STAMPEDE TECHNOLOGIES' TURBOGOLD ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY IS FINALIST FOR 2002 LOTUS BEACON AWARD

Leading Accelerator Software Provider Demonstrates New Capabilities; Named Finalist for Best Tool/Utility

(DAYTON, OHIO-February 11, 2002)—Stampede Technologies, Inc. announced today that its premier product, TurboGold, was named as a finalist for the 2002 Lotus Beacon Awards at the Lotusphere show last week. TurboGold, the leading accelerator software for IBM Lotus Notes® and IBM Lotus Domino™ enterprises, was named as a finalist for "Best Tool/Utility Solution." This is the third straight year that Stampede has been recognized, winning in this category in 2001, and being named a finalist in 2000.

The Beacon Awards, which are given in recognition of Lotus Business Partners that have excelled in leading the industry by providing expertise and quality products, solutions and services to customers, were announced on January 27 at the Lotusphere 2002 Business Development Day.

"There are more than 60 products in this category. It's a tribute to the continuing power of the TurboGold product that it's been one of the final three for three years in a row, winning in one of those years," said Gordon Dorworth, president and CEO of Stampede Technologies, Inc. "In this uncertain economic environment there is a higher demand for an immediate return on IT investments. Lotus users are looking to get more out of their computing environment. TurboGold provides this quick ROI by aggressively extending the collaboration capabilities of those enterprises that have wisely invested in Lotus Notes and Lotus Domino."

TurboGold has become well-known as a cost-effective way for IBM Lotus Notes and IBM Lotus Domino enterprises to provide its users with greatly increased performance through a unique combination of compression, caching and streaming technologies. Such TurboGold users as IBM, American General Finance, Strategic Decisions Group, Red Wing Shoes and ONDEO Nalco have realized Lotus Notes performance increases by factors of five times or more.

About Stampede Technologies, Inc.
Stampede Technologies, Inc. is the leading developer and provider of advanced, cost-effective software solutions for accelerating information throughout an enterprise. Stampede Technologies develops and markets the patented TurboGold family of software products, which accelerates IBM Lotus Notes and IBM Lotus Domino performance by up to five times lowering telecommunication costs, increasing productivity and improving bandwidth, all resulting in lower cost of ownership and rapid ROI. Stampede Technologies, based in Dayton, Ohio, is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.stampede.com.

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