AmberPoint Express Earns World Class Product Award

Web Services Journal Highlights Easy-to-Use Management and Monitoring Capabilities

Oakland, California, March 16, 2004 -- AmberPoint, Inc., the leading provider of Web services management software, today announced that Web Services Journal, the world's leading magazine dedicated to Web services technologies, has awarded AmberPoint Express its World Class Product Award. The award was presented after an in-depth review of the product in the March issue of Web Services Journal. AmberPoint Express has been installed and used by hundreds of companies since its release in December 2003.

"Our World Class Product Awards are given to companies whose products offer significant benefits to organizations working with Web services," said Sean Rhody, editor-in-chief of Web Services Journal. "AmberPoint Express obviously impressed our editor. With this product, AmberPoint has added another compelling tool to its roster, and continues to show vision and leadership in the Web services management market."

"AmberPoint Express is an easy-to-use, well-designed management and debugging system for Web services, one that keeps the needs of the developer in mind," said Brian Barbash, product review editor for Web Services Journal. "Its Web console is thoughtfully designed and intuitive, and the tool is architected in such a way that it may be added to a project at any phase."

AmberPoint Express is a no-cost developer’s edition of AmberPoint’s industry-leading enterprise-class Web services management solutions. The product provides the monitoring and management capabilities IT organizations require to ensure that their Web service developments meet enterprise standards for performance and reliability. AmberPoint Express is available for both .NET and Java Web services. Last October, AmberPoint announced that AmberPoint Express will be distributed with the next commercial release of Microsoft Visual Studio, code-named “Whidbey.”

In related news, AmberPoint announced today that the company has expanded its operations in Europe with offices in London, Paris and Lisbon. (See “ AmberPoint Expands Global Presence with Operations in Europe.”) Additionally, the company announced that it has integrated its software with Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005. (See “ AmberPoint Integrates Industry-Leading Web Services Management Solutions with Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005.”)

"This award further validates AmberPoint's growing product leadership in Web services management," said John Hubinger, CEO of AmberPoint. "Our products continue to be recognized by industry experts and customers as best in class. By providing AmberPoint Express at no charge, we are helping companies to realize the many benefits of Web services-based applications."

AmberPoint Express is available for download from the AmberPoint website.

About Web Services Journal
Web Services Journal is the only print magazine dedicated to the Web Services community. It is distributed every month to Web professionals around the world. Web Services Journal focuses on all aspects of Web Services infrastructure, enabling technologies, business process management, and collaborative business. For the full review of AmberPoint Express, see the March 2004 issue of Web Services Journal or click here.

Press Contacts:

Bob Dever
AmberPoint, Inc.
510.433.6553
bdever@amberpoint.com

Kim Abreu
Atomic Public Relations
415.439.4205
kim@atomicpr.com