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MRO Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: MROI), the leading provider of asset and service management solutions today announced the opening of the 2006 Maximo Life Sciences Working Group conference, being held February 22-23. MRO Software customer, Bristol-Myers Squibb will host the conference that will focus on maximizing asset performance in the global life sciences industry. The meeting has attracted more than 50 users from nearly 20 of MRO Software's life sciences customers. Also in attendance are more than a dozen business and technology partners. Attendees come together to discuss their use of Maximo(R), MRO Software's asset and service management solution. The Maximo Life Sciences Working Group represents Maximo users and industry professionals in all facets of the life sciences industry, from research and development to production and packaging. The conference features a variety of industry specific topics and operational issues, providing Maximo users with a forum to gather and share information. Specific agenda items include calibration, validation, regulatory compliance, mobile computing strategies, the impact of electronic signatures and adherence to the Maintenance Baseline Guide as being drafted by ISPE (Industrial Society for Pharmaceutical Engineers). In addition, there are four customer-driven sessions highlighting successful Maximo implementations. MRO Software will provide specific details on its latest calibration package for Maximo Enterprise Suite (MXES), and other features and functionality designed for the life sciences industries. "We work with more than 100 life sciences customers including the top 10 Fortune-ranked life science companies. With a user community like that, we're focused on, and dedicated to, working with these industry professionals to discuss the technology requirements and other issues they face in a very competitive market," said Johan Arts, vice president, industry marketing, MRO Software. "Today more than 50 customers have purchased our calibration solution, and more than two-thirds of them are life sciences companies. The requirements and functionality delivered in the calibration solution were driven in large part by our life sciences customers and from communities like the Maximo Life Sciences Working Group. These meetings provide critical feedback and insights that we use to develop and enhance our solutions to better meet our customers' needs." The Maximo Life Sciences Working Group is an independent, voluntary organization sponsored by life sciences companies using MRO Software's Maximo asset and service management solution. The forum is designed to exchange information, methods and experiences in working with Maximo. The working group meets twice a year; at MRO World in July and at a host site, in this case, the Bristol Myers Squibb facility in Manati, Puerto Rico. About MRO Software, Inc. MRO Software is the leading provider of asset and service management solutions. Maximo Enterprise Suite, the Company's flagship solution, is delivered on a web-architected platform and increases productivity, optimizes asset performance, and service levels, reduces costs and enables asset-related sourcing and procurement across the entire spectrum of strategic assets. The Company's asset management solutions allow customers to manage the complete life cycle of strategic assets including: planning, procurement, deployment, tracking, maintenance and retirement. Using MRO Software's solutions customers improve production reliability, labor efficiency, material optimization, software license compliance, lease management, warranty and service management across the asset base. MRO Software (Nasdaq: MROI) is a global company based in Bedford, Mass., with approximately 900 employees, 10,000 customers and more than 260,000 end-users. The Company markets its products through a direct sales organization in combination with a network of international distributors. MRO Software has sales offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia/Pacific and Latin America. Additional information on MRO Software can be found at http://www.mro.com. Maximo(R) is a registered trademark, and MRO Software(TM) and MXES(TM) are trademarks of, MRO Software, Inc.