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ManageSoft to Share Best Practices and Smart-Agent Solutions for Software Lifecycle Management

Boston, MA – ManageSoft, The Software Management Company™, today announced its worldwide presence at four industry-leading events. Over the coming weeks, ManageSoft will showcase its automated dynamic software lifecycle management solutions at the IAITAM 2004 Annual Conference and Exhibition, the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2004 in Cannes, France, ECP Compliance’04 Symposium & Expo, and the Microsoft IT Forum 2004 in Copenhagen. At these conferences, ManageSoft will be hosting sessions on the benefits gained through their dynamic software lifecycle management solutions. Using smart agent technology, ManageSoft builds intelligence into each device throughout the enterprise - improving service levels, driving productivity and reducing costs.

“Today’s IT departments are faced with more pressure than ever,” said Walter Elliot, CEO of ManageSoft. “Not only do they have to maximize their internal resources while maintaining budgets, but also ensure that their organizations are complying with governmental regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley and deploying new patches such as Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2. By leveraging the ManageSoft software management solutions, enterprise organizations can automatically deploy, update and manage software and security patches, enabling them to maximize the effectiveness of internal teams and minimize business disruptions.”

In addition to exhibiting, ManageSoft will also be sponsoring speaking sessions at each conference. Specifics for each conference are:

-- Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2004 in Cannes, France, October 31 - November 4, 2004, booth D41. ManageSoft will be sponsoring a speaking session highlighting one of its largest European customers, TOTAL (more details about conference at http://www.gartner.com/eu/symposium).

-- Microsoft ITforum 2004 in Copenhagen, Denmark, November 16-19, 2004, booth B19, where attendees will be able to learn how ManageSoft solutions can help with the planning, deploying and managing of a secure connected network (more details about conference at http://www.microsoft.com/europe/msitforum/).

-- IAITAM 2004 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas, October 27-29, 2004, booth #15, where ManageSoft will address “Dynamic Software Lifecycle Management” during its presentation on Thursday October 28th. (more details about conference at http://www.iaitam.org/conference info/iaitam_annual_conference_and_exh.htm).

-- ECP Compliance ‘04 Symposium, New York City, New York, November 8-9, 2004, where ManageSoft will address Dynamic Software Lifecycle Management during its presentation Tuesday, November 9th (more details about conference at http://ecpmedia.com/compliance04ny).

If you would like to meet with a ManageSoft representative at any of these conferences, please contact at 617-532-1600.

About ManageSoft Corporation

ManageSoft, The Software Management Company ™, reduces IT supports costs for desktops, laptops, hand-held devices and servers located anywhere in the world by enabling large organizations to automatically deploy, update and manage software and security patches for Windows, Linux and UNIX devices. Unlike competing products, ManageSoft solutions combine policy-based management with a scalable and cost-effective client-centric architecture to streamline IT service support, improve IT service delivery, and dramatically reduce IT costs. ManageSoft provides category-leading automated software management solutions for security patch management, server management, software deployment, license management, mobile management, IT asset tracking, software license management and IT business intelligence.

ManageSoft Corporation is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, an IBM Business Partner, and a global partner of Siemens Business Services. Founded in 1990, ManageSoft has offices in North and South America, Australia, and Europe, with corporate customers including Diageo Guinness, ANZ Bank, Siemens, Abbey National, Thomson Prometric and T-Mobile. For more information on ManageSoft see http://www.managesoft.com.