Great American Insurance Selects OpenLogic To Manage Open Source Usage and Provide Consolidated Open Source Support

BROOMFIELD, Colo. August 28, 2006 -OpenLogic, Inc., a leading provider of software, stacks and support that enable enterprises to easily deploy and manage customized open source environments, today announced that Great American Insurance Company has chosen OpenLogic to manage its open source usage and provide enterprise-grade support for a range of open source products. Great American Insurance will deploy OpenLogic Enterprise 4.0 to developer desktops and servers to help deploy, manage, and maintain the appropriate open source versions and track open source usage.

"We chose OpenLogic because they are able to provide comprehensive, enterprise-grade support for all of the open source products we use," said Piyush Singh, senior vice president and CIO of Great American Insurance Group "It greatly simplifies our use of open source to have one place to go with all of our support issues. In addition, using the OpenLogic Enterprise software helps to ensure that our development teams have consistent and up-to-date open source versions from a trusted source."

OpenLogic offers its customers enterprise-grade support for more than 160 certified open source products - providing a single point of contact for enterprise open source issues. OpenLogic handles tier 1 and tier 2 support, while tapping the open source development community through its OpenLogic Expert Community program for help in resolving more complex issues. OpenLogic oversees enterprise issues through the entire process until the issue is resolved, providing enterprises with the commercial-grade service levels they require.

"Companies like Great American Insurance recognize the value of open source software backed by enterprise-grade support," said Steven Grandchamp, CEO of OpenLogic. "Through OpenLogic's consolidated support services and our Expert Community program, we provide this level of support across the widest breadth of open source products."

About Great American Insurance Company

Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Great American Insurance Company is a member of Great American Insurance Group, whose parent company is American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE/NASDAQ: AFG). Through the operations of Great American Insurance Group, AFG is engaged primarily in property and casualty insurance, focusing on specialized commercial products for businesses, and in the sale of retirement annuities and supplemental insurance products.

About OpenLogic

OpenLogic is a leading provider of software, stacks and support that enable enterprises to easily customize, deploy and manage commercial-grade open source environments. OpenLogic's software automates the integration and deployment of any combination of 160 pre-certified open source packages along with proprietary or commercial solutions. The OpenLogic solution also mitigates open source legal risks by enabling companies to manage and enforce open source policies. OpenLogic's technical support and update services give enterprises the commercial-grade reliability they demand. OpenLogic is currently used by more than 700 customers worldwide. For more on OpenLogic, go to www.openlogic.com.

Bret Clement

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