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To: Tony Viola who wrote (11044)	8/31/2000 4:31:13 PM
From: Gus	Respond to of 17183

More on demand.<g> I was just going through the SoftWorks website. SoftWorks is the software company that EMC acquired early this year. Your reference to mainframe channel experience leads me to believe that you have a better idea of where EMC is going with this. I believe EMC paid less than 5x sales for this software company. That's cheap. softworks.com siliconinvestor.com Experts in Enterprise Data and Storage Resource Management SOFTWORKS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EMC Corporation and is a leading global provider of data and storage resource management products and services for the enterprise. SOFTWORKS specializes in developing enterprise data and storage resource management solutions for policy-based management of storage resources and *optimization of business application performance and availability.* Our products are used globally by more than 2,000 customers, including 88% of the Fortune 100, and over 58% of the Fortune 500. Information technology professionals rely on SOFTWORKS solutions to help better manage critical data and resources in complex, multi-platform environments. The recent acquisition of SOFTWORKS by EMC is a validation of the technology we develop and the solutions we deliver to our customers. Today, SOFTWORKS continues to deliver a comprehensive range of enterprise data and storage resource management product, through offices serving 50 markets around the world, and supported by SOFTWORKS’ storage management specialists. Profile Founded in 1977 Initial public offering in August 1998 (NASDAQ: SWRX) Acquired by EMC Corporation in January, 2000 More than 270 employees worldwide Customers Products used by 88% of the Fortune 100, and over 58% of Fortune 500 Over 2,000 customers with more than 6,000 product licenses Locations Corporate headquarters: Alexandria, Virginia European headquarters: London, England Pacific Rim headquarters: Sydney, Australia Direct sales offices in 13 major cities in North America International operations in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Germany, and the United Kingdom Represented in 50 markets worldwide Products and Services Enterprise data, and storage resource management solutions for policy-based command and control of storage resources; and optimization of application performance and availability. SOFTWORKS delivers solutions for NT, UNIX, OS/390, and MVS platforms, and enhances storage hardware, software subsystems, file and database systems that include, IBM DASD, EMC Symmetrix, StorageTek SVA and tape libraries, HSM, SMS, ADSM, Oracle, DB2, and the popular enterprise network and systems management platforms. Storage Resource Management Products Resource Availability Catalog Solution Data Management Products Performance Essential - Quick Index - TeraSAM - VSAM Assist Partners and Associations - EMC development partnership - HP Solution Provider and HP Channel Partner programs - IBM ADSM Developer’s Association - IBM OS/390 Partners in Development programs - IBM AIX Partners in Development programs - IBM SystemPac/ISV - Oracle Partner Program - SNIA Storage Networking Industry Association - StorageTek development partnership - SUN Developer Connection - Tivoli 10/Plus Partner Association - Veritas VIP Program - XBSA X/Open Distributed Backup Storage Architecture