Accenture to Provide Services for Opsware IT Automation Software; Glob

    Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

    SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2005--Opsware Inc. (Nasdaq:OPSW), the leading provider of IT automation and utility computing software, today announced an agreement under which Accenture has joined Opsware's Authorized Partner Program (OAPP) and become a certified implementation and integration partner for enterprises selecting Opsware automation to transform their IT operations.
    Opsware is expanding its network of services partners as its IT automation software achieves widespread adoption throughout enterprises worldwide. Organizations across the retail, government, financial services, service provider, and healthcare sectors are consistently choosing Opsware automation to achieve new levels of efficiency and quality from their IT operations. By providing unified management of servers and network devices, Opsware provides customers with unmatched availability and performance of their mission-critical applications.
    The OAPP enables service providers and systems integrators who provide IT optimization solutions to offer services and solutions for Opsware's data center automation software. With its deep industry and business process expertise, global resources and proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the right people, skills and technologies to help Opsware's customers succeed.

    About Opsware Inc. (Nasdaq:OPSW)

    Opsware Inc. 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 280 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.

    Opsware is a service mark and trademark of Opsware Inc. All other product names, service marks, and trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Opsware Inc. Ken Tinsley, 408-212-5241 (Investors) ktinsley@opsware.com or Barokas PR Karli Overmier, 206-264-8220 (Press) karli@barokas.com

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