SoftSmiths Employees volunteer for Cystic Fibrosis Cause

Houston, TX. – May 17, 2003 – Today, SoftSmiths and its employees joined the 15th anniversary of the traditional "Taking Steps to Cure Cystic Fibrosis" fundraiser to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and support innovative research and care programs.

Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disease affecting approximately 30,000 children and adults in the United States. The mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is to assure the development of the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis, and to improve the quality of life for those with the disease.

"SoftSmiths is proud to be a sponsor for the Great Strides walk, and is deeply committed to providing support to organizations like the Cystic Fibrosis foundation", said Nathaniel Sheik, CEO of SoftSmiths. "In the course of doing business, we recognize the importance of making a difference, by contributing meaningfully to the funding of life-saving research."

When the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation was founded in 1955, children with CF rarely lived until school age. Today the median age of survival is 32 years. This is still unacceptable, and SoftSmiths is pleased to be able to help the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in their efforts to make a difference. Visit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation on the web at http://www.cff.org.

SoftSmiths has contributed to a variety of causes since its inception, in keeping with its stated core business principle of contributing positively to its community and environment.

About SoftSmiths

SoftSmiths is a leading provider of proven business critical Transaction Management Systems and services for Load Serving Entities, Generation Production Entities, Purchasing Selling Entities, and Transmission Providers who operate in physical markets to sell, purchase, trade, and deliver energy in the most efficient and cost- effective way. SoftSmiths’ seamlessly integrated, scalable, and adaptable solutions provide ready-to-deploy, out-of-the-box functionality that is highly configurable and customizable to meet companies' unique needs. SoftSmiths' proven solutions and in-depth knowledge of the industry's business practices allow its customers to automate manual processes, eliminate redundancies, and increase business visibility across the enterprise to allow faster decision making and more informed decisions, thereby improving profitability, operational efficiencies and cash flow. The company has been successfully delivering e-business solutions to energy service companies since 1997.

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