Seagull Software Surpasses 2006 United Way Employee Campaign Goal in Four Hours

1 January 1970

Seagull Software (AEX: SEAGULL), a leading provider of high-performance solutions that transform legacy business applications into service-oriented architecture (SOA) assets, today announced it surpassed its employee United Way campaign goal for 2006 in just 4 hours after kicking-off the campaign. For the past five years, Seagull Software has sponsored a United Way campaign for U.S. employees, matching employee contributions fifty cents on the dollar. Contributions this year exceed the campaign goal by 56%.

"Social responsibility is an integral part of the company culture at Seagull Software, and I am really proud to say we knocked our United Way campaign goal out of the park this year," commented Don Addington, CEO and president. "Our employees are some of the most caring and giving people I have ever had the privilege to be associated with. They give selflessly of their time and their money to local community organizations throughout the year," he remarked.

Several years ago, Seagull Software decided to centralize its philanthropic efforts around the United Way to make the biggest impact, and to give back to the local communities that support its employees in Atlanta and other cities in the United States. "While 80% of our U.S. employees are Atlanta-based, we do have 20% of our team in other cities. The United Way enables them to direct their giving to their local communities," said Addington. According to local officials, 91 cents of every dollar contributed to the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta goes to the programs, with only 9 cents going to administration. "This is one of the reasons we support the United Way so enthusiastically," said Addington.

Seagull Software employees were honored to have a director from the Atlanta Children's Shelter, a United Way funding recipient, speak during the campaign kick-off breakfast. United Way's Bryan Vinson also motivated the employees by discussing the various agencies and organizations that are supported by charitable contributions from the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta.

United Way's mantra is they 'are the only place where all members of our community can come together to impact human care issues that are too big to solve alone.' By listening to the community, working with leaders and experts and enlisting community resources and support-the United Way organizations can facilitate services on a local community level. United Way constantly measures the results to make sure there is a lasting positive change for the local communities they serve.

Seagull Software employees also participated in TechBridge's Habitat for Humanity building project and the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program this year.

About Seagull Software

Seagull Software specializes in technology that transforms "legacy" applications into SOA-compliant Web services, helping enterprises achieve exponentially faster IT support for business change, governance and compliance. Our LegaSuite(R) software platform includes integration, GUI, workflow and terminal emulation technology. With LegaSuite, customers connect legacy applications on IBM mainframe, VME mainframe, System i5, UNIX/VT and Windows client/server platforms to the Web, to other middleware and to newer- generations of applications such as portals, CRM and SCM. LegaSuite is based on open standards including Web services, XML, J2EE and .NET. Powerful and innovative tools require no coding, which means rapid results, reduced risk and no maintenance burden. Committed to providing the best customer experience in the industry, Seagull Software's technology is in use in more than 8,000 business and government organizations worldwide, and by millions of end users. Seagull Software has direct operations in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, UK, France, and Germany, supplemented by distributors serving approximately 30 additional countries. For more information, visit http://www.seagullsoftware.com.

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