Zephyr Announces Business Partners in Germany and South Africa

) December 14, 2008 -- Following the establishment of its UK branch earlier this year, Zephyr are pleased to confirm international business partner contracts for Germany and South Africa. The new business partners will distribute the Zephyr PASSPORT family of terminal emulation products.

In Germany, Zephyr is represented by UBS Hainer GmbH (www.ubs-hainer.com), who manages and supports PASSPORT products at such customer accounts as Allianz Suisse, Daimler Bank AG and Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW).

We have a wealth of current international customers and many new prospects that we feel will benefit from having fully trained partners in their own countries

Familiarity with local business practices and the ability to support the Zephyr products and business model is essential

We really want to send a clear message to international organizations that use Attachmate®, MicroFocus® (formerly NetManage®), IBM® and other terminal emulation products: Zephyr can save you substantial sums of money with an easy and transparent change to PASSPORT

In South Africa, Zephyr is represented by JMR Software Ltd (www.jmr.co.za), who supports Zephyr products at First National Bank (FNB), Business Connexion (BCX), Cadiz and others.

"We have a wealth of current international customers and many new prospects that we feel will benefit from having fully trained partners in their own countries" said Russell Martin, Zephyr Vice-President Sales and Marketing. "Familiarity with local business practices and the ability to support the Zephyr products and business model is essential".

"We really want to send a clear message to international organizations that use Attachmate®, MicroFocus® (formerly NetManage®), IBM® and other terminal emulation products: Zephyr can save you substantial sums of money with an easy and transparent change to PASSPORT", Martin continued.

PASSPORT 2009 is slated for release in January and will have localized language support for the Italian, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese markets.

The Zephyr UK branch office, which is responsible for all international account management, is currently establishing additional business partner contracts in Brazil and Portugal and seeks new partners in other key countries in the South American, EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. If you are interested in becoming a representative, please contact us via our website at http://www.zephyrcorp.com.

About Zephyr

Zephyr Development Corporation is a highly respected developer of advanced terminal emulation and host integration solutions for Microsoft Windows.

Founded in 1985, the full service, web-based company offers desktop terminal emulation, browser- based terminal emulation and host integration software, allowing organizations to access IBM mainframe (3270), AS/400 (5250) and DEC UNIX (VT, SCO ANSI and Wyse) applications from a Microsoft Windows platform.

Zephyr has an impressive client list that includes many notable U.S. and international firms and organizations, including Banco BPI, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Canon, Daimler Bank AG, First National Bank South Africa, Huntington Bank, LBBW, Nationwide Insurance, Otis Elevator, Progressive Insurance, Saks Fifth Avenue, State of California, Wachovia, U.S. Bank and many others.

Zephyr is a Microsoft Certified Solution Partner, a member of the Microsoft Developer Network, an IBM Partner in Development, a Cisco Enterprise Associate, a Citrix Premier Partner and a developer in good standing with many third party software companies.

Trademarks

PASSPORT PC TO HOST®, PASSPORT WEB TO HOST® and PASSPORT Host Integration Objects are registered trademarks of Zephyr Development Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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