TORI Selects BladeLogic as the Technology Platform for Its IT Service Management Solutions

BladeLogic, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLOG), a leading provider of
next-generation data centre automation software, today announced that
TORI, one of Europe's leading IT service management (ITSM) consulting
firms, has selected BladeLogic's suite of award-winning data centre
automation solutions as the underlying technology platform for TORI's
ITSM solutions for its global financial services clients.

By deploying BladeLogic's suite of data centre automation
solutions, TORI's clients in the financial services market can
automate the entire server management lifecycle, from provisioning and
configuration change management, to continuous compliance assurance.
The combination of BladeLogic's advanced data centre automation
software and TORI's proven ITSM services will help TORI's clients more
efficiently meet their Information Technology Infrastructure Library
(ITIL) requirements and allow them to significantly reduce IT
operations costs and improve overall IT performance.

"BladeLogic's data centre automation software is a key technology
component of our total ITSM offering," said Mark Grant, Partner, TORI.
"After extensively evaluating the major data centre automation
solutions on the market, BladeLogic was the only software solution
that we felt confident to take into the world's leading investment
banks to solve their ITSM challenges. With the full integration of our
services with BladeLogic's solutions, we are excited about sharing
this new offering with our clients in the global financial services
market."

"Having performed engagements for many of the Global 100 financial
services organisations, TORI Global has emerged as a leader in IT
service management solutions for this sector," said Luca Lazzaron,
Vice President, EMEA, BladeLogic. "By combining TORI's ITSM services
with BladeLogic's leading server and application management software
solutions, TORI can offer its financial services clients the most
comprehensive solution for ITIL-based initiatives. We look forward to
building a long and rewarding relationship with TORI."

About TORI

In the five years since its inception, TORI has created a
consultancy focusing on four areas; Organisational & Leadership
Development, Process Improvement, the Business Management of IT &
Operations, and Innovation. TORI is the ultimate peer-group support
mechanism, dedicated to providing high-level strategic thinking,
practical support and sustainable solutions to clients in the Global
Financial Services industry. TORI is composed of experienced,
executive-level industry practitioners partnering with select product
and service partners dedicated to the Financial Services industry.
This combined offering is innovative and designed to transform
clients' business performance, delivering enhanced operational
efficiency and competitive advantage. TORI practitioners are
internationally recognised for their ability to deliver through
hands-on implementation of selected change programs, process
improvements and technologies. TORI's Financial Services expertise,
desire for innovation and passion for implementing Organisational
Change, ITSM and IT & Operations Business Management solutions enables
TORI to overcome the difficulties and delays often associated with
managing complex, large-scale, global IT deployments. Over the years,
TORI has established a reputation of Trust, Openness, Respect &
Integrity while delivering significant value on demanding IT projects.
TORI counts many of the Global 100 Financial Services organisations as
clients and has successfully managed projects in Europe, Asia, Asia
Pacific and the United States. TORI is headquartered in London and is
comprised of partners, employees, associates and alliance partners
around the globe. For more information, please visit
www.toriglobal.com.

About BladeLogic (NASDAQ:BLOG)

BladeLogic is a leading provider of data centre automation
software with a large installed base of Fortune Global 500 customers,
including 10 of the top 50 global companies, 3 of the top 10 aerospace
and defense companies, 6 of the top 25 commercial and savings banks, 3
of the top 5 securities companies, 2 of the top 3 entertainment
companies, 2 of the top 3 general merchandisers, 7 of the top 12
pharmaceutical companies and 6 of the top 10 telecommunications
companies. BladeLogic's data centre automation software solutions
enable enterprises, service providers and government organisations to
easily browse, provision, configure, patch, audit and remediate
physical and virtual servers and applications, allowing customers to
achieve reduced data centre operating costs, improved service quality
and enhanced security and compliance. BladeLogic is headquartered in
Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. For more information, please visit
www.bladelogic.com.