AmberPoint Named to JMP Securities Hot 100

Report Profiles Best Privately Held Software Companies

Oakland, CA, May 2008 -- JMP Securities has selected AmberPoint, the industry’s leading provider of SOA runtime governance software, for its Hot 100 report. The report, “Hot 100: The Best Privately Held Software Companies,” profiles 100 of the leading private companies in the software industry as identified by the software research team at JMP Securities. JMP Securities is a full-service investment banking firm.

This honor is the latest in a string of industry accolades for AmberPoint. AmberPoint SOA Management System was named Product of the Year in the Service Management/Monitoring category by SearchSOA.com. The software was also recently ranked the best SOA Management system in a hands-on review by analyst firm Yphise. Both Forrester Research and Gartner ranked AmberPoint as a leader in their latest reports on SOA governance.

In addition, AmberPoint has continued its strong traction with customers. In related news today, AmberPoint also announced that it has added a significant number of marquee new customers, adding to the over 200 enterprises that have selected AmberPoint solutions (see “AmberPoint Continues Record Market Traction with Marquee New Customers Across Industries and Geographies”).

“We’re honored to be included in JMP Securities’ Hot 100,” said CEO John Hubinger. “The validation we’ve received from industry analysts, publications and organizations such as JMP Securities help to underscore our success in this burgeoning market.”