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AGOURA HILLS, Calif. – Sept. 26, 2005 – Symark, developer of leading UNIX/Linux security and administration solutions, today announced its inclusion on the Software 500, Software Magazine’s list of the world’s foremost software and services providers, published as an online catalog on www.Softwaremag.com. Symark was ranked 400, with software revenue of $12.1 million.

“Symark is pleased to be recognized by Software Magazine as part of the Software 500 for the fourth consecutive year,” said Doug Yarrow, president and co-CEO of Symark. “Symark’s ability to deliver rapid return on investment for our customers and develop focused products enables us to be ranked among the list of the world’s largest software companies.”

The Software 500 is a revenue-based ranking of the world’s largest software and services suppliers targeting medium to large enterprises, their IT professionals, software developers and business managers involved in software and services purchasing. The list includes both private and public companies; 28% of the 2004 Software 500 companies are private.

“The overall health of the software and services industries has improved, with revenue for the 2005 software 500 at $383.3 billion worldwide for 2004, an increase of 16.5% over the previous year. The industry continues to be dynamic, with nearly 100 new companies on the 2005 Software 500 list,” says John P. Desmond, editor of Software Magazine and Softwaremag.com. “Employee head count was up 13.7% and was strongest in the segments of collaboration/project management, system integration services and IT consulting, and the supply chain/manufacturing software segment. Our aim is to help CIOs, senior IT managers and IT staff research their partner options and that is a valuable service.”

The Software 500 is searchable by primary business sector on www.Softwaremag.com, free to all site registrants. “The online Software 500 is a valuable resource for CIOs, senior IT managers and IT staff for researching their vendor partner options. It is a quick reference of vendor viability,” Desmond says.

The ranking is based on total worldwide software and service revenue for 2004. This includes revenues from software licenses, maintenance and support, training and software-related services and consulting. Suppliers are not ranked on their total corporate revenue, since many have other lines of business, such as hardware. The financial information was gathered by a survey prepared by King Content Co. and posted at www.Softwaremag.com, as well as from public documents.

About Symark

Founded in 1985, Symark is the leading provider of UNIX and Linux security solutions for Global 2000 businesses. Symark PowerBroker® enables granular delegation of administrative (root) privileges, while providing session keystroke logging. Symark PowerPassword®, User Management Edition provides centralized user account management along with login and password security policies Symark PowerKeeper® provides storage and secure access of administrative passwords for UNIX/Linux, Windows, applications, and network devices. All three products offer central administration and detailed audit logs. Symark offers extensive expertise in enterprise computing security, and our products are backed by unmatched technical support. For more information, visit us at www.symark.com.

About King Content Co. and Software 500 Marketing Perspectives Conference & Expo

King Content Co., owner of Software Magazine, this year is launching the Software 500 Marketing Perspectives Conference & Expo, being held Oct. 11-12, 2005 at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge in Cambridge, Mass. The SMP event will bring together high technology product managers, marketing and public relations professionals for a two-day conference program. Increase your personal success and make peer-to-peer personal connections with in-depth technical discussions by attending the event. For more information and to register, go to www.smpevent.com

About Software Magazine, The IT Software Journal, and Softwaremag.com

Software Magazine, The IT Software Journal, has been a brand name in the high tech industry for over 20 years. Softwaremag.com, its Web counterpart, is the online catalog to enterprise software and the home of the Software 500 ranking of the world’s largest software and services companies, now in its 23rd year. Software Magazine and Softwaremag.com are owned and operated by King Content Co.

Software 500 Contact:
Kelley Conrad
Software 500 Project Leader
kconrad@softwaremag.com