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Micro Center to Test Market Heartsoft's Internet Safari in Retail Computer Department Stores

Business Wire, April 9, 2001

Business Editors

TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-April 9, 2001--Heartsoft, Inc. (OTCBB:HTSF) reported today that computer retailer Micro Center, a subsidiary of Micro Electronics, Inc., will conduct a retail test marketing of Internet Safari(R) in three of Micro Center's 18 retail computer stores.

Micro Center has placed a small stocking order for Internet Safari in its current retail packaging for Micro Center stores in Fairfax, Virginia, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Dallas, Texas.

"Micro Center has taken the lead in bringing Internet Safari to home users," said Ms. Nita Seng, VP, Sales and Marketing. "We are excited about Internet Safari being included in Micro Center's test program."

Internet Safari is expected to be available on the shelves of participating Micro Center stores during the week of April 15, 2001.

About Micro Center

Established in 1979, Micro Center has steadily grown to become one of the largest computer retail companies in the United States. Micro Center is a subsidiary of Micro Electronics, Inc., which is a privately held company, located in Columbus, Ohio. Micro Electronics, Inc. ranked 145 on Forbes 1999 list of Top Private Companies.

For more information about Micro Center and Micro Electronics, Inc. please visit their websites: www.microcenter.com and www.microelectronics.com.

About Internet Safari

Internet Safari(R) is a secure, children's browser designed to provide young children with a safe and exciting Internet surfing experience while being engaged in a fun-filled jungle-theme setting. Through the incorporation of material provided by a hand-selected group of premium content providers and the iSafari Outpost page, young children will find it easier to visit web sites that have been approved by parents and educators. Parents can now have ease of mind when their children surf the Internet with Internet Safari's integrated security protocols and patent-pending graphic image analysis and detection routines.

About Heartsoft, Inc.

Heartsoft, Inc. publishes and distributes Internet and multimedia educational software products for early-learning students to schools and homes nationwide.

The Company's educational software products, as well as Internet Safari, operate on both Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) Windows 95/98/2000(R) and Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) iMac(R) and G3 and G4 Macintosh(R) platforms.

Internet Safari(R) will offer parents and educators a secure and safe alternative to such adult browsers as Microsoft's Internet Explorer(R) and Netscape's (NYSE:AOL) Navigator(R)/Communicator(R). Heartsoft's support of Microsoft Windows 2000 significantly expands the Company's ability to support hardware manufacturers such as Dell (Nasdaq:DELL) and Gateway (NYSE:GTW).

Headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Heartsoft, Inc. may be visited online at http://www.heartsoft.com, http://www.isafari.com, and http://www.thinkology.com.

The Company's plans, estimates, and beliefs concerning the future contained in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially due to a variety of factors.

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