Open Source Management company op5 expands into Ireland - Partners with Irish enterprise IT solutions company SecureLinx

Stockholm, December 18 2008 - Leading Open Source Management Company op5 partners with Irish enterprise IT solutions company SecureLinx. The new partnership is the latest move by op5 to expand its international channel business, which has grown with several new partners in key European markets during fall.

- op5 is growing and is now expanding in Europe. Working in partnerships with local expert companies like SecureLinx is fundamental to assure high quality customer satisfaction in any international market. We are excited about this partnership and we see great potential for business in Ireland says Jan Josephson, Business Development Manager at op5.

Securelinx is an enterprise IT solutions company and leading Novell channel partner providing software, professional services, training and support options to customers in Ireland and UK.
Their solutions combine award-winning software with a unique blend of field experience and expertise to help customers better secure, simplify and manage their IT environments at low cost.

- We are partnering with op5 as we see a growing requirement from our enterprise customers to broaden our support portfolio to include a systems monitoring element. As a company with a strong track record with both Linux and Open Source solutions, we had a solid familiarity with the underlying technologies that op5's tool sets use. The fact that these tool sets are further enhanced and professionalised by a successful company like op5 provides us with an excellent solution to confidently put before our customers, says Brian Farrell, Director Securelinx.

op5's products are all about getting control of everyday IT operations. The cost of IT is a growing headache for many enterprises. Maintenance, unplanned downtime and fault discovery is painful and can account for up to 80% of the overall IT expenses. op5 adds control in an easy-to-implement and use manner, featuring an intuitive user interface which enables customers to easily deploy the solution in their entire IT environment. The products work with most moderns systems, both hardware and software, and can, thanks to its open source code, easily be adapted to meet special requirements in each environment. The three main products are op5 Monitor, for monitoring systems and networks; op5 Statistics, which delivers understandable graphics of how systems are working and op5 LogServer, for managing logs and enabling a traceable IT environment.

About op5
op5 is a Swedish world leading OSM - Open Source Management - company that delivers software based on open source for control of IT systems and networks. Its main products are op5 Monitor, op5 Statistics and op5 LogServer. The products are based on open source code that op5 further develops, packages, and sells as complete products and systems with services and support. op5 has a large selection of clients from different market segments for example AGA Linde Gas, Liseberg, Max Matthiessen, Intrum Justitia, TNT/Wilson Geodis, Crosskey Banking Solutions, The Swedish Customs Service (Tullverket) and other parastatals, several county councils, municipalities and municipal companies. op5 was founded in 2003. The company has offices in Stockholm and Gothenburg. op5 is owned by the founders, employees and the investors KTH Chalmers Capital and Pod Venture Partners.www.op5.com

For additional information please contact:
Jan Josephson, Head of Business Development at op5 AB
Cell phone: +46-707-25 09 00
E-mail: jan.josephson@op5.com

Nicholas Rundbom, AxiCom PR & Information
Cell phone: +46-70-266 55 38
E-mail: nicholas.rundbom@axicom.se