ACTIVE 24; A LEADING INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER IN EUROPE; INTRODUCES THE QBU™ ONLINE BACKUP AND RESTORE SERVICES TO ITS SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESS SUBSCRIBERS
September 2004
Tel Aviv, Israel –September 2004– BIS Advanced Software Systems Ltd., a veteran developer of data management software solutions and Active 24, a pan-European provider of Internet-related services announced the launch of a new service Active 24 subscribers – online backup and restore of the subscribers data to Active 24 remote servers.

Active 24 online backup and restore service is made possible by QBU™, BIS latest software solution. This service offers residential and small business subscribers the ability to back up their essential data from laptops, desktops and even their servers. The backups are encrypted for security purposes and are transmitted via Internet lines to safe and secure backup servers located at Active 24’s server farm. Active 24 larger business subscribers will be offered a self-contained backup service that is dedicated to each business entity. Active 24 selected QBU™ after a careful evaluation process that placed as top priorities the systems security, reliability, efficiency, and user friendliness, among other stringent guidelines.

QBU™ is an online data protection and disaster recovery solution used by ISP’s, ASP’s and enterprises to backup data to remote locations and allow for an effective restore in a matter of minutes. Unlike leading backup tools, QBU™ is very efficient in terms of storage, bandwidth and CPU requirements, transforming backup and restore into a fast, effective and affordable service. QBU™s differentiation is based on its high security level and its core TransFast™ technology that enables byte-comparison, instead of block-comparison, when creating backup "delta" files. Byte comparison means that the generated "delta" files are exceptionally small and can be transmitted easily to be stored in the main data repository, where each users data is stored in separate and fully secured vaults, from which he may retrieve any file or directory at all times.

Jan Sverre Larsen, General Manager Northern Europe of Active 24, commented that, "More than ever, private and business data is in danger, and there is a growing awareness for disaster recovery solutions. As such, there is a real and immediate need for automatic backup of essential data to a remote and secure site." He further added, "Deployment of QBU™ offers our business customers a reliable effective backup with advanced restore capabilities, while maintaining our customers high security requirements."

Moti Miron, CEO of BIS Advanced Software Systems, remarked "We are encouraged to see the growing need for online back up and that Active 24 selected QBU for its service. We are confident that their subscribers will realize that this new service may mean the difference between having their computers data safe and secure, and losing it all during disaster.

About BIS BIS Advanced Software Systems Ltd. has been developing and marketing powerful high-end data management solutions since 1987. BIS is currently developing solutions that revolutionize information disaster recovery and data distribution processes based on the Companys innovative TransFast™ byte-comparison technology, which is protected by close to 50 patents -- QBU™ is an online backup and restore with unparalleled storage and bandwidth efficiency for ISP’s, ASP’s and enterprises; QDL™ is a data transfer and distribution software tool that can trim bandwidth and server requirements of massive content and data distribution by 90% or more. In previous years, BIS achieved global exposure from its deployment and marketing of InterEST™, an open-standard e-Business integration tool, and Net-Pass™, a fast and efficient legacy data access solution. For further information visit www.bis-solutions.com. More information on B.I.S. Advanced Software Systems LTD. and our product range is available at www.bis-solutions.com Press Contact: Marketing Manager, Hillel Horovitz B.I.S. Advanced Software Systems LTD. Tel.: +972 (0) 3- 7111300 Email: Hillel@bis-solutions.com

About Active 24 Active 24 is a leading network-independent, pan-European provider of Internet hosting services. The company focuses on providing small and medium-sized companies (SME’s) with complete and cost efficient Internet solutions that combine relevant, scalable and standardised products and exceptional user-friendliness. More than 250 000 customers can testify that Active 24 provides round-the-clock powerful hosting – surprisingly easily. By addressing basic business requirements, Active 24 provides its customers with the opportunity to switch focus from network problems to business opportunities. Active 24 has corporate headquarters in Oslo, Norway and offices in the UK, Sweden, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. Active 24 has a virtual presence in 13 markets in Europe.

Press Contact: Janne Syversen, Active 24, Tel: +47 21 93 30 00: + E-mail: janne.syversen@active24.com