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BERNIE SKOMRA JOINS BIGFIX AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL SALES

Emeryville, Calif., May 3, 2006 — Bernie Skomra has joined BigFix, Inc. as senior vice president, global sales. Skomra, age 44, brings more than 20 years of senior management experience to BigFix, where he has responsibility for managing direct and indirect revenue channels for the company. Prior to joining BigFix, Skomra served as executive vice president, worldwide field operations for Solidcore Systems, a provider of endpoint security solutions. Before Solidcore, Skomra was founder, president and chief operating officer of Apacheta Corporation. Prior to Apacheta, Skomra was vice president, North American field operations for Portal Software. He has also held senior management and individual contributor positions at Oracle Corporation, General Electric and IBM. Skomra holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from The Ohio State University.

Executive Comment

"With the security configuration management market opportunity nearly $5 billion, Bernie's mission will be to build channels that will help BigFix maximize its success," said Dave Robbins, president and CEO of BigFix. "Bernie's background is ideal for BigFix, as he has hands-on experience in the security configuration management market and brings understanding of how big companies act as customers and how to help smaller companies grow to fulfill their potential."

"I joined BigFix because the company.s products and services are clearly the best in class and selling into a hot, high growth market," said Skomra. "The company also has a solid track record in meeting the needs of customers that range from the largest multinationals and government agencies to medium sized businesses and public sector organizations. My job will be to build the relationships that attract and serve as many customers as possible worldwide in the security configuration market."

About BigFix, Inc.
Founded in 1997, BigFix is the category leader in security configuration management software, services, and solutions for real-time visibility and control of computers across the distributed enterprise. BigFix solutions are proven in production at more than 500 companies, government agencies and public sector institutions worldwide and currently manage over 5,000,000 desktop and mobile clients, workstations, and servers. The company has received numerous awards and industry recognitions, including the 2005 Codie Award for Best Security Product and the SC Magazine Product of the Year Award in 2004. For more information, visit www.bigfix.com.

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