VA Software to Present at AeA Classic Financial Conference

Market Wire, October, 2006

VA Software Corporation (NASDAQ: LNUX), the online media, software, and e-commence leader in community-driven Open Source innovation, today announced that Ali Jenab, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Patty Morris, Chief Financial Officer, will present VA Software's corporate overview before investors at the AeA Classic Financial Conference on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 7 and 8, 2006 in Monterey, California.

To register, access the web cast link, or learn more, visit the AeA web page at http://www.aeanet.org/financialservices or VA Software's corporate events page at www.vasoftware.com

About VA Software Corporation

VA Software Corporation is the online media, software and e-commerce leader in community-driven Open Source innovation. VA Software is the parent company of OSTG, Inc. (Open Source Technology Group) and the creator of SourceForge. For company information, visit www.vasoftware.com

OSTG, Inc. (Open Source Technology Group) is the cornerstone of the Open Source movement and the leading online network for IT managers and development professionals. OSTG's technology-focused sites include Slashdot.org, SourceForge.net, ITManagersJournal.com, NewsForge.com, Linux.com and freshmeat.net. OSTG also owns ThinkGeek, Inc., the leading retailer for innovative technology products. The OSTG network serves over 30 million unique visitors a month*. For more information or to view the media kit online, visit www.ostg.com . (* Source: Google Analytics and Omniture, September 2006.)

SourceForge Enterprise Edition is the world's leading collaborative development application in use by many Global 1000 companies for optimizing and managing distributed development within the IT and software development organizations. For more information, visit www.vasoftware.com/sourceforge/index.php

Slashdot, freshmeat, ThinkGeek, and SouceForge.net are registered trademarks or trademarks of OSTG, Inc., in the United States and other countries. VA Software, SourceForge, and OSTG are trademarks or registered trademarks of VA Software Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks or product names are property of their respective owners.

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