Power On Gift: Holiday Calendars for Now Up-to-Date

Columbus, Ohio - December 22, 2000 - Power On Software, Inc. announced
today that it had a special holiday present for users of Now Up-to-Date &
Contact, the best-selling PIM in the history of the Macintosh. Users of the
Eddy-award winning calendaring and contact management program can download
four new calendars at no charge. These include:

Weeks of the Year -- through 2001
US Holidays -- through 2005
Jewish Holidays -- through 2005
Canadian Holidays -- through 2005

The files can be downloaded from:

http://www.poweronsoftware.com/download/software/nowsoft/Holiday_Imports...
.hqx

John Wallace, President of Power On Software, stated, "We wish all Mac
users a very happy holiday season and hope you will accept this gift as a
token of our appreciation for helping make this past year Power On's best
ever."

Availability

Now Up-to-Date & Contact is distributed by Ingram Micro and is available
from resellers everywhere, including Datavision, J & R, The Computer
Store, CompUSA, ComputerWare, and MicroCenter. It is also available from
Macwarehouse, ClubMac, MacMall, and MacZone and e-tailers such as
Outpost.com and Buy.com. The product can also be downloaded from the Power
On Software Web site at:

http://www.poweronsoftware.com

About Power On Software

Power On Software, Inc. was founded in 1993 and has established itself as
the leader in utility and business productivity software. Power On is the
developer of the forthcoming MacWorld Best of Show award-winner, Rewind.
Power On also owns and develops Now Up-to-Date & Contact) and the ACTION
Utilities Collection, which have consistently garnered industry accolades,
including Product of the Year, multiple Editor's and Reader's Choice
honors, seven World Class Awards and back to back Eddy Award nominations.
Power On Software is also the developer of Now Planner for Macintosh and
Windows, DiskLock, On Guard for Macintosh and Windows, as well as Screen To
Screen and LAN Commander. Power On is committed to providing the highest
quality productivity software, with an emphasis on total customer
satisfaction.