Sallie Mae Selects Opsware for IT Automation

Opsware Inc. (www.opsware.com), a provider of IT automation and utility computing software, today announced that Sallie Mae (NYSE: SLM), the nation's largest provider of education funding, has selected Opsware to manage its application infrastructure across servers and network devices.

Sallie Mae will use Opsware automation to increase IT efficiency and enable compliance with both internal policies and external regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley.

"The country's largest enterprises, such as Sallie Mae, are choosing Opsware to help them gain efficiencies in IT and achieve internal and regulatory compliance," said Ben Horowitz, president and CEO of Opsware Inc.

Sallie Mae provides federally guaranteed student loans and related products, and offers comprehensive information and resources to assist in the paying-for-college process.

Opsware Inc. is the world's leading IT automation and utility computing software company. The growth of the Internet is driving a shift from client/server computing to Web architecture.