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Recognized as the leader in BusinessService Management, BMC`s comprehensive approach and unified platform helps ITorganizations cut cost, reduce risk and drive business profit. For the fourfiscal quarters ended December 31, 2008, BMC revenue was approximately $1.86billion. That`s why the mostdemanding IT organizations in the world rely on BMC Software across bothdistributed and mainframe environments. For videos explaining moreabout the CONTROL-M tool go to BMCtv: http:// runs on IT.IT runs on BMC Software.Business thrives when IT runs smarter, faster, and stronger.

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