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Absolute Software and School District to Present on Laptop Management for Schools at CoSN 2008

Posted on: Friday, 7 March 2008, 09:00 CST

VANCOUVER, March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Absolute(R) Software Corporation ("Absolute" or the "Company") (TSX: ABT), the leading provider of firmware-based, patented, Computer Theft Recovery, Data Protection and Secure Asset Tracking(TM) solutions announced today that it will join Surrey School District for a presentation on securing classroom laptops during the 2008 Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) conference in Arlington, Virginia. The presentation titled "Laptop Security in the Classroom: Best Practices for Protecting Mobile Learning" will be held March 10 at 3:00-3:30 pm in the Hyatt Regency Crystal City's Potomac VI.

During this compact 30-minute session, Dan Turner, Director, Information Management Services for 120-school Surrey School District will discuss strategies the district has used to securely manage its 13,000 computers. He will be joined by laptop security expert David Hawks from Absolute Software for a discussion of Surrey School District's extensive use of Internet-based IT asset management, remote data delete and computer theft recovery technology on classroom computers.

Date: Monday, March 10 Time: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Location: Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA, Potomac VI

Learn more about laptop management for the classroom. Download "Compliance, Protection, Recovery: a Layered Approach to Laptop Security for Education" at: http://www.absolute.com/education.

Please visit Absolute Software's CoSN exhibition booth # 316 or visit us on the Web at: http://www.absolute.com/markets/education.asp

How Computrace Solutions Work

The Computrace(R) Software Agent that powers Absolute Software's solutions is embedded in the BIOS of computers from the world's leading computer manufacturers.(1) It can be activated by customers when they purchase a subscription with terms ranging from one to four years.

When a computer equipped with Computrace is reported stolen, Computrace sends a silent signal over the Internet to Absolute's Monitoring Center, providing critical location information. Absolute then works with local law enforcement to help recover the computer. To date, Absolute has recovered more than 5,000 lost or stolen computers on behalf of its customers.

Embedded in the firmware of a computer, the stealthy Computrace Agent is capable of surviving operating system re-installations, as well as hard-drive reformats, replacements and re-imaging.

For more information on Absolute Software and its range of Computer Theft Recovery, Data Protection and Secure Asset Tracking(TM) solutions, please visit http://www.absolute.com/ or http://www.lojackforlaptops.com/.

(1) For a complete list of BIOS-supported computers visit http://www.absolute.com/BIOS. About Absolute Software

Absolute Software Corporation (TSX: ABT) is the leader in Computer Theft Recovery, Data Protection and Secure Asset Tracking(TM) solutions. Absolute Software provides organizations and consumers with solutions in the areas of regulatory compliance, data protection and theft recovery. The Company's Computrace(R) software is embedded in the BIOS of computers by global leaders, including Dell, Fujitsu, Gateway, General Dynamics Itronix, HP, Lenovo, Motion, Panasonic and Toshiba, and the Company has reselling partnerships with these OEMs and others, including Apple. For more information about Absolute Software and Computrace, visit http://www.absolute.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, the expected performance of our services and products, possible guarantee payment eligibility, and other expectations, intentions and plans contained in this press release that are not historical fact. When used in this press release, the words "plan,""expect,""believe," and similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current expectations. They are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, changes in technology and general market conditions. In light of the many risks and uncertainties you should understand that we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements contained in this press release will be realized.

(C) 2008 Absolute Software Corporation. All rights reserved. Computrace and Absolute are registered trademarks of Absolute Software Corporation. Computrace U.S. patents # 5,715,174, # 5,764,892, # 5,802,280, # 5,896,497, # 6,244,758, # 6,269,392, # 6,300,863, and # 6,507,914. Canadian patents # 2,284,806 and # 2,205,370. U.K. patents # EP793823 and # GB2338101. German patent # 695 125 34.6-08. Australian patent # 699045.

The Toronto Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved of the

information contained in this news release.

Absolute Software Corporation

CONTACT: Public Relations: Leslie Campisi, Affect Strategies,leslie@affectstrategies.com or (212) 398-9680 x144; Investor Relations: DaveMason, CFA, The Equicom Group, dmason@equicomgroup.com or (416) 815-0700 x237

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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