Customers will gather September 22nd & 23rd, 2005 in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) for annual user group meeting

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA—Upside Software Inc., an integrated enterprise contract management software provider, announced today the dates and location for their Upside Software User Forum 2005. The event will be held September 22nd and 23rd, 2005 in the Manulife Conference Centre, adjacent to Upside Software’s headquarters in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) (www.edmonton.com).

The Upside Software User Forum 2005 will provide our customers a unique opportunity to learn the latest news about Upside Software's solutions, and hear how users from several diverse industries are leveraging Upside Software’s products, including it's award winning and industry leader UpsideContract (an enterprise contract lifecycle management solution) within their business processes. Customers will have an opportunity to share their feedback, present new ideas, and hear from Upside Software regarding planned improvements and future product developments. Customers will work closely with management on future product direction, including what elements should be priority for upcoming releases.

The Upside Software User Forum 2005 is an extensive two-day event that will feature a keynote presentation from an industry analyst (Tim Minahan of Aberdeen Group), case studies from several customers, best practice round table discussions and interactive presentations from Upside Software. Upside Software will provide demonstrations of its latest products and a sneak peak at its emerging technology and functionality.

“This is an extremely important annual event for Upside Software and our customers,” stated Ashif Mawji, Upside Software’s President and CEO. “We value every opportunity to strengthen and shape our product direction and long-term vision together with our customers and gain their valuable insight into what improvements our customers would like to see.” Mr. Mawji continued to say, “We are deeply committed to our customers and the value our solutions provide them, and we look forward to continuing to build our strong customer relationships during this event.” 

Upside Software customers interested in attending the Upside Software User Forum 2005 can contact Upside Software by email to ask@upsidesoft.com to request their spots. The event is restricted to existing Upside Software customers, partners and select prospects. There are no Upside Software assessed fees for this conference.

About Upside Software Inc.

Upside Software is the worldwide leader in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions. Customers around the globe use UpsideContract and other integrated business solutions to confidently perform Contract Management, Sourcing & Procurement, and Invoice & Billing Management activities throughout their organizations. Upside Software’s products address the needs of Enterprise (e.g. Fortune 500, Global 2000), Public sector (Federal, State/Provincial, Municipal and Health Care), and Small & Medium Enterprise (SME) customers. Customers realize significant cost savings while improving customer and supplier relationships. Upside Software’s solutions are deployed in as little as 3 days and typically provide a full return-on-investment (ROI) in under a year. Founded in 2000, Upside Software is a profitable, growing company with an advanced, yet mature, and comprehensive product suite. The company has extensive experience delivering real value to customers of every size and in most industry verticals. Upside Software is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – for more information visit the company’s website at http://www.upsidesoft.com/ or one of its product sites: http://www.upsidecontract.com/, http://www.upsidecontractlite.com/, http://www.contractbuddy.com/, http://www.upsiderfx.com/, http://www.upsidebilling.com/.

For more information, contact:

Media Relations Upside Software Inc. Tel: (780) 702-1432, Fax: (780) 702-1438 Email: ask@upsidesoft.com