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For immediate release: October 6, 2003

Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation
To Raise Funds Online

ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4th, 2003, the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation launched www.oilersauction.com, an online auction site that will give Oilers fans everywhere the opportunity to support charities in Edmonton and Northern Alberta by bidding on specially created collectibles.

The silent auctions that take place at every Oilers home game are a big contributor to the fundraising programs of the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation. Now Oilers fans will be able to �play� for charity during away games.

�We are very excited about using the internet to help us raise funds for community organizations,� said Gillian Andries, Executive Director of the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation. �Thanks to the generous contribution by Upside Software in the design of our new auction site, we can now expand on the success of our home-game silent auctions allowing fans to be a part of our charitable efforts all season long.�

Hockey fans can view upcoming auction items, and register to bid, one week prior to every Oilers away game. The auction site will be open for bidding from 12:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on game day, however users will be able to view auction items five days prior to each away game.

�We believe that the business sector has a role to play in the charitable efforts of our community � it is with this fundamental principle that Upside Software has donated the services in developing and deploying this new auction site that is projected to raise a significant amount of funds for the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation,� said Ashif Mawji, CEO of Upside Software Inc. �It is indeed our pleasure to offer this and we look forward to fans worldwide being able to bid on unique memorabilia, and at the same time help some very deserving charities.�

For more information on this and other Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation programs, please contact Gillian Andries, Executive Director at 780-414-4000.

For more information on Upside Software, please contact Kevin Saunderson at 780-702-1432, extension 237, or at www.upsidesoft.com.

About Upside Software Inc.

Upside Software provides the leading Contract Management Software solution in the market � UpsideContract � as well as other integrated business solutions to handle Sourcing & Procurement, Invoice and Billing Management, and Project & Resource Management. Upside Software�s products are well suited to Enterprise (e.g. Fortune 500, Global 2000), Public sector (Federal, State/Provincial, Municipal and Health Care) and the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector customers. Upside Software�s customers realize significant cost savings and improve customer and supplier relationships. The company�s Corporate and ASP implementations are delivered to customers in as little as 3 days and provide a full return-on-investment (ROI) in much less than one year. Upside Software is a profitable, growing company with a very mature and comprehensive product suite. The company has extensive experience delivering real value to customers of every size and in many industry verticals. For more information about Upside Software and its suite of business solutions, visit the company�s Web site at www.upsidesoft.com or one of its product sites: http://www.upsidecontract.com/, http://www.upsidecontractlite.com/, http://www.upsiderfx.com/, http://www.upsidebilling.com/, .

For more information, contact:

Kevin Saunderson, Vice President
Upside Software Inc.
Tel: (780) 702-1432, ext. 237
Fax: (780) 702-1438
Email: kevin.saunderson@upsidesoft.com