MRO World 2006 Opens With Record Attendance; Asset and Service Management Trends and Best Practices Highlight Meeting

   20th Anniversary Maximo Group Features Customer Success Stories,
    Industry Leaders and Partners

   MRO Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: MROI), the leading provider of asset
and service management solutions, today announced the opening of MRO
World 2006. This year's theme, "Vision 20/20" celebrates the 20th
anniversary of the user conference, and provides a forum to look into
and discuss the future. Asset management professionals from around the
globe will meet at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel in Orlando,
Fla. from July 23-26, to share industry best practices and ideas for
driving even greater efficiency and cost-savings through asset and
service management.
   With attendance at a record high, the nearly 1500 attendees
will benefit from a comprehensive list of client-driven tracks that
span topics such as Maximo at work in production, facilities,
transportation and IT service management to a track on special
interests covering everything from Six Sigma to service provisioning.
   Amtrak, BP Exploration, Birlasoft Inc., General Motors, 3M, BAE
Systems, CVRD from Brazil, Hydro Wholesale Generating Co. from Russia,
Lockheed Martin, Roche Pharmaceuticals, the State of Georgia, Starwood
Hotels, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the New York Power
Authority are among the dozens of global enterprises that will share
their Maximo success stories with attendees. Client presentations will
be complemented by an extensive schedule of product campgrounds that
will offer in-depth technical information on specific Maximo
Enterprise Suite (MXES) functionality.
   "This year's user conference promises to give customers the
insight to make the most of their Maximo investments," said Bill
Sawyer, executive vice president of Operations for MRO Software.
"They'll have the opportunity to discuss and develop MXES upgrade
plans, try hands-on product demonstrations in the Mobile and Partner
Pavilion, share tips with colleagues, and discuss best practices
within their respective industries. It's fitting that we'll be hosting
a record number of attendees here at the 20th anniversary of MRO
World."
   Keynote speakers feature renowned futurist Peter Schwartz, founder
and chairman of consulting firm Global Business Network, John Gant,
chief research officer and senior vice president, IDC Research, and
executive management from MRO Software discussing the industry, the
company, its products and the future.
   More than 50 partner organizations will also be in attendance.
These include both the systems integrator partners such as Accenture,
BAE Systems, BearingPoint and IBM Global Services as well as the
company's many complementary services providers including EMA, ESRI,
Syclo, Symbol and OSIsoft. These organizations will be exhibiting in
the Partner Pavilion, as well as presenting in some of the break out
sessions.
   In addition to these activities at MRO World, there will be
several customer-driven user group meetings scheduled. User groups in
the life sciences, facilities management, oil and gas, transportation
and IT Service management will meet as part of the scheduled
activities. And, the Maximo Utility Working Group (MUWG) will hold its
semi-annual event. This is the ninth year of the MUWG, the largest and
longest running of the Maximo special interest groups. There will be
nine customer presentations by MUWG members focusing on power
generation, transmission and distribution as part of the utilities
track. The MUWG track will feature Jill Feblowitz of Energy Insights
speaking on "Asset Management Best Practices." The group consists of
several hundred attendees from leading utilities around the world.
   For more information about MRO World 2006, visit the Web site at
www.mro-world.com.

   About MRO Software

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