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Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW), the leading provider of IT automation software, announced today that its second annual user conference, OPSWorld 2006 (Sept. 12-15), is expected to pack in a full house of attendees coming to hear about the latest developments in Data Center Automation and Opsware's lineup of new products. In addition, OPSWorld's new Technology Partner Pavilion was over-subscribed with exhibitors wanting to participate in Opsware's showcase of key technology integrating with Opsware solutions. Cisco Systems, Nortel, TripWire, VMware and many other technology companies will participate in the three-day event in San Jose, CA. The conference keynote address will be delivered by Bob Suh, chief technology strategist and managing director at Accenture. Other keynotes include presentations from leading industry analysts Gartner and IDC. "Our inaugural conference proved to be a tremendously successful event for Opsware and we have even higher expectations this year," said Ben Horowitz, CEO, Opsware. "Gauging by the surge in registrations and the quality of guest speakers this year, it is clear that interest in IT automation continues to increase rapidly. We're happy to continue driving innovation and pushing the industry's conversation around best practices in achieving high ROI from Data Center Automation." The Technology Partner Pavilion, which is designed to showcase 3rd-party integrations with Opsware products, will include cutting-edge demonstrations of innovative Data Center Automation capabilities. In addition, throughout the three days of the conference Opsware will demonstrate new breakthroughs in Server Automation, Storage Automation, Network Automation, Application Automation, Compliance, Virtualization and VoIP management. Opsware customers will also deliver case study presentations that detail the impressive ROI they have achieved by leveraging Opsware's automation software. For more information about the OPSWorld 2006 User Conference, please visit: http://www.opsware.com/opsworld2006/index.html About Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW) Opsware Inc. is the world's leading IT Automation 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 automated IT operations a necessity. Opsware automates the complete IT lifecycle and enables IT to automatically discover, provision, patch, configure, secure, change, scale, audit, recover, consolidate, migrate, and reallocate servers, network devices and applications. Over 350 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.