Marimba's ''ISV Solutions'' Speed Time to Market and Reduce Support Costs for Independent Software Vendors

Business Wire, Oct 15, 2001

"Initially, we considered developing a management infrastructure to update our software," said Raul Diaz, vice president of business development at InterVideo. "However, we needed to scale to millions of users and focus on our strengths to get our products to market faster. With Marimba's market-proven products that encompass Internet-standard security technology and byte-level differencing capabilities into one solution, they saved us time and money in the engineering process and enabled us to scale to our user base which is growing by about one million installations every month."

"With over 14 million WinDVD users, InterVideo is providing the world's most popular way to watch DVDs on a PC," said Dr. Honda Shing, chief technology officer at InterVideo. "Because of the extraordinary high demand for InterVideo products, and because all of InterVideo's audio and video software is available via our Web site, Marimba's tools allow us to effectively scale to meet a demand that is growing by over one million users per month."

"As a leader in Change Management products, it's a natural progression for us to extend our core competency with our ISV Solutions," said Rich Wyckoff, president and CEO of Marimba, Inc. "In today's market, we are able to differentiate ourselves by growing and adding targeted products for ISVs and device/appliance vendors, products that leverage our existing Change Management expertise in the server and desktop/mobile markets."

Platforms and Availability

Marimba's ISV Solutions are available now and support Windows NT, Windows 2000, HP, Solaris, Linux, AIX, and QNX platforms. Pricing varies based on number of end-points and network configuration. For additional information on all of Marimba's products, please contact Marimba sales via phone at 1-888-800-5444, or via email at orders@marimba.com.

About Marimba

Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., Marimba, Inc. (Nasdaq:MRBA) provides systems management solutions built for e-business. Marimba's Server Management, Desktop/Mobile Management, and Embedded Management product families allow Global 2000 companies to better manage their IT resources, increase operational efficiency and reduce IT costs. For more information, please call 888/800-5444, or visit our Web site at www.marimba.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the safe harbors created by these sections. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding: the functionality and benefits expected to be provided by Marimba's ISV Solutions, including allowing consumer and enterprise software vendors to speed time to market, reduce support and media duplication costs, improve quality of service and increase customer retention. Those results are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including: technical challenges consumer and enterprise vendors may face in implementing and deploying Marimba's ISV Solutions, which could limit the benefits expected to be provided by such products; the rapid pace of technological change and other development, marketing and sales challenges faced by Marimba, which could limit the ability of Marimba to make its new products generally available on schedule or with the expected functionality; potential increased competition for Marimba in the change management and related markets; and general economic, technological and market conditions, which could affect the level of demand for systems management solutions in general and Marimba's products in particular. Actual results may differ materially due to these and other factors. The matters discussed in this press release also involve risks and uncertainties described from time to time in Marimba's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In particular, see the Risk Factors described in Marimba's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as submitted to the SEC and as may be updated or amended with future filings or submissions. Marimba undertakes no obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in this press release that may reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.