Ivara Partners with MRO Software to Provide Advanced Equipment Reliability

MRO Software Inc. (Nasdaq:MROI), the leading provider of
asset and service management solutions and Ivara Corporation, an
industry leader and innovator in asset reliability solutions,
announced that Ivara has joined the MRO Software Complementary
Solution Partner program.
   Ivara is an industry leader in equipment reliability consulting
services and enabling technologies and the parent company of Aladon
LLC, specialists in the facilitation and training of
Reliability-Centered Maintenance methodologies. As a reliability
partner for MRO Software, Ivara will deliver enhanced reliability
capabilities to complement the Maximo Enterprise Suite. The combined
offering supported by Ivara's reliability software, EXP, will help
customers to improve the effectiveness of their maintenance
organization and overall equipment performance.
   "We conducted a survey to better understand our customer's
equipment reliability needs," says Johan Arts, vice president,
Industry and Solutions Marketing, MRO Software. "Clearly equipment
reliability is extremely important to our customers in many
industries, including, utilities, oil & gas, manufacturing, and
transportation. We found more than 70 percent of respondents'
reliability programs are supported by internally developed
applications, and over 85 percent of respondents indicate a direct tie
between reliability programs and improved equipment performance. As of
result of this feedback, we are pleased to establish a partnership
with Ivara. Their technology and reliability expertise meets our
customers' need for additional reliability support and leverages the
functionality of our Maximo Enterprise Suite."
   "For executives, increased asset reliability translates directly
into a big improvement to the bottom line. The integrated Ivara-MRO
Software offering delivers a complete reliability system that
optimizes both equipment and financial performance," says Gerry Bleau,
chief executive officer, Ivara Corporation. "We are pleased to join
with MRO Software and look forward to supporting customers in their
journey toward optimized reliability."
   "Asset reliability is no longer a shop floor issue - it's a
boardroom issue. We are seeing a growing realization among
capital-intensive companies that reliability is an important business
strategy that improves plant performance and drives financial
results," says Terry O'Hanlon, CMRP, publisher and leading reliability
expert. "I am thrilled to see market leaders such as MRO Software and
Ivara, offering an integrated approach to asset reliability."

   About MRO Software, Inc.

   MRO Software is the leading provider of asset and service
management solutions. Maximo Enterprise Suite, the Company's flagship
solution, is delivered on a web-architected platform and increases
productivity, optimizes asset performance, and service levels, reduces
costs and enables asset-related sourcing and procurement across the
entire spectrum of strategic assets.
   The Company's asset management solutions allow customers to manage
the complete lifecycle of strategic assets including: planning,
procurement, deployment, tracking, maintenance and retirement. Using
MRO Software's solutions, customers improve production reliability,
labor efficiency, material optimization, software license compliance,
lease management, warranty and service management across the asset
base.
   MRO Software (Nasdaq: MROI) is a global company based in Bedford,
Mass., with approximately 900 employees and more than 300,000
end-users. The Company markets its products through a direct sales
organization in combination with a network of distributors and
resellers. MRO Software has sales offices throughout North America,
Europe, Asia/Pacific and Latin America. Additional information on MRO
Software can be found at http://www.mro.com.

   About Ivara

   Ivara is a leader in asset reliability solutions and parent
company of Aladon LLC, specialists in the application of
Reliability-Centered Maintenance. Ivara helps capital intensive
companies improve operational performance by better managing the
reliability of their plant assets. Ivara's unique methodology
implements reliability one asset at a time, resulting in a high
financial impact that is quickly realized. By putting a proactive
asset reliability process in place and focusing on changing people's
behavior and activities, Ivara helps transition organizations to
proactively managing asset health. For more information about Ivara,
visit www.ivara.com.

   Maximo(R) is a registered trademark, and MXES(TM) and MRO
Software(TM) are trademarks, of MRO Software, Inc.