Leading Independent Research Firm Positions AmberPoint in the Leaders Quadrant for SOA Governance

Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

Oakland, CA, January 8, 2008 -- AmberPoint announced today that the company has been positioned in the Leaders Quadrant in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant report on SOA Governance, "Magic Quadrant for Integrated SOA Governance Technology Sets, 2007"¹. The evaluation was based on the company’s completeness of vision and its ability to execute in the SOA Governance market. "Gartner analysts evaluate technology providers on the quality and efficacy of the processes, systems, methods or procedures that enable IT provider performance to be competitive, efficient and effective, and to positively impact revenue, retention and reputation."¹

According to Gartner, "Good governance of SOA is becoming a critical core competency."¹ In addition, the report states that, "Integrating SOA governance between disparate domains remains complex, and although obtaining SOA governance technologies from your installed middleware vendor may be less expensive than from a third-party vendor (in many cases, new technology licenses can be combined with existing ones), ensuring that the technology supports heterogeneous environments is essential."¹

"On the heels of being named a leader in the recent Forrester Wave report on SOA Management, we’re very pleased with Gartner’s evaluation of AmberPoint in the SOA Governance Magic Quadrant," said Ed Horst, vice president of marketing at AmberPoint. "2007 was a stellar year for AmberPoint in terms of customer traction, forging significant industry alliances and receiving high marks from industry analyst firms and leading tech publications."

About the Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2008 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About AmberPoint
AmberPoint is the industry's leading provider of SOA runtime governance solutions. More than 150 customers, including Best Buy, H&R Block, MedicAlert Foundation, 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, or visit www.amberpoint.com for a complimentary developer's edition of AmberPoint software.

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¹Gartner Research, "Magic Quadrant for Integrated SOA Governance Technology Sets, 2007" by Frank Kenney and Daryl Plummer. December 31, 2007

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Bob Dever
AmberPoint, Inc.
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Jennifer Olson
Atomic Public Relations
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