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ParishSOFT to Offer TechRadium's Immediate Response Information System (IRIS) to Catholic Church Marketplace

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 12, 2008
Contact: ParishSOFT
Michael Cusick, Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Phone: 866.930.4774

Ann Arbor, MI — Furthering their commitment to the Catholic Church marketplace, ParishSOFT announced today their strategic, private label distributorship of TechRadium's Immediate Response Information System (IRIS); NotifiyNow by ParishSOFT.

NotifyNow by ParishSOFT will allow church staff to send their personally recorded message or text electronically from a single source to all individuals or groups that they select from the ParishSOFT database. Message recipients get the facts of any given situation via home phone, cell phone, fax, pager, text message and/or email. Messages, in multiple languages, can reach thousands in seconds, while documenting the delivery of each call.

"We believe that this product is a great fit in our mission to provide relevant technologies to increase communication and collaboration within churches, schools and dioceses," stated Mike Cusick, VP Sales & Marketing with ParishSOFT.

Cusick continued, "This strategic relationship will help our customers save a tremendous amount of resources, time and money while allowing them to increase their service, stewardship and communication to their parishes, volunteers and ministries."

"TechRadium is proud to partner with ParishSOFT, the leading provider of service solutions to the Catholic Church," said John Rodkey, vice president of sales, marketing & governmental affairs for TechRadium. "We believe that ParishSOFT is the best service provider to offer the IRIS system to this market."

NotifyNow by ParishSOFT is being used by churches and schools to communicate instantly with parishioners, staff, volunteers, team members, and parents about events and issues that are vital to those organizations, such as changes in event times or locations, cancellations/school closings, fundraising goals, prayer chains, and more. This new technology improves the speed and accuracy of communication for churches and schools while saving them money in greatly reduced administrative costs.

In a future release, NotifyNow will be integrated with ParishSOFT's Family Directory and Religious Education modules for parishes and the AIM Family Directory module for dioceses. This integration will promote better communication between churches and schools and the people they serve, as well as allowing them to increase participation and stewardship.

About TechRadium

TechRadiums' IRIS is a high-speed notification and response service that sends emergency, priority and routine messages electronically. It is widely used in educational institutions from public school systems to university campuses; for utility companies, banks and other businesses; and for governments at federal, state and local levels. (For more information, please visit www.useiris.com.) The IRIS technology is protected by three (3) existing patents, #7,130,389, #7,174,005 and #7,362,852, and 20 patents pending.

About ParishSOFT

ParishSOFT offers a complete suite of church management software and web services that streamline operations, foster collaboration, and improve communications. ParishSOFT has 45 staff and continually invests in improving its software and web solutions, as well as adding new features and products. ParishSOFT presently serves 3,300 Catholic parishes and 35 arch/dioceses.

For more information, contact Michael Cusick, Vice President of Marketing and Sales, at (866) 930-4774 x131 or visit www.parishsoft.com.

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