Watsonville, CA - March 8, 2001 - Providing Windows(r) and Macintosh(r) users with StuffIt(tm), the most robust cross-platform compression solution, Aladdin Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aladdin Systems Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: ALHI), today announced its new partnership with Softline AG. Softline will carry the international versions of the Aladdin software product line for the European marketplace. As part of this distribution agreement, Softline AG has exclusive distribution for StuffIt for Windows in the following countries: France, Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands. Other Aladdin partners within those regions can purchase StuffIt for Windows through Softline as second tier distribution. "We think that StuffIt for Windows has huge potential in the European market," said Peer Blumenschein, Softline's CEO. "Its cross-platform functionality and superior compression rate makes it a very attractive product."