BMC Software Upcoming Investor Presentations

HOUSTON - (August 11, 2004) - BMC Software, Inc., [NYSE: BMC], a leading provider of enterprise management, a leader in enterprise management, today announced it will be presenting at two investor conferences next week. A live audio webcast of these presentations will be available via the Company's website at www.bmc.com/investors for all interested parties to listen online. Replays of these webcasts will also be available on the company's website soon after the presentations.

September 8, 2004 - Smith Barney Citigroup Conference
Bob Beauchamp, President and Chief Executive Officer of BMC Software will present at 10:40 a.m. EDT.

September 8, 2004 - Credit Suisse First Boston Conference
Bob Beauchamp, President and Chief Executive Officer of BMC Software will present at 1:30 p.m. EDT.

About BMC Software
BMC Software, Inc. [NYSE:BMC], is a leading provider of enterprise management solutions that empower companies to manage 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 $1.3 billion.For more information about BMC Software, visit www.bmc.com

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