Small Business Joins with Big Business to Satisfy Customer Demand

Pittsburgh PA-(November, 2001)-Partnership of small on-site mainframe training company and world's 5th largest independent software company helps customers nationwide. MVS TRAINING, INC., on-site mainframe training experts, located in Pittsburgh, PA, will present a series of public JCL classes hosted by BMC Software, Inc., the leader in enterprise management.

Software giant BMC responded to customer requests for additional mainframe information while MVS TRAINING, INC. responded to customer requests to fulfill individual training needs. This partnership will help customers of both companies achieve their goals by providing class participants the highest quality of education services in a cost effective manner.

President and owner of MVS TRAINING, INC., Olivia R. Carmandi, will instruct the premier Coding Efficient JCL class. Carmandi is founder of MVS TRAINING, INC. and originator of the MVS TRAINING, INC. process, which ensures quality instructor-led training. She is a recognized expert in the JCL language, has authored and published articles whose stories dramatize the how and why of creating efficient JCL code and standards and currently performs training whenever time and opportunity present.

In addition, Carmandi is the author of the highly acclaimed JCL Quick Reference Guide (MVS TRAINING, INC. Mainframe Series) and Coding Efficient JCL, a series of JCL Tips and Techniques found exclusively in BMC Software, Inc.'s Web Scholar Newsletter.

BMC Software, Inc. [NYSE: BMC], is the leading provider of enterprise management solutions. By Assuring Business Availability®, BMC Software delivers control over infrastructure management costs, control of market advantage and differentiation via service management, and growth of business value with solutions for business optimization. BMC Software is a member of the S&P 500, with fiscal year 2001 revenues exceeding $1.5 billion and offices worldwide. For more information, please visit BMC Software's Web site at www.bmc.com.

Dates and locations for the 2002 public JCL classes are:

Feb. 4-8 Houston TX
May 6-10 Costa Mesa, CA
Aug. 5-9 McLean, VA
Nov. 4-8 Waltham, MA