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LEADING COMPANIES SHOWCASE ADOPTION OF DATA CENTER AUTOMATION SOFTWARE AT 2005 BLADELOGIC USER CONFERENCE

BladeLogic Customers Including Capgemini, priceline.com and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, as well as Industry Analyst Firm Forrester Research Tout the Emergence of Data Center Automation

Cambridge, MA, May 5, 2005—BladeLogic, the leading provider of data center automation software, today kicked off its first ever BladeLogic User Conference event in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Several BladeLogic customers, including representatives from Capgemini, priceline.com and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, as well as Galen Schreck, senior analyst at Forrester Research, will offer discussions and presentations touting the emergence and adoption of data center automation software solutions such as BladeLogic Operations Manager™. The conference runs from May 5-6 at the Charles Hotel in Harvard Square.

The purpose of the conference is to provide a forum for BladeLogic customers to share their experiences, practical insights, and best practices concerning data center automation. Conference presentations will cover a wide range of data center automation topics including bare metal provisioning, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, patch management, change management, application release management and dependency mapping.

"Our customers are our most valuable assets," said Dev Ittycheria, President and CEO, BladeLogic. "The BladeLogic User Conference not only provides our customers with a valuable forum to share their experiences using BladeLogic Operations Manager, but allows them to directly influence the future direction of our product. We hope that the conference will strengthen the bond between BladeLogic and our customers, and establish a solid user community network for the exchange of ideas and data center automation best practices."

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

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