Opsware Announces Webinar on Improving FISMA Compliance and Reducing Risk Through IT Automation; Opsware IT Automation Software Eases Compliance Process for Government Organizations and Federal Agencies

Business Wire, April 11, 2006

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW), the leading provider of IT Automation software, announced today a complimentary Webinar on improving FISMA compliance and reducing risk through IT automation on Tuesday, April 25th at 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT.

In this Webinar, agencies will learn how IT automation offers a proactive approach to risk management beyond traditional monitoring and scanning tools, helping agencies ensure that security and compliance targets are met. At least half of all federal agencies received a "D" or worse on the 2005 FISMA report card. As such, most government organizations are in a critical phase of exploring, evaluating and adopting risk management technologies.

Topics covered during the Webinar include:

--The importance of a holistic vulnerability management strategy

--A step by step approach to successful vulnerability management

--Challenges of implementing a vulnerability management strategy

--Best practices for security management and FISMA compliance

--How to leverage an IT automation solution to maximize security and FISMA compliance

The Opsware Automation Suite is used by over 350 of the world's largest companies, service providers and government agencies to automate management of all aspects of their environment including servers, applications, network devices and other critical IT assets. Opsware customers have realized the benefits of automated compliance including significant time savings, reduced labor costs, improved visibility and decreased risk due to non-compliance.

To register for the complimentary "Improve FISMA compliance and reduce risk through IT automation" Webinar, please visit http://www.opsware.com/webinars/20060425.html.> About Opsware Inc.

Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW) is the world's leading IT Automation software company. The growth of the Internet is driving a shift from client/server computing to Web architecture. With this shift comes an overwhelming proliferation of servers, networking devices and applications, creating massive complexity that makes automated IT operations a necessity. Opsware automates the complete IT lifecycle and enables IT to automatically discover, provision, patch, configure, secure, change, scale, audit, recover, consolidate, migrate, and reallocate servers, network devices and applications. Over 350 of the world's largest companies, outsourcers and government agencies use Opsware to deliver this new, automated model of IT. For more information on Opsware Inc., please visit our Web site at www.opsware.com.

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