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Opsware Process Automation System 7 Automates Workflows Across Distributed Data Centers and Supports Global ITIL Initiatives



    Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW), the leading provider of Data Center
    Automation software, today introduced Opsware Process Automation
    System 7, further solidifying Opsware's leadership in the run book
    automation market. Process Automation System 7 greatly increases the
    number of out-of-the-box workflows, advances usability for large
    enterprise customers and provides seamless integration with complex
    heterogeneous environments -- delivering a more rapid ROI, and easing
    compliance with Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
    and other workflow-centric business processes. Thanks to its tight
    integration with Opsware's complete suite of Data Center Automation
    software, Process Automation System 7 can scale its automation
    capabilities across the entire data center.

    Opsware has more than doubled the number of Process Automation
    System customers this year, with deployments across the Americas,
    Europe and Asia. Opsware's innovative ability to integrate Process
    Automation System with Opsware's Server Automation System and Network
    Automation System has been a key factor in the success of the product,
    delivering a compelling advantage to customers and positioning Opsware
    to continue its lead in the rapidly growing run book automation
    market.

    "Process Automation System 7 is a major update to the industry's
    leading run book automation software, and it further delivers on
    Opsware's vision for helping customers achieve a zero latency data
    center," said Tim Howes, CTO and EVP of research and development at
    Opsware Inc. "This newest iteration enhances enterprise-class
    capabilities and provides extensive out-of-the-box workflows for ITIL
    processes, for integrating with the leading application servers, for
    increased support of heterogeneous environments, and for deep
    integration with the complete Opsware suite. It also includes
    significant usability enhancements to what is already by far the best
    user interface of any process automation software available."

    Because of its tight integration with the complete Opsware
    Automation Suite, Process Automation System 7 allows customers to
    integrate process automation and change automation into one lifecycle
    management solution, delivering dramatically faster times to market
    for mission-critical applications and enabling significantly lower
    costs. For example, a large banking customer implemented Process
    Automation System with other Opsware products to create an
    ITIL-compliant application release management solution integrating
    both change and process automation. Process Automation System 7
    provides the necessary control, staging and deployment capabilities
    for even the most demanding enterprise environments -- all with a
    built-in audit trail.

    The advancements in Process Automation System 7 give customers
    deeper visibility and control over operations, enabling IT to more
    rapidly automate troubleshooting, repair of incidents and the
    coordination of changes across their environment. Process Automation
    System 7 provides several key enhancements:

    Extended Platform for Enterprise Deployments

    -- Enterprise class security -- the software provides customers
    with enterprise class security through single sign-on, support
    for the Kerberos protocol, and the ability to customize roles
    to fit sophisticated security models

    -- Built in load balancer -- the software now provides high
    availability and failover directly, making it easier to manage
    and deploy this functionality

    -- 64 bit support -- the software supports 64-bit Oracle and
    Linux to meet the demands of global enterprises such as large
    financial services customers

    Enhanced Usability

    -- Built-in debugger -- the software enables IT to debug
    workflows step-by-step to ensure they are working properly
    before deployment

    -- Easily view workflows -- the software allows users to see
    complex flows at a glance and rapidly zoom in to view details
    through a Web user interface

    -- Dual screen support -- the software provides a high-resolution
    flow diagram which can be displayed on a separate screen next
    to an output/results screen, making it easy to see how changes
    have affected the environment

    Comprehensive Workflows & Content

    -- Opsware Accelerator Packs -- the software integrates the most
    common workflows and operations for Opsware Server Automation
    System and Network Automation System customers, providing
    increased operational efficiencies across the data center

    -- Deeper support for heterogeneous environments -- the software
    now provides integration packs for Microsoft Operations
    Manager (MOM) 2007 and CA Unicenter NSM

    -- ITIL Accelerator Pack -- To help organizations implement ITIL,
    the software provides out of box workflow templates
    representing ITIL best practices across all ITIL processes

    -- Deeper content for application server accelerator pack -- the
    software includes new workflows and templates for WebLogic,
    JBoss and WebSphere.

    Opsware Process Automation System 7 is expected to be generally
    available in the Fall of 2007.

    About Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW)

    Opsware Inc. is the world's leading Data Center Automation
    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 automated IT
    operations a necessity. Opsware automates the complete IT lifecycle
    and enables IT to automatically discover, provision, patch, configure,
    secure, change, scale, audit, recover, consolidate, migrate, and
    reallocate servers, network devices and applications. Over 350 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.

    This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding
    the benefits and capabilities of our software products. 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 are included in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 13,
    2007 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.

    The determination of when Process Automation System 7 will be made
    generally available, if ever, remains at the sole discretion of
    Opsware Inc.