BMC Software Recognizes Partners for Outstanding Performance

HOUSTON, April 4, 2011 – BMC Software (NASDAQ: BMC) today announced the acknowledgment of four top Enterprise Systems Management (ESM) partners for Fiscal 2010.

Two awards were given out to outstanding North American ESM partners. Column Technologies was awarded the “FY10 Top ESM North American Solution Provider: Commercial.”

Established in 1998, Column Technologies is a global technology, management consulting, and services company with proven success across the public and private sectors. Column's success comes from long-term relationships, and a collaborative approach that integrates people, process, technology, and support.

RightStar Systems Incorporated was awarded the “FY10 Top ESM North American Solution Provider: Public Sector” distinction. RightStar Systems is a leading provider of ITIL®-based service management solutions for upper-middle market firms and government agencies. As a long term BMC Software partner, RightStar has completed hundreds of projects helping customers design, deploy, and maintain IT service management and support systems.
On a global level, Devoteam SA was recognized as the “Top ESM EMEA Solution Provider.” Devoteam Group is a top European consultancy in network and systems infrastructure. Devoteam supports its clients in the choice and optimization of innovative solutions in information technology.

Extension Limitada was honored as the “Top Emerging Markets Solution Provider.” Extension is a Chilean company that has become a reseller of both BMC ESM and MSM products as well as a consultant, educator and first-level support source for over 50 corporate clients in the region.

All awards were based on license transactions for ESM sales segments and total ESM license revenue in the applicable region.

Business Runs on IT. IT Runs on BMC Software.

Business thrives when IT runs smarter, faster and stronger. That’s why the most demanding IT organizations in the world rely on BMC Software across distributed, mainframe, virtual and cloud environments. Recognized as the leader in Business Service Management, BMC offers a comprehensive approach and unified platform that helps IT organizations cut cost, reduce risk and drive business profit. For the four fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2010, BMC revenue was approximately $2 billion.

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