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Micromuse Inc. (Nasdaq: MUSE), the leading provider of ultra-scalable, realtime business and service assurance software, today announced that it will take part in an interoperability demonstration at the US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation's (USGIF) GEOINT 2005 Symposium in San Antonio, Texas on October 31 through November 2, from 12 - 2:30 pm CST. Micromuse's Netcool(R) solutions offers the industry's only integrated fault, performance, and security management solution, as well as the fastest, most scalable engine for assurance of mission critical operations. "We're pleased that Micromuse will participate in this important demonstration of how the National System for Geospatial Intelligence is being transformed into a seamless, interoperable IT environment," said Chris Carlson, Micromuse Director of Technical Services. "Using Netcool solutions, we will show the ability to link diverse sources of geospatial information and intelligence data with the underlying technology to determine mission supportability and the mission impact of service effecting events." The exhibit will showcase interoperability between 16 different vendor technologies, including Micromuse's Netcool solutions that provide realtime situational awareness capabilities to help unite mission and systems readiness within the geospatial domain. Netcool will demonstrate its interoperability with other technologies to assure mission success by pinpointing process bottlenecks and exposing unsupportable mission tasks. In addition, through integration with the Satellite Tool Kit from Analytical Graphics Inc., Netcool solutions will demonstrate immediate three-dimensional visibility of the USGIF battle space and allow the user to identify communications gaps and plan alternative measures to cover these gaps. "This collaboration will provide evidence of just how far technology interoperability has evolved within the larger geospatial intelligence community," said Chris Tucker, President and CEO, IONIC Enterprise, and USGIF Board Member. "The participating organizations will demonstrate how they can work together using frameworks of well-known and standardized interfaces to understand, exchange and use data and services to more effectively meet the Geospatial Intelligence mission." About USGIF The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation is a Virginia-based nonstock, not-for-profit corporation. The Foundation is dedicated to promoting the geospatial intelligence tradecraft and developing a stronger community of interest between government, industry, academic and professional organizations and individuals who share a mission focus around the development and application of geospatial intelligence data and geo-processing resources to address national security objectives. For more information on the Foundation, visit www.usgif.org. About Analytical Graphics Inc. Founded in 1989, Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI) provides Satellite Tool Kit (STK) software solutions to numerous defense, intelligence, and aerospace professionals to achieve mission design, mission planning, and operational support objectives. As a recognized leader in the aerospace, defense, and intelligence domains, AGI continually evaluates customer feedback to improve the capabilities and features of STK. Visit http://www.stk.com/ for more information. About Micromuse's Solutions for Government End Users Micromuse Inc. (Nasdaq: MUSE) is the leading provider of ultra-scalable, realtime business and service assurance software solutions. The Netcool(R) software suite provides government organizations with the assurance that their missions are supported by their IT systems 24 hours a day. Unlike traditional infrastructure management systems, Netcool solutions provide realtime end-to-end visibility and accurate troubleshooting from a mission-critical perspective. Mission-critical intelligence about IT systems allows organizations to respond to problems quickly, streamline workflow processes and improve user uptime. Micromuse defense and intelligence agency customers include the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, the Pentagon, NASA, the U.S. Navy, the Department of Energy, USDA, the Department of Justice and the Army National Guard. Headquarters are located at 650 Townsend Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94103; (415) 568-9800. The Web site is at www.micromuse.com. Micromuse's federal sales offices are located in McLean, Virginia. For more information go to http://www.micromuse.com/sols/gov.html.