"SecurityManager is designed to eliminate
time-consuming manual methods now used to secure Active Directory and
increase the overall security and control of the directory infrastructure.

-- IBM claimed worldwide UNIX revenue leadership in 4Q04. All other company/product names and service marks may be
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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PRESS RELEASE NetPro Announces Release of SecurityManager

SecurityManager ensures that Active Directory configurations are correctly
defined and enforces corporate compliance to government regulations using
baked in Security Best Practices from Microsoft and a customizable policy
interface.

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industry partners include Microsoft Corp.

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Available April 21, 2005, SecurityManager is a key component of NetPro 's
Security and Compliance Suite (SCS), which also features ChangeAuditor, and
ChangeManager, NetPro 's change control and work flow management solution
for Active Directory. Army and General Motors .

IDC data shows that IBM gained in worldwide revenue year-to-year in several
key server areas (1). For more information about
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"SecurityManager embraces recommendations made by Microsoft and top
security consultants to deliver an inclusive security methodology for
enterprise environments," said Brad Hibbert, NetPro 's vice president of
product development. For more
information about NetPro, please visit our website at www. The names of
products of other companies mentioned in this document, if any, may be the
registered or unregistered trademarks of the owners of the products.

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"Active Directory has become one of the most widely used infrastructures
for securely managing identity and access," said Michael Stephenson ,
directory of product management at Microsoft.

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We exceed expectations in the quality and depth of our
solutions and deliver exceptional customer support and ROI every time.

-- Of the top three vendors, in 4Q04 IBM was the world's fastest-growing
vendor in revenue for the UNIX, Intel , and Linux server segments on a year-
to-year basis.

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Our solutions enable organizations to increase
access availability, stability and performance, prevent costly disruptions,
improve security and policy compliance, and enhance management productivity
and efficiencies.346.

-- In 4Q04, IBM tied for #2 worldwide in revenue for x86 Intel
servers.

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-- In 2004, IBM grew Linux server revenue faster than any of the top
three Linux server vendors on a year-to-year basis.

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Leveraging NetPro's auditing and configuration solution,
ChangeAuditor, SecurityManager provides 24x7notification of Active
Directory security vulnerabilities and ensures comprehensive protection
against the Active Directory security breaches that put implementations at
risk every day.

Editors Note: NetPro names used in this document are trademarks, which may
be registered in one or more jurisdictions, of NetPro.

-- IBM is the number one vendor in 4Q04 and FY2004 for blade server
revenue.

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SecurityManager at a glance:

-- Proactively automates the enforcement of Active Directory security
configuration
-- Delivers a customizable, intuitive user interface to drive best
practice AD security enforcement
-- Includes in-depth, detailed descriptions of security best practices
and processes
-- Provides a comprehensive policy library and knowledge base
-- Provides an intuitive wizard-based interface to select or customize
corporate policy
-- Provides real-time visibility into security and policy compliance in a
single interface
-- Provides immediate notification and correlation of non-compliant
security configurations
-- Integrates with ChangeAuditor to maintain a secure Active Directory
environment

About NetPro

NetPro sets the Gold Standard for distributed infrastructure management.

PRESS RELEASE IBM Expands Lead in Global Server Revenue in 2004

UNIX is
a registered trademark in the United States and other countries licensed
exclusively through The Open Group.

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Linux is a registered trademark of
Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries or both.

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Highlights from IDC include:

-- IBM expanded its number one position in overall servers gaining
worldwide revenue year-to-year.

-- For the third consecutive year, IBM continued to grow Intel server
revenue faster than any other major server vendor.

About IBM

IBM is the leading server vendor in the world.com.

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, a leading provider of distributed services management
software, today announced the release of SecurityManager.

(1) Based on IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, Q404, issued on
February 25, 2005

IBM is a trademark of IBM Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries.

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Hewlett-Packard, and our customer list features such respected
organizations as Bank One, the U.S.

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Building on a
foundation of industry security best practices, SecurityManager is a
breakthrough solution that monitors Microsoft Active Directory security
policies in real-time. "We are pleased that NetPro
is committed to meeting the needs of enterprise customers by offering value-
added solutions based on Active Directory.
We incorporate decades of experience into every enterprise solution,
ensuring that our customers can manage the health, security and control of
their Active Directory, DNS, MIIS and eDirectory environments with total,
unparalleled confidence.netpro.
IDC reported today that in 2004, IBM extended
its lead as the number one server vendor in the world based on revenue (1).ibm.

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