Press Release

Waltham, MA August 2, 2010 -- Permessa Corporation announced today a strategic partnership with GROUP Business Software. The partnership is based on synergies in both company's product lines and geographic strengths.

Like Permessa, GROUP has been serving the Lotus market for more than 15 years. GROUP's industry-leading iQ.Suite provides comprehensive email management, security and productivity capabilities that perfectly complement Permessa's extensive analytics and reporting tools for email, as well as Permessa’s monitoring solutions for Sametime and Domino Applications.

GROUP’s iQ.Suite e-mail security, e-mail compliance and e-mail archiving solutions enable processing, storage and management of e-mails - from creation to deletion. Important features in the product suite include virus and spam protection, data and content control, encryption, classification, automated archiving and intelligent location of e-mails and their attachments, and ensuring the highest security standard for corporate data.

In addition to the product synergies, this partnership will allow both parties to expand their local support for customers in the European and North American market. To learn more about GROUP's solutions, visit their website at: www.gbs.com