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BLADELOGIC PARTNERS WITH SELESTA TO EXPAND ITS PRESENCE IN EUROPE
Waltham, MA, February 14, 2005—BladeLogic, Inc., the leading provider of data center automation software, today announced that it has partnered with Selesta S.p.A., an information technology solutions provider based in Italy, in order to meet the growing demand of comprehensive data center automation solutions in Europe. Under the terms of the agreement, Selesta S.p.A will resell BladeLogic Operations Manager™, a suite of enterprise-class data center automation solutions, in Italy, Spain and France.
BladeLogic Operations Manager enables organizations of any size to provision, configure and manage large-scale, distributed server environments more efficiently, resulting in dramatically reduced data center operating costs, improved responsiveness and enhanced server security. Selesta will recommend BladeLogic Operations Manager to clients that are looking to automate their data center environments.
“Selesta has a proven track record of providing leading European organizations with best-of-breed IT solutions and consulting services that cut operation costs and increase efficiencies,” said Dev Ittycheria, President & CEO, BladeLogic. “In partnering with BladeLogic, Selesta can now provide its clients in Italy, Spain and France with the most comprehensive data center automation solution on the market today. We look forward to building a long and lasting relationship with Selesta.”
“The agreement with BladeLogic has paramount value for us,” said Adriano Prefumo, President of Selesta. “The agreement provides us with the industry’s most sophisticated data center automation technology and a partnership with a company that in a very short time has gained a market leadership position and recognition by the leading technology research analysts.” Prefumo added “BladeLogic will improve and extend our IT Service Governance solution by allowing organizations to manage infrastructure at the IT service level. This service-oriented approach, supported by validation from our customers and twenty years of Selesta experience, will enable IT organizations to be fully aligned and responsive to the requirements of their businesses. Together, Selesta and BladeLogic will help IT organizations remove the obstacles and delays that are slowing down the creation of a working real-time IT infrastructure.”
About Selesta
Selesta S.p.A. is one of Italy’s success stories playing a major role in the world of IT, particularly for large enterprise environments. Founded in 1981 by Adriano Prefumo and Barry Philips, Selesta S.p.A. stands out on the IT market for its ability to understand the specific needs of its clients and to propose vertical technologies, solutions and leading-edge projects. These solutions are then driven to fit customers’ needs and objectives using a proven methodology developed with the competence and experience of 400 dedicated professionals. Selesta S.p.A. operates in Italy from its corporate headquarters and historical seat in Genoa and has offices in Milan, Rome, Turin, Vicenza and Bologna.
About BladeLogic (NASDAQ: BLOG)
BladeLogic is a leading provider of data center automation software with a large installed base of Fortune Global 500 customers, including 21 of the top 100 global companies, 3 of the top 10 aerospace and defense companies, 7 of the top 25 commercial and savings banks, 3 of the top 5 securities companies, 2 of the top 3 entertainment companies, 2 of the top 3 general merchandisers, 7 of the top 12 pharmaceutical companies and 7 of the top 10 telecommunications companies. BladeLogic’s data center automation software solutions enable enterprises, service providers and government organizations to easily browse, provision, configure, patch, audit and remediate physical and virtual servers and applications, allowing customers to achieve reduced data center operating costs, improved service quality and enhanced security and compliance. BladeLogic is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. For more information, please visit www.bladelogic.com.
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Tedd Rodman
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trodman@bladelogic.com