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Micromuse Inc. (Nasdaq: MUSE), the leading provider of ultra-scalable, realtime business and service assurance software, announced last night the winners of the 2005 Micromuse Partner Awards for North America. Winners were recognized at an awards banquet held at the New York Hilton in New York City: -- Netcool Strategic Partner - Cisco -- Netcool Systems Integrator - Accenture -- Netcool Value Added Reseller - generationE Technologies -- Federal Netcool Integrator - Windward Consulting Group -- Federal Netcool System Integrator - General Dynamics The Micromuse Partner Awards were held in conjunction with the annual Micromuse North American Netcool Users Conference, which continues through October 27th in New York City. This year's award recipients were selected on the following criteria; top revenue performance, total number of trained and certified Netcool engineers, total number of new customers, and total number of referenceable accounts. "Micromuse is pleased to recognize the 2005 award winners for their efforts to promote Netcool solutions to companies all over the world," said Marva Bailer, Micromuse Vice President of North America Channels and Alliances. "The winners of this year's awards have clearly demonstrated exceptional leadership, quality improvement, profitability, innovation, and improved customer satisfaction. Through the dedication and extraordinary effort of all our partners, Micromuse is proud to offer the level of professional services and personal attention that our customers have come to expect." Additionally, Micromuse acknowledged ReachView Technologies for completing two sales deals in 2005 that consisted of the entire line of Netcool products, including recently acquired solutions, Netcool/NeuSecure and Netcool/Proviso. Micromuse's 2005 Platinum Partners, including IBM, generationE Technologies, ReachView Technologies, Softential, and Windward Consulting Group, were also honored for consistent revenue generation, customer support, education, and certifications commitments. About Micromuse Micromuse Inc. (Nasdaq: MUSE) is the leading provider of ultra-scalable, realtime business and service assurance software solutions. The Netcool(R) software suite provides organizations with the assurance that their IT systems are supporting and driving profits 24 hours a day. Unlike traditional infrastructure management systems, Netcool solutions provide realtime end-to-end visibility and accurate troubleshooting from a business perspective. Such business intelligence allows organizations to respond to problems quickly, streamline workflow processes and improve business uptime. Micromuse customers include BT, Cable & Wireless, Deutsche Telekom, EarthLink, ITC DeltaCom, JPMorgan Chase, MCI, T-Mobile, and Verizon. Headquarters are located at 650 Townsend Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94103; (415) 568-9800. The Web site is at www.micromuse.com. Micromuse and Netcool are registered trademarks of Micromuse Ltd. All other trademarks and registered trademarks in this document are the properties of their respective owners. Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on current expectations, but are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. The factors that could cause actual future results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include the following: fluctuations in customer demand, the Company's ability to manage its growth (including the ability to hire sufficient sales and technical personnel), the risks associated with the expansion of the Company's distribution channels, the risk of new product introductions and customer acceptance of new products; the rapid technological change which characterizes the Company's markets, the risks associated with competition, the risks associated with international sales as the Company expands its markets, and the ability of the Company to compete successfully in the future, as well as other risks identified in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission Filings, including but not limited to those appearing under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and on Form 10-K on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on the Company's Web site.