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Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW), the leading provider of IT automation and utility computing software, today announced the expansion of its reseller network through a partnership with Sunflower Systems(TM), the company that has redefined lifecycle asset management as a strategic imperative. Based in California, Sunflower Systems will distribute Opsware's automation software to customers throughout the United States. "As an Opsware partner, Sunflower's customers will benefit from best of breed IT automation and asset management," said Robert Kaehler, vice president and general manager at Sunflower Systems. "By integrating Opsware's advanced IT automation capabilities with Sunflower's products and leading best practices, we enable organizations to exercise more control and accountability of widely-distributed IT assets while significantly reducing costs." Sunflower Systems will offer Opsware's Asset Management System (AMS) to enterprises across its varied vertical markets including government contractors, higher education, federal government agencies and gaming. Sunflower Systems solutions are favored by executive management, finance officers, auditors, risk management and compliance groups by providing a single system of record for all assets throughout large, diverse organizations. Sunflower Assets(TM) -- the company's flagship product -- provides clarity to existing asset management processes and total asset visibility across the enterprise. Partnering with Opsware extends Sunflower Assets to enable strategic management of hardware and software deployment, and provide more efficient accountability and inventory for IT assets. As an authorized Opsware reseller, Sunflower Systems receives 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. "Sunflower Assets provides us with comprehensive Lifecycle Asset Management capability," commented Ivonne Bachar, director of asset management at Stanford University. "Adding the ability to automatically discover and inventory IT-based devices through Opsware increases the potential operational and business support value of Sunflower Assets to the campus for current assets and future IT acquisitions." "Sunflower Systems has emerged as the leading architect of lifecycle asset management and will be a valuable partner as we continue to grow our business worldwide," said Patrick Joyce, vice president of worldwide channel sales at Opsware Inc. "Partnering with Sunflower Systems strategically expands our footprint within the federal government and financial services markets, enabling us to capitalize on the growing demand for IT automation software and deliver unprecedented operational efficiencies and cost savings to customers." Sunflower Systems adds to Opsware's growing network of worldwide distributors, now totaling over 45 partners. Opsware's growing reseller network expands Opsware's reach to enterprises worldwide that are looking to reduce costs and increase efficiencies from their IT infrastructure. About Sunflower Systems Sunflower Systems is a global leader in delivering forward-thinking software solutions and services for asset management and strategic asset intelligence. Executives trust the Sunflower Enterprise(TM) framework to facilitate strategic and financial decision-making, and ensure administrative compliance with current and future regulations. With Sunflower Systems best-practices and composite processes, enterprises add relevance and context to their previously-disjointed processes, enabling the truest picture of all corporate assets. The company is headquartered in San Ramon, California, with a federal office based in Washington, D.C. For more information, please call 925-355-0700 or visit our website at www.sunflowersystems.com. About Opsware Inc. Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW) 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. Trademarks Sunflower Systems and Sunflower Assets are registered trademarks of Annams Systems Corporation. Opsware is a service mark and trademark of Opsware Inc. Other names may be 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.