Connected Technology to be Featured in Quicken, QuickBooks and QuickTax Canada Products to Protect and Secure Customer Data

Business Wire, July 16, 2002

Business/Technology Editors

Millions of Quicken, QuickBooks and QuickTax Users Now Have Access to

Services that Automatically Protect Their Financial Records

Connected(TM) Corporation, the market-leading provider of PC data protection and management solutions, today announced it is working with Intuit Inc. to expand the availability of online backup and storage services for Intuit's Quicken(R) for Windows and QuickBooks(R) software users in the United States and Canada and its QuickTax(TM) customers in Canada. Previously, the service was only available to QuickBooks Basic and Pro users in the United States.

"Whether they are a consumer or small business, one thing all Intuit customers have in common is they use our products to help manage their critical financial data," said Terry Hicks, director of business development for Intuit. "Connected's technology gives our customers access to secure and convenient online backup and storage, helping to minimize the risk of losing data and eliminating the hassle of re-entering information."

Users of Intuit products can enjoy automatic data protection by purchasing and enrolling in the Connected service through the following options:

-- The Connected TLM data protection software is now available on the installation CD with the 2002 versions of QuickBooks Basic, QuickBooks Pro, QuickBooks Premier and QuickBooks Premier: Accountant Edition.

-- Customers using Quicken 2000, 2001 and 2002 editions for Windows can purchase and enroll in the online backup service, powered by Connected TLM by visiting www.connected.com/quicken.> -- QuickBooks, Quicken and QuickTax Canada users can backup their financial data or their entire computer system by purchasing and enrolling in the online backup service, powered by Connected TLM.

"By adding a data backup offering to its software, Intuit is at the forefront of companies that provide users with valuable services along with their core product," said Bob Brennan, CEO of Connected. "One of the best aspects of Connected's software is that it backs up key data without users having to do a thing. The service works automatically based on a user's desired preferences."

Availability

Intuit customers can activate, purchase and learn more about online backup offerings at the following URLs:

-- QuickBooks: http://www.intuit.com/canada/ quickbooks/backup.html

-- Quicken: www.quickenbackup.ca

-- QuickTax: www.quicktax.ca

- For Intuit Canada products:

-- QuickBooks: http://www.intuit.com/canada/ quickbooks/backup.html

-- Quicken: www.quickenbackup.ca

-- QuickTax: www.quicktax.ca

About Connected

Based in Framingham, Massachusetts, with multiple U.S. and international offices, Connected Corporation is the market-leading provider of PC data protection and management solutions, including secure backup and recovery, application self-healing, PC migration, and asset survey capabilities for enterprise desktop and mobile PCs. Connected's PC lifecycle management technology improves enterprise productivity by significantly reducing computer downtime, and the costs and burdens associated with managing PCs and their stored information assets. More than 400 of the world's largest corporations, including Cisco Systems, Citgo Petroleum, EMC, GAP, Goodrich and Hewlett-Packard, use the award-winning Connected TLM software. For more information visit www.connected.com or call 1-800-353-3078.

Connected and Connected TLM are trademarks of Connected Corporation.

Intuit, the Intuit logo, Quicken, QuickBooks, QuickBooks Pro, QuickBooks Premier and QuickTax, among others, are registered trademarks and/or registered service marks of Intuit Inc. in the United States and other countries. Other parties' trademarks or service marks are the property of their respective owners and should be treated as such.