Open Source Solutions

Emeryville, CA — July 28, 2005 — GroundWork Open Source Solutions, Inc., a leader in open source IT management solutions, announced that its CEO — Ranga Rangachari — will speak at LinuxWorld San Francisco 2005 on the emergence of integrated open source applications on Tuesday, August 9th at 10:15 am. GroundWork develops, integrates and enhances best-of-breed open source software to deliver comprehensive open source IT monitoring solutions that improve IT infrastructure availability and performance — at a fraction of the cost of commercial software.

Rangachari will speak about how open source developers are pioneering a development approach that focuses on constructing enterprise-ready open source applications by integrating diverse open source software into comprehensive enterprise solutions. This approach reflects a new trend in open source development--the shift from single products to enhanced, composite applications. New companies are integrating open source components into various certified and supported application stacks that aim to address enterprise customers' need for more "finished" open source products.

Rangachari has over 20 years of experience sales, marketing and general management for software companies. Prior to joining GroundWork, he was CEO and founder of Invio Software, a leading provider of software to automate and control enterprise data storage operations acquired by Veritas in 2004. Previously, he spent 11 years at Legato Systems, a leader in enterprise storage management acquired by EMC in 2003, where he held senior management positions in sales, product management and strategic planning.

• Who: Ranga Rangachari, CEO, GroundWork Open Source Solutions
• What: The Emergence of Integrated Open Source Applications
• When: August 9th, 2005, 10:15 - 11:30 am
• Where: LinuxWorld San Francisco 2005, The Moscone Center, San Francisco, Room 2005

About GroundWork Open Source Solutions

GroundWork Open Source Solutions, Inc. (www.groundworkopensource.com) develops, integrates and enhances leading open source software to deliver comprehensive open source IT monitoring solutions. With GroundWork solutions, enterprises leverage the flexibility and low cost of open source tools to achieve enterprise-level availability, performance and operational efficiency at a fraction of the cost of commercial software. GroundWork is based in Emeryville, Calif. and its investors include Mayfield and Canaan Partners.