gedas Operational Services Selects BladeLogic as Its Core Data Centre Automation Platform

BladeLogic, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLOG), a leading provider of data centre
automation software, today announced that gedas Operational Services
(gedas os), an important IT service provider for the automotive,
manufacturing and service industries, has selected BladeLogic's data
centre automation solutions as the core platform to automate and
manage its server and application infrastructure in support of its
consulting clients. In addition, BladeLogic also announced that gedas
os has recently finished an implementation of BladeLogic's software at
the Frankfurt International Airport in Germany.

gedas os initially implemented BladeLogic at the Frankfurt
International Airport to help transition the organisation's current
software applications to servers in a new data centre. Since that
implementation, the airport's IT organisation has expanded its use of
BladeLogic to other areas of data centre management. "After
successfully using the BladeLogic solution to get our new data centre
up and running in April of 2007, we will now use BladeLogic to
automate a wide range of data centre processes, including server
provisioning, configuration management, policy-based compliance and
application release management," said Falk Wieland, Data Centre
Manager for gedas os at the Frankfurt International Airport. "By
implementing BladeLogic, we expect to significantly reduce specific
data centre costs and improve operational efficiencies."

"In order to support the complex IT demands of our numerous
outsourcing clients, we needed a robust and flexible data centre
automation solution," said Bernd Hoehnel, Business Unit Manager,
Applications and Systems, gedas os. "We selected BladeLogic because it
was the only solution we evaluated that could both help with moving
existing applications to servers in the new data centre and then help
us to manage those servers and applications in the most optimal
manner."

"With over 300 employees, gedas os has built a reputation as one
of Germany's most successful IT outsourcing companies for mid-market
companies through its commitment to innovation," said Luca Lazzaron,
Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), BladeLogic. "In
selecting BladeLogic as the data centre automation platform for its
consulting services organisation, gedas os is building on this
reputation by providing its clients with one of the most innovative
and sophisticated server and application management solutions
available today."

About gedas os

gedas os provides consulting services for the development,
integration and operation of IT solutions for mid-market companies.
gedas' technological expertise in its core market, along with its
knowledge of business processes specific to the automotive and
mid-market industry, also serves to benefit numerous customers from
other industries and the public administration sector. Working at an
eye level with customers to develop deep and important business
relationships is one of the key elements of gedas' philosophy. This
philosophy is based on three cornerstones: technological benefits, an
integrated approach and a useful interface between people and
technology. gedas os is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

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.