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Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW), the leading provider of Data Center Automation software, today announced its Opsware System suite has been named as a key technology in the Defense Intelligence Agency�s award-winning �Way Ahead� project � recognized this month by CIO Magazine as a CIO-100 award winner. Opsware plays a key role in automating the management of DIA�s global data centers. Opsware technology supports the reduction of operational costs, improved service quality and enhanced IT compliance. In describing the business benefits of the project, DIA wrote in their submission to CIO Magazine, �The DoDIIS enterprise consolidation efforts and enterprise-wide approach to business have enabled DoDIIS to achieve significant savings in labor costs.� DIA also stated, �Although it continues to evolve, the DoDIIS Way Ahead reached full operational capability in October 2006, constituting the largest IT transformational effort of its kind to date within the Defense Intelligence Community. The DoDIIS Way Ahead has enabled the attainment of greater efficiency, increased productivity, enhanced security, and substantial redirection of funds to higher priority requirements through significant cost avoidance. �Through the implementation of a unique standard operating environment and service-oriented architecture, the DoDIIS Way Ahead has made it possible to provide users with a uniform toolset across the DoDIIS enterprise, enabling more complete analysis and the ability to move more rapidly from day-to-day information, to knowledge, to actionable intelligence.� �We applaud CIO Magazine�s selection of DIA�s Way Ahead project as a CIO-100 winner,� said Tim Howes, CTO and EVP of research and development at Opsware Inc. �DIA�s transformation is a huge undertaking. The project demonstrates Opsware�s ability to meet the most stringent requirements for distributed scalability, security and availability for critical environments. Opsware is proud to support DIA in this leading-edge project.� About Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW) Opsware, the world�s leading IT automation company, unlocks the promise of technology by accelerating IT to zero latency. The company�s software, the Opsware System, automates the entire data center, from provisioning to patching, configuration to compliance and discovery to deployment, turning data center operations into a competitive advantage for business. Opsware�s technology is used by hundreds of companies worldwide including banks, service providers, retailers, manufacturers and Internet companies with IT environments ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands of servers, network devices, storage devices and IT processes. 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. The determination of when the new storage automation capability mentioned in this release will be made generally available, if ever, remains at the sole discretion of Opsware Inc.