AppShore Inc. Announces 50th Customer to Register for its Suite of On Demand Small Business Oriented Software Applications 

May 3, 2005 - Fremont, CA -  AppShore Inc. today announced the registration of the 50th customer to sign up for the Beta release its small business oriented suite of On Demand software applications. Hosted by AppShore and built on the Open Source LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack, the AppShore Application Suite is the world’s most comprehensive and cost effective combination of every-day-use software and services available today. AppShore Free Edition includes sales force automation, customer relationship management, document management and collaboration applications.

AppShore Inc. is a global company and a leader in the rapidly emerging technology category referred to as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). The Beta release of Free Edition was made available in February 2005. Since then more than 50 small businesses from all around the world have begun realizing the daily benefits of the AppShore solution. With no hardware or software to purchase, install, or operate and no training or professional services required prior to use, the AppShore Suite is perfectly suited for small businesses seeking robust functionality with the minimum amount of up front investment.

The AppShore applications are tightly integrated and designed with security and ease of use in mind. Offered as an online, On Demand service, the suite is instantly available after a simple registration process and will be continuously improved and enhanced by AppShore based on customer feedback. There are no long term contracts or commitments to worry about and the service may be terminated by the customer at any time.

The AppShore Application Suite is offered in two versions; Free Edition and Professional Edition. Free Edition is available today and is supported by paid advertising. Professional Edition is due to be available in late 2005 and is priced at the extremely compelling flat rate of only $9 per user per month. Professional Edition does not include paid advertising.

About AppShore

AppShore Inc, was founded under the guiding principle that small businesses have too long been under served by the traditional enterprise software industry. AppShore's vision is to create the world’s most affordable yet amazingly powerful suite of daily use business applications and services. AppShore was founded by veterans of the enterprise software industry with over 60 years of combined experience in software sales and development within global companies including Oracle and IBM. The company is headquartered in Fremont, California with European offices in Paris, France. AppShore can be reached at e-mail protected from spam bots.