SERENA Software Announces Oracle Database Software Change Management Support; eBusiness Infrastructure Solution Will Support Leading Database Designed for eBusiness

Business Wire, Jan 27, 2000

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2000

SERENA Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRNA), an industry-leading supplier of eBusiness infrastructure Software Change Management solutions, today announced eChange Man's support for Oracle, including Oracle 8i. eChange Man enables companies to leverage their investments in Oracle database technology and training by centralizing control and improving performance, while providing a single point of control for Web, Windows, NT, and UNIX development.

&uot;By partnering with SERENA to ensure that our SCM infrastructure is ready to support the dynamic demands of future growth, we have enhanced developer productivity,&uot; said Alex Gorelik, Manager of Systems Support at SunGard Asset Management Systems Inc. &uot;This extension of eChange Man's software change management capabilities to reside on our Oracle database offers us valuable centralized control.&uot;

&uot;Oracle8i has emerged as a popular choice for web sites, B2B commerce, and other forms of e-business. eChange Man's open architecture and ODBC compliance offers a valuable tool for our customers that have committed to this Internet designed database,&uot; said Tony Stayner, SERENA's Vice President of Marketing and Distributed Systems. &uot;Our joint customers will benefit measurably from this new capability.&uot;

Oracle 8i database support is scheduled for availability with the next release of eChange Man in Q1 2000.

About SERENA Software

SERENA Software is a global company providing software infrastructure products and consulting best practices that automate the management of enterprise software changes. SERENA is headquartered in Burlingame, Calif. and maintains international offices in Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom. SERENA products are used at over 2,000 customer sites, including 80% of the Fortune 50. SERENA can be reached through the World Wide Web at: www.serena.com.

Note to Editors: Change Man is a registered trademark of SERENA Software. eChange Man is a trademark of SERENA Software, Inc. All other products or company names are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners.