Released on = April 6, 2006, 8:26 am

Press Release Author = ElcomSoft Co. Ltd.

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary =

Press Release Body = Contact:
Dmitry Harchenko, Marketing Director
pr@elcomsoft.com

ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. Attains Gold Certified Partner Status In Microsoft
Partner Program

MOSCOW, Russia - April 6, 2006 - ElcomSoft Co. Ltd., a specialist in password
recovery, today announced it has attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft
Partner Program with a competency in ISV/Software Solutions, recognizing ElcomSoft\'s
expertise and total impact in the technology marketplace. As a Gold Certified
partner, ElcomSoft has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven
ability to meet customers\' needs. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich
set of benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a competitive
advantage in the marketplace.

\"We are extremely pleased to have attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft
Partner Program. This allows us to clearly promote our expertise and relationship
with Microsoft to our customers,\" said Vladimir Katalov, CEO of ElcomSoft Co. Ltd.
\"The benefits provided through our Gold Certified status will allow us to continue
to enhance the offerings that we provide for customers.\"

\"Customers are looking for partner companies that can bridge the gap between their
business demands and technology capabilities. They need to trust in someone that can
act as an expert adviser for their long-term strategic technology plans. Microsoft
Gold Certified Partners, which have certified expertise and direct training and
support from Microsoft, can build a positive customer experience with our
technologies,\" said Allison Watson, vice president of the Worldwide Partner Sales
and Marketing Group at Microsoft Corp. \"Today, Microsoft recognizes ElcomSoft Co.
Ltd. as a new Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise in
providing customer satisfaction with Microsoft products and technology.\"

The Microsoft ISV/Software Solutions Competency recognizes the skill and focus
partners bring to a particular solution set. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners that
have obtained this competency have a successful record of developing and marketing
packed software based on Microsoft technologies.

\"Solutions Competencies are an important way for Microsoft to better enable ISVs to
meet customer needs,\" said Sanjay Parthasarathy, corporate vice president of the
Platform Strategy & Partner Group at Microsoft. \"They allow ISVs to keep and win
customers with their deep knowledge of solutions-based Microsoft platform
technologies. Microsoft has a long history of working closely with ISV partners to
help deliver compelling solutions and applications to our mutual customers, and the
Solutions Competencies are an important step in continuing to enhance vital
relationships with ISVs worldwide.\"

The Microsoft Partner Program was launched in December 2003 and represents
Microsoft\'s ongoing commitment to the success of partners worldwide. The program
offers a single, integrated partnering framework that recognizes partner expertise,
rewards the total impact that partners have in the technology marketplace, and
delivers more value to help partners\' businesses be successful.

Since 1990, ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. has been developing and marketing password recovery,
forensics, and security software for Windows. The company offers a comprehensive
line of password recovery and password auditing software for popular Microsoft,
Lotus, Corel and Adobe software, as well as dozens of popular email clients,
compression programs, instant messenger applications, and other applications.
ElcomSoft tools are used by most of the Fortune 500 corporations, many branches of
the military all over the world, foreign governments, and all major accounting
companies.

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For more information, press only:

Dmitry Harchenko, Marketing Director, Elcomsoft, pr@elcomsoft.com

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Contact Details = Address: Zvezdnyi blvd. 21, office 541, Moscow
Russian Federation

Phone Number: +7 495 974-1162
Email: support@elcomsoft.com