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BlueZone™ Terminal Emulator Surpasses 2500 Customer Milestone


Enterprises Switching to BlueZone to Cut Costs, Gain Host Access Flexibility


ATLANTA, GA – 11 April 2005

Seagull Software (AEX: SEAGULL), a leading provider of host access solutions, announced today that its BlueZone terminal emulator has surpassed the 2500 customer milestone.

The company credits this success to two factors. "BlueZone is extremely competitive from a feature/function perspective, and it's surrounded by an aggressive licensing and pricing model," said Don Addington, Seagull Software CEO and President. "We offer better technology at less than half the price. On average, customers save 50% in year one and up to 90% in years two and three on their total terminal emulation maintenance bills by switching to BlueZone. Particularly for large enterprises with lots of licenses, it's an offer they're compelled to evaluate."

Organizations can calculate their savings right now with the BlueZone ROI Calculator.

First introduced in 1998, BlueZone is fast, thin, secure, Web-ready and designed for centralized administration. Combined with all-inclusive license terms, no-fee upgrades and macro-conversion support, BlueZone dramatically reduces Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for terminal emulation. "Terminal emulation is a line item that's frequently on auto-pilot," commented Jeremy Sharp, Vice President of Sales for BlueZone. "Many organizations are stunned to find out how much they're paying to maintain, upgrade and administer commodity terminal emulation software. Examining this cost area can result in dramatic and immediate savings."

BlueZone is an entry point into Seagull Software's LegaSuite® platform of host access and integration solutions, and a key element of the company's go-to-market strategy. "By definition, each new BlueZone customer is a candidate for the entire LegaSuite platform because they have entrenched host applications that are used in day-to-day operations," said Addington. "We are committed to providing the best possible customer experience and through BlueZone they come to know and trust the Seagull Software brand - it's a win for the customer and a win for the company."

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BlueZone customers, many of whom have replaced older emulators and standardized on BlueZone, include ADP, AON Corporation, BB&T, Carilion Health Systems, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fifth Third Bank, Georgia Pacific, Progressive Insurance, PSCU Financial Services, State of Connecticut, State of Florida, State of Texas, State of West Virginia and the U.S. Department of Energy.

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About Seagull Software

Seagull Software specializes in technology that transforms "legacy" applications into SOA-compliant Web services, helping enterprises achieve exponentially faster IT support for business change, governance and compliance. Our LegaSuite® software platform includes integration, GUI, BPM and terminal emulation technology. With LegaSuite, customers connect legacy applications on IBM mainframe, ICL mainframe, iSeries, UNIX/VT and Windows client/server platforms to the Web, to other middleware and to newer-generations of applications such as portals, CRM and SCM. LegaSuite is based on open standards including Web services, XML, J2EE and .NET. Powerful and innovative tools require no coding, which means rapid results, reduced risk and no maintenance burden. Committed to providing the best customer experience in the industry, Seagull SoftwareÕs technology is in use in more than 8,000 business and government organizations worldwide, and by millions of end users. Seagull Software has direct operations in the United States, the Netherlands, UK, France, Germany and Australia, supplemented by distributors serving approximately 30 additional countries. For more information, visit www.seagullsoftware.com.

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