Managed Objects to Brief over 500 IT Professionals on Accelerating ITIL Adoption; Company to host live webinar featuring renowned analyst Thomas Mendel from Forrester Research

Business Wire, Jan 25, 2006

MCLEAN, Va. -- Managed Objects, the Business Service Management (BSM) Company, announced today that it will be hosting a live webinar on February 1, 2006 featuring Thomas Mendel from Forrester. The webinar will examine key implications in implementing ITIL best practices.

With over 500 webcast registrants to date, it is clear this topic is top-of-mind for many enterprises today. In fact, market researchers estimate that over 70% of the today's G2000 companies are focusing on ITIL adoption for process improvement.

Special guest speaker Thomas Mendel, vice president and research director, Forrester, is an internationally recognized authority on IT infrastructure and application management. He will offer a unique perspective and practical advice on the issues involved in accelerating ITIL adoption.

Other topics to be discussed on the webinar include:

--The impact of integrating enterprise-wide configuration and IT management data on ITIL initiatives

--Real-world ITIL implementation considerations for enterprise applications from SAP system monitoring experts Realtech Software

--The role of Business Service Management in accelerating ITIL adoption

The webcast will take place February 1, 2006 11AM EST (4PM UK and 17:00 CET). It will also be presented in German at 10:00 CET. For more information or to register visit www.managedobjects.com/reg/secure/itiladopt or call 1(800) 275-6014 (Outside the U.S., please call 1(703) 208-3330).

About Managed Objects

Managed Objects is the Business Service Management Company. Business Service Management (BSM) aligns IT with the business by integrating network, system, application, end user, and business metric information into real-time business service dashboards. Through Managed Objects' BSM platform, companies effectively monitor, manage, and report on the services IT delivers to the business - services like online trading and e-commerce. Consistently acknowledged by the analyst community as best in class, Managed Objects has more BSM implementations in place than any other company. That is why AIB, Auchan, CSC, Credit Suisse, DISA, Fidelity Investments, JPMorganChase, NIH, Progress Energy, Reuters, TIAA-CREF and other global organizations rely on Managed Objects' BSM technology. For more information, visit www.managedobjects.com.