GroundWork Open Source Inks Worldwide OEM Agreement With Unisys

Business Wire, Nov 28, 2006

Unisys to Offer GroundWork Monitor Professional as Part of Unisys OASIS Open Source Framework

SAN FRANCISCO -- GroundWork Open Source, Inc. (www.groundworkopensource.com), the leader in open source-based IT operations management, today announced an OEM agreement with Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS), a leading global technology services and solutions company.

Under the terms of the agreement, Unisys will offer GroundWork Monitor Professional, GroundWork's flagship open source based IT Operations Management solution as a new component of the Unisys Open and Secure Integrated Solutions (OASIS) framework.

The Unisys OASIS framework is a fully-integrated, certified set of open source software suites targeted specifically for enterprise-class computing based on open standards and fully supported through Unisys global services and vertical-industry solutions capabilities.

"The level of open source integration that Unisys has been able to achieve with OASIS is impressive," said Ranga Rangachari, CEO of GroundWork Open Source. "The reach and expertise that Unisys has will continue to propel the mainstream adoption of open source IT operations management, and we are pleased to be a part of this movement."

GroundWork Monitor Professional enables centralized monitoring of the entire IT infrastructure, including Linux, Unix, and Windows servers, applications, databases, and network equipment. With the capability to monitor more than 180 open source technologies, GroundWork Monitor Professional allows for analysis of the total IT environment at the enterprise level through features that include performance graphs, executive-level dashboards, and SLA business reports, all at a fraction of the cost of competing IT infrastructure and network monitoring solutions.

"With their roots in open standards and the economic fundamentals of open source, operations management tools that build on quality open source projects are providing a cost effective, flexible, and highly configurable alternative for infrastructure monitoring," said Ali Shadman, Vice President, Open Source Solutions, Systems & Technology, Unisys. "The integration of GroundWork Monitor Professional into the Unisys OASIS suites puts Unisys in a singular position to offer the functionality enterprises demand in an attractive cost savings model with the backing of a mission-critical provider of a full range of open source offerings."

Hundreds of customers around the globe already use GroundWork Monitor Professional to monitor their IT infrastructures, taking advantage of the latest open source innovations in a framework architected specifically for mid-market and enterprise line-of-business organizations.

About Unisys

Unisys is a worldwide technology services and solutions company. Our consultants apply Unisys expertise in consulting, systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure, and server technology to help our clients achieve secure business operations. We build more secure organizations by creating visibility into clients' business operations. Leveraging the Unisys 3D Visible Enterprise approach, we make visible the impact of their decisions - ahead of investments, opportunities and risks. For more information, visit www.unisys.com.

About GroundWork

San Francisco-based GroundWork Open Source, Inc. (www.groundworkopensource.com) is the leader in the fast-growth market for open source IT operations management software. The company unifies leading open source projects into a complete software solution for monitoring and managing the performance and availability of the entire IT infrastructure across Linux, Unix, Windows, and Netware platforms at a fraction of the cost of traditional software. Thousands of systems administrators across hundreds of organizations worldwide have downloaded and deployed our products to monitor and manage the performance and availability of over 1,000,000 systems and network devices. GroundWork customers represent a variety of industries, including education, financial services, government, manufacturing, and high technology. The company is privately held, with investments from Mayfield and Canaan Partners.