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BMC Software Forms New Business Unit to Better Serve Government Organization Emphasizes Commitment to Public Sector & Homeland Security MCLEAN, Va., April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BMC Software, Inc. today announced that it has formed a new business unit called BMC Public Sector that will provide enterprise management solutions for customers across federal, state and local markets. As part of the move, the company named Craig Harper Vice President of the new organization. BMC Public Sector will be based in McLean, VA. BMC Federal, which will make up the largest part of this new business unit, has experienced exceptional growth under the leadership of Craig Harper. In Q3, BMC Federal grew by 292% over the same period last year. In the current fiscal year to date, there has been a 34% increase in revenues over the same period last year, well ahead of company expectations. Harper attributes this success to the close relationships BMC has forged with its partners since the company began focusing on the public sector in 1995. "We believe our partners know their public sector customers better than we do, which is why we see them as crucial to our continued success," said Harper. "Furthermore, we have made a firm commitment to federal technology standards with the close alignment of our products to the Federal Enterprise Architecture and the Common Criteria Validation, which our software was awarded last year. This validation underscores the security and reliabilityof our enterprise management software and the value it provides to federal agencies." Since the majority of first responders are at the state and local level, coordination between federal, state and local levels of government has become crucial to ensuring homeland security. BMC's new business unit mirrors this relationship and more effectively positions the company to work closely with all levels of government as a cohesive whole, from federal to state and local decision makers. BMC is dedicated to helping to secure the nation's IT infrastructure by ensuring that the government can always rely on mission critical computer systems to be fully functional under any conditions. Harper was one of the original 5 team members that founded BMC's Federal division in 1995. His inspiration and leadership over the last 9 years has made this division the fastest growing part of the company with over 70 employees. The amalgamation of BMC Federal with BMC State and Local will help ensure that the companyremains a trusted government partner while guaranteeing maximum IT availability across all levels of the public sector. About BMC Software BMC Software, Inc. (NYSE:BMC) is a leader in enterprise management. The company focuses on serving its public sector customers by ensuring that the nation's mission critical IT systems are always functioning under all conditions. Founded in 1980, BMC Software has offices worldwide and fiscal 2003 revenues of more than $1.3 billion. For more information about BMC Software, please visit http://www.bmc.com/ CONTACT: Regis Mencer, +1-301-924-0330, or , for BMC Software, Inc. DATASOURCE: BMC Software, Inc. CONTACT: Regis Mencer, +1-301-924-0330, or , for BMC Software, Inc. Web site: http://www.bmc.com/

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