Phoenix Technologies Ltd. Signs 500 Channel Partners to Trusted Partner Network Program; Endpoint Security and Availability Offerings Provide Partners With Incremental Revenue and Value-Added Capabilities

Business Wire, April 11, 2006

MILPITAS, Calif. -- Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:PTEC) today announced that 500 solution providers and value-added resellers (VARs) have joined the Phoenix Trusted Partner Network to provide unique endpoint security and availability software and services to new and existing customers. The global program provides Phoenix partners with all the tools and resources needed to expand revenue and offer a strong value proposition to their customers. The Phoenix family of endpoint applications, which includes Recover Pro(TM), TrustConnector(TM) and ImageCast(R), are entirely complementary to existing products.

"Enterprise and government providers want to complement and expand their endpoint security and availability offerings and are looking for software vendors that are committed to fostering, promoting and driving partner sales through channel partners," said Albert E. Sisto, president and CEO, Phoenix Technologies Ltd. "This 500-member milestone demonstrates early success for the Phoenix Trusted Partner Network and our growth in these new markets."

Helio Solutions, a premier technology integrator and data center solutions provider for all-sized companies, ranging from technology-centric small businesses to Fortune 1000 companies, is the 500th member of the Phoenix Trusted Partner Network program. Helio Solutions focuses on delivering highly available, high-performing data center solutions that maximize its customers' IT investments and meet short- and long-term business needs.

"We are excited in becoming Phoenix's 500th Trusted Partner Network Member and look forward to the benefits such a partnership program can provide a technology integrator like Helio," said Bill Lopez, CIO/CSO for Helio Solutions. "In addition to integrating Phoenix's applications into our go-to-market technology and services portfolio, we are also evaluating their technology for possible deployment within our own corporation."

The Phoenix Trusted Partner Network is uniquely designed to help providers develop new endpoint security and availability revenue and profit opportunities while working with a vendor committed to delivering software and services exclusively through channel partners. Phoenix provides partners with all the sales, marketing, training and technical resources and tools necessary to deliver strategic value to customers through its Trusted Partner Network Channel Portal including the Phoenix Online Training Center. Partners qualify for access to specific program offerings based upon their level of commitment to developing Phoenix product expertise and investment in sales and technical training.

Daly Computers, the first partner in the Phoenix Trusted Partner Network, is a long-term member of the VAR 500 and holds a federal GSA Schedule and several government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs). Daly serves as a key supplier of IT infrastructure solutions and supporting software to numerous public sector clients, including the states of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Florida and Illinois. "Phoenix solutions, such as Recover Pro and TrustConnector, complement our prior endpoint security and recovery offerings and allow us to provide additional value to our government and education customers," said Ryan Yu, president of Daly Computers. "The Trusted Partner Network program was especially attractive to us because Phoenix combines years of industry leadership with a commitment to only sell its endpoint applications through channel partners."

For more information on the Phoenix Trusted Partner Network, including membership opportunities, please visit: http://partners.phoenix.com.

About Helio Solutions, Inc.

Helio Solutions is a premier technology integrator and data center solutions provider for all-sized companies, ranging from technology-centric small businesses to Fortune 1000 companies. Helio Solutions provides unparalleled products and expertise to deliver highly available, high-performing data center solutions that maximize its customers' IT investments and meet short- and long-term business needs. Helio Solutions is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA with offices in San Jose, CA; San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA; and Scottsdale, AZ. For more information, call 866-44-HELIO or visit www.heliosolutions.com.

About Daly Inc.

Daly, Inc. founded in 1987, is a systems integrator and enterprise solution provider. The headquarters is located Clarksburg, Maryland with satellite offices in Virginia, Florida, Pennsylvania, Washington State, and Illinois. Daly specializes in providing IT equipment and professional services for federal government agencies, state and local governments, K-12 and higher education, local, regional and national organizations and commercial businesses. Additional information on Daly and its services and capabilities are available at www.daly.com.

About Phoenix Technologies Ltd.

Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:PTEC) is a global market leader in device-defining software that assures endpoint confidence, from the start. The company first established dominant industry leadership 26 years ago with BIOS software, currently has over one billion products deployed and continues to ship in over 100 million new systems each year. From this unique foundation of core system level expertise and firmware offering the highest levels of reliability, Phoenix has created a portfolio of innovative software products that simply and easily identify and restore devices, thereby ensuring unparalleled endpoint security and availability.