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April 20, 2006 05:30 AM US Pacific Timezone

Intraware and Aspera Team to Deliver the Fastest, Most Secure and Cost-Effective Way to Deliver Digital Content

ORINDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 2006--Intraware, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITRA), the leading provider of electronic software and license delivery and management solutions, has teamed up with Aspera, Inc. to provide a high-speed file delivery service for the delivery of any digital content, but optimized for rich media content, designed for the movie production industry.

Aspera, Inc., the leader in the next generation of high-speed file transfer software and utilities, will provide the file transfer technology that will be fully-integrated with Intraware's SubscribeNet(R) hosted entitlement management service. The high-speed, secure content delivery service will be designed to offer unparalleled functionality including:

-- Publisher control over distribution of content to and through any channel;

-- Channel-branded web presence;

-- Superior transfer speeds at all phases of the delivery chain;

-- Entitlement-based access and usage tracking for all content;

-- Subscription or purchase-based delivery models;

-- Integration to a wide range of E-Commerce platforms;

-- Embedding and license fulfillment of any Digital Rights Management technology; and

-- Progressive playback for an advanced streaming video experience.

And, as a fully-managed software as a service (SaaS) solution, the high-speed file transfer service blends Intraware's deep expertise and experience in delivery of valuable digital content, high levels of end-user satisfaction, industry-leading service levels and scalability, and quick time-to-market.

"We are pleased to be partnering with Aspera to provide a more comprehensive high-speed file transfer service that easily and securely delivers large content internationally and meets the increasing demand by customers and partners for digital content," said Peter Jackson, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Intraware. "For the media and entertainment industry, the service will help to drive incremental revenue through Internet distribution and remove channel conflict through a channel-neutral third party."

Aspera President and Co-founder Michelle Munson said, "By incorporating Aspera's software transfer technology, proven for fast, predictable file transfer times at global distances, into the Intraware SubscribeNet service, we will be able to offer a turnkey solution that solves both the management and data transfer issues faced by the media and entertainment industry in delivering its content to channels and consumers around the world. We look forward to partnering with Intraware in anticipation of creating a unique and highly-needed solution."

About Aspera

Aspera, Inc. is a privately held, profitable, and rapidly growing technology development company based in Berkeley, California. Market-launched in 2004, Aspera's software products solve the fundamental problems of transferring bulk data (files, directories of files, and generally any large data sets) over the Internet and private IP networks. Aspera's patent-pending FASP transport technology eliminates the bottlenecks of conventional file transfer technologies and dramatically speeds file transfers, even over inherently unreliable international, satellite, and wireless links. The transfer speed adapts to use the available bandwidth and protect other traffic in automatic mode, while allowing the user to pre-set and change on-the-fly individual transfer rates and finish times. Aspera's software is deployed on six continents by major Hollywood studios, broadcasters, software and game publishers, government agencies and Fortune 500 companies. For more information, please see www.asperasoft.com.

About Intraware

Intraware, Inc. provides digital services that enable enterprise technology publishers to tie together licensing and software processes into a clean, simple customer experience. The Intraware SubscribeNet(R) service (patent pending) is a Web-based delivery and support solution that enables technology companies to deliver, track and manage the software, licenses and other digital content they distribute to their global customer bases. Intraware's digital delivery and management solutions power business-to-business technology providers including Progress Software Inc., Xilinx Inc., EMC Corporation, Sybase Inc., RSA Security Inc., and McKesson. Intraware is headquartered in Orinda, California and can be reached at 888-797-9773 or http://www.intraware.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the securities laws. These include forward-looking statements regarding the planned benefits of Aspera and Intraware creating a high-speed file delivery service for media content delivery, including the expected speed of the service, its compatibility with a broad range of Ecommerce platforms, and its overall performance. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in this news release include the possibility that the delivery service will not perform to the companies' expectations or the expectations of customers who purchase the service, unforeseen problems that could arise in the course of developing the new offering, and various other events, including macroeconomic changes, geopolitical events or other occurrences. Further information on other potential factors and risks that could affect Intraware is included in Intraware's Form 10-Q for the third quarter of the 2006 fiscal year filed with the SEC on January 9, 2006. Copies of this and other Intraware filings with the SEC are available from Intraware without charge or online at http://www.intraware.com. We expressly disclaim any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any changes in expectations, or any change in events or circumstances on which those statements are based, unless otherwise required by law.