Motive Announces Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Fiscal

    Business Editors/Technology Editors

    AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2005--Motive, Inc. (NASDAQ:MOTV), a leading provider of management software, will release its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2004 financial results after the close of the market on Tuesday, January 25, 2005. Management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the results at 4:00 p.m. Central Time.
    Listeners can access the conference call via webcast at http://ir.motive.com or by dialing 800-659-2037 and using the participant code 21059092. Presentation slides will accompany the call and can be accessed at http://ir.motive.com.
    A replay of the webcast will be available on the Investor Relations section of Motive's website at http://ir.motive.com or you can access a replay of the conference call at 888-286-8010. The pass code for the replay is 98918472.

    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.

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

KEYWORD: TEXAS INTERNATIONAL ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE INDUSTRY KEYWORD: SOFTWARE NETWORKING INTERNET E-COMMERCE EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: Motive, Inc.

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