Softricity Launches Virtualization User Groups; Answers Market Demand for Insider Look and Knowledge Exchange about Award-Winning Softricity Desktop Platform

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2006--Softricity, the on-demand application virtualization company, today announced the launch of the Softricity User Group program. The program is intended to help the company's more than 500 customers share expertise and knowledge about Softricity application virtualization and on-demand streaming technologies with other users in their region.

"Adoption of the Softricity Desktop platform has reached a critical mass," said David Greschler, co-founder and VP of marketing, Softricity. "Based on the terrific feedback we've had to ad-hoc customer gatherings, we realized our customers would benefit greatly from a more formalized venue for collaborating on best practices and sharing tips and techniques with local colleagues in other organizations. Customer response to the user group program has been phenomenal."

“Based on the terrific feedback we've had to ad-hoc customer gatherings, we realized our customers would benefit greatly from a more formalized venue for collaborating on best practices and sharing tips and techniques with local colleagues in other organizations. Customer response to the user group program has been phenomenal.”

Global Softricity customers who attend the user groups will be able to:

-- Learn best practices in implementation, administration and use of Softricity products

-- Obtain answers, advice, tips and suggestions from experts

-- Gain access to a network of peers for collaboration and information exchange

-- Receive information about new and upcoming Softricity products

-- Participate in beta programs

-- Influence the direction of Softricity future products

-- Enhance skill sets with technical content created for users by users

The first user groups are scheduled in Boston, MA on April 3 and New York, NY on May 2, 2006. Softricity is also encouraging customers who are interested in attending - or organizing - a Softricity User Group meeting in another city to fill out its User Group interest form (http://www.softricity.com/support/usergroup-reg.asp?).

For more information about the Softricity User Groups, please visit www.softricity.com/support/usergroups.asp.

About Softricity

Softricity is the only virtualization company to deliver software that is never installed, yet securely follows users anywhere, on demand, enabling high productivity while dramatically reducing IT costs. The Softricity Desktop(TM), powered by the SoftGrid(R) Platform & Softricity ZeroTouch(TM), employs the company's patented application virtualization, intelligent on-demand streaming and policy-based management technologies. Global customers include AIG, Blue Cross Blue Shield Kansas City, Northeastern University, Prudential, Raytheon, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH and Suncor Energy. Softricity is a partner with Microsoft (Gold Certified), HP, IBM and VMware. For more information visit www.softricity.com.

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