AmberPoint and GT Software Integrate Solutions for Runtime Governance of Mainframe-based Business Services

Partnership Helps Organizations to Achieve Faster Time-to-ROI from SOA Systems Including Mainframe Components

Oakland, California, and Atlanta, Georgia, November 29, 2005 -- GT Software, Inc., a leading provider of rapid service-oriented architecture (SOA) development for the mainframe, and AmberPoint, the leading provider of SOA runtime governance software, today announced an integration of their software solutions. The combination of AmberPoint and GT Software will help organizations building and deploying services-oriented systems to implement reliable, mainframe-based business services. AmberPoint and GT Software also announced a sales and marketing partnership that will help them bring their integrated solutions to market.

AmberPoint provides the management layer that is critical for realizing the return on investment from distributed, heterogeneous service-oriented systems. AmberPoint’s solutions provide comprehensive management and security capabilities without requiring any changes to the services themselves.

GT Software’s Ivory^TM solution secures the mainframe's position as an active participant in an SOA by enabling the deployment of mainframe-based business services that fuel enterprise initiatives. Mainframe developers can graphically orchestrate mainframe transaction, application, data, and web services into multi-step, multi-operation business services with no formal training or consulting required.

“GT Software is championing the role of mainframe development in an enterprise SOA,” said Gary Rinedollar, vice president of Business Development at AmberPoint. “Combining the strengths of our solutions gives enterprise customers the most robust management and analysis toolset for developing reliable, enterprise-class systems based on service oriented architecture.”

“Organizations looking to SOA for business-critical use must consider how they can govern the business services that comprise their applications," said Rob Morris, SVP Marketing and Strategy at GT Software. "Our partnership with AmberPoint will make it much simpler for our shared customers to gain additional value from mainframe-based business services and ensure the reliability and quality of service across the enterprise SOA."

About AmberPoint
AmberPoint is the industry’s leading provider of SOA visibility, management and security solutions. Customers such as British Telecommunications, H&R Block, Motorola and the U.S. Department of Defense have chosen AmberPoint for its comprehensive capabilities, its non-invasive approach and its native support for Java and .NET. For more information, contact AmberPoint at 510.663.6300 or info@amberpoint.com.

About GT Software
GT Software (www.gtsoftware.com) is a leading provider of rapid SOA development solutions that leverage mainframe resources, making the mainframe an active participant in SOA initiatives. GT Software's products enable a company's mainframe developers to quickly and easily model, automate, and extend mainframe processes for deployment as key components of an enterprise SOA solution. With more than 2,000 installations worldwide, GT Software provides high-quality, innovative and cost-effective solutions for many Fortune 1000 companies. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, GT Software is a privately held company represented in the US, Canada, Asia, Europe, Australia, Africa and South America.

Press Contacts:

Rob Morris
GT Software, Inc.
404.253.1300
rmorris@gtsoftware.com

Bob Dever
AmberPoint
510.433.6553
bdever@amberpoint.com