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MRO Software (Nasdaq: MROI), the leading provider of asset and service management solutions, today announced that Hutchison Ports (UK) Limited (HPUK), part of the world's largest container port company, Hutchison Ports Holdings (HPH), is deploying Maximo Enterprise Suite (MXES) (TM) at three of its ports in Britain. This agreement was signed during MRO Software's second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2006. At a time when 95 percent of Britain's foreign trade flows through ports which are approaching full capacity, HPUK needs to boost the efficiency of moving containers on and off ships to accommodate growing business. Massive ship-to-shore gantry cranes, rail lines, tugs, forklifts, terminal facilities and other assets must operate around-the-clock in carefully orchestrated procedures to ensure ships are loaded and unloaded quickly while keeping workers safe. Any breakdown in the process causes significant revenue loss and critical bottlenecks for ship traffic into and out of the ports. To help ensure an efficient process, HPUK will use MXES at its Felixstowe, Harwich and Thamesport ports to ensure critical assets operate at non-stop, peak performance. MXES will enable HPUK to manage all aspects of its strategic assets, including planning, procurement, deployment, tracking, maintenance and equipment retirement. It will replace a 20-year-old, mainframe-based asset management system that handled historical information sufficiently, but was unable to scale to handle the company's growing business. It also lacked functionality such as automated workflow, service management and analysis capabilities necessary for pre-emptive maintenance and fast problem resolution. HPUK has over 250 maintenance technicians working in shifts around-the-clock, processing approximately 1,500 work orders per week. With an asset base ever-growing in scale, and complexity, MXES will enable HPUK's staff and contractors to "work smarter", optimizing many processes, streamlining the materials supply chain, and better targeting resources. "We're pleased to be working with Hutchison Ports (UK) Limited as they work to upgrade their asset management capabilities," said Robin Martin, Managing Director, MRO Software UK. "When this implementation is complete, HPUK should see improved asset use and longer life cycles. We look forward to working closely with HPUK to deploy MXES at these critical ports to help improve port efficiency." The MXES deployment extends asset management and maintenance automation to remote workers on the docks, ships and cranes using MXES Mobile applications. It provides critical information on wireless handheld devices, including access to work order data necessary to schedule and complete the maintenance processes remotely. For example, while conducting equipment audits, HPUK technicians can generate a work request on their handheld device after spotting an asset problem such as a faulty piece of equipment or a location in need of repair. Hutchison Ports (UK) Limited Hutchison Ports (UK) (HPUK) is a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL). HPH is the world's leading port investor, developer and operator, with interests in 20 countries throughout Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and the Americas. Today, HPH operates a total of 247 berths in 42 ports, together with a number of transportation-related service companies. With industry-recognized core competence in the effective and efficient management and operation of ports, the HPH Group handled 51.8 million TEU (A unit of measurement used in the shipping business) in 2005. HPUK operates the Port of Felixstowe, Thamesport (London) and Harwich International Port. About MRO Software 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 their asset base. MRO Software (Nasdaq: MROI) is a global company based in Bedford, Mass., with approximately 900 employees, and more than 300,000 end-users. The Company markets its products through a direct sales organization in combination with a network of distributors and resellers. 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.