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* BMC Software Aligns IT with the Business to Lead in BSM (1) * BMC Recognized as a Leader in the $15.6 Billion IT Management Software Market (2) HOUSTON, March 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Highlighting the evolution of IT, Forrester has declared Business Service Management (BSM) and the configuration management database (CMDB) critical to running a strategic IT organization. "2006 saw the emergence of Business Service Management as a market; 2007 will see it take off," writes Jean-Pierre Garbani, vice president, Forrester Research. "IT has become the ubiquitous business tool ... The resulting quest to improve productivity and predictability of IT results has led to the creation of BSM and the CMDB as the two central pillars of the new wave of IT management software tools." (3) "We believe Forrester's report underscores the importance of BSM for our customers and also signifies a tremendous growth opportunity for BMC," said Tom Bishop, BMC's chief technology officer. "In 2002, BMC charted the path for BSM as we know it today, and as the market evolves, we will continue to lead in the implementation and development of tools and solutions to help our customers drive more business value from IT by leveraging open source and other technologies." Comprised of 11 different categories, the Forrester report lists BMC as a Tier One leader in 10 categories. (4) In addition to being a product leader in these categories, BMC's customers benefit from strong partnerships with organizations that have years of experience assisting customers as they migrate to the industry's most advanced ITSM and CMDB solutions. Continuing the tradition of forward thinking, BMC recently added open source luminary, William "whurley" Hurley to the team as chief architect of open source strategy, also identified as an area to watch in the Forrester report. Forrester's Market Overview for the IT Management Software Market details the key trends within Business Service Management. For access to the complete independent report, visit: http://www.bmc.com/USA/Corporate/attachments/Forrester_TheITManagementSoftware Market.pdf . To learn more about open source and BMC, please logon to http://talk.bmc.com/ to listen to a podcast with William "whurley" Hurley. About BMC Software BMC Software (NYSE:BMC) is a leading global provider of enterprise management solutions that empower companies to manage their IT infrastructure from a business perspective. Delivering Business Service Management, BMC solutions span enterprise systems, applications, databases and service management. For the four fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2006, BMC revenue was approximately $1.57 billion. For more information, visit http://www.bmc.com/ . BMC, BMC Software, and the BMC Software logo are the exclusive properties of BMC Software, Inc., are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and may be registered or pending registration in other countries. All other BMC trademarks, service marks, and logos may be registered or pending registration in the U.S. or in other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. (1) The Forrester Wave Vendor Summary, Q1 2007: BMC Software Aligns IT With The Business To Lead In Business Service Management, Peter O'Neill and Evelyn Hubbert, March 28, 2007. (2) The IT Management Software Market, Thomas Mendel, Ph.D., and J.P. Garbani, March 9, 2007. (3) The IT Management Software Market, Thomas Mendel, Ph.D., and J.P. Garbani, March 9, 2007. (4) The IT Management Software Market, Thomas Mendel, Ph.D., and J.P. Garbani, March 9, 2007. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20011003/BMCLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: BMC Software, Inc. CONTACT: Jessica Walker of BMC Software, Inc., +1-713-918-4482, or ; or Lindsey Tishgart of Waggener Edstrom, +1-512-527-7022, or , for BMC Software, Inc. Web site: http://www.bmc.com/ http://talk.bmc.com/

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