New Analyst Report Evaluates BMC Software in IT Operations Management

Reviews BMC’s Business Service Management Strategy

HOUSTON, October 1, 2010 – Gartner, Inc.’s recently released “BMC Software IT Operations Management: Vision, Strategy, Strengths and Challenges”* report evaluates BMC Software’s (NASDAQ: BMC) enterprise IT management product offerings and BMC’s strategic position in the global marketplace.

The report provides an overview of BMC’s key business areas and details the company’s differentiated offerings as well as focuses on BMC’s vision, strategy, strengths and challenges.

BMC’s distinct vision for its dynamic Business Service Management (BSM) approach to IT is to provide a comprehensive and unified platform that simultaneously optimizes IT costs, demonstrates transparency, increases business value, controls risk and assures quality of service.

For more information on Gartner’s evaluation of BMC’s strengths and challenges, download the full report here.

Business Runs on IT. IT Runs on BMC Software.

Business thrives when IT runs smarter, faster and stronger. That’s why the most demanding IT organizations in the world rely on BMC Software across distributed, mainframe, virtual and cloud environments. Recognized as the leader in Business Service Management, BMC offers a comprehensive approach and unified platform that helps IT organizations cut cost, reduce risk and drive business profit. For the four fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2010, BMC revenue was approximately $1.92 billion.

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