BMC Software to Present at Upcoming Financial Conferences

HOUSTON - (August 28, 2003) - BMC Software. Inc. (NYSE: BMC), a leader in enterprise management, today announced that John Cox, Chief Financial Officer, is scheduled to be a presenter at the upcoming Smith Barney Citigroup and Credit Suisse First Boston Conferences.

Mr. Cox is scheduled to present at the Smith Barney Citigroup Technology Conference in New York City on Wednesday, September 3^rd at approximately 10:15 a.m. EDT.

Mr. Cox is also scheduled to present at the Credit Suisse First Boston Global Software Conference in New York City on Thursday, September 4^th at approximately 11:45 a.m. EDT.

A live audio webcast of Mr. Cox's remarks from both conferences accompanied by the presentations will be available via the Company's website at www.bmc.com/investors for all interested parties to listen online. A replay of the webcast will be available within 24 hours of the presentation and archived on the website.

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.

Investor Relations Contact:
Rick Black
(713) 918-1894
rick_black@bmc.com

Media Relations Contact
Arch Currid
(713) 918-3236
arch_currid@bmc.com

¹Please note, IDC has modified its taxonomy this year creating a new category, Data Management Facilities. Previous data management market share reports where categorized as Database Tools & Utilities which is now a component of this category.
²According to IDC's 2002 Performance and Availability Market Share report.