Motive, Inc. to Present at the Lehman Brothers 2005 Global Software, IT Services and Internet Confer

-Motive, Inc. (NASDAQ:MOTV - News), a leading provider of management software, today announced that CEO Scott Harmon will present at the Lehman Brothers 2005 Global Software, IT Services and Internet Conference at The Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay, California, on Tuesday, March 8, 2005, at 2:00 pm PT. The presentation will be Webcast from the Investor Relations section of Motive's Website at www.motive.com.

About Motive, Inc.

Motive, Inc. has pioneered a unique approach to designing management services into Internet-era networks, systems and applications. Motive's software makes complex products and services self-managing, reducing overhead costs and optimizing customers' return on investment. Companies worldwide have relied on Motive's software to provide a range of problem remediation and configuration management tasks for more than 40 million endpoints. Founded in 1997, Motive is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and has offices in Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.motive.com.

Motive and the Motive logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motive, Inc. All other products or services mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective holders. Contact:

Motive, Inc., Austin Media: Cybele Diamandopoulos, 512-506-4272 cdiamand@motive.com or Investors: April Downing, 512-531-1038 ir@motive.com

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