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To: john dodson who wrote (1356)	8/4/2000 8:09:22 AM
From: Box-By-The-Riviera™	Respond to of 1492

yes today was a case of saved by the bell and i would agree if a rally is truely in progress, you will NOW get your bounce. hope you make some money. J

To: john dodson who wrote (1356)	8/8/2000 3:59:00 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1492

FROM MSFT THREAD To: Al Bearse who started this subject From: David Howe Tuesday, Aug 8, 2000 2:50 PM ET Reply # of 48375 This is fairly significant news wouldn't this board agree? BMC partnering with MSFT on the .Net initiative is a solid endorsement and from a company that has been mainframe focused in the past. ----- BMC Software Selected to be Part of Microsoft's Global Enterprise Partner Group HOUSTON, Aug 8, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- BMC Software Teams With Microsoft to Deliver Tightly Integrated and Manageable Customer Solutions Based On the Microsoft.NET Enterprise Servers BMC Software Inc. (Nasdaq: BMCS chart, msgs), the leading provider of e-business systems management, today announced that it has been selected by Microsoft to be a member of Microsoft's Global Enterprise Partner group. As a member of this group, BMC Software is one of a limited number of partners who will work closely with Microsoft on a global level to deliver the highest quality service level management solutions to customers as they deploy Microsoft Windows DNA 2000 based platforms, the Microsoft.NET Enterprise Servers all based on Microsoft Windows(R) 2000. BMC Software will continue to work closely with Microsoft development, marketing, sales and support teams to develop management solutions that are necessary to keep customers' Windows-based applications running non-stop. In addition, BMC Software developers will work onsite with other professionals at Microsoft's Redmond, Wash., lab to develop solutions based on Microsoft's Windows 2000, Windows DNA 2000 Architecture and .NET Enterprise Servers. "Being included in Microsoft's Global Enterprise Partner group elevates BMC to a unique position," said Bob Kruger, vice president and general manager, PATROL(R) Business Unit, BMC Software. "It gives BMC greater presence in the research and development process, in addition to working directly with Microsoft customers through Microsoft's field organizations. The benefit of this is that we will be able to reduce the time it takes to bring customers tightly integrated products that ensure continuous application availability and address their ever-changing business needs." "Microsoft recognizes the key role the value that BMC Software solutions have in providing business value to our joint customers," said Geoff Nyheim, general manager of Global Partners at Microsoft. "The Windows DNA 2000 and .NET Enterprise platform is designed for reliability, scalability and manageability. This platform provides the foundation for partners like BMC Software to build their innovative e-business application and systems management solutions. BMC Software is recognized in the industry as one of the leaders in this area and we look forward to working with them to provide solutions to our mutual customers." About Windows DNA and .NET Enterprise Servers The comprehensive family of .NET enterprise servers -- the latest evolution of the Windows(R) DNA servers will deliver deep XML integration, pioneering software-scale support across all tiers, distributed business process orchestration and interoperability with existing software and hardware investments, and also will provide the foundation for building a new generation of Web services with the .NET Platform. The .NET enterprise servers all based on Microsoft Windows 2000 include, Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2000, BizTalk(TM) Server 2000, Commerce Server 2000, Application Center 2000, Host Integration Server 2000, Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000, Exchange 2000 Server and the Microsoft Visual Studio development tools. In addition the recent preview of the .NET Framework and Visual Studio(R).NET, will provide developers with new tools and infrastructure for quickly building Web services on the .NET enterprise servers with industry-leading scalability, availability and flexibility.