United States District Court Issues a Favorable Claim Construction Ruling

VANCOUVER, March 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - Absolute® Software Corporation (TSX: ABT), the industry standard for persistent endpoint security and management solutions for computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones, today announced it has received a favorable court ruling in patent litigation against World Computer Security Corp. and Front Door Software Corp. The court construed the disputed terms favorably to Absolute Software's position.

In February 2014, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (Austin Division) issued a ruling that interpreted the claims of Absolute's United States patents 6,244,758 and 6,300,863. These patents cover different aspects of an agent in an electronic device that transmits location information, such as one or more global communication links, to a remote host. As detailed in the patents, the agent may be programmed to operate automatically, silently and without visual signals, and may also evade detection.

In an attempt to bolster their non-infringement theories, World Computer Security Corp. and Front Door Software Corp. placed particular emphasis on certain terms. First, they sought to limit "one or more of the global network communication links" to the specific "traceroute" functionality, which is only one of many different embodiments described in Absolute's patents. Similarly, they demanded that the "agent" be always stealthy, which represents only a subset of many different embodiments described in the patents. The Court rejected their proposed constructions. The Court has ordered the parties to meet and confer to attempt to settle the case.

"We are pleased by the court's ruling and we remain committed to protecting - and when necessary - taking action to enforce our patent and intellectual property rights," said Errol Olsen, Interim CEO at Absolute Software. "We have invested significant resources to design and market our unique endpoint technology, so it's imperative that we assert our rights whenever we are challenged."

Absolute Software currently holds 43 patents within the US, Canada, UK, Germany, Australia, Japan, Mexico and Russia, with 118 pending patent applications.

About Absolute Software
Absolute Software Corporation (TSX: ABT) is the industry standard in persistent endpoint security and management for computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones. The Company, a leader in device security and management tracking for 20 years, has over 30,000 commercial customers worldwide. Absolute's solutions - Computrace®, Absolute Manage®, Absolute Service, Absolute Secure Drive, and Absolute LoJack® - provide organizations with actionable intelligence to prove compliance, securely manage BYOD, and deliver comprehensive visibility and control over all of their devices and data. Absolute is positioned on two Gartner, Inc. Magic Quadrants - the Magic Quadrant for Client Management Tools and the Magic Quadrant for Mobile Device Management Software. Absolute is one of only four vendors to be recognized on both Magic Quadrants based on providing customers with the ability to secure and manage many different types of devices using a single solution. Absolute persistence technology is embedded in the firmware of computers, netbooks, tablets and smartphones by global leaders, including Acer, ASUS, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, Motion, Panasonic, Samsung, and Toshiba, and the Company has reselling partnerships with these OEMs and others, including Apple. For more information about Absolute Software, visit www.absolute.com.

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©2014 Absolute Software Corporation. All rights reserved. Computrace and Absolute are registered trademarks of Absolute Software Corporation. LoJack is a registered trademark of LoJack Corporation, used under license by Absolute Software Corporation. LoJack Corporation is not responsible for any content herein. U.S. patents No. 5,715,174, No. 5,764,892, No. 5,802,280, No. 5,896,497, No. 6,087,937, No. 6,244,758, No. 6,269,392, No. 6,300,863, No. 6,507,914, No. 7,818,557, No. 7,818,803, No. 7,945,709, No. 8,062,380, No. 8,234,359, No. 8,241,369, No. 8,307,055, No. 8,332,953, No. 8,346,234, No. 8,362,901, No. 8,418,226, No. 8,419,806, No. 8,441,348, No. 8,510,825, No. 8,556,991, No. 8,566,961, No. 8,606,971 and No. 8,625,799. Canadian patents No. 2,211,735, No. 2,284,806, No. 2,205,370, No. 2,771,208 and No. 2,733,222. U.K. patents No. EP0793823, No. GB2298302, and No. GB2338101. German patent No. 69512534. Australian patent No. 699045. Japanese patents No. 4067035, No. 5220924 and No. 5363305. Mexican patents No. 297,406 and No. 306,287. Russian patent No. 2,460,220. The Toronto Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved of the information contained in this news release.

SOURCE Absolute Software Corporation

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