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Robert O’Connor, a Proven Software Company Executive, Joins Loftware as President and Chief Executive Officer

PORTSMOUTH, NH – March 16, 2010 – Loftware, Inc., announced today that software industry veteran Robert O’Connor has joined the Company as President and Chief Executive Officer. Over the past 25 years, Mr. O’Connor has established a national reputation in the software industry for outstanding corporate management that has consistently and repeatedly seen the organizations he leads attain their highest potential in terms of accelerated growth and competitive standing. His appointment, by Mr. Ed Irwin, Managing Partner at Shore Points Capital, Loftware’s lead investor, comes after an extensive search resulting from the planned retirement of former President and CEO Eric Anderson. Mr. Anderson, who joined Loftware as CEO in 1995, will remain on the Board of Directors of Loftware.

“There’s no question that Eric’s retirement marks the end of an era for Loftware” said Mr. Irwin. “The Company’s success to date is a testament to his vision and the high standards he set for everyone and everything associated with Loftware.” Commenting on the hiring of Robert O’Connor, Mr. Irwin added that “Mr. O’Connor stood out among a number of strong candidates we considered in our search. With the experience, leadership and innovative perspectives that he brings, combined with a strong organization already in place, we are confident that Loftware will continue to be a major and growing force providing critical label printing solutions to supply chain business applications.”

In embracing this new position, Mr. O’Connor said, “Loftware today, due in large part to Eric Anderson’s sustained leadership, is a well-positioned and profitable company with thousands of customers and partners worldwide. A large percentage of our customers have been using the Loftware label printing platform in production for years and as a result, Loftware has built a strong reputation for delivering risk-free solutions with a significant ROI. Leveraging this solid foundation, Loftware is now poised for significant growth addressing the increased requirements associated with the production of printed labels. Loftware could not be better positioned to address these needs head on.”

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Loftware Introduces Versions 2.2 of Loftware WebAccess™ and Loftware Web Services™ for Web 2.0 On Demand Barcode and RFID Label Printing

PORTSMOUTH, NH – February 17, 2010 – Loftware, Inc.– the leader in enterprise barcode andRFID smartlabel printing solutions – announces the release of the latest versions of its Loftware WebAccess and Loftware Web Services products.

Loftware WebAccess Version 2.2 and Loftware Web Services Version 2.2 introduce several key innovations that make available a rich Web 2.0 user experience and enhanced on demand label printing capabilities while delivering improved enterprise labeling administration. For the first time, companies will be able to leverage the appeal of newer technologies for users, improve the existing labeling applications already in use, and power all of these with a scalable and secure web-based platform.

Loftware WebAccess Version 2.2 features a rich Web 2.0 ‘look and feel’ and inaugurates Loftware’s support for the Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8) web browser. The completely revamped user interface provides superior on–demand label printing and user administration experience making it more intuitive and user friendly. Microsoft IE 8 web browser support enables Loftware customers to take advantage of the latest Microsoft web–browser advances when deploying Loftware’s web–based on demand label printing solution or their own custom browser–based applications that inter–operate with the Loftware labeling solutions.

“Today, global enterprises spread across many different corners of the world, relying heavily on the Internet for business-critical applications including label printing,” said Eric Anderson, Chief Executive Officer at Loftware. “In today's business climate, with business collaborations quickly forming and disbanding, customers are rethinking how they centralize, deploy and control global labeling across their enterprises of businesses and to their partners. Web 2.0–based applications are being embraced by leading enterprises because they are far more interactive and responsive than traditional web applications, provide an enhanced user experience, and can be easily distributed over the Internet. Loftware’s support for this leading technology allows businesses to embrace the strength of the web and use it as a platform to provide greater user interaction for enterprise labeling worldwide. Our newest version of Loftware Web Services allows developers to create amazing web–based applications that also enable enterprise labeling which is secure, reliable and scalable.”

The Loftware suite of products is now immediately available from Loftware or from authorized Loftware resellers. The demo versions are now available from the Downloads section of our web site. Other software offerings can be requested by contacting Loftware Customer Service at customer service@loftware.com.

Loftware Debuts Loftware Print Server® 9.6 and Loftware LabelManager® 9.6 for Robust, Enterprise-Class Label Design and Printing

PORTSMOUTH, NH – January 5, 2010 – Loftware, Inc.– the leader in enterprise barcode andRFID smart label printing solutions – announces the release of the latest versions of its Loftware Label Manager and Loftware Print Server products.

Version 9.6 includes numerous enhancements improving and increasing overall label printing performance for globally deployed labeling production systems. Additional print management functionality along with new printer support offer users increased flexibility, capability and options for their global operations. “We are pleased to announce that this latest release has been battle and field tested to deliver the utmost in performance of any release thus far in order to meet the ever growing demands of our customers,” said Eric Anderson, Chief Executive Officer at Loftware. “As the leading provider of business-critical labeling solutions to a range of industries world-wide, our customers continue to command even greater overall performance, with additional scalability and security for managing and centralizing their global printing operations. The latest product release cycle, has focused entirely on the feedback and input from our highly active user communities. As we move forward in 2010, Loftware will again make an entire new investment in R&D and the on–going development of our enterprise solution and integration suites to keep pace with our customer’s ever changing and growing business and technical requirements. Our continued long–term commitment to our customers is that they continue to benefit from the use and on-going rollouts of our latest technologies and solutions which directly improve and impact their overall manufacturing and supply chain efficiencies. In addition, we are committed to make sure that our global customers have the access they need through our world class 24x7 technical support, and our professional services consultants and implementation teams.”

Loftware Names 21-Year Supply Chain Management Executive to Lead U.K. Corporate Office

PORTSMOUTH, NH – November 11th, 2009 – Loftware, Inc., announced today that its UK–based corporate office has appointed John Bradshaw to the senior position of Managing Director – EMEA. In this position, reporting to Loftware Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Michael Rennell, Mr. Bradshaw will apply his long term experience in the successful development and expansion of enterprise software vendors and consulting businesses across Europe. In a career spanning 21 years, Mr. Bradshaw has specialized in supply chain management software, multi–channel order management software, Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and a wide variety of enterprise software technologies and services.

In commenting on the appointment, Mr. Rennell said, “It is clear from his experience and track record that John is a results–driven sales professional with the proven intelligence and creativity to significantly accelerate business growth in a region that is becoming more and more pivotal to our global strategic business interests. While Loftware has long enjoyed a strong presence throughout Europe, John’s commitment to customer success will ensure that the EMEA growth is stronger than ever before in our history.” Read the full release >>

Loftware Expanding Physical Presence in Europe with UK-based Office

New Corporate Office in the UK To Bring Company Closer to Customers and Serve Growing Demand Throughout EMEA for Loftware’s Enterprise Label Management Solutions

PORTSMOUTH, NH – November 3rd, 2009 – Loftware, Inc., announced today that the company has created a corporate office in the UK. “This expansion,” said Loftware Chief Executive Officer Eric Anderson, “is to serve the dual purpose of providing full–time corporate operational support in the region for dozens of the company’s current multinational customers with operations throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and to meet surging demand throughout these regions among new prospects for Loftware solutions.” An executive level director for the office, which will open in London, is expected to be named within the coming week. This individual will report to Michael Rennell, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Loftware.

“While we currently already have a substantial base of major blue chip corporate customers – many with multi–site manufacturing operations – throughout EMEA,” said Mr. Rennell, “we are experiencing a significant uptick in prospect interest across all verticals in both the developed and emerging markets throughout the region. More and more organizations,” he said, “are discovering the bottom line benefits of a reliable and secure enterprise–grade labeling solution and our industry–first ‘building block’ product configurability that enables a mix and match of compatible solutions for virtually every supply chain model.” Read the full release >>