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Kelly Clarke		Stephanie Cebulski
SERENA Software, Inc.		Horn Group, Inc.
(650) 522-6542		(415) 905-4025
kclarke@serena.com		scebulski@horngroup.com

Serena Extends Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Visual Studio .NET 2003

Serena ChangeMan DS Enables Organizations to Streamline Next-Generation Development

San Mateo, CA – April 24, 2003 - SERENA Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRNA), an industry-leading supplier of software that automates change to enterprise code and content, today announced its support for the Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 family of servers. With unparalleled integration to Windows Server 2003 and every level of the .NET Framework, Serena™ ChangeMan® DS enables dispersed development teams to successfully build, manage and deploy high-quality next generation applications. The deep integration streamlines cross-platform development and maximizes efficiency throughout the development life cycle for a more productive enterprise.

"Change management is key to the successful and seamless operation of an enterprise," said David Lazar, Director for the Developer and Platform Evangelism Division at Microsoft. "Serena brings a powerful and invaluable solution to Visual Studio® .NET developers that enables them to achieve significant gains in productivity and process improvement."

Serena ChangeMan DS complements the .NET Framework 1.1 by enforcing automated change management processes to applications that run on Windows Server 2003. The product has strong audit and deployment capabilities that allow Visual Studio .NET developers to maintain greater control over application development and ensure the quality and reliability of software assets. Further, the product's flexible architecture - which follows a decentralized approach for managing change, closely mirrors the foundation for the .NET Framework. This approach enables developers to better manage application changes and obtain access to software components, in the same way they are accustomed, from anywhere in the network, wherever .NET Framework-based applications exist. This level of flexibility is especially critical in distributed environments where development is being done in parallel and individual components are more difficult to manage. By having immediate access to components and business-critical assets, and without having to make modifications to the way applications are managed, productivity is increased and costs are lowered. Such tight integration between the two systems also promotes additional business benefits such as improved team collaboration, higher software quality and faster time to market.

"Our customers using the .NET Framework have come to rely on Serena ChangeMan DS to streamline and ease the process of deploying their next-generation applications," said Chuck Henderson, Director of Product Marketing, SERENA Software, Inc. "We are pleased to be a part of the Windows Server 2003 and Visual Studio .NET 2003 launch. Serena's strong support of advanced Microsoft technology allows us to provide the innovative, high quality solutions our customers have come to expect."

Availability

Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 through Serena ChangeMan DS will be available in Q2.

About Serena ChangeMan DS

Serena ChangeMan DS gives organizations a proven solution to manage the frequent changes involved in building, deploying and maintaining software to secure business success. The product provides native support across multiple platforms including Windows (98, NT, 2000, XP and Server 2003), UNIX (IBM AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, OS/390 USS, SCO UNIX and Linux), MPE/iX, and OS/400. The Serena ChangeMan product family gives customers a single point of control to manage the development process for complex enterprise applications with components running across multiple platforms from the mainframe to the Web.

About Serena
SERENA Software, Inc. is the Enterprise Change Management (ECM) industry leader. For over twenty years Serena has focused exclusively on providing application change management solutions to the world's leading enterprises, and today its products are in use at over 2,750 customer sites - including 42 of the Fortune 50. Serena leads the way in ECM by providing a single point of control to manage software code and Web content changes throughout the enterprise, from the mainframe to the Web. This ensures application availability and speeds time to market — while reducing development costs. With headquarters in San Mateo, California, Serena serves customers worldwide through local offices and an international network of distributors. www.serena.com.

Serena is a trademark of SERENA Software, Inc. ChangeMan is a registered trademark of SERENA Software, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and Visual Studio are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other products or company names are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners.