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INTRAWARE ANNOUNCES ENHANCED DIGITAL FASTBALL SERVICE ON A FREE TRIAL BASIS
ORINDA, Calif., - October 5, 2006 - Intraware®, Inc. [NASDAQ: ITRA], leading provider of electronic software and license delivery and management solutions for enterprise technology companies, today announced it has released the latest version of Digital Fastball, a delivery and file management service for professionals or consumers who create digital content. Intraware is offering the service free until the end of 2006. Companies and individuals wishing to try the service, can go to www.digitalfastball.com, to register.
"We've been collaborating for months to develop an enhanced version of Digital Fastball, and we're thrilled with what we've been able to accomplish," said Peter Jackson, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President. "What is so exciting about Digital Fastball is that it enables anyone to deliver virtually any type of file instantly, securely and in way that can significantly reduce costs and improve user satisfaction."
Based upon proven technology from Intraware, the new version of Digital Fastball features a streamlined delivery user interface and creates an always-available web site with all of the files that the sender delivers. File senders can add, change, or remove files they have already sent to a recipient's web site, instantly keeping it up to date. The site makes it easy for clients or others to retrieve the files. Intraware has also integrated next-generation transfer technology from Aspera to provide fast uploads and downloads. With this new technology, Digital Fastball can handle very large, gigabyte files.
"Since Marlin Studios began using Digital Fastball for digital delivery of our CD-Rom products to worldwide customers, we have reduced the cost and hassles with physical shipping," said Tom Marlin, president of Marlin Studios. "But most importantly, we can deliver to customers who need our computer graphics products now. That fact alone has increased our sales and reduced shipping costs. With Digital Fastball, customers working on short deadlines anywhere in the world can get their products in a matter of minutes, rather than waiting a week or more."
What Makes Digital Fastball Different?
There are many ways to send files, but Digital Fastball differs:
- From Email: because it eliminates the problems of emailing large files and the ad-hoc, unorganized nature of email
- From File Sharing technology: because it provides entitlement-based control over who can receive the files
- From Internet Backup services: because it is focused on delivery, and makes it easier for others to receive files
- From other Web Delivery services: because it handles very large files; it can deliver multiple files to multiple recipients in one step; and it incorporates faster transfer technology.
About Intraware, Inc.
Intraware, Inc. provides digital services that enable enterprise technology publishers to tie together licensing and software processes into a clean, simple customer experience. The Intraware SubscribeNet service (patents pending) is a Web-based delivery and support platform that enables technology companies to deliver, track and manage the software, licenses and other digital content they distribute to their customers. 99.6 percent of Fortune 500 companies and 90 percent of Global Fortune 1000 companies have downloaded software or license keys on the SubscribeNet platform. More than one million end users from those companies and others have used the service. SubscribeNet powers business-to-business technology providers including Progress Software Inc., EMC Corporation, Sybase Inc., RSA Security Inc., and McKesson. Intraware is headquartered in Orinda, California and can be reached at 888.446.8729 or www.intraware.com. Intraware and Digital Fastball are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Intraware, Inc.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the securities laws, including statements regarding Intraware's release of the newest iteration of its Digital Fastball service, and the expected benefits of that service to existing and potential customers, including potential cost savings, added efficiency, and faster and more secure file delivery features relative to other Internet delivery methods. The words "believe," "expect," "intend," "plan," "project," "will" and similar phrases as they relate to Intraware are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements reflect the current views and assumptions of Intraware, and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. These factors include, without limitation, the nascence of the Digital Fastball service and the possibility the market for file delivery services such as Digital Fastball may not materialize or grow as quickly as expected, the possibility that the Digital Fastball service may not meet user expectations, and various external factors, including economic, political and other global conditions that may impact the demand for Intraware services generally. Additional risks also are discussed in Intraware's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2006. The information provided in this press release is current as of the date of its publication. Intraware expressly disclaims any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any changes in expectations, or any change in events or circumstances on which those statements are based, unless otherwise required by law.
Media Contact:
Stephanie Campbell
925.253.4586
scampbell@intraware.com