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For Immediate Release: April 22, 2004

Upside Software Donates $250,000 to Alberta Heart Institute

Upside believes in investing in best-of-breed technology and donates a quarter million to stand behind that belief

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA—Upside Software Inc., an integrated enterprise contract management software provider, announced today the presenting of $250,000 to the Alberta Heart Institute Campaign.

“This generous donation is part of the community support that is helping to build one of North America's leading heart institutes," said Gary Mar, Minister of Alberta Health and Wellness. "The Alberta Heart Institute will not only advance cardiovascular care for Albertans and Western Canadians, but will also be a key centre for research and education into the prevention and treatment of heart disease."

“Support from donations like this enables Capital Health to take a major step forward as a centre for health technology innovation by building a new generation heart institute that is technologically smart and patient centered,” says Neil Wilkinson, Capital Health Board Chair.

"Upside Software's commitment to innovation and to our community certainly shines through in their most generous donation supporting the University Hospital Foundation's campaign for the new Alberta Heart Institute. This contribution will go a long way in paving the future for continued advancement in cardiac care at the University of Alberta Hospital.” Added, Myrna Fyfe, President, University Hospital Foundation.

“What intrigued me about the Alberta Heart Institute is the world-class technology and talent that will be built right here in Alberta and will be offered to patients globally – investing in innovation is what makes Upside Software successful and being able to give back to the community and especially being able to help people world-wide is indeed a great pleasure” said Ashif Mawji, CEO of Upside Software Inc. He added, “We are proud of the community we live in and the drive of the people to bring such a world-class institution to Edmonton.”

About the Alberta Heart Institute
The Alberta Heart Institute is a new building being developed at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to expand:

cardiac surgery and heart transplants,
cardiology services,
diagnostic testing (including a new cardiac catheterization lab), and
research and education.

This centre of excellence will become one of North America's leading heart institutes, and will play a prominent role in the prevention and treatment of heart disease for Albertans and residents from other provinces and territories. The Alberta Heart Institute is currently in the design phase. Construction will begin in 2003, and the building is scheduled to open in 2005.

About Upside Software Inc.

Upside Software provides the leading Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) 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 address the needs of Enterprise (e.g. Fortune 500, Global 2000), Public sector (Federal, State/Provincial, Municipal and Health Care) and Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector customers. Upside Software’s customers realize significant cost savings and improve customer and supplier relationships. The company’s solutions 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 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. For more information about Upside Software and its suite of business solutions, visit the company’s Web site at 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