Serena Software (SRNAE) 10-Q 2003 Q2 Quarterly report

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Exhibit 99.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Mark E. Woodward, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report of SERENA SOFTWARE, INC. on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 31, 2002 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of SERENA Software, Inc.

By: /s/  MARK E. WOODWARD      Mark E. Woodward
President and Chief Executive Officer And Director

Date: September 13, 2002

I, Robert I. Pender, Jr., certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report of SERENA SOFTWARE, INC. on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 31, 2002 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of SERENA Software, Inc.

By: /s/  ROBERT I. PENDER, JR.      Robert I. Pender, Jr.
Vice President, Finance And
Administration, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial And Accounting
Officer) And Director

Date: September 13, 2002

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Exhibit 99.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002