MERLIN Software announces reseller agreement with Programmer's Paradise

Programmer's Paradise (NasdaqNM:PROG) is an international provider of software, hardware and services to corporate enterprises and has full service offices in Germany, France, The Netherlands, Austria, Canada, Italy and the UK. This coverage allows Programmer's Paradise customers to leverage their worldwide purchasing power and still receive localized support, reporting, fulfillment, and currency exchange. The company operates principally through five distribution channels: Internet, catalog, direct sales, telemarketing and wholesale distribution.

Programmer's Paradise carries over 40,000 software and hardware titles and has long-term relationships established with all the key publishers and manufacturers including IBM/Lotus, Oracle, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Computer Associates, Symantec, Cisco, Hewlett Packard, Seagate, Toshiba, InPrise and others. With over 10,000,000 catalogs printed per year, Programmer's Paradise is one of the largest resellers in the World.

PerfectBackUP+^TM for Linux is an extremely easy to use, fully automated, backup software application for backing up Linux, UNIX, Windows and Macintosh computers for as low as $69. It is the most economical, powerful, network backup and crash recovery tool available. It provides backup scheduling and remote backup, recovery, encryption, robotics module, enhanced security and many other features with both a graphical and character user interface. PerfectBackUP+^TM is available for all major versions of Linux.

"The conclusion of this agreement with Programmer's Paradise goes a long way to helping us achieve the global market penetration for our products that we are seeking," said Robert Heller, President, MERLIN Software Technologies. "This agreement benefits not only MERLIN Software Technologies and Programmer's Paradise, but also the Linux user."

PerfectBackUP+^TM is in use at more than 230,000 locations world-wide and continues to lead the way with innovation, performance and reliability. Its users include small, as well as Fortune 500, companies. MERLIN Software Technologies Inc. (MERLIN Softech), is a software publishing company that provides Linux, UNIX, Windows and Mac users with unique Linux and UNIX based software that dramatically improves a system's reliability and speed. MERLIN Softech has offices in Altamonte Springs, Florida and Burnaby, British Columbia.

For more information, contact:

MERLIN Software Technologies International, Inc.
405 Douglas Avenue, Suite 1305
Altamonte Springs, Florida 32714

Toll Free: (877) 988-7227
Phone: (604) 320-7217, Fax: (604) 320-7277
Web site: www.merlinsoftech.com

Statements in this news release which are not purely historical are forward-looking statements, including any statements regarding belief, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future. Unforeseen factors could cause results to differ materially from expectations, and include risks that marketing efforts may not result in sales, among other potential risks.

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