Express Metrix Press Release

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For Immediate Release

Express Metrix is Finalist in Microsoft World Wide Partners Awards Program 2005

Selected as Finalist in Licensing Solutions Competency Category for Software Asset Management

SEATTLE - June 21, 2005 - Express Metrix today announced that its flagship product, Express Software Manager Professional, an integrated PC inventory and software usage metering solution, is a finalist in the prestigious Microsoft World Wide Partners Awards Program 2005. Nominated in the Licensing Solutions Competency Category for Software Asset Management, Express Metrix solutions allow enterprises to ensure software license compliance, plan for technology migrations and software upgrades and effectively manage their IT assets and budgets.

Over 1.5 million users worldwide rely on Express Metrix to provide them with PC inventory and software usage information. Express Software Manager Professional 7.5 adds application control and improves deployment and overall ease of administration over previous versions while continuing to provide unparalleled quality of reporting.

Commenting on the nomination, Kris Barker, CEO of Express Metrix, said, "It is a great honor for Express Metrix to be a category finalist in this prestigious program that honors the best in business IT solutions. It also highlights the inherent importance of software license compliance and the growing role that comprehensive and cost effective asset management plays in today's enterprises."

About Microsoft World Wide Partner Awards Program

Each year the Partner Program Awards recognize Microsoft Certified Partners that have demonstrated excellence in emerging technologies. Winners are chosen from finalists based on their innovative use of Microsoft's latest technologies to deliver solutions that exceeded their customers' expectations. Award winners from around the world will be announced at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2005, Microsoft's premier annual event for industry partners, to be held this year in Minneapolis, MN July 8-10.

The Microsoft Certified Partner Program helps partners build successful Microsoft technology-based businesses by offering a variety of resources including training, technical support, products and peer-networking opportunities. http://www.microsoft.com/partner/events/wwpartnerconference/

About Express Metrix

Express Metrix has proven its leadership in software license metering and asset management software during more than 10 years of experience focused on this field and through its installed base of over 1,100 active customers. Express Metrix offers a suite of asset management tools that provide the streamlined solutions that companies need to conduct in-depth analysis and management of desktop PCs and applications. The Express product line includes Express Software Manager Professional, Express Software Manager Standard, Express Inventory, and Express Meter. More information on Express Metrix can be found on the company's web site at http://www.expressmetrix.com.

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