Troux Technologies and Niku Partner to Deliver Innovative IT Management and Governance Capabilities

Business Wire, Nov 11, 2004

AUSTIN, Texas -- Partnership to Link Troux's Breakthrough Enterprise Baseline to Niku's Clarity(TM) IT Management and Governance System

Troux(TM) Technologies, the leader in IT Governance software and solutions, today announced a partnership with Niku, the global leader in IT Management and Governance (IT-MG) solutions. The partnership will help customers improve return on IT by linking Niku's Clarity(TM) flagship software suite for IT Management and Governance to Troux's Enterprise Baseline, an information foundation which provides end-to-end visibility into both business and IT architectures. The two companies plan to provide an integrated offering and engage in joint sales and marketing activities.

"We share Troux's vision of IT Management and Governance based on a common information foundation," said David Hurwitz, Vice President, Marketing and Strategy for Niku. "By leveraging our leading portfolio management capabilities with Troux's Enterprise Baseline, our customers will have the complete information foundation they need to maximize their return on IT."

"We are very excited to announce our partnership with Niku, which will provide our customers an unparalleled ability to improve IT management and portfolio decision-making by giving them a comprehensive view into business and IT architectures, and the relationship to their project portfolios," said Scott Bils, Vice President of Marketing for Troux Technologies.

About Niku

Niku Corporation (Nasdaq: NIKU) is the global leader in IT Management and Governance (IT-MG) software solutions. More than 400,000 users at industry leaders such as Avon, BT, Columbia House, Harrah's Entertainment, HSBC, Manpower, Mueller Milch, Nissan, Philips, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, SingTel Optus, Skandia UK Group, and Unilever depend on Niku software to maximize their Return on IT. Niku is a publicly held company with a global presence. For more information contact info@niku.com or visit www.niku.com.

About Troux Technologies

Troux Technologies (pronounced "True") is the leader in IT Governance software and solutions. Troux is the only company that provides a complete end-to-end baseline of both business and IT architectures, providing the visibility necessary for CIOs and executives to manage the business of IT. A well-established base of leading Fortune 500 customers in financial services, insurance, telecommunications, manufacturing, consumer goods and pharmaceuticals are using the Troux platform and solutions to eliminate unnecessary costs, improve IT infrastructure/business alignment, minimize business and operational risk, and increase business value. For more information on the Troux platform and Troux solutions, please visit www.troux.com, or call Troux Technologies at 512-536-6258.

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