Softshare Launches New OutreachSystems Division for Its WebCATS Product Line

Santa Barbara, CA - December 17, 2008 - Softshare, a provider of e-commerce products and services since 1982, announced today the launch of a new division: OutreachSystems. This new division will head the WebCATS product line, which provides client activity tracking software and services to the business outreach program market.

OutreachSystems is a wholly owned division of Softshare, and will remain supported by the same individuals within Softshare, but because its client base has diverged so significantly from that of Softshare's e-commerce software suite, it was decided that WebCATS (and all the components and services that come with it) deserved unique attention and branding.

About Softshare/OutreachSystems
Since 1989, Softshare has provided client activity tracking software to economic outreach programs such as PTACs (Procurement Technical Assistance Centers) and SBDCs (Small Business Development Centers). Over the last 20 years, this software has evolved from DOS based (DOS CATS) to Web based (WebCATS) and today, serves hundreds of business outreach programs across the United States. Via WebCATS' various add-on components, programs can provide bid matching services and online support to clients, as well as be in full compliance with SBA's EDMIS reporting requirements and the requirements of other funding agencies.