Mailshell and Bytes of Learning Join TechSoup Global

For Immediate Release

San Francisco, CA – October 4, 2007 – San Francisco-based nonprofit TechSoup announced today that it will add two new donor partners to its global technology product donation program, which is aimed at building the capacity of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide. The TechSoup Global program is currently active in eight countries: UK, Ireland, Belgium, Spain, Poland, South Africa, Australia, and India, and plans to be active in 24 countries by July, 2008.

Long-term North American TechSoup donor partner Mailshell, the world's leading provider of anti-spam, anti-phishing, and email reputation engines, will expand its donation program overseas by donating its desktop anti-spam and anti-phishing software.

Bytes of Learning develops and publishes multimedia software tools and supporting materials for education. The company, who is one of the latest partners in the North American donation program, will be donating its UltraKey 5.0 typing instruction software.

Both are joining technology heavyweights and existing TechSoup Global partners Microsoft, Cisco, and Symantec, whose product donations generated savings of $18.5 million for recipients in the social benefit sector outside of North America in fiscal year 2007.

“We are delighted to welcome Mailshell and Bytes of Learning to our family of TechSoup Global product donors,” said Rebecca Masisak, co-CEO of TechSoup. “Both companies have made available essential technology products that will be of tremendous value to our international recipient organizations.”

Eytan Urbas, Vice President of Mailshell, commented: “Our relationship with TechSoup has been a driver of our corporation’s donation efforts for several years. With more than half of our revenues now coming from outside the U.S., it makes sense that our donation programs should expand overseas as well. Over the last five years, TechSoup’s enthusiastic team and methodical processes have made it easy for us to fulfill our donation goals.”

The news of the two new international donor partners was announced during the TechSoup Global Summit 2007, which brings together TechSoup partner NGOs of eight countries and four continents who currently manage TechSoup product donation distribution programs in their countries. These NGOs partner with TechSoup to implement the highly effective product donation program, while adapting it to local business practices, laws and cultural imperatives. The country-specific donation programs give qualifying NGOs access to technology product donations and resources they need to best serve their communities.

Art Willer, President of Bytes of Learning, said: “As a producer of computer literacy learning tools, our partnership with TechSoup has been the perfect way to extend our products to deserving NPOs. We have seen so much success with TechSoup in the past year, we expect the international expansion to fly from the get go.”

Rufina Fernandes, CEO of NASSCOM Foundation, TechSoup Global’s partner in India, added: “The TechSoup program is a groundbreaking concept in India. In the past, it was difficult for NGOs to connect with technology donors, but this program removes that barrier. NASSCOM Foundation is proud to be partnering with TechSoup to foster social development by providing NGOs with access to donated products, a wealth of technology content, and connections to communities of support.”

About Mailshell Inc.:

Mailshell is the world's leading anti-spam, anti-phishing and IP reputation engine provider. Via Mailshell's OEM partners, more than 6,000 companies and 15 million consumers worldwide rely on “Powered by Mailshell” filters to block spam and phishing. Mailshell's software helps its OEM partners, including Computer Associates, Secure Computing, Panda Security, Oracle, ZyXEL, and Grisoft, among others, generate new security software revenue, upsell existing products to new customers, and cut anti-spam and anti-phishing engineering and support costs to near zero. Mailshell's headquarters are located in San Francisco. For more information, visit http://www.mailshell.com.

About Bytes of Learning Incorporated:

Bytes of Learning researches and develops computer-based learning tools especially suited to group learning organizations such as schools, vocational colleges and rehabilitation centers. Located in Toronto, Canada, the company publishes the leading keyboarding instruction software UltraKey, known for its effectiveness and adaptability to special learning needs. Details about this and other products and services are found at www.bytesoflearning.com.

About TechSoup:

Founded in 1987 as CompuMentor, TechSoup is one of the most comprehensive nonprofit technology assistance providers in the world, employing a staff of 150 and deploying a budget of over $18 million. It conducts a range of major programs on an international, national, and local level. They include the nonprofit technology Web site TechSoup and its distribution service for technology product donations, TechSoup Stock. The global TechSoup donation program is aimed at building NGO capacity worldwide. It engages a broad network of international partner nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to manage global technology product donation programs for Cisco Systems and Microsoft and currently spans Europe, Africa, Australia and now India. The program is expected to serve about 25 countries in Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America, and distribute product donations with a fair market value of $55 million in the countries outside the U.S. in fiscal year 2008.

TechSoup’s other programs that empower nonprofits on a global level include the NetSquared Initiative to help nonprofits worldwide use new Internet-based tools such as blogging, podcasting and social networking to extend their reach and impact. TechSoup also collaborates with Microsoft in the Community Authorized Refurbisher (MAR) Program, through which TechSoup facilitates the distribution of refurbished computers in 44 countries of the Americas.