BVRP Software & Avanquest Join Forces at CeBIT, Hall 15 Booth D66 - March 10-16, 2005

Business Wire, Feb 28, 2005

SAN MATEO, Calif. & DENVER -- BVRP Software:

--BVRP launches Mobileffects content download site, and exhibits enhanced version of Award-winning Mobile PhoneTools(R);

--Avanquest announces the launch of Avanquest Online and introduces new retail titles

BVRP Software, a leading global developer of innovative software, and its Avanquest global software publishing subsidiary, will join forces at the CeBIT Show, in Hanover, Germany, March 10-16 (Hall 15 Booth D66). Offering one of the industry's broadest ranges of software, the joint exhibit includes enhancements to BVRP's renowned family of mobility, productivity and utilities applications together with premium titles for the global PC market published by Avanquest, which operates in territories responsible for 90% of the world's software sales.

Highlights of the BVRP-Avanquest exhibit include a new version of BVRP's award-winning PC-cellular convergence program, Mobile PhoneTools, and the European launch of Mobileffects.com, BVRP's mobile content download site, offering ringtones, wallpapers, screen savers, games and much more. Avanquest will announce the launch of Avanquest Online, its new international online sales site, and unveil several new titles destined for retail shelves in Europe, U.S. and other markets.

"This year at CeBIT, our commitment to driving software innovation in multiple categories through all distribution channels, from OEM to retail and web, will be very evident," said Bruno Vanryb, Chairman & CEO, BVRP. "From the new version of Mobile PhoneTools to our strong new brand, Mobileffects, in the rapidly growing mobile content market, to powerful creative tools for digital media enthusiasts and the newest solutions for protecting consumers on the Web, the industry will have a chance to see it all in our exhibit."

Here is a glimpse of products that will highlight the CeBIT exhibit:

Mobile PhoneTools -- Increasing Multimedia

With about 10 million copies sold, BVRP's Mobile PhoneTools is the world's leading PC-Cellular convergence software. The 2005 version integrates innovative functions like multimedia, Wi-Fi, 3G, Smartphone-support and Bluetooth capacities making it possible to create solutions that fully meet the needs of BVRP's various OEM clients: telephone manufacturers, carriers, and manufacturers of mobile accessories. With Mobile PhoneTools, users can now apply a wide range of special effects to their images, sounds (mixing console) and video MMS. The new edition also makes it possible to automatically access content download sites online.

Mobile PhoneTools Offers Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity, Smartphone compatibility

With BVRP Connection Manager, Mobile PhoneTools is capable of connecting to WiFi and 3G networks as well as the "classic" networks (2G and 2.5G, and offers intelligent functions for roaming and fallback to the best available network (Wi-Fi, UMTS, EGDE, GPRS, GSM, EvDEO, 1xRTT, CDMA). The new version also introduces compatibility with devices using the world's leading "Smartphone" platform, Symbian OS, including all high-end handsets of Motorola, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson.

Mobile PhoneTools Integrates Bluetooth for Greater Comfort

Mobile PhoneTools simplifies the Bluetooth connection for the user. New functions rely on Bluetooth properties to allow automatic synchronization between the user's telephone and PC. Equipped with an updated, original-design interface and powerful technical functions, the Mobile PhoneTools software suite is still just as easy to use.

Mobileffects

BVRP's new addition to the roster of independent mobile content stores on the Web, http://www.mobileffects.com offers an extensive library of premium content adapted for a worldwide audience, including thousands of ringtones and 30 different categories of wallpapers, screensavers, images, video clips and mobile games. The site can deliver content through most major mobile carriers in the US, Europe and Asia, including Vodafone, Cingular (AT&T Wireless) and Orange. The site also allows mobile users to customize and send personal photos from their PC to their mobile phones.

Avanquest Online

The BVRP Software group, which does close to 5% of its sales on the Internet through its various regional sites, is launching Avanquest Online worldwide, part of a strategy for dynamic growth of its online sales in 2005. Based on a powerful e-commerce platform developed entirely by the group, Avanquest Online will make available for download - in the form of a unified software catalogue - all the software products published by Avanquest, the international publishing network created by BVRP Software.

Avanquest Publishing

Through global publishing services and local expertise, Avanquest offers top-selling software products to customers around the world. Software developers work with Avanquest to achieve global sales goals for their products. Consumers trust Avanquest to deliver quality products.

About BVRP Software

Based in France, with U.S. operations headquartered in San Mateo, California and Denver, Colorado, the BVRP Software Group is a worldwide leading publisher of communications and mobility software and a major provider of personal and professional software designed for utilities, office productivity and multimedia. Founded in 1984, BVRP Software celebrated 20 years of innovation in 2004. BVRP products are marketed in over 100 countries, through e-commerce, OEM partnerships and IT resellers. In June 2003, BVRP Group formed Avanquest Global Software Publishing, http://www.avanquest.com, a coalition of software publishers offering worldwide publishing resources to software developers everywhere. The group posts revenue of EUR 57M in 2004 with operating profits above 11% (non audited figures - final 2004 annual results published on March 21, 2005). Listed on Euronext (ISIN FR0004026714) since December 1996, BVRP Software is part of the NextEconomy segment and the SBF 250 index. Additional information on BVRP is available at http://www.bvrp.com.