BMC Software Earns Top Honors from VARBusiness Magazine

HOUSTON, May 23, 2006 – BMC Software’s channel and partner organization has received multiple honors from CMP Media’s VARBusiness Magazine.

The BMC partner and channel program has earned the coveted Five-Star rating from VARBusiness honoring the Company’s steadfast commitment to channel programs and partnerships.  In addition, Lori Cook, Worldwide Vice President of Professional Services, Channels and Alliances for BMC, was named to VARBusiness magazine’s annual listing of the “Top 100 Channel Executives.”

“This is an honor for me, BMC and our partners,” Cook said.  “BMC has worked hard over the past year to listen to our partners’ feedback and improve the access to and quality of resources for our partners to help them drive revenue while improving our customers’ experiences.  I am proud and inspired by the accomplishments our organization and partners have made in the past year.”

“We celebrate the men and women who enable solution providers with programs, products and inspiration,” says VARBusiness Editor Lawrence M. Walsh. “These executives are worthy of emulation by all of their peers.”

The VARBusiness “Top 100 Channel Executives” list is based on a survey of channel executives with respect to years of service, size of their channel programs and their partner priorities for the coming year. VARBusiness published a feature story on the “Top 100 Channel Executives” in the April 3 issue of VARBusiness.  The feature and executive listing can also be found at www.varbusiness.com.

Of nearly 260 vendor programs reviewed this year for VARBusiness’ 12th annual Partner Programs Guide, 73 programs from 70 different vendors received the five-star distinction.

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 2005 revenues of more than $1.46 billion. For more information about BMC Software, visit www.bmc.com.

About VARBusiness Magazine
For the past 19 years, VARBusiness’ strategic resources have been the gateway to the Solution Provider community.  VARBusiness provides strategic insight for technology integrators through industry-defining research, in-depth editorial, channel events and innovative Web services, enabling these IT professionals to make educated decisions for their businesses, partnerships and customers. VARBusiness has been the recipient of numerous industry awards for both editorial content and design.  Additional information about VARBusiness products, events and services, is available at its Web site, www.varbusiness.com.