Radically Simplifies Deployment and Enforcement of Infrastructure Configuration Standards Throughout the Application Lifecycle

Burlington, MA – June 5, 2006 – mValent, Inc., a leading provider of automated IT configuration management solutions for managing application infrastructure, today introduced mValent Integrity 4.0, a major enhancement of its configuration and change management software for IT compliance and change auditing in application infrastructures. mValent Integrity 4.0 delivers a host of new management reporting capabilities for IT audit and compliance, integration with leading service management systems for closed-loop change management and significant enhancements to the product’s core features for automating configuration, change and release management processes based on IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL®) best practices.

With this release, mValent Integrity enables senior IT managers to assess compliance with regulatory and operational requirements by delivering complete visibility into application infrastructure changes as they occur and revealing the frequency and volume of out-of-process changes. mValent Integrity 4.0 provides essential business insight into service-level agreement (SLA) issues by exposing those applications that experience higher change volumes, which can lead to compliance and service delivery issues. The software also allows IT to establish standardized compliance baselines with the inclusion of hundreds of “out-of-the box” application infrastructure configuration rules. When mValent Integrity identifies non-compliant configurations, the software can automatically deploy the changes required to bring all assets into compliance with established IT standards.

“As a result of growing requirements for improved internal controls and standardization and recent compliance regulations, IT organizations are turning to automation to document configuration changes, ensure change effectiveness and reduce the time required to implement configuration changes,” said Ronni Colville, Research VP with Gartner. “Configuration management is the definitive source of information about the IT environment and is therefore critical to an IT organization's ability to meet regulatory demands relating to integrity and audit trails and ensure that this information is known, stable and appropriate.”

“This latest release of our product represents a significant step forward for the industry and further addresses our customers’ growing requirements for more efficient management of their application infrastructures and compliance initiatives,” said Joe Forgione, president and CEO, mValent, Inc. “Configuration changes in IT environments are the number one cause of instability, performance issues and outages. The ability to holistically view and control these changes drastically reduces risk and creates greater confidence in the event of internal or external audits.”

Key Features of mValent Integrity 4.0 include:

• Infrastructure Change Dashboard. IT organizations must ensure that infrastructure changes are introduced and tracked in line with business policies and corporate governance to comply with audit requirements for security, financial and accounting regulations. mValent Integrity 4.0 offers a comprehensive Infrastructure Change Dashboard, which delivers in-depth information “at-a-glance” on changes to the application infrastructure supporting mission-critical business applications including application servers, Web servers, databases, middleware and operating systems.

The mValent Integrity 4.0 Infrastructure Change Dashboard delivers management insight into meaningful infrastructure changes via a simplified graphical interface that also enables users to drill-down into configuration changes and track, sort, analyze and report on those changes. With mValent Integrity 4.0, users can:

• Expose those applications and underlying assets that yield abnormally high change volumes, which can contribute to application downtime or generate business service delivery issues – empowering IT managers to improve operational efficiency by allocating resources accordingly and drive resolution with business owners and application developers.

• Establish application infrastructure configuration standards via mValent Integrity 4.0, measure and report on compliance by comparing actual configuration settings to established rules and quickly remediate non-compliant configurations.

• Integration with service management systems. mValent Integrity 4.0 delivers “closed-loop” change management compliance by integrating with service management systems such as BMC Remedy and CA Service Desk by automatically connecting the workflow for incident reports with the actual change and resolution.

• Out-Of-The-Box Configuration standards. mValent Integrity 4.0 includes hundreds of out-of-the-box configuration rules that provide a foundation for establishing IT standards and a baseline for measuring compliance throughout the infrastructure.

• Enhanced Automation. New automation features for J2EE and composite applications further increase the productivity of administrators who configure, change and update application servers throughout the application lifecycle. These enhancements perform code deployment to application servers through proven and reliable management processes, radically simplifying and reducing time to deployment.

Availability
mValent Integrity 4.0 will be available for purchase starting June 28, 2006. For more information on pricing and availability call 781-272-5650 or email info@mvalent.com.

About mValent Integrity
mValent Integrity provides IT Infrastructure teams with a n automated, repeatable, process-driven "gold master" approach to application infrastructure configuration management that enables smooth delivery and support of business applications. The software delivers powerful features for configuration, change and release management as well as audit and compliance initiatives. The result is improved application uptime, fewer IT fire drills, and simplified compliance with industry best practices and regulatory mandates. mValent Integrity customers include leading companies such as State Street Bank, National Grid and WorldWinner.

About mValent
mValent tackles IT complexity and compliance with automation software that eliminates configuration management chaos in application infrastructure. The company’s flagship product, mValent Integrity, automates application configuration management and is used by leading organizations to manage the build and maintenance of complex application configurations throughout their entire lifecycle – from development to production. mValent is located in Burlington, Massachusetts and is backed by top-tier venture capital firms, including Charles River Ventures, IDG Ventures and Polaris Venture Partners. For more information, visit http://www.mvalent.com.

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