BMC Software's Award-Winning SQL-Programmer Now Available For IBM's DB2 Universal Database; SQL-Programmer Boosts Productivity for Database Developers and Administrators

Business Wire, May 14, 2001

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2001

BMC Software Inc., (NYSE:BMC), the leading provider of enterprise management, today announced that its award-winning SQL programming tool is now available for IBM's DB2(R) Universal Database (UDB) for UNIX, Windows and Linux platforms. SQL-Programmer(R) 2001 for DB2 Universal Database will boost database developers' productivity and make their SQL programming jobs easier. This new tool further rounds out BMC Software's database management offerings and supports BMC Software's infrastructure management initiatives to assure business availability.

SQL-Programmer recently won the Readers Choice Award from Visual Basic Programmer's Journal for the third time. The product offers a complete development environment for UDB. Its intuitive user interface and extensive tool set allow for easy creation, management and testing of all programmable objects, enabling database administrators and developers to find and fix bugs faster, improve the quality of applications and better manage business-critical information.

SQL-Programmer provides an integrated development environment designed to assist database application developers with the construction and maintenance of server-side SQL code, such as stored procedures, functions and triggers for UDB, Oracle, Microsoft and Sybase servers. Its user interface allows programmers to create multiple personal working folders to quickly store and efficiently access all the information on a particular project. SQL-Programmer 2001 for DB2 Universal Database offers a wide variety of features that make working with DB2 UDB objects easier.

SQL-Programmer 2001 for DB2 Universal Database Primary Features and Benefits:

-- Offers efficient schema management with multiple concurrent connections to
all databases

-- Allows editing and testing of code while protecting the original source code
and the production server

-- Generates comprehensive reports of the database server environment,
including design changes and impact analyses

-- Offers scripting capabilities for DB2 UDB objects

-- Includes a documentation generator for DB2 UDB which enables the developer
to create reports about specific database objects

With support for UDB, this version of SQL-Programmer rounds out BMC Software's distributed data management offerings by addressing the UDB platform and provides a complete development environment for UDB, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase. SQL-Programmer 2001 for DB2 Universal Database will be available in June.

"SQL-Programmer has already demonstrated to the corporate IT world that it is a valuable solution for database programmers and administrators working with Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases," said Doug Pushard, general manager of the Distributed Data Management business unit for BMC Software. "Now BMC Software is extending this award-winning SQL programming solution to the UDB platform. SQL-Programmer helps boost database programmers' productivity and enables them to manage business-critical information more efficiently."

For more information on SQL-Programmer, visit http://www.bmc.com/distdata/sqlprogrammer.> Learning Universe

Join BMC Software for a global gathering of information technology managers and technical staff from around the world at its annual global user conference, Learning Universe, June 3 - 7, 2001 at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort and Convention Center in Florida. Show attendees will gain valuable insight on attaining end-to-end service level management. Additionally, members of the media will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with BMC Software's senior executives. To register today, see updates and get a full description of the sessions and curriculum for Learning Universe 2001, visit www.bmc.com/learninguniverse/ or call 800/254-1420.

About BMC Software

BMC Software Inc. (NYSE:BMC) is the leading provider of enterprise management solutions that assure business availability -- maintaining and optimizing business-critical systems with automated infrastructure management and unique service management capabilities. BMC Software is a member of the S&P 500, with fiscal year 2001 revenues exceeding $1.5 billion and offices worldwide. For more information, please visit BMC Software's Web site at www.bmc.com.

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