BladeLogic Receives Industry Accolades from Leading Technology Media and Analyst Firms

Business Wire, Feb 12, 2008

eWEEK Cites BladeLogic One of 20 Technology Vendors to Watch in 2008;

EMA Names BladeLogic an All-Star in Enterprise Systems Management

LEXINGTON, Mass. -- BladeLogic, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLOG), a leading provider of next-generation data center automation software, today announced that it has received strong accolades from two leading technology media and analyst firms. eWEEK, one of the IT industry's leading enterprise magazines, recently cited BladeLogic as one of "20 Vendors You Should Know for 2008." In addition, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), a leading industry analyst and consulting firm, has named BladeLogic an "All-Star" in Enterprise Systems Management.

In a recent article in eWEEK Channel Insider entitled, "10 Technologies and 20 Vendors You Should Know for 2008," Editorial Director Michael Vizard listed the top 10 technology areas "worth keeping an eye on in 2008." In his write up for the second most important technology area of 2008, Data Center Management software, Vizard noted that "there is no doubt that the general shortage of IT personnel has everybody looking for a better way to manage the data center" and stated that "companies such as BladeLogic are doing a lot to automate the provisioning of servers."

BladeLogic was also recently named an "All-Star" in Enterprise Systems Management for 2008 in a recent report from EMA. The 2008 EMA All-Stars in Enterprise Systems Management report used a number of useful measures to highlight the best vendors in systems management for enterprise IT professionals and the market as a whole. Winners of the EMA All-Star award were selected using a variety of objective and subjective criteria, including:

* strength of product offering, functionality, and platform support;

* commitment to product vision and delivering innovation;

* customer feedback including satisfaction and market penetration;

* and Enterprise Management Associates' perspective from independent evaluations of expert analysts.

"Impartial, third party analysis of the technology market from leading media and analyst firms plays an important role in providing customers with insight into technology trends and guidance regarding vendor selection," said Vick Viren Vaishnavi, vice president of marketing, BladeLogic. "The recognition from organizations such as eWEEK and EMA is further validation of BladeLogic's clear leadership position in the data center automation market."

About BladeLogic (NASDAQ:BLOG)

BladeLogic is a provider of leading data center automation software with a large installed base of Fortune Global 500 customers, including 21 of the top 100 global companies, 3 of the top 10 aerospace and defense companies, 7 of the top 25 commercial and savings banks, 3 of the top 5 securities companies, 2 of the top 3 entertainment companies, 2 of the top 3 general merchandisers, 7 of the top 12 pharmaceutical companies and 7 of the top 10 telecommunications companies. BladeLogic's data center automation software solutions enable enterprises, service providers and government organizations to easily browse, provision, configure, patch, audit and remediate physical and virtual servers and applications, allowing customers to achieve reduced data center operating costs, improved service quality and enhanced security and compliance. BladeLogic is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. For more information, please visit www.bladelogic.com.