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from StockHouse Name Change Official Regulatory authorities have confirmed the official change of company name from JOT-IT! Software Corp. to Sideware Systems Inc. effective Wednesday February 18, 1998. This decision follows the approval of a special resolution by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held in Vancouver on January 29, 1998. Sideware Systems is a publicly traded company on the Vancouver Stock Exchange trading under the new symbol: SYD effective February 18,1998. This new symbol will replace: JOT used to date by JOT-IT! Software Corp. "This new name will serve us well as we grow our strategic partnerships and continue to expand our presence in the commercial market. Sideware Systems is a better reflection of who we are as a company and the product line we are fostering." remarked Owen Jones, President Sideware Systems. "This name change establishes us as a founder and publisher of a whole new breed of software which we've coined - Sideware." Sideware Systems offers a family of products that employ Sideware's patented concurrency technology. Net Notions„, the company's flagship product, is a unique, alert messaging system for sharing ideas instantly and effectively - far superior to e-mail! Tagalongs„ is an easy-to-use personal annotation product that lets users peel off an electronic note, write or record sound on it, and link it to the action being performed. Dr. Bean„, being written in JAVA, offers suppliers and customers the ability to communicate and navigate interactively via real-time messages associated with electronic business web pages. Owen Jones President, Sideware Systems Inc. Sideware Systems Inc., develops and markets software that exploits its patented concurrent technology. Sideware Systems Inc. is a publicly traded company on the Vancouver Stock Exchange trading under the symbol: SYD . Please visit our web site for further information at www.sideware.com INVESTOR CONTACT: Investor Relations at ir@sideware.com, 604-986-6121 MEDIA CONTACT: Stacy Imyak at 76756.3477@compuserve.com, 847-291-1616 ext.224 THE VANCOUVER STOCK EXCHANGE HAS NOT REVIEWED AND DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this communication (as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by Sideware Systems Inc.) contains statements that are forward-looking, such as statements relating to the future anticipated direction of the high technology industry, plans for future expansion, various business development activities, planned capital expenditures, future funding sources, anticipated sales growth and potential contracts. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Sideware Systems Inc. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those relating to development and expansion activities, dependence on existing management, financial activities, domestic and global economic conditions, changes in federal or state income tax laws, and market competition factors.