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Opsware Inc. (Nasdaq:OPSW), the leading provider of IT automation and utility computing software, today announced a partnership with nLayers, the leader in real-time discovery and resource optimization, to provide Opsware Server Automation System (SAS) customers with visibility into the most complex, multi-tiered application infrastructures. Through the agreement, nLayers will enable Opsware SAS customers to discover and map the relationships and dependencies between applications and infrastructure components within heterogeneous data center environments. When combined with Opsware's leading IT automation software, nLayers InSight Managed Services provide a foundation for the successful implementation of critical IT initiatives such as compliance management, consolidation and IT service management. "Our partnership with nLayers gives Opsware customers access to best in class discovery, enhancing their ability to achieve the full benefits of an automated IT environment," said Dr. Tim Howes, CTO of Opsware Inc. "Together, Opsware and nLayers provide enterprises with the most rapid path to web application deployment and optimization so they can reap the rewards of greater operational efficiencies and cost savings." nLayers InSight Managed Services, a packaged discovery services offering, creates an Application Behavioral Model of the data center environment, which includes the relationships and dependencies between the physical and logical components, as well as their interactions, behavior, demand and usage throughout the process. When used in conjunction with Opsware automation software, customers benefit from a deep analysis of the impact of changes on service availability and performance, and superior compliance management based on an end-to-end understanding of application environments. "Data center automation and utility computing hold great promise for IT organizations in terms of increased efficiency, cost management and overall agility," said Gili Raanan, founder and CEO of nLayers. "Unfortunately, automating IT management is no small project. nLayers provides a rapidly achievable milestone for many automation and business-IT-alignment initiatives. We are very excited to work with vendors such as Opsware who are helping enterprises tackle the challenges involved in managing today's demanding IT infrastructures." About nLayers nLayers' flagship product is nLayers InSight, an agentless appliance that automatically discovers and maps the relationships and dependencies between applications and infrastructure components to provide a "living" model of the IT environment. Unlike the limited, "snapshot" views offered by other discovery technologies, nLayers' time-based, three-dimensional model allows IT organizations to continuously track resource dependencies, demand, usage and service levels in real-time. For nLayers' customers, this model serves as the foundation for a wide range of critical IT initiatives, including change and configuration management, IT governance, capacity planning, business service management, and business continuity planning. nLayers is a privately held, venture-funded startup headquartered in San Jose, California, and at www.nlayers.com. 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, networking devices and applications, creating massive complexity that makes an automated IT model a necessity. Opsware 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, network devices 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. 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.