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BMC Software(R) Solutions Integration Certified for SAP NetWeaver(TM) CONTROL-M, CONTROL-D(R) and PATROL(R) for SAP(R) Solutions Now Certified for Integration With SAP NetWeaver Platform NEW ORLEANS, May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BMC Software, Inc. , a leading provider of enterprise management solutions, today announced from SAPPHIRE(R), SAP's international customer conference, that its CONTROL-M version 6.1 batch scheduling solution, CONTROL-D version 1.3 output management solution and PATROL for SAP(R) Solutions have received additional SAP Certified Integration status and are now certified for the SAP NetWeaver(TM) integration and application platform -- "Certified for SAP NetWeaver." These products help further ensure the availability and reliability of SAP solution-based environments by integrating and managing the entire enterprise -- proactively resolving issues. BMC Software's Application Management solutions deliver comprehensive functionality covering the entire application life cycle for SAP solutions. Each of these BMC Software solutions was previously certified by SAP for their integration with earlier releases of the mySAP(TM) Technology basis for SAP R/3(R) software solutions. With this extended integration certification for SAP NetWeaver, customers using BMC Software solutions can be confident that BMC Software will continue to deliver software solutions for the latest releases of technology from SAP. The combination of SAP NetWeaver and BMC Software application management solutions allows customers to achieve even greater efficiency and automation, proactively manage their IT environment further, and react to potential IT issues early. This strategy -- Business Service Management (BSM) -- enables companies to move beyond traditional IT management and manage their business services from both an IT and business perspective. BSM solutions provide a complete view of business and IT operations, tightly linking IT resources to business objectives and managing those resources based on business priorities. "SAP solutions are extremely important to our retail business, helping us to deliver excellent service to our customers. CONTROL-M helps maintain this critical business service by allowing us to enhance the management of our batch processes," said Henk Kortlevers, Unitmanager Infrastructure and Integration from IT Services B.V., the IT department of Royal Vendex KBB, a leading non-food retailer in the Netherlands. "With this announcement, we are pleased to see that BMC is extending CONTROL-M's support of SAP solutions to provide even greater value and control. This certification helps ensure that we will be able to better integrate and manage our SAP BW batch processes as part of our entire business process." CONTROL-M 6.1 has achieved Certified for SAP NetWeaver status for both the SAP Business Information Warehouse-Job Scheduling (BW-SCH 3.0-3.5) as well as the External Interface for Job Background Processing (BC-XBP 6.10) integration scenario. CONTROL-M for SAP solutions helps ensure enterprise-wide automation and integration of business processes -- both within and outside SAP solution- based environments. It allows CONTROL-M to handle SAP R/3-based jobs, SAP BW- based jobs and data archiving processes like regular batch jobs. CONTROL-D 1.3 has been certified for the integration scenario Output Management Systems (BC-XOM 4.0-6.20). It automates report-handling tasks from report creation to breakdown, storage, viewing, delivery and deletion. The automation and integration of all aspects of enterprise-wide output management eliminates human error, improving information throughput and maximizing resource use, while reducing output costs. The ABAP add-on PATROL for SAP Solutions was successfully tested by SAP for its proper implementation onto the ABAP stack of SAP NetWeaver. Its core functions improve system performance by providing real-time management of business-critical processes, resources and users. The suite is comprised of five products that are integrated to help cut costs and ensure proactive administration of the entire enterprise -- including SAP applications, databases and operating systems. "BMC Software is focused on helping users of SAP solutions accelerate their return on investment in SAP applications by improving the management of their systems and aligning IT with business priorities. The SAP Certified Integration status further demonstrates BMC Software's commitment to maintaining the currency of our enterprise management solutions," said Karen Sinclair, director of product management for Enterprise Application Management Solutions at BMC Software, Inc. "As a SAP Global Software Partner, we have a deep understanding of what it takes to successfully manage SAP solutions and we are working together in order to give our customers increased control while reducing costs." About Enterprise Service Management BMC Software's Enterprise Service Management solutions enable IT organizations to manage what matters at a business service level through comprehensive solutions for Application, Infrastructure and Service Management. BMC Software's Application Management solutions deliver the most in-depth performance and availability management for the broadest range of applications. These solutions ensure a consistent and acceptable user experience, minimize cost of implementation and operations, improve data accuracy and timeliness and ensure that applications meet customers' business objectives. About BMC Software BMC Software, Inc., is a leading provider of enterprise management solutions that empower companies to manage their IT infrastructure from a business perspective. Delivering Business Service Management, BMC Software solutions span enterprise systems, applications, databases and service management. Founded in 1980, BMC Software has offices worldwide and fiscal 2004 revenues of more than $1.4 billion. For more information about BMC Software, visit http://www.bmc.com/ . BMC Software, the BMC Software logos, and all other BMC Software product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of BMC Software, Inc. SAP, SAP NetWeaver, SAPPHIRE, mySAP, R/3 and all other SAP product and service names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and several other countries around the world. 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