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Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW), the leading provider of IT automation and utility computing software, today announced it is broadening the availability of Opsware's award-winning IT automation software in Europe by adding Activalia in Spain and Portugal to its growing list of worldwide distributors. Activalia will distribute Opsware's entire suite of solutions including the Opsware Server Automation System (SAS), Opsware Network Automation System (NAS) and Opsware Asset Management System (AMS). With offices in Madrid, Barcelona and Lisbon, Activalia is a leading provider of value-add services and products that help enterprise customers optimize data center performance. Opsware's IT automation solutions enable Activalia to deliver a proven set of capabilities for better tracking and managing IT assets, improving operational efficiency, meeting regulatory compliance and reducing operational costs. As an authorized Opsware reseller, Activalia will receive extensive sales and marketing support and in-depth training through Opsware's partner web site, online seminars and web-based sales and technical training programs. "Opsware is the clear market leader in IT automation across North America and Europe, with an established reputation for delivering unprecedented cost savings and efficiencies to customers worldwide," said Manuel Dionisio, CEO at Activalia. "Activalia selected Opsware over other data center automation products for its technical superiority, scalability and ease-of-use. We are eager to begin distributing Opsware's suite of automation solutions, and anticipate great success within our own customer base and among new customers that are searching for ways to cut costs by simplifying the complexity of their IT environments." "Worldwide demand for Opsware's software continues to grow, and by expanding our distribution through Activalia and investing in the European market we are broadening our reach in a very strategic and methodical way," said John O'Farrell, executive vice president business development at Opsware Inc. "Activalia's commitment to distribute all three Opsware products is indicative of the confidence they have in this market opportunity. Our partnership gives us the agility and regional presence to leverage demand for all of Opsware's solutions, and provide readily available support services to customers throughout Europe." About Activalia Since 1998, Activalia has focused on the IT Asset Management, IT Contract Management and Data Centre Optimization disciplines. The company was founded on the principle of providing enterprise customers with the best solutions for optimizing their information systems and reducing costs. Activalia provides a range of IT services including: asset audits, system implementation and training, data center management, end to end software asset management, and business intelligence. Activalia is present in Madrid, Spain and can be reached at http://www.activalia.es. 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 240 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, the expectations of the market for our software and our opportunities in that market. 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 United States Securities and Exchange Commission 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.