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NetManage, Inc. (NASDAQ:NETM), a software company that provides solutions for integrating, Web enabling and accessing enterprise information systems, today announced that Momentum, a leading financial services provider, has selected NetManage to create customized host access for its sales division. With NetManage RUMBA, Momentum sales administrators are now able to capture new business leads and report status updates in a centralized application on the IBM mainframe, drastically reducing administrative time and effort and streamlining critical corporate information. Momentum required a solution that allowed fast, efficient and controlled access to back-end systems, specifically, Microsoft Active Directory. After a thorough evaluation, Momentum deployed the NetManage solution to create a central portal where all business-related content and links can be shared and secured by various levels of access for different classifications of system users. NetManage RUMBA complements the enterprise capabilities and scalability of the system, while still providing the most comprehensive, customizable integration solution at a cost-effective price point. "Our sales team needed distributed access to the mainframe to view and update the real-time status of new business cases in a customized, easy-to-use portal," said Deon van Wyngaard, senior systems administrator, Momentum Sales Division. "With NetManage, the sales administrators can now update the system with minimal effort and involvement, whereas in the past, nearly all of their time was dedicated to these functions. NetManage also offers us a platform for future legacy integration without having to procure and deploy additional software." NetManage RUMBA provides secure access to host information from any desktop or server-managed client, with a choice of host access products: a full-featured thick client, a small-footprint, feature-rich, thin client and a HTML-based zero-footprint client solution. The software safeguards data using SSL 3.0 (Secure Sockets Layer) support for data authentication and encryption. Powerful and easy-to-use features increase productivity, reduce the need for support and training, and simplify enterprise migrations to browser-based and server-based computing. By consolidating access to all host systems under one vendor, Momentum was able to capitalize on greater efficiencies and cost-savings that result from a streamlined IT infrastructure. "Like many of our customers, Momentum had an internal requirement for distributed access to the corporate line of business systems," said Cheli Karpel-Dudai, vice president of operations EMEA at NetManage. "NetManage was chosen for its seamless deployment and complete integration with multiple systems." About Momentum Momentum is a leading financial services provider, offering life and risk cover, retirement, savings and investment products and private healthcare funding. It is the 4th largest life insurance company in South Africa, managing and administering assets totalling ZAR 334bn (US $47.8bn). Momentum distributes its products through accredited intermediaries. Sales administrators in more than 60 sales offices throughout South Africa support approximately 7,500 intermediaries. About NetManage NetManage, Inc. (NASDAQ:NETM) is a software company that provides solutions for integrating, Web enabling and accessing enterprise information systems. More than 10,000 customers worldwide, including 480 of the Fortune 500, have chosen NetManage for mission critical application integration. For more information, visit www.netmanage.com. (C) 2006 NetManage, Inc., its subsidiaries, and its affiliates. All rights reserved. NetManage, the NetManage logo, the lizard-in-the-box logo, Chameleon and Chameleon design, RUMBA, ONESTEP, ViewNow, SupportNow, Librados, and OnWeb are either trademarks or registered trademarks of NetManage, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. This press release contains, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding improvement in the Company's competitive position, improvement in financial results and business pipeline, the Company's positioning in its market, and the progress and benefits of the Company's execution on its business plan. The Company's actual results could differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. The factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, among others, that competitive pressures continue to increase, that the markets for the Company's products could grow more slowly than the Company or market analysts believe, that the Company is unable to integrate or take advantage of its acquisitions successfully, or that the Company will not be able to take advantage of growth in the Company's target markets. Additional information on these and other risk factors that could affect the Company's financial results is included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Forms 10-Q, Forms 8-K and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.