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CollabNet, a leading provider of on-demand collaborative software development solutions, today announced it has joined Opsware�s Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program. Through the partnership, CollabNet and Opsware will provide access to a broad range of Data Center Automation capabilities, enabling customers to more rapidly achieve operational efficiencies and reduce labor costs across their IT infrastructures. �Opsware�s history of leadership in the data center automation market coupled with CollabNet�s ability to enable collaboration across geographical boundaries makes this partnership a natural fit,� said Martin Doettling, vice president of marketing at CollabNet. �CollabNet will enable Opsware developers and customers to interact and collaborate on projects anywhere at any time, by supporting the collaborative extension of The Opsware Network (TON).� With the cost and complexity of today�s IT infrastructure spiraling out of control, enterprises are turning to IT Automation to increase productivity, ensure policy compliance, remediate security threats, and reduce labor expenses. The Opsware Technology Alliance Partner program supports the increasing demand for this technology by providing an effective way to address customer needs for server, network and application automation. As the fastest growing data center automation vendor, Opsware will provide CollabNet the opportunity to integrate with its award-winning IT Automation software and leverage its global sales and marketing activities to generate customer leads and drive revenue. Opsware selected CollabNet Community Edition to support collaborative extension of The Opsware Network (TON). Based upon Web 2.0 principles, CollabNet Community Edition is a fully integrated collaborative environment specifically tailored to meet customer and partner co-development needs. It provides a rich web platform for a large population of developers to communicate, collaborate and share code online. With the help of CollabNet, Opsware customers can now more closely communicate and collaborate with the Opsware support, service, and product engineers to increase efficiencies and performance. �By combining Opsware�s IT Automation software with CollabNet, customers will benefit from a broader spectrum of critical IT Automation capabilities,� said John O�Farrell, executive vice president of business development at Opsware Inc. �The joint technologies will provide customers with a comprehensive data center management solution, which has become a necessity for today�s enterprises as they focus on cutting costs, increasing operational efficiencies, and generating immediate ROI.� About the Opsware Technology Alliance Partner Program The Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ: OPSW) Technology Alliance Partner program provides customers with the most extensive and comprehensive data center management solution available today. Opsware Technology Partners are comprised of best of breed, market-leading software and platform vendors who offer technology that complements a single Opsware product or the entire Opsware solution suite. About CollabNet With more than 1 Million users, CollabNet is the most widely used collaborative software development platform. The company is transforming the way software is being developed by enabling many industry-leading companies to leverage global development talents to deliver better products and innovate faster. Using CollabNet Enterprise Edition, project members can work as one team regardless of their location. Unlike traditional software development tools, CollabNet supports globally distributed teams in a cost-effective way, yielding unprecedented annual savings through reduced development infrastructure costs, increased productivity, improved project visibility and shared access to software assets. Founded upon open source principles, CollabNet is also the primary sponsor of the SubversionTM open source project, the new standard for version control. CollabNet has been recognized for its leadership with 10 major industry awards in 2006 including the Red Herring and Always On TOP 100 Awards, and the SIIA Codie Award. Visit CollabNet at http://www.collab.net or get more information about Subversion at http://www.collab.net/subversion. CollabNet is a registered trademark of CollabNet, Inc. or its affiliated companies. All other company and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. 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.