, the cornerstone of the Open Source movement, is the leading
online network for IT managers and development professionals.

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Faronics System Profiler can be downloaded free of charge at
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A boutique firm by design, SRA works
with a select group of portfolio managers from around the country and
focuses on technology and life science companies in the micro and small cap
arenas." System Profiler allows users to quickly
view all hardware and software applications currently installed on a computer.com.

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"System Profiler drastically reduces the time it takes to find out what is
installed on your machine," says Adam Zilliax, Faronics Technologies Manager
of Technical Support.

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page for the web cast of presenting companies please go to:
http://www.net,
ITManagersJournal . See the Whole Picture with Faronics System Profiler

SAN RAMON, Calif.

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About Faronics
Faronics develops and markets intelligent utilities for absolute control
of multi-user computing environments.

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technology-focused sites include Slashdot . The program was originally designed to improve Faronics Technical
Support's ability to troubleshoot computers, but it has proved to be such a
powerful asset to the company that Faronics has decided to release the
program, free of charge, for all users. Faronics' market-leading solutions
ensure 100% workstation availability and have dramatically impacted the day-
to-day lives of thousands of information technology professionals and
computing lab managers.

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org, SourceForge.net. For more
information about OSTG, visit www. VA Software, OSTG, and SourceForge are trademarks or registered
trademarks of VA Software Corporation in the United States and/or other
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Faronics Releases Unique Freeware Utility with Faronics System Profiler

, Faronics Technologies is proud
to announce the release of Faronics System Profiler, a unique software utility
that generates a detailed inventory of a workstation's configuration and
properties.

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This release was issued through eReleases(TM).

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The conference
will be held on Wednesday, February 15th, 2006 at the Campton Place Hotel
in San Francisco.

Conference attendees will include a select group of institutional portfolio
managers and analysts, and will feature CEOs and CFOs from some of the
fastest growing companies in the technology sector.com/webcast /sra2/

About VA Software Corporation

VA Software Corporation (NASDAQ: LNUX) is at the center of today's
technology revolution and incites innovation by empowering the IT and
developer communities with information, community support and software. VA
Software is the parent company of OSTG, Inc .

OSTG, Inc.vasoftware. "The program is the only one of its kind, is simple and
straightforward to use, and is an excellent tool for identifying the root of a
technical issue on a workstation.

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OSTG also runs ThinkGeek.com, an online retailer of technology products.

For more information about VA Software, visit www.
The program helps diagnose hardware and software problems, and allows
users to keep an accurate list of software programs and hardware
configurations. The reports
generated by the program can be saved for later viewing, or submitted to
Faronics Technologies support for analysis.

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For more information, contact:

Dmitry Shesterin
Marketing Manager
800-943-6422 ext.

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All other product or brand names herein are the properties of
their respective owners.

About Security Research Associates

Security Research Associates (SRA) was founded in San Francisco in 1980
and, today, offers both investment banking services as well as
institutional brokerage services.

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Slashdot , freshmeat, ThinkGeek and SouceForge.com
or call us at 415-925-0346.

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SRA has arranged for
web casting of company presentations during this event.2 million registered users.sracap. Our user-driven , powerful technology innovations
benefit educational institutions, libraries, government organizations and
corporations.

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(Open Source Technology
Group), and the creator of SourceForge. SourceForge Enterprise Edition
optimizes distributed development for Fortune 500 companies. System Profiler is useful when purchasing a new or used PC so
users can see exactly what they're buying, and can easily find out how much
room a computer has on it for expansion of RAM or PCI cards.

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net is the global nexus for the Open Source community with more
than 110,000 Open Source projects and over 1. For more information about SRA see our web site at www.faronics.

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VA Software Corporation (NASDAQ: LNUX), a
leading provider of software, information and community support for IT and
development professionals, today announced that Ali Jenab, president and
CEO of VA Software will be presenting at the 2nd Annual Winter Technology
Conference Hosted by Security Research Associates (SRA).

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PRESS RELEASE VA Software to Present at Security Research Associates' 2nd Annual Winter Technology Conference

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