Intel Solution Services Helps Solve Customer Performance Challenges Utilizing Segue SilkPerformer

Business Wire, March 27, 2006

READING, THEALE, BERKSHIRE -- SilkPerformer Allows Intel Solution Services Consultants to Optimize Software and System Performance for Intel Customers throughout EMEA Region

Segue Software, Ltd. (NASDAQ-CM: SEGU), the leader in Software Quality Optimization(TM) (SQO(TM)), today announced that Intel(R) Solution Services (NASDAQ-NM: INTC), the worldwide professional services organization of Intel Corporation, is using SilkPerformer(R) from Segue(R) throughout the EMEA region--including the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, Benelux and France--to optimize the performance of customer applications supported by Intel technology.

Intel Solution Services' consultants help businesses leverage the full value of the Intel platform. By using their knowledge of Intel(R) architectures and next-generation technologies, Intel Solution Services' experts can design cost-effective, cutting-edge solutions that solve complex business challenges. The Intel Solution Services' organization brings together Intel architecture expertise, state-of-the-art facilities and strong industry alliances to help businesses maximize information technology investments.

Intel Solution Services selected SilkPerformer for its ease-of-use, comprehensive functionality and accuracy in performance testing business-critical systems. SilkPerformer enables Intel Solution Services' consultants to test any type of applications--custom, packaged, client-server, Web and others--allowing Intel Solution Services to provide services for almost any application and technology its customers demand. SilkPerformer also provides the scalability that Intel Solution Services requires to emulate hundreds or even thousands of virtual users, depending on customer requirements.

"Intel has a reputation for delivering a high-quality architecture, so performance optimization of the overall system is extremely important to our customers. We want to ensure we enable them to deploy scalable, manageable, high-performing reliable and available solutions based on the latest Intel technologies," said Justin Hawke, regional manager, Intel Solution Services, EMEA. "With its broad support of virtually all enterprise technologies, SilkPerformer enables us to support our customers' many and varied environments. Additionally, SilkPerformer's results are accurate, even when scaling up to very high system loads. At the end of the day, that is the biggest return on investment for us and for our customers--knowing that we are providing accurate performance results upon which our customers can rely for their business-critical systems and software applications."

Personec, a leading provider of personnel and payroll management solutions in the Nordic region, engaged with Intel Solution Services for performance optimization services. It was imperative that Personec's Time and Resource Management application demonstrated both stability and reliability over time, along with scalability for future growth. Personec turned to Intel Solutions Services and Segue SilkPerformer to ensure the application could meet demanding business requirements. "Intel Solution Services technology expertise, combined with their rigorous and innovative testing utilizing Segue SilkPerformer in a professional lab environment, enabled us to ensure our solution could address specific business challenges. The end result was that we were able to deploy a higher-performance, higher-scalability Personec time application," said Jonas Lindh, system architect, Personec.

"Intel is an excellent example of an organization that understands the necessity of delivering business value to its customers," said Andre Pino, chief marketing officer of Segue Software. "Intel recognizes that it's not enough for its products to be of superior quality; the applications and technologies that the Intel platform supports need to perform, as well."

About Segue Software

Segue Software, Inc. (NASDAQ-CM: SEGU) is a global expert in delivering solutions to define, measure, manage and improve software quality throughout the entire software application lifecycle. Segue's Quality Optimization(TM) (SQO(TM)) solutions help companies reduce business risk, ensure the deployment of high quality software and increase return on investment. Leading businesses around the world, including many of the Fortune 500, rely on Segue's innovative Silk family of products to protect their business service levels, competitive edge and brand reputation. Headquartered in Lexington, Mass., with offices across North America, Europe and Asia, Segue can be reached at 1.781.402.1000 or http://www.segue.com.

About Intel(R) Solution Services

Intel(R) Solution Services is Intel Corporation's worldwide professional services organization, helping companies gain competitive advantage through the early adoption of emerging technologies and usage models. Intel Solution Services uses its foremost expertise in Intel architecture and next-generation technologies to design cost-effective, cutting-edge solutions to complex business challenges. We combine our architecture expertise, state-of-the-art facilities and strong industry alliances to help businesses get the most out of their information technology investments.