BMC Software's Deployment Manager for Linux Wins Best of Show Award at LinuxWorld

DML Eases Deployment of Linux and Increases ROI on Critical Platform

HOUSTON - (August 20, 2003) - BMC Software. Inc. (NYSE: BMC) today announced that its Deployment Manager for Linux (DML) won a Best of Show Award at the 2003 LinuxWorld Conference and Expo. DML facilitates transparent remote deployment and management of thousands of dissimilar Linux systems from a central location, offering Linux IT personnel the ability to install, upgrade and apply maintenance patches to Linux applications on zSeries and Intel. DML was awarded the honor in the Best Productivity Application category winning over Computer Associates - Unicenter ServicePlus Service Desk; Oracle Corp. - Oracle Collaboration Suite on Linux; Sun Microsystems, Inc. - StarOffice 7; and SuSE Inc. - SuSE Linux Openexchange Server.

BMC Software recently announced DML version 1.2 as the first solution on the market to allow customers to manage their own in-house Linux applications and enable disk sharing for the IBM Virtual Memory (VM) operating system. Additionally, the new release supports SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. These new enhancements ensure customers of an easier and faster deployment of Linux into a production environment, thereby allowing them to see a quicker return on their investment and a lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

According to officials at LinuxWorld, the conference received more entries this year than ever before for these awards leading to more competition among products and vendors. "We are extremely proud of receiving this award which further validates BMC Software's leadership in the Linux market," said Lori Allen, Vice President, Linux Solutions, BMC Software. "DML is just one of BMC's many Linux solutions that customers can use to manage the entire Linux lifecycle, enabling a quicker ROI on their environment. With BMC's Linux solutions, customers can also be assured that the performance and availability requirements for their mission-critical applications are met."

As a special offer around LinuxWorld, BMC Software is now offering SystemCheck for Linux, a version of its DML solution available free of charge to any customer. SystemCheck enables customers to discover where software incompatibilities and potential security exposure may exist in their Linux systems. Once issues are identified, IT can resolve problems manually or on their own or upgrade to the full DML solution. With this new solution, IT users can simplify their Linux application deployment and improve the productivity of their Linux IT staff.

Recent BMC Software Linux News
BMC recently announced it is bringing to market a Linux community site, which can be found online at www.LinuxValue.com. The Web site brings the business value of Linux to readers, helping to accelerate the adoption of Linux in the enterprise by providing business decision-makers with the insight and confidence they need to deploy the technology more aggressively. BMC Software will partner with other Linux Leaders, such as SuSE, to ensure the site features a variety of tools to help visitors understand Linux, including industry news, interviews, articles, case studies, analyst perspectives, book reviews, and links to other Web sites. Additionally, BMC Software also announced that it is continuing to deliver management solutions across all four phases of Linux management production: Planning and Server Consolidation, Deployment of Linux Application Software, Infrastructure Management and Service Management. For more information on the LinuxValue.com site go to http://www.bmc.com/corporate/nr2003/081303_1.html and for more information on BMC's latest Linux solutions, go to http://www.bmc.com/corporate/nr2003/081203_1.html.

About BMC Software
BMC Software, Inc. [NYSE:BMC], 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 2003 revenues of more than $1.3 billion. For more information about BMC Software, visit www.bmc.com.

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