ProactiveNet to Showcase Flagship Business Services Management Solution at METAmorphosis Chicago, May 4-6

Market Wire, April, 2005

ProactiveNet Inc., the time-to-value leader in Business Services Management, today announced that it will showcase its flagship software at META Group's METAmorphosis Chicago event, May 4-6 at the Hilton Chicago. ProactiveNet will be in booth 403.

Although Gartner completed its acquisition of META Group on April 1, 2005, METAmorphosis Chicago and several other previously scheduled META events will take place as planned. For additional information on all META events, please visit www.metagroup.com/us/events.do.

ProactiveNet's ability to provide end-to-end monitoring of the IT infrastructure, combined with the company's advanced root cause and correlation engine, enable IT groups to link infrastructure performance with SLA compliance and overall business objectives. This real-time visibility into IT performance helps Global 2000 and leading e-commerce companies dramatically reduce problem resolution times and mean time to recovery, increase performance and availability of business-critical IT services, and streamline IT operations while reducing overall costs.

"Aligning business objectives with IT services is more than a trend, it's a necessity," said David Langlais, vice president of marketing at ProactiveNet. "We're proud to be a part of METAmorphosis 2005, and look forward to networking with our peers."

About METAmorphosis 2005

Breakthrough business performance, achieved by driving pervasive integration through IT innovation across the board, is now a mandate to survive and thrive. Are you ready? With a focus on helping companies optimize for change through transformation, innovation, integration, and ultimately excellent execution to achieve targeted performance, the six exciting stops on our METAmorphosis 2005 world tour will provide the specific answers you need to succeed in your critical pervasive business and IT integration efforts.

Showcasing META Group's Technology-Enabled Enterprise Framework(TM) -- supported by tools, templates, and methods -- METAmorphosis 2005 will sort through the hype and provide actionable guidance along with the necessary takeaways you will need to master your innovation, integration, and execution challenges. Featuring more opportunities for peer networking, one-on-one meetings with top analysts and consultants, and leading IT providers in our technology showcase, our 16th annual forum is a must-attend event. To learn more, or register today, visit www.metagroup.com/mm2005; or phone (800) 945-META [6382] or (802) 872-7350; or email eventreg@metagroup.com.

About ProactiveNet

ProactiveNet, Inc. is the "Time-to-Value" leader in Business Services Management software solutions for Global 2000 and leading e-commerce companies. The company's end-to-end solutions deliver unique capabilities to customers with requirements to align IT services to Business priorities, seamlessly link Business process performance to IT service and infrastructure behaviors, and maximize IT's value to the business. Achieving value within weeks, ProactiveNet customers measurably improve the availability and performance of IT services, reduce SLA non-compliance, and shorten problem resolution time, while streamlining IT operations and reducing costs.

ProactiveNet customers include E*TRADE FINANCIAL, Hoover's Online, MoneyGram, McKesson and Walmart.com. ProactiveNet delivers key capabilities to companies implementing ITIL best practices and has been offering end-to-end Business and IT services management solutions since 1997. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with international offices in India and the UK. For more information about ProactiveNet, visit www.proactivenet.com and download our ROI studies, or call (877) 277-6686.

Media Contact Jim Azevedo ProactiveNet (408) 454-4514 jazevedo@proactivenet.com