Opalis Extends Market Leadership with RBA 2.0 Capabilities

Latest Release Aligns with Analyst Vision for NextGen IT Process Automation
TORONTO--(Business Wire)--
Opalis Software Inc., the privately held market leader in IT process automation,
today announced Opalis Integration Server version 6.2 with advanced RBA 2.0
capabilities as defined by Gartner. This release enhances the Opalis data bus
and provides new encapsulated scripting features required to meet the production
demands of the highly agile, highly scalable enterprise data center. Opalis is
the first ITPA vendor to announce delivery of an RBA 2.0 automation platform.

Opalis offers unique out-of-the-box automation solutions that connect vendor and
technology silos. Customers can automate IT processes, integrate their existing
tools, avoid vendor lock in and reduce long implementation schedules associated
with other solutions in the market. Using Opalis, customers improve staff
efficiencies, gain greater process consistency and achieve visibility of the end
to end processes.

"RBA tools (classified as RBA 2.0) are starting to appear and can be considered
as the next generation tools.These tools are being developed to support key IT
operations initiatives, including virtualization and cloud computing (private
and public)… they can be focused on automating specific, yet complex, IT
operations management processes." David Williams, Research VP, Gartner, RBA 2.0:
The Evolution of IT Operations Process Automation, August 14, 2009.

Opalis Integration Server capabilities include:

* Data bus - 1 click integration to pass data between systems without the need
to write code or scripts
* Embedded Workflow logic -Context adaptive workflow and rule-based decision
making
* Script Encapsulation - Ability to import and embed scripts into an intelligent
automated workflow
* Parallel Workflow - Run high volume, parallel workflow instances
* Form-Based Configuration -Configure actions and automation without writing
code or scripts
* Embedded Monitoring - Natively trigger workflows based on events, schedules or
user actions
* Automatic Data Discovery - Connect , discover and expose changes in target
systems
* Lifecycle Management -Migrate workflows from test to production without the
need to revise them
* Real-Time Dashboard - Dynamic aggregation of real time and historical data
into optimized, pre-calculated KPIs
* Enterprise & MSP Ready Architecture- Highly scalable clustered architecture
with multi-tenancy support, load balancing and failover
* Unbiased connectivity - Out of the box integrations for infrastructure,
management and business tools
* Extensibility - SDK to extend integration to any application

"With more customers in the IT process automation market than any other vendor,
we benefit greatly by using client`s real-world use cases to drive our product
strategy and roadmap.This enables us to deliver what the market needs today as
well as anticipate what the market will need in future generations.As the market
leader and technology innovator, this is how we distance ourselves from the
competition" said Charles Crouchman, CTO Opalis Software.

Opalis is uniquely positioned to provide IT organizations with the solutions
they need to enable significant cost savings and shortened timeframes for IT
service delivery across physical, virtual and cloud computing environments. By
integrating across the landscape of heterogeneous systems management tools in
every data center, Opalis allows protection of technology investments, while
delivering the agility needed for the next generation of virtualized data
centers.

"The need for IT organizations to orchestrate IT operations processes across
multiple products will enable vendors selling stand-alone RBA tools to continue
to grow market share through 2014." The report continues to say "Purchase a
stand-alone RBA tool and use it as the primary automation integration engine, if
process automation is what you seek." David Williams, Research VP, Gartner, Will
Vendor Initiatives Deplete the Value of RBA?, August 14, 2009.

Opalis Integration Server v6.2 is available immediately. Visit www.opalis.com
for more information.

About Opalis Software Inc.

Opalis Software Inc. is the market leader in IT process automation software with
some of the largest customers in the world, including Accenture, VMware, Fujitsu
Services, Computacenter, Toyota, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Dow Chemical,
Yellowbook, Chico`s, British Telecom, Bank of New York, and Woolworths. Opalis
provides comprehensive IT process automation solutions for global managed
service providers and large enterprises. With Opalis customers integrate,
orchestrate, and automate IT processes across physical, virtual and cloud
infrastructure to improve service delivery while reducing costs.

Opalis Software
Bettina Blair, 905.624.1260 x240
bblair@opalis.com

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