Realtimepublishers and Opsware Inc. Release the First Complete Reference Guide to Data Center Automation; Reference Guide for IT Professionals Highlights Significant Business and Technical Benefits of Data Center Automation

Business Wire, May 31, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO & SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Realtimepublishers, the leader in corporate sponsored ePublishing, and Opsware Inc. (Nasdaq:OPSW), the leading provider of IT Automation software, today announced the immediate availability of The Reference Guide to Data Center Automation. Co-authored by IT automation experts Don Jones and Anil Desai, this new guide provides a comprehensive, in-depth resource to help IT professionals better understand the components of a well-managed IT organization, and the significant value Data Center Automation brings to management of servers, network devices and other critical IT assets. Data Center Automation products are rapidly being adopted by IT organizations worldwide across all major industries including financial services, retail, manufacturing, telco and cable providers, government and service providers.

"It's no secret that today's IT departments are faced with pressure to increase service levels while decreasing operational and overhead costs. In order to achieve new levels of operational excellence in this climate, IT is rapidly adopting data center automation technology," explains co-author Anil Desai. "The Reference Guide to Data Center Automation is written for a broad range of IT staff, ranging from systems and network administrators to IT management and CIOs. Each article covers an important aspect of Data Center Automation and processes, including technical and business benefits."

The Reference Guide to Data Center Automation is offered in eight volumes. Each volume contains articles describing key concepts, terms, and topics related to Data Center Automation. Topics include:

--  Business Value of Automation    --  Remote Administration
--  IT Infrastructure Library       --  Server and Network Maintenance
    (ITIL)                          --  Business Processes
--  Server and Network              --  Server and Network Security
    Configuration Management            and Authentication
--  Enforcing IT Compliance

New chapters will be posted online as they are completed to offer the most relevant, technically accurate information available. As an exclusive sponsor, Opsware will offer download access to the title at no charge from their website (http://www.opsware.com/products/eBook/eBook-RGDCA.html). Realtimepublishers will also offer the title at their own Realtime Nexus eBook portal (http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com/RGDCA.htm).

About Realtimepublishers

Realtimepublishers has set the IT-Industry standard for corporate-sponsored ePublishing, creating interactive communities that employ RSS, blogs, and podcasting; electronic and printed books; video tutorials and webinars. With a who's who list of industry expert authors, a veteran editorial staff, and a leading content delivery system through its information portal, Realtime Nexus (http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com), Realtimepublishers offers the most current expert resources for IT professionals. Current Realtimepublishers' sponsors include Microsoft, McAfee, Computer Associates, Novell, Dell, AlterPoint, and ScriptLogic. For more information, please visit http://www.realtimepublishers.com.

About Opsware Inc. (Nasdaq:OPSW)

Opsware Inc. 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.