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CUSTOMER WINS: Mainframe Customers Around the World Prefer BMC Software

^{Published on 2009-02-05 05:00:14, Last Modified on 2009-02-05 05:00:55 - Market Wire}
 

HOUSTON--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--From banking to manufacturing, to insurance and government, mainframe customers around the world are choosing BMC Software (NYSE:BMC), often opting to replace competitors' products with BMC solutions.

"In this economic environment, companies want to reduce their risk and ensure efficient IT operations, all at a much lower cost," said Bill Miller, president of BMC's Mainframe Service Management business unit. "Increasingly, these customers are relying on the mainframe to help them accomplish these goals. What's more, they're choosing BMC to help them manage this powerful and reliable platform, even to the point of completely replacing an existing vendor with BMC Software."

In recent months, BMC's Mainframe Service Management business has posted a large number of competitive wins and replacements, including:

Allstate Insurance Company

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Bitmark Insurance

China Construction Bank

Diligenta

Finanz Informatik

Government of Alberta

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

Lloyds Banking Group

Deutsche Postbank Group

Promise Company Limited

Total Systems Services

UBS Investment Bank

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 both distributed and mainframe environments. Recognized as the leader in Business Service Management, BMC's comprehensive approach and unified platform helps IT organizations cut cost, reduce risk and drive business profit. For the four fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2008, BMC revenue was approximately $1.86 billion. Visit [ www.bmc.com ] for more information.

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