business infrastructure management hardware, software and services available from Tivoli and its business partners.

The first Planet Tivoli event will take place in San Francisco, Calif., May 1 - 4, with keynote addresses by Steve Mills, IBM senior vice president and group executive, Software Group, and David Murphy, Tivoli president. Press announcements will cover key partnerships in the areas of e-business, as well as customer win and security-related news. Some of the Tivoli business partners at the San Francisco show will include Brocade Communications Systems, Cisco Systems, Compaq, Fujitsu Limited, Geneva Technology, Gilian Technology, INRANGE Technologies and Symantic Corporation.

According to a recent poll by Forrester Research, Inc., companies remain committed to e-business initiatives in 2001. Of more than 700 senior business executives surveyed, over half said they are still either maintaining or heightening their Internet efforts.(i)

In a recent Gartner survey, 65 percent of CIO respondents plan to increase IT budgets by 13.3 percent in 2001.(ii)

"Businesses today face a challenging and dynamic business environment, so it is crucial that they have the support of a technology infrastructure that is both comprehensive and flexible, also the means to manage it effectively," said David Murphy, president, Tivoli Systems. "Planet Tivoli is a great opportunity for customers and business partners to see first-hand how other companies are maximizing the value of both their existing and future technology investments."

Last year's Planet Tivoli events in North America, Europe and Middle East, Latin America and Asia Pacific all had record attendance numbers totaling around 8,000 attendees. For more information about Planet Tivoli, go to www.tivoli.com/news/planet_tivoli/pt2001/.

Planet Tivoli 2001 sessions, technical workshops and tutorials will reflect Tivoli's continued open, integrated approach to e-business infrastructure management. Planet Tivoli also provides the opportunity for other businesses to illustrate how non-proprietary infrastructure management solutions from Tivoli enabled them to have added flexibility in their technology management decisions, as well as to maximize the value of their existing IT investments. Tivoli will also illustrate strategic areas of focus for 2001 including:

-- Performance and Availability - Availability and performance of IT resources
remains of critical importance to companies large and small. Tivoli will help
companies to move from reactive to proactive in their business systems
management, reduce costs and increase competitive advantage through automation
and best practices.

-- Web Management for e-business - Enabling companies relying on their
e-business to create competitive advantage and new sources of revenue, while
also helping these companies manage the risks associated with the Internet.

-- Security and Privacy Management - Security continues to be a top inhibitor
to successful e-business initiatives. Tivoli security and privacy management
software addresses this pain by enabling faster, more efficient deployment and
management of secure e-business solutions.

-- Storage and SAN Management - Data is many companies' most important
resource, and availability and protection of that data is critical. Tivoli
storage management products descend from IBM's award winning ADSM product, and
Tivoli offers a comprehensive SAN solution that delivers true end-to-end data
protection capability, resource sharing and SAN management for increasingly
complex storage environments.

-- Service Delivery Management - For businesses in which meeting service level
commitments are a must, Tivoli service delivery solutions enable businesses to
manage the total service delivery lifecycle. This includes software that enable
businesses to build and deliver new services to subscribers, as well as
solutions that enable businesses to manage the quality of service and billing
for services delivered.

About Tivoli Systems Inc.

Tivoli software manages the foundations of e-business, extending the boundaries of traditional network and systems management from the data center across the Internet, from the desktop to pervasive devices. Leading companies around the world use Tivoli software, Tivoli Ready(TM) third-party products and Tivoli Business Partner Program services to reduce the cost and complexity of managing heterogeneous IT environments. Tivoli solutions, encompassing management of security, storage and mobile devices, are helping these organizations to create a technology infrastructure to support the next generation of business. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Tivoli is an IBM (NYSE:IBM) company. Tivoli distributes its products worldwide through a network of global sales offices, systems integrators, resellers and IBM sales channels. For more information, visit www.tivoli.com.

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(i) Forrester B2B Technology Leadership Forum, Scottsdale, Ariz.,

4/2/01. (ii) Gartner 2000 IT Spending and Staffing Survey Results, 10/2/00,

Kurt Potter