BMC Software, Inc. [NYSE: BMC], a leading
provider of enterprise management, today announced the expansion of its
Linux management initiative with new offerings that enable customers to
manage the entire Linux lifecycle. With today’s announcement, BMC Software
will now provide Linux customers with solutions to address their
performance management and planning, provisioning and configuration
management, infrastructure management and service management needs for
Linux. Furthermore, customers now have the ability to manage Linux
application components on Intel and IBM eServer zSeries platforms from a
single console.

This complete platform support provides Linux users with
optimal performance and availability of their environment while enabling
customers to migrate to Linux with minimal business impact, resulting in a
faster return on their investment.

“Companies are looking to drive IT infrastructure costs down and increase
the productivity of their environments. Linux is a cost-effective
environment and when paired with BMC Software’s enterprise management
solutions, it can be managed effectively in complex IT environments,” said
Calvin Guidry, vice president and general manager, responsible for Linux
Initiatives, BMC Software. “Through BMC Software’s Linux solutions,
customers can now manage the entire Linux lifecycle, enabling a quicker ROI
on their environment while being assured their performance and availability
requirements for mission-critical applications are met.”

Performance Management and Planning Support
Included in today’s announcement is the extension of BMC Software’s
Performance Assurance® solutions to assist customers with understanding the
system resource requirements for their Linux deployments. The products
that support the performance management and planning phase include PATROL®
Perform and PATROL Predict. These products enable a customer to reliably
invest in the right computer resources at the right time, proactively
managing performance. In addition, PATROL Performance Assurance allows
users to effectively consolidate Web servers to optimize current assets and
quickly reduce total cost of ownership (TCO).

Provisioning and Configuration Management Support
Building on its recent joint development initiative with Aduva, BMC
Software today introduced Deployment Manager for Linux. This management
solution allows BMC Software to leverage Aduva’s leading technology to
extend its provisioning and configuration management offerings for Linux on
the zSeries platform. Deployment Manager for Linux facilitates transparent
remote deployment and management of thousands of dissimilar Linux systems
from a central location. Through the automation of many administrative
tasks relating to the deployment and provisioning of Linux servers,
Deployment Manager for Linux is able to reduce the cost of managing Linux
images, even in high-density environments.

Infrastructure Management Support
BMC Software’s Linux Server Management solution combines PATROL and
MAINVIEW® management solutions in order to provide customers the ability to
manage their Linux servers from the perspective of their operations staff ?
distributed- or mainframe-based. Linux Server Management automatically
monitors and manages the Linux operating system and related resources,
saving time, reducing costs and maximizing performance. This simplifies
the management process by allowing IT administrators to monitor Linux
servers from a single console, delivering identification and problem
correction before they impact the business ? ultimately adding value to the
company’s bottom-line. Through a holistic view provided by MAINVIEW,
administrators see an aggregate view of how all Linux systems are running,
and then can drill-down to a specific Linux system for detailed analysis.
This enables BMC Software customers to proactively plan for potential
system outages, giving users complete control of the enterprise server.
The MAINVIEW component of Linux Server Management is available now and the
PATROL component will be available for zSeries in March.

In addition, BMC Software also announced that its Business Integrated
Scheduling solution, CONTROL-M®, is now available for Linux on zSeries.
CONTROL-M for Linux for zSeries provides the advanced infrastructure and
technologies required to successfully meet critical business requirements.
CONTROL-M integrates the batch processes running on Linux as well as on
diverse systems into a unified, manageable business process, thus ensuring
smooth operations for the end-user. Moreover, the CONTROL-M solution
offers a focal point of management for the entire business flow including
Linux. This comprehensive solution allows customers that run
business-critical applications on Linux to exploit CONTROL-M’s strengths,
including extensive and sophisticated scheduling capabilities, a unified
business process view, and automatic failover.

Service Management Support
As any executive or IT administrator knows, down systems result in lost
customers and lost revenue. Through BMC Software’s Linux service
management solutions, customers can manage their architecture from an
application perspective, provide an end-to-end perspective of the
environment and consolidate management information to a central console.
These solutions offer customers the ability to keep ecommerce applications
up and operating seamlessly with minimal downtime.

BMC Software service management support solutions for zSeries Linux
introduced today and scheduled to be available the first half of 2002
include:

·

• PATROL Internet Server Manager offers a comprehensive management
  solution for Web servers and other Internet servers such as DNS, FTP, and
  SMTP, by assuring service availability, monitoring server performance, and
  validating content.
• PATROL for WebSphere Application Server monitors the health and
  availability of production Web applications that are deployed on the
  WebSphere Application Server infrastructure.
• PATROL for BEA WebLogic monitors server-side operations, performance
  and availability of production Web applications for optimal performance and
  provides developers with the ability to monitor the state of services as
  they build, test and deploy new WLS business components.

What Others Are Saying
“BMC Software’s breadth of management solutions exemplifies their
commitment to the Linux operating system and supports IBM’s Linux
strategy,” said Joann Duguid, Director of Linux zSeries Marketing, IBM.
“Our collaboration with BMC Software will result in providing customers
management capabilities on Linux for zSeries which will enhance their Linux
e-infrastructure and help them achieve a rapid ROI.”

“BMC Software’s move to provide enhanced management functionality for Linux
in both distributed and mainframe environments convincingly demonstrates
their market vision and commitment to customer success,” said Richard L.
Ptak, analyst, Hurwitz Group, Inc.

Pricing and Availability

For pricing and availability, please contact BMC Software’s sales
department at 1-800-793-4262.

About BMC Software
BMC Software, Inc. [NYSE: BMC], is the leading provider of enterprise
management solutions. Through its Assuring Business Availability® approach,
BMC Software delivers control over infrastructure management costs, control
of market advantage and differentiation via service management, and growth
of business value with solutions for business optimization. BMC Software is
a member of the S&P 500, with fiscal year 2001 revenues exceeding $1.5
billion and offices worldwide. For more information, please visit the BMC
Software Web site at http//www.bmc.com.

BMC Software, the BMC Software logos, and all other BMC Software product or
service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of BMC Software, Inc.
All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective
companies. © 2002, BMC Software, Inc. All rights reserved.

Mozilla.org is planning two developer events in the next couple of months.
Details can be found at the links below. The first is in Brussels on
Feb. 16 and 17 as part of the FOSDEM (Free and Open Source Software Developers’ Meeting). The second is planned for
March 1 and 2 at Carnegie Mellon University
–Mitchell Baker
mozilla.org

NWfusion.com reports that
Linux developer Red Hat wants to increase
its presence in the high-end market for
enterprise software. At this week’s
LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, the company is previewing its Red Hat
Advanced Server and introducing several new tools designed for large
businesses.

LinuxJournal.com asks this question: “Is it possible that the top Linux distribution–at least for desktops — is Red … Flag?

Given a combination of Chinese demographics and government encouragement, that may
well be the case.”

From Wired.com: “A privacy group Tuesday asked state law enforcement authorities to examine
software giant Microsoft’s Passport online identity service, saying it exposes consumers to fraud, junk
electronic mail and identity theft.”

PCWorld.com has a story saying Sony Computer Entertainment plans to release a Linux
developers’ kit for its PlayStation 2 console in Japan, North America, and Europe.

The development kit, called “Linux release 1.0,” is geared toward the Linux
development community and will allow full access to the PlayStation 2 runtime environment
and systems manuals.

Tom Warren writes, “Now we can use Linux on production systems with this release. This is great news.”

Caldera International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALD) today announced that Caldera Volution Manager 1.1 will
begin shipping in February. Volution Manager 1.1 is the secure, Web-based management and administration solution that now
supports the latest versions of all major Linux distributions as well as Caldera OpenServer and Open Unix products. In addition,
Caldera is introducing several new systems management features in Volution Manager to help system administrators and solution
providers save time, scale resources, and ease deployments cost effectively. With this release, Caldera’s channel partners can offer
remote services to all their customer sites, saving time and money while offering more responsive service to those customers.

The Aberdeen Group, a leading industry research firm, recently released a competitive analysis white paper by Dr. Bill Claybrook on
Linux management solutions. The Aberdeen Group claimed Caldera provided the best Linux management solution, saying, “Today,
the leading overall Linux software management solution is an integration of Caldera Volution Online and Caldera Volution Manager.
Caldera has the potential for large amounts of success with the integrated product solution both within its large installed base and
outside its installed base because it has brought cross-platform management into one interface for several distributions of Linux,
OpenServer, and Open UNIX with future plans for Solaris and Windows.”

New enhancements to Caldera Volution Manager include:

• Multiple platforms management via one interface
• New install options that simplify reviews, evaluations and deployments
• New Wizards that simplify common tasks and reduce the initial learning curve
• New status and diagnostic features that reduce troubleshooting time and allows greater control
• Integration with Compaq Insight Manager that provides a comprehensive management solution for Linux and Caldera UNIX
  products on Compaq hardware
• New customer response capabilities to monitor events, improving response and uptime for trouble systems
• Integration with Volution Online providing an Internet delivered, proactive software management service for Linux and UNIX
  systems

“We have been testing Volution Manager 1.1 since its initial beta release in August and found that it has enormous potential to
decrease the time and effort involved in managing our OpenServer and Linux servers,” said David Rose, network architect for
Snyder’s Drug Stores, Inc., a large national drug store chain operating 161 stores in 10 states. “We feel this product fits the needs we
face in managing hundreds of OpenServer and Linux servers better than any other product in its price range and we look forward to
the products release.”

Key Benefits of Volution Manager 1.1

• Saves system administrators’ time and reduces labor costs for updating servers
• Unifies management and simplifies administration
• Enables faster response to system alerts and security warnings
• Leverages and extends existing resources
• Eases new system deployments

Caldera Volution Manager 1.1 is one of many Web services products in Caldera’s Volution product family. In addition, Caldera
recently began shipping Caldera Volution Messaging Server, and also began offering Caldera Volution Online, representing Caldera’s
next steps in extending the necessary infrastructure to deliver comprehensive Web-enabled applications to existing customers. In
addition, Caldera provides education, support and professional services for customers interested in accessing additional services for
implementing Caldera software across organizations.
To complement the capabilities of Volution Manager when used with Linux systems, Caldera also offers a proactive management
service called Caldera Volution Online, which utilizes an extensive knowledge base of Open Source software alerts, patches, and
releases for all Linux systems. It helps administrators stay current with changes in Open Source software while flagging
dependencies and conflicts with their current systems. The service also allows administrators to conduct valuable “What If” queries
to provide critical analysis for understanding the costs and benefits of software upgrades and installations.

Pricing and Availability
Caldera Volution Manager 1.1 will be available in February at the suggested retail price of $2995 for a server + 10 node licenses. For
more information about Volution Manager 1.1, go to www.caldera.com/products/volutionmanager or call Caldera at
1-888-GO-LINUX or outside the U.S., call +1-801-765-4999. Customers may visit www.caldera.com/partners to find a solution
provider in their area.

Caldera International, Inc.
Caldera International (Nasdaq: CALD) provides “Powerful Choices” for businesses through its Open UNIX, OpenLinux and
OpenServer product lines and services. Based in Orem, UT, Caldera has representation in 82 countries and 15,000+ resellers
worldwide. Caldera Global Services provides reliable localized support and services to partners and customers. For more information
on Caldera products and services, visit http://www.caldera.com.

Caldera, the Caldera logos, Caldera Volution, OpenLinux, SCO and the associated SCO logo, and SCO OpenServer are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Caldera International, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open
Group in the United States and other countries. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other brand or product names
are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners.

Forward Looking Statements
The statements set forth above include forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company wishes to
advise readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements. Those factors include the failure of the products described above to operate as designed due to incompatibility with some
platforms or other defects; our reliance on developers in the open source community; new and changing technologies and customer
acceptance of those technologies; the Company’s ability to compete effectively with other companies; failure of our brand to achieve
the broad recognition necessary to succeed; unenforceability of the GNU general public license; our reliance on third party
developers of components of our software offerings; claims of infringement of third-party intellectual property rights; and disruption in
the Company’s distribution sales channel. These and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially, are also
discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Geodesic Systems, a leading provider of performance and availability management software that
helps business critical applications run faster, crash less and report more, will demonstrate the power of its
Great Circle ™ runtime diagnostic solution by offering live debugging demos of Mozilla, one of today’s largest open source projects
and the browser suite on which AOL Time Warner’s Netscape 6 is based.

This groundbreaking demo is now live on the Geodesic web site (www.geodesic.com/gc_demo.html). Visitors to the site can run
Geodesic Great Circle ™ live on one of the current Mozilla sources, build a database of bugs and errors, and perform memory
profiling. The demo also will be available to attendees at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Intel booth #739, January 29-February
1 in New York. Geodesic will update the demo weekly using the latest Mozilla sources and the reports will be shared with the Mozilla
developer community.

“Running Great Circle(tm)against Mozilla gives Geodesic an opportunity to show how the solution can successfully take on any large
enterprise level application,” said Michael Spertus, Geodesic’s founder and chief technology officer. “The Mozilla developer
community always is looking for ways to strengthen the reliability of the program’s code, so we’re glad to share the results of this
demo as a means to help.”

Great Circle ™,now also available for the Linux platform, is an advanced debugging environment that allows developers to test,
diagnose and resolve memory problems. It pinpoints elusive errors that can cause excessive application memory use and devastating
crashes 10 to 30 times faster than other diagnostic tools. No rebuilding or relinking of the applications is required. Using a web
browser interface, Great Circle ™ allows remote debugging through a LAN or over the Internet. Other Great Circle ™features
include memory error reporting with direct links to source code, third-party and legacy code error detection, and low memory
simulation testing mode. In addition to development tools like Great Circle(tm)Geodesic also offers Runtime Solutions that
automatically improve application reliability and performance by protecting against many of these errors at runtime.

To learn more about Geodesic solutions, visit Geodesic at the Intel Booth #739 at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, January
29-February 1 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York, or go to www.geodesic.com.

Developers can visit
www.geodesic.com/solutions/linux.html to purchase or download a free evaluation copy of Great Circle(tm) Geodesic Runtime
Solutions or Geodesic Analyzer(tm)(available Q1 2002).

About Geodesic
Geodesic Systems, Inc., headquartered in Chicago, offers application infrastructure solutions that automatically improve the
performance and reliability of business-critical systems. Many Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies rely on Geodesic
Runtime Solutions (formerly Geodesic REMIDI) and Great Circle(tm) to help keep their business-critical systems running. For
further information on Geodesic, its products and services, visit the company’s web site at www.geodesic.com.

Great Circle is a registered trademark of Geodesic Systems, Inc. All other trademarks and product names are the property of their
respective owners.

Anonymous Reader writes, “The 22-member non-profit Open Source Development Lab (OSDL) today
announced the formation of a pair of technical working groups aimed at
enhancing the suitability of Linux for telecommunications and datacenter infrastructure applications. The two groups, called the Carrier Grade Linux Working Group and the Data Center Linux Working Group, will provide “vision and guidance” to “encourage the development of whatever commercial and open standard components are needed on top of Linux to implement required platform functionality” for their respective market segments. Read the article at LinuxDevices.com.”