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Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW), the leading provider of IT
automation and utility computing software, today announced the
expansion of its reseller network through a partnership with Sunflower
Systems(TM), the company that has redefined lifecycle asset management
as a strategic imperative. Based in California, Sunflower Systems will
distribute Opsware's automation software to customers throughout the
United States.
"As an Opsware partner, Sunflower's customers will benefit from
best of breed IT automation and asset management," said Robert
Kaehler, vice president and general manager at Sunflower Systems. "By
integrating Opsware's advanced IT automation capabilities with
Sunflower's products and leading best practices, we enable
organizations to exercise more control and accountability of
widely-distributed IT assets while significantly reducing costs."
Sunflower Systems will offer Opsware's Asset Management System
(AMS) to enterprises across its varied vertical markets including
government contractors, higher education, federal government agencies
and gaming. Sunflower Systems solutions are favored by executive
management, finance officers, auditors, risk management and compliance
groups by providing a single system of record for all assets
throughout large, diverse organizations. Sunflower Assets(TM) -- the
company's flagship product -- provides clarity to existing asset
management processes and total asset visibility across the enterprise.
Partnering with Opsware extends Sunflower Assets to enable strategic
management of hardware and software deployment, and provide more
efficient accountability and inventory for IT assets. As an authorized
Opsware reseller, Sunflower Systems receives extensive sales and
marketing support and in-depth training through Opsware's partner web
site, online seminars and web-based sales and technical training
programs.
"Sunflower Assets provides us with comprehensive Lifecycle Asset
Management capability," commented Ivonne Bachar, director of asset
management at Stanford University. "Adding the ability to
automatically discover and inventory IT-based devices through Opsware
increases the potential operational and business support value of
Sunflower Assets to the campus for current assets and future IT
acquisitions."
"Sunflower Systems has emerged as the leading architect of
lifecycle asset management and will be a valuable partner as we
continue to grow our business worldwide," said Patrick Joyce, vice
president of worldwide channel sales at Opsware Inc. "Partnering with
Sunflower Systems strategically expands our footprint within the
federal government and financial services markets, enabling us to
capitalize on the growing demand for IT automation software and
deliver unprecedented operational efficiencies and cost savings to
customers."
Sunflower Systems adds to Opsware's growing network of worldwide
distributors, now totaling over 45 partners. Opsware's growing
reseller network expands Opsware's reach to enterprises worldwide that
are looking to reduce costs and increase efficiencies from their IT
infrastructure.
About Sunflower Systems
Sunflower Systems is a global leader in delivering
forward-thinking software solutions and services for asset management
and strategic asset intelligence. Executives trust the Sunflower
Enterprise(TM) framework to facilitate strategic and financial
decision-making, and ensure administrative compliance with current and
future regulations. With Sunflower Systems best-practices and
composite processes, enterprises add relevance and context to their
previously-disjointed processes, enabling the truest picture of all
corporate assets. The company is headquartered in San Ramon,
California, with a federal office based in Washington, D.C. For more
information, please call 925-355-0700 or visit our website at
www.sunflowersystems.com.
About Opsware Inc.
Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW) is the world's leading IT automation
and utility computing software company. The growth of the Internet is
driving a shift from client/server computing to Web architecture. With
this shift comes an overwhelming proliferation of servers, networking
devices and applications, creating massive complexity that makes an
automated IT model a necessity. Opsware automates the complete IT
lifecycle and delivers utility computing by enabling IT to
automatically provision, patch, configure, secure, change, scale,
audit, recover, consolidate, migrate, and reallocate servers, network
devices and applications. Over 250 of the world's largest companies,
outsourcers and government agencies use Opsware to deliver this new,
automated model of IT. For more information on Opsware Inc., please
visit our Web site at www.opsware.com.
Trademarks
Sunflower Systems and Sunflower Assets are registered trademarks
of Annams Systems Corporation. Opsware is a service mark and trademark
of Opsware Inc. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding
the benefits and capabilities of our software products, the
expectations of the market for our software and our opportunities in
that market. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from these
statements, including the risk that the assumptions underlying our
current business strategy may change, that our experience operating as
a software company is limited, and that the products may not perform
as described. More information about these and other factors that
could affect our business and financial results is included in our
Form 10-K filed with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 15, 2005 under the headings "Risk Factors" and
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations" and the Forms 10-Q and 8-K that we file during
the fiscal year.