SugarCRM to Resell SpikeSource Spike Net

OSBC, San Francisco, Calif. - SugarCRM Inc., the world's leading provider of commercial open source customer relationship management (CRM) software, and SpikeSource, a provider of business ready open source software, today announced that SugarCRM will distribute Spike Stack for Sugar Professional and resell Spike Net. Spike Stack for Sugar Professional is a fully configured LAMP stack optimized for use with Sugar Professional. Spike Net delivers customized software updates to maintain the stack in a secure and reliable state. SpikeSource Spike Net delivers an ongoing stream of fully tested software updates.

Open source is under continuous development and companies find it increasingly difficult to keep pace with code updates. In 2005 there were 6,700 updates to PHP, 2,965 to Apache and 6,805 to MySQL. SpikeSource automatically aggregates updates and its 50,000-test suite ensures stability by validating that each one performs as expected. As a result, companies save time and money by eliminating the need to dedicate IT resources to manually find, filter and test their own software.

Spike Stack for Sugar Professional is tuned specifically to meet the infrastructure needs of Sugar Professional customers. It incorporates only the components required to support the application in a fully configured package and includes Apache, MySQL and PHP. Also, SpikeSource has created a customized channel within Spike Net that delivers only the updates required to support Sugar Professional running on the Spike Stack. Customers also receive a one-year subscription to MySQL Network. The customer benefits from an entire solution that is secure, reliable and maintained.

"Innovative industry partnerships that deliver integrated, well-supported products to customers is part of what will drive the continued high growth of open source in modern enterprises," said Marten Mickos, CEO of MySQL AB. "SugarCRM, SpikeSource and MySQL are all committed to making open source software compelling to developers, IT departments and the large market of non-technical users."

"Reselling the Spike Stack created specifically for Sugar Professional appeals to our customers who are non-technical and desire a certified technology stack to run their CRM solution on-site," said John Roberts, chairman, co-founder & CEO of SugarCRM. "Spike Stacks server pre-configuration, tests and certification is a great complement to Sugar Professional."

"The SugarCRM SpikeSource relationship shows how infrastructure and applications are coming together to create complete solutions for business customers," said Kim Polese, CEO, SpikeSource. "These kinds of collaborations are important given the speed at which open source adoption is moving past infrastructure into applications."

Pricing and Availability

Spike Stack for Sugar Professional and Spike Net will be available in March, 2006 at http://www.sugarcrm.com/sugarshop/home.php. The stack can be downloaded in addition to Sugar Professional to provide an integrated package that includes a one-year subscription to SpikeNet for an introductory price of $1890.

Sugar Professional is the leading commercial open source CRM application that offers greater flexibility with multiple deployment options. It is available on-premise, hosted or as an appliance, depending on customer needs. The on-premise subscription cost is $239 per user per year. Subscriptions include full access to the source code, 12 months of application updates, installation assistance, trouble ticketing, global weekday email-based technical support (9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Pacific Time), and full production support including patch and fix distributions.

About SpikeSource:

SpikeSource was founded in 2003 to help accelerate the adoption of open source in the enterprise. The company provides free tested and certified open source software stacks, sells update and technical support service to enterprises, certifies commercial software for use in open source environments, and provides free testing and certification services for open source projects. For more information visit http://www.spikesource.com.

About SugarCRM:

SugarCRM is the world's leading provider of commercial open source customer relationship management (CRM) software for companies of all sizes. SugarCRM's Sugar Suite easily adapts to any business environment by offering a more flexible, cost-effective alternative than proprietary applications. SugarCRM's open source architecture allows companies to more easily customize and integrate customer-facing business processes in order to build and maintain more profitable relationships. SugarCRM offers several deployment options, including on-demand, on-premise and appliance-based solutions to suit customers' security, integration and configuration needs. For more information, call (408) 454-6900 or 1 87 SUGARCRM toll free in the US, email contact@sugarcrm.com, or visit http://www.sugarcrm.com.