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Company Profile BMC Software, Inc., (NYSE: BMC) is a leading global provider of enterprise management solutions that empower companies to automate their IT and align it to the needs of the business. Delivering Business Service Management, BMC solutions span enterprise systems, applications, databases and service management. For the four fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2007, BMC revenue was approximately $1.58 billion.

Company Mission To be the leading provider of enterprise management software solutions by helping customers align their IT infrastructure with their business.

Corporate Background

* Founded in September 1980
* Initial public offering in August 1988
* Corporate headquarters located in Houston, Texas
* International headquarters located in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Singapore, Singapore
* Geographic sales centers divided into Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA), Asia-Pacific (AP) and Americas regions
* Operates international offices in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, The Philippines, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates
* Market coverage in more than 50 countries
* Research and development offices located in Houston and Austin, TX; San Jose, CA; Atlanta, GA; Waltham, MA; Herndon, VA; Aix-en-Provence, France; Singapore; Tel Aviv, Israel and Pune, India
* More than 6,000 employees worldwide
* Member of S&P 500
* Products sold through direct sales and indirect channels including resellers, system integrators and original equipment manufacturers


Financial Information

* Total revenues: Fiscal 2005 -- $1.46 billion
* Net earnings excluding special items: Fiscal 2005 -- $19.5 million


Commitment to Innovation

* Holds 94 software technology patents
* Pioneered the concept Business Service Management
* Industry’s first application management solution provider via PATROL
* First ISV (independent software vendor) to deliver tools for IBM’s IMS and DB2 databases
* First software vendor to offer a comprehensive management solution for B2B exchanges and extended enterprises
* Invented data stream optimization -- ensuring that the movement of data from one location to another (e.g. from server to client) is fast, steady and continuous through application and data management
* BMC is recognized as a “Leader” in the following Forrester Waves:
o Forrester Wave™: Large Enterprise Service Desk Management Tools, Q1 '06 (February 2006)
o Forrester Wave™: Small Enterprise Service Desk Management Tools, Q1 '06 (February 2006)
o The Forrester Wave™: Application Mapping For The CMDB, Q1 2006 (February 2006)
o The Forrester Wave: User Account Provisioning, Q1 2006 (January 2006)
* BMC is positioned in the “Leaders Quadrant” in the following Gartner Magic Quadrant:
o Magic Quadrant for the IT Service Desk, 2006, D. Coyle & K. Brittain, May 2006
* According to Gartner, BMC ranks as one of the top three vendors in:
o Job Scheduling worldwide based on total software revenue (“Market Share: IT Operations Management Software, Worldwide, 2005”, Ruggero Contu, June 2006)
o IT Service Desk & Help Desk worldwide based on total software revenue (“Market Share: IT Operations Management Software, Worldwide, 2005”, Ruggero Contu, June 2006)
o DBMS Management worldwide based on total software revenue (“Market Share: IT Operations Management Software, Worldwide, 2005”, Ruggero Contu, June 2006)
* According to recent IDC market research reports, BMC ranks in the top 3 for vendor market shares in the following software markets:
o Database Development & Management Tools ("Worldwide Data Management Facilities Software 2005-2009 Forecast and 2004 Vendor Shares", IDC #34207, September 2005)
o Performance Management ("Worldwide Performance and Availability Management Software 2005 Vendor Shares", IDC #202794, August 2006)
o Problem Management ("Worldwide Problem Management Software 2005-2009 Forecast and 2004 Vendor Shares", IDC #33804, August 2005)

Magic Quadrant Disclaimer
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted May 2006 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Industry Partnerships

* Comprehensive BMC Software Developer Connection and MarketZone program, consisting of more than 8,000 customers and commercial-software developers, facilitates third-party development of products integrated with BMC Software products
* Business Service Management (BSM) Foundation Partnerships with EMC for Storage, Symantec for Security and Accenture for Systems Integration
* Additional Global Alliance Partnerships with industry leaders such as Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Dell, Deloitte, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Siebel Systems and Sun Microsystems
* BMC Software solutions integrated with and resold by numerous BSM partners including system integrators, as well as database, application and hardware vendors
* BMC Software's Channel partners contributed 23 percent of BMC's license revenue in Fiscal 2004


Customer Profile

* BMC Software is focused on serving the Global 2000 companies who are confronted with the task of managing a highly complex, heterogeneous and decentralized IT environment in a world that is constantly changing around them. To meet these demands and gain competitive advantage, these customers are utilizing BMC Software solutions to better meet the challenges they are facing and to enhance their return on investment. In addition, with the help of BMC Software’s solutions, these customers are focused on providing the highest levels of service to their end-customers (both internal and external).
* Typical customer is a large enterprise, institution, manufacturer or supplier confronted with the task of managing a highly complex and decentralized IT infrastructure
* Approximately 15,000 worldwide customers
* Approximately 95 percent of the Forbes Global 100 and more than 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies rely on BMC Software


Business Service Management Learn about Business Service Management.

Products Learn about our Products.

Acquisition History

* BladeLogic - April 2008
* Emprisa Networks - October 2007
* RealOps - July 2007
* ProactiveNet - June 2007
* Service Management Partners - April 2007
* Identify Software Ltd. - May 2006
* KMXperts - August 2005
* OpenNetwork - March 2005
* Calendra - January 2005
* Marimba - July 2004
* Viadyne - July 2004
* Magic Solutions - February 2004
* ASA Knowledge - January 2004
* DGI - June 2003
* IT Masters - March 2003
* Remedy® assets from Peregrine Systems - November 2002
* Perform, SA - February 2001
* Sylvain Faust, Inc. - October 2000
* OptiSystems Solutions - August 2000
* Evity Inc. - April 2000
* New Dimension Software - April 1999
* Boole & Babbage, Inc. - March 1999
* BGS Systems - March 1998
* DataTools - May 1997
* PATROL Software - January 1994


Community
Involvement

BMC Software and its employees are dedicated to making a difference in the communities in which it operates by helping its neighbors through supporting numerous charitable programs and humanitarian activities. The company focuses its efforts on supporting programs that encourage social services and wellness.

Examples of some of BMC Software's involvement can be seen in:

* American Heart Association events across the U.S.
* American Cancer Society events in several U.S. locations
* Bike tours and walk team benefiting National Multiple Sclerosis Society in multiple U.S. cities
* Race for the Cure teams in several U.S. cities
* USO
* Walks benefiting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Association in 12 cities across the U.S.
* Support programs at several leading universities, including the University of Texas, Rice University, the University of Houston, the University of Houston-Downtown, and the University of California


Corporate Officers

* Robert E. Beauchamp, President and Chief Executive Officer
* Dan Barnea, Vice President - Global Sourcing Practices
* T. Cory Bleuer, Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
* Jae W. Chung, Senior Vice President, Business Operations
* Denise Clolery, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
* Jim Grant, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Service Management
* William D. Miller, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Mainframe Service Management
* Cosmo Santullo, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Services
* Stephen B. Solcher, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
* Mike Vescuso, Senior Vice President, Administration