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Mercury Expands Presence in China and Opens Demonstration Center With Digital China MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, Mercury Interactive Corporation (NASDAQ:MERQE), the global leader in business technology optimization (BTO) software, announced it has expanded its alliance with Digital China by opening a joint demonstration center to offer the latest training services and showcase proof-of-concept solutions for customers. This expanded partnership demonstrates Mercury's continued commitment to the Chinese enterprise software market. Digital China is an information technology services company dedicated to the advancement of digitization in China. According to IDC, Digital China is currently the largest IT products distributor and systems integrator in China. The demonstration center will also be used to train new customers on Mercury's localized BTO software. This includes Mercury products that are part of its application delivery and application management offerings in the Chinese market such as Mercury QuickTest Professional(TM), Mercury WinRunner(R), Mercury LoadRunner(R), Mercury Diagnostics(TM), Mercury Analytics(TM), and Mercury SiteScope(TM). "This new demonstration center will enable Digital China to enhance its position in the enterprise software market by combining Mercury's market-leading BTO offerings with our domain expertise in application implementation," said Xie Yun, vice president of IT Services Group, Digital China. "This partnership will provide significant value to customers and prospects looking to optimize application quality and delivery." "Digital China's deep understanding of the Chinese enterprise software market and large customer base will help accelerate the adoption of Mercury's BTO products with leading Chinese companies," said Edwin Lo, managing director, Mercury China. "Mercury's partnership with Digital China demonstrates our commitment to help Chinese enterprises optimize the business outcomes of IT." Mercury's BTO offerings can help Chinese companies test and manage the quality and performance of business-critical applications. Mercury's BTO offerings consist of integrated software, services and best practices for IT governance, application delivery and application management. Digital China is a Mercury platinum solutions partner. ABOUT DIGITAL CHINA Digital China is an information technology services company dedicated to the advancement of digitization in China. According to IDC, Digital China is currently the largest IT products distributor and systems integrator in China. Digital China was spun off from Legend Group Limited and separately listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Limited on 1 June 2001. ABOUT MERCURY Mercury Interactive Corporation, the global leader in business technology optimization (BTO) software, is committed to helping customers optimize the business value of information technology. Founded in 1989, Mercury conducts business worldwide and is one of the largest enterprise software companies today. Mercury provides software and services for IT Governance, Application Delivery, and Application Management. Customers worldwide rely on Mercury offerings to govern the priorities, processes and people of IT and test and manage the quality and performance of business-critical applications. Mercury BTO offerings are complemented by technologies and services from global business partners. For more information, please visit http://www.mercury.com/. NOTE: Mercury, Mercury QuickTest Professional, Mercury WinRunner, Mercury LoadRunner, Mercury Diagnostics, Mercury Analytics, Mercury SiteScope, and the Mercury logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Mercury Interactive Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other company, brand and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. All other company, brand and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. DATASOURCE: Mercury Interactive Corporation CONTACT: Jean Khong, 65-9684-8121, or , or Heather Sieberg, +1-650-603-5104, or , both of Mercury Web site: http://www.mercury.com/

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