Red Hat Selects GroundWork Open Source as Pioneer on Red Hat Exchange

Business Wire, May 10, 2007

New Distribution Channel Further Validates Open Source Traction

SAN DIEGO -- GroundWork Open Source, Inc. (www.groundworkopensource.com), the leader in open source IT Management, today announced that GroundWork's systems and network management software has been selected by Red Hat as a pioneering open source application to be offered on Red Hat Exchange.

Red Hat Exchange (RHX) helps organizations compare, buy, and manage open source business applications from one trusted location. All applications on RHX, including GroundWork Monitor for RHX, are validated to run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, delivered through Red Hat Network, and supported by Red Hat.

"The invitation from Red Hat to be a part of RHX further validates our leadership in the open source IT management category," said Ranga Rangachari, CEO of GroundWork Open Source. "Given Red Hat's leadership with Linux, I believe what Mike Evans, VP of corporate development at Red Hat said earlier - 'with RHX, Red Hat is in a position to become the Amazon of open source software' - and it is truly exciting to be part of that wave."

GroundWork unifies proven open source projects to deliver enterprise-class IT management software at a fraction of the cost of proprietary solutions, including HP OpenView. Offering the widest range of support for operating systems, applications, and networked devices, organizations can leverage the flexibility of open source tools to achieve enterprise-level availability, performance and operational efficiency.

"We are thrilled to offer GroundWork's leading open source IT management software on Red Hat Exchange, available today," said Donald Fischer, Vice President of Online Services at Red Hat. "Through Red Hat Exchange, customers will have a central location for all of their open source application needs, and, as always, we are pleased to offer our customers more choice."

About GroundWork

San Francisco-based GroundWork Open Source, Inc. (http://www.groundworkopensource.com) is the leader in the fast-growth market for open source IT management software. The company unifies proven open source projects into a complete software solution for monitoring and managing the performance and availability of the entire IT infrastructure at a fraction of the cost of traditional software. A member of the Open Solutions Alliance, GroundWork is dedicated to driving the adoption of comprehensive open source business solutions. 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 one million 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 Canaan Partners, Mayfield Fund, JAFCO Ventures and SAP Ventures.

About RHX

Red Hat Exchange helps you compare, buy, and manage open source business applications. All in one place. All from one trusted source. We've done the work of choosing the right application for you: RHX features profiles, ratings, prices -- even free trails -- for every application. And working in collaboration with our partners, applications are validated to run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, delivered through Red Hat Network, and supported by Red Hat. You'll find the right solution faster -- and have the confidence of Red Hat behind it. For more information, please visit http://rhx.redhat.com/.>

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