AmberPoint SOA Management Software Achieves ''Certified for SAP NetWeaver®'' Designation; Certified Solution Helps Organizations Manage, Monitor and Secure Systems Running on SAP NetWeaver

Business Wire, Nov 21, 2005

OAKLAND, Calif. -- AmberPoint, the industry-leading provider of services-oriented architecture (SOA) runtime governance software, today announced its support for the SAP NetWeaver(R) open integration and application platform. AmberPoint software, which compiles and resides on the SAP NetWeaver Application Server (SAP NetWeaver AS), has been "Certified for SAP NetWeaver," verifying the seamless integration of its runtime governance solutions with SAP(R) solutions. Testing was conducted by Lionbridge Technologies (Nasdaq:LIOX) through their VeriTest product certification service.

"Achieving this certification through VeriTest demonstrates AmberPoint's commitment to providing a reliable runtime governance system for organizations building and running their services-based systems on SAP NetWeaver," said Steve Nemzer, vice president, IT, Global Development and Testing Solutions, VeriTest, the world's largest independent testing organization. "AmberPoint software met every standard, as defined by SAP, for a complementary, integrated management solution for the SAP NetWeaver platform."

By certifying its software for SAP NetWeaver, AmberPoint brings several benefits to customers, including the following:

--Seamless Integration: AmberPoint's SOA runtime governance software has been verified to deploy seamlessly on SAP NetWeaver, delivering comprehensive management, monitoring and security capabilities for services running on SAP NetWeaver AS.

--Improved Reliability and Performance: Runtime governance is a critical need for production-class SOA systems. AmberPoint software enables organizations to ensure the operational health and maximize the business value of SOA systems running on SAP NetWeaver, delivering comprehensive capabilities for service level management, exception management, lifecycle management and last-mile security.

--Reduced Time-to-ROI: Customers benefit from the proven integration of these leading software solutions from AmberPoint and SAP. They can take their managed SOA systems into production more quickly and are able to more rapidly achieve sustainable ROI from their services-based applications.

--Management Across Platforms: AmberPoint manages and monitors heterogeneous, distributed SOA systems, including application components running on any platform, including SAP NetWeaver, BEA Weblogic, IBM WebSphere and the Microsoft .NET Framework.

"SAP NetWeaver is a critical platform for developing and deploying SOA solutions," said Gordon Loudon, vice president of the Customer Experience Group at AmberPoint. "By certifying the integration of AmberPoint with SAP NetWeaver, we're helping organizations to more quickly achieve reliable SOA applications and gain a faster ROI on services-based systems running on SAP NetWeaver."

About AmberPoint

AmberPoint is the industry's leading provider of SOA visibility, management and security solutions. Customers such as British Telecommunications, H&R Block, Motorola and the U.S. Department of Defense have chosen AmberPoint for its comprehensive capabilities, its non-invasive approach and its native support for Java and .NET. For more information, contact AmberPoint at 510.663.6300 or info@amberpoint.com, or visit www.amberpoint.com for a complimentary developer's edition of AmberPoint software.

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