Userful, Alacos and Win4Lin team on Desktop Linux effort

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Trio of leading Linux innovators makes desktop Linux compelling

Calgary, Alberta (August 3, 2005) - The three most common objections to
moving to desktop Linux are: debatable TCO savings, a painful process to
move data and settings, and the inability to run key Windows
applications. A trio of desktop Linux companies have teamed up to
provide a complete pathway to migrate enterprises to desktop Linux, a
feat no single company has yet matched. These companies' solutions
enable organizations large and small to cost-effectively leverage the
Linux desktop and make it attractive and easy to move to the flexible
and open desktop platform. Solutions from two of these companies are
finalists in the LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards.

Userful's Desktop Multiplier software turns one computer into 10, using
additional video cards and enables organizations to rapidly deploy Linux
desktops to realize 50-80% TCO savings by maintaining fewer computers.
Userful's unique solution delivers independent Linux desktops to up to
ten users from just one PC, drastically reducing hardware, software and
support costs, even more so than the most efficient thin client or blade
server solutions.

"A Linux PC on its own might not be more cost-effective than a Windows
PC, but on a Linux PC with Desktop Multiplier, the savings are real and
multiplied ten-fold," says Tim Griffin, President of Userful. "Deploying
the same number of desktops using fewer PCs with Desktop Multiplier
indisputably reduces hardware and IT support costs by reducing the
number of computers to be supported. Our solution reduces the number of
PCs and TCO and also lets organizations use legacy data and
applications."

Alacos' award-winning Desktop Migration Agent software enables
organizations to easily transfer settings and application data from
Windows desktops to Linux to minimize employee downtime during
migrations.

"IT professionals from companies of all sizes tell us that migrating
users to desktop Linux is an increasingly important need in the
enterprise. It was clear from the discussion at LinuxWorld Boston that
companies see the cost and support advantages of Linux, but are hesitant
to move because they fear the uncertainty of a wholesale migration to
Linux," says Glenn Thomas, Vice-President, Sales and Marketing for
Alacos. "Our Desktop Migration Agent Professional enables IT departments
to centrally manage desktop migration and to be in complete control over
the migration process."

Win4Lin offers a versatile solution to seamlessly use Windows
applications in Linux desktop environments. These environments include
Userful's Desktop Multiplier, Desktop Server and DiscoverStation. With
Win4Lin products, organizations can continue to use Windows-based
mission-critical software during their migration to Linux.

"Companies eager to move to Linux desktops are often constrained the
need to maintain legacy Windows applications which none-the-less still
do the job. There's a reasonable reluctance to abandon those
applications in which they've invested significant time and financial
resources," says Mark Hinkle, Win4Lin's Vice-President of Business
Development. "Win4Lin tackles that hurdle by giving organizations a way
to continue using their legacy Windows applications while still
benefiting from Linux on the desktop and strong central workstation
management."

The three companies will immediately start offering their combined
solutions through both retail and partner channels to cooperatively
deliver complete migration paths to meet a wide range of scenarios. They
will demonstrate combined and individual solutions at LinuxWorld San
Francisco 2005 Exhibit Hall Booth #138 from August 9-11.

Key contacts:

Tim Griffin
President
Userful
Phone: 403.289-2177 Ext. 299
tim@userful.com
www.userful.com

Glenn Thomas
Vice-President, Sales and Marketing
Alacos
Phone: 206.349.3902
glennthomas@Alacos.com
www.alacos.com

Mark Hinkle
Vice-President, Business Development, Win4Lin, Inc.
Phone: 512.339.7979
mrhinkle@win4lin.com
www.win4lin.com


About Userful (www.userful.com)
Userful's 10-to-1 products provide robust platforms to deliver cost-
effective multi-user Linux desktop workstations to public computing
venues world wide. Userful's Desktop Multiplier software is included in
its Desktop Server and DiscoverStation to deliver up to 10 Linux
workstations from just one standard PC. Userful will ship solutions
integrated with Win4Lin products in fall 2005. Founded in 1999,
Userful's strong growth is fueled by vigorous demand for public
computing and desktop Linux world wide. Userful continues to gain
momentum in a market anxious for affordable alternatives to traditional
computers. Userful was recently named Alberta's 15th fastest growing
company under $20 million in revenue. Userful is a privately held
company. Userful's DiscoverStation 4.0, a public-computing operating
system with a centralized management and configuration tool, was named
as a finalist in the LinuxWorld 2005 Product Excellence Awards in the
Best Systems Management Tools category.

About Alacos (www.alacos.com)
Alacos develops desktop and server migration software for large scale IT
transformations. Alacos' Desktop Migration Agent Network Server
EditionÑwinner of the Linux World Boston 2005 Best Integration
ProductÑautomatically moves data, documents, personalized settings,
email, and users from multiple Windows computers to Linux computers. The
software reduces the average time spent to migrate PC desktops by over
80%. Alacos also provides associated computer migration analysis and
consulting services such as migration pilot projects and migration
implementation for companies.

About Win4Lin (www.win4lin.com)
Win4Lin is a leading provider of Windows-on-Linux virtualization tools
for enabling the Linux Desktop and the Enterprise. Win4Lin Pro™ (a
finalist in the LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards for Best
Integration Solution) and Win4Lin 9X™ allow users to run Windows
applications and operating systems on Linux Desktops in a real Windows
environment. That means organizations can complete their migration to
Linux while still being able to use the business, personal and legacy
Windows applications that are not natively available in Linux. Win4Lin
Terminal Server allows IT departments to serve real Windows sessions
from a Linux server to either PCs or thin clients. IT departments can
continue to provide Windows applications and operating system to users
from the safety, reliability and cost effectiveness of a Linux server.