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Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ: OPSW), the leading provider of Data Center Automation software, today announced a localized version of the Opsware Network Automation System (NAS) for the Japanese market. Given the success and global acceptance of Opsware�s entire product family in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, the company will continue to aggressively invest in localizing its software to meet the needs of local markets. Opsware NAS enables Japanese companies to reduce IT costs while bringing the highest level of scalability and reliability to their network infrastructure. Used by IT organizations worldwide, the award-winning Opsware Network Automation System enables compliance and enforces operational best practices by tracking, validating and automating network infrastructure changes across globally distributed, multi-vendor networks. The system automates all aspects of compliance management and reporting, including inventory management, audit tracking, compliance violation policies and change management enforcement. By completely automating time consuming maintenance tasks, such as firmware updates, the system gives network operations more time to focus on strategic initiatives. �Localizing Opsware�s Network Automation System demonstrates Opsware�s commitment to the Japanese market and the strong interest there in Opsware�s Data Center Automation suite,� said Tim Howes, EVP of Research & Development and CTO at Opsware Inc. �As our global business grows, we will continue to localize our automation suite to make it easier for companies worldwide to benefit from significant cost savings and greater control over their IT infrastructure.� 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. This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the benefits and capabilities of our software products and our plans for further localizing our software products. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from these statements, including the risk that the assumptions underlying our current business strategy may change, that our experience operating as a software company is limited, and that the products may not perform as described. More information about these and other factors that could affect our business are included in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 14, 2006 under the headings �Risk Factors� and �Management�s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations� and the Forms 10-Q and 8-K that we file during the fiscal year. The determination of when additional localized software products will be made generally available, if ever, remains at the sole discretion of Opsware Inc.