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Rockville, MD – February 01, 2010 — To support its growing presence nationally and in the federal arena, Micro Focus® (LSE.MCRO.L), the leading provider of enterprise application modernization, testing and management solutions, today announced the opening of its new Washington metro area offices, located at:

One Irvington Centre

700 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 400

Rockville, MD 20850-5736, USA

The company’s new North American and Federal Division headquarters will house Micro Focus’ dedicated team of government specialists, as well as commercial staff to support both regional and national operations. Of note, the new offices provide more space and excellent proximity to many of Micro Focus’ federal customers. Having a substantial office near the nation’s capitol was a top priority to ensure Micro Focus can continue to provide excellent, hands-on attention and tailored support to help government agencies in meeting their missions.

“We take our commitment to government customers very seriously,” said Ken Powell, president of Micro Focus North America. “We’re proud to be a trusted provider of application modernization, testing and management solutions for the federal government, and we look forward to continuing to help agencies get even more value from their existing IT systems.”

With locations based throughout the United States, Micro Focus’ new headquarters will also serve as an important hub to support national customers and company operations.

About Micro Focus

Micro Focus, a member of the FTSE 250, provides innovative software that allows companies to dramatically improve the business value of their enterprise applications. Micro Focus Enterprise Application Modernization, Testing and Management software enables customers’ business applications to respond rapidly to market changes and embrace modern architectures with reduced cost and risk. For additional information please visit www.microfocus.com.

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