Press Release

Diane Hagan
BASCOM
(631) 434-6600
media@bascom.com

BASCOM Debuts New Appliance to Solidify Its Holistic Approach to Internet Content Management

Hauppauge, New York - June 14, 2007—BASCOM, a leading software development company specializing in Internet content management solutions for schools, libraries, and organizations, today proudly unveils the release of a preconfigured, branded software appliance to reduce application efforts. Designed to simplify deployment by optimizing software prior to installation, this new appliance further exemplifies BASCOM's dedication to delivering a complete, holistic approach to Internet management solutions.

By providing our users with the convenience of purchasing a preloaded solution on an optimized appliance, BASCOM becomes a single point-of-contact and streamlines installation. "This announcement is a major accomplishment for BASCOM," states Bob DeRosa, BASCOM's Chief Technology Officer. "It extents our offerings and provides our customers with the convenience of purchasing a complete, end-to-end solution."

The following BASCOM solutions are now available on the new preconfigured appliance: Global Chalkboard solution for K-12 schools, AME for Libraries, and Frontera for service providers.

About the Global Chalkboard
BASCOM's Global Chalkboard is an innovative and flexible teaching tool that uses the Internet for learning. The Global Chalkboard provides immediate access to educational Web sites and builds Web-enriched lessons mapped to curriculum goals and state standards.

The Global Chalkboard is both flexible and easy to use. It offers a novice user immediate access to educational sites with the Web Library; it offers an intermediate user prepackaged, ready-to-use BASCOM lessons; and it offers an advanced user a method of building their own, Web-based lessons using the Global Chalkboard's Lesson Creator.

About BASCOM
BASCOM Global Internet Services, Inc. is a software development company specializing in curriculum-based, Internet management solutions for K-12 schools. From our beginning in 1996, BASCOM has focused on producing, next-generation, curriculum tools for the K-12 education market.

BASCOM's goal is to help children become successful learners by safely extracting the educational content of the Web. This is accomplished by building Internet teaching tools based on input we've received from K-12 educators. We are constantly adapting our products to meet the changing needs of today's teachers.

BASCOM is a privately held company located in Hauppauge, New York. For more information, visit www.bascom.com