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Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ: OPSW), the leading provider of Data Center Automation software, today announced it was granted an Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL) Repository Top Contributor Award for its invaluable efforts in helping make the OVAL Repository a gold standard of open information security content. Opsware was recognized for exceeding a threshold for submissions of new definitions or modifications to existing Repository content. This honor comes only weeks after Opsware announced compatibility certification with OVAL based on its ability to convert OVAL information alerts into actionable policies distributed to customers by The Opsware Network, Opsware�s compliance and vulnerability subscription service. Opsware is the only provider of Data Center Automation software that has been awarded the Repository Top Contributor award by OVAL. �The OVAL Repository Top Contributor Award is reserved for organizations that assist in making the OVAL Repository a gold standard for open information security content,� said Jon Baker of the MITRE Corporation and part of the group moderating OVAL. �Opsware is recognized today for their invaluable content submissions of new definitions and enhancements to existing repository content.� OVAL is an international information security community standard to promote open and publicly available security content, and to standardize the transfer of this information across the entire spectrum of security tools and services. Through support of the OVAL platform, Opsware leverages the power of the OVAL community to ensure a thorough, complete and accurate understanding of emerging threats and vulnerabilities that impact today�s IT environments. Opsware currently supports 1,816 OVAL vulnerability definitions which cover 1,145 vulnerabilities. �This award speaks volumes about the strength of Opsware�s Data Center Automation software as OVAL is the recognized authority in information security content,� said Tim Howes, CTO and EVP of Research & Development at Opsware Inc. �In only a few weeks, Opsware has contributed significant content to the OVAL Repository that will help organizations better protect their critical IT assets. Opsware is committed to continuing its leadership in this area to provide organizations with best-in-class expertise in security and vulnerability management.� The Opsware Network supports and publishes OVAL vulnerability definitions, and within 24 hours can generally translate the vulnerability advisories into actionable policies that integrate seamlessly into the Opsware Server Automation System. This powerful and proactive approach to security enables customers to eliminate security gaps within and protect servers from outside threats that could potentially wreak havoc on a customer�s business. OVAL is one of several standards in The Security Content Automation Protocol developed by several U.S. government organizations. For more information on Opsware�s work with OVAL, please visit: http://www.opsware.com/products/oval.php. About OVAL� Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL) is an international, information security, community standard to promote open and publicly available security content, and to standardize the transfer of this information across the entire spectrum of security tools and services. OVAL includes a language used to encode system details and an assortment of content repositories held throughout the community. The language standardizes the three main steps of the assessment process: representing the configuration information systems for testing; analyzing the system for the presence of the specified state; and reporting the results of this assessment. The repositories are collections of publicly available and open content that utilize the language. 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.