MERLIN Software Introduces Communicado Fax at Comdex Fall 2000

Las Vegas, NV - November 13, 2000 - MERLIN Software Technologies (OTCBB: MLSW) a leading provider of Linux based software applications and utilities, today unveiled its Communicado Fax product for the first time on the show floor of Comdex Fall's Linux Business Expo.

This world premiere of Communicado Fax establishes it as the first Linux fax server that allows users to fax from any application on any platform.

MERLIN develops high quality applications software for the Linux operating system. Known for such award-winning software as PerfectBACKUP+6.2, a fast, easy and powerful system backup application. MERLIN's applications operate on all major Linux distributions including Caldera (CALD) OpenLinux, eServer, TurboLinux, RedHat (RHAT), SuSE, Debian, Mandrake, and the Corel (CORL) Linux.

Communicado is the first fax suite to combine application based print-to-fax from multi-platform clients (ranging from StarOffice and Wordperfect under Linux/Unix to Microsoft Office under Windows/Macintosh) with a powerful multi-line server platform based on the stability and scalability of the Linux platform. Communicado represents a powerful combination of strengths seldom found together in enterprise products -- cost effective, feature-filled, and broad platform support. Communicado Fax is a fifth generation development effort, arising from the popular HotWireFAX. The development team behind Communicado has long history of market leading Fax products for many platforms.

"With Communicado, we have combined the affordability and reliability of Linux servers with the flexibility of allowing any platform, including Microsoft Windows, to fax from any application," said Robert Heller, President and Founder of MERLIN, "Our product is well positioned to capitalize on the growing business penetration of Linux servers and their co-existence with other platforms such as Microsoft Windows."

Both personal and corporate users will find that Communicado Fax has a wide range of features to address any need. In addition to the ease-of-use and performance quality found in all MERLIN products, Communicado Fax's unique features include:

• broad hardware compatibility (support for a wide range of industry standard modems)
• broad application compatibility (WordPerfect, StarOffice, Applixware)
• user conveniences such as address books, built-in fax viewer with thumbnails, and cover pages
• power features such as broadcasting, forwarding and detailed usage reporting and accounting
• support for multiple inbound and outbound lines

Communicado Fax Personal edition allows single user Linux workstations equipped with a fax modem to effortlessly send, receive and manage faxes.

Communicado Fax Enterprise edition allows enterprises of all sizes to deploy a client-server fax solution that provides fax transmission from any Linux, Solaris, Windows or Macintosh computer in an enterprise network.

Availability

Communicado Fax will ship in December 2000. It is available now for selected OEM partners. Advance orders can be made on-line at http://www.merlinsoftech.com for both Communicado Fax Personal and Communicado Fax Enterprise.

About MERLIN Software Technologies International, Inc.

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 productivity and reliability. MERLIN Softech has offices in Burnaby, British Columbia and Seattle, Washington.

For more information, contact:

Terry Jeffrey
MERLIN Software Technologies International, Inc.
Suite 200 & 201 - 4199 Lougheed Hwy.
Burnaby, B.C. V5G 3Y6.

Toll Free: (877) 988-7227
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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