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Opsware Inc. (Nasdaq:OPSW), the leading provider of IT automation and utility computing software, today announced that The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian), the fourth largest mutual life insurance company in the United States, is using Opsware automation to more effectively manage application rollouts and upgrades, new deployments, and to generate detailed reports for financial planning and budgeting. Guardian uses Opsware products on more than 8,000 assets across 60 locations. "Opsware automation software provides us with greater visibility and control over our assets, enabling compliance with corporate and regulatory policies, and supporting enterprise standardization," said Dennis Callahan, EVP and Chief Information Officer, Guardian. Opsware's technology is also instrumental in Guardian's security and risk management initiatives, including contingency planning and disaster recovery, patch and virus management, and inventory reporting across geographically distributed locations. Using Opsware automation, Guardian benefits from increased operational efficiencies, tighter security and a deeper level of control over their environment. "Automation is the cornerstone of a strong security and compliance strategy," said Tim Howes, CTO and EVP of Development, Opsware Inc. "Guardian is a leader in the insurance industry, and Opsware automation is critical to helping them gain greater control of their environment and maximize their technology investments." About Opsware Inc. (Nasdaq:OPSW) Opsware Inc. is the world's leading IT automation and utility computing 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 and applications, creating massive complexity that makes an automated IT model a necessity. The Opsware System automates the complete IT lifecycle and delivers utility computing by enabling IT to automatically provision, patch, configure, secure, change, scale, audit, recover, consolidate, migrate, and reallocate servers and applications. Over 250 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. About Guardian Founded in 1860, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, New York, NY (Guardian) is the fourth largest mutual life insurance company in the United States. As of December 31, 2004, Guardian and its subsidiaries had $39.5 billion in assets. With more than 5,000 employees and 2,900 financial representatives, as well as over 80 agencies nationwide, Guardian and its subsidiaries protect individuals, businesses and their employees with life, disability, health and dental insurance products, and offer 401(k), financial products and trust services. More information about Guardian can be obtained at: www.GuardianLife.com. Opsware is a service mark and trademark of Opsware Inc. All other product names, service marks, and trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the benefits and capabilities of our software products. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from these statements, including the risk that the assumptions underlying our current business strategy may change, that our experience operating as a software company is limited, and that the products may not perform as described. More information about these and other factors that could affect our business and financial results is included in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 15, 2005 under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the Forms 10-Q and 8-K that we file during the fiscal year.