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ALADDIN EXPANDS CROSS-PLATFORM LEADERSHIP IN COMPRESSION TECHNOLOGIES 
WITH RELEASE OF BETAS OF STUFFIT FOR LINUX AND SOLARIS PLATFORMS

Linux And Solaris Users Can Now Take Advantage Of StuffIt(tm) 
Technology That Supports Multi-Format Compression And Decompression

Watsonville, CA - April 30, 2001- Driving towards development of a 
universal compression solution for all computing platforms and file 
types, Aladdin Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aladdin 
Systems Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: ALHI), today unveiled public beta 
versions of StuffIt(tm) its award-winning, powerful compression 
technology , and StuffIt Expander, a decompression utility, for 
Linux(R), including the popular Red Hat(R) operating system and Sun's 
Solaris operating systems.

"In this 'information age' businesses and consumers are challenged 
with sending and receiving files that come in a myriad of formats and 
from a variety of platforms," said David Polzine, StuffIt Linux/Unix 
product manager. "At Aladdin we recognize the growing role being 
played by Linux and Solaris, in the global exchange of information 
and believe StuffIt technology gives users a powerful tool to aid in 
this exchange."

StuffIt is the industry leader in cross-platform multi-format file 
compression. Wherever there is a need for compressing large files 
into smaller archives, whether to fit them on removable media, 
posting them to a web site, or sending them via email, or storing 
them on a server, StuffIt is the solution. On the other side, when 
downloading files from the Internet or receiving files via email, 
StuffIt gives users the power to expand and access any file type they 
receive.

Supported Formats:  StuffIt for Linux and Solaris can be utilized to 
create Zip, StuffIt, Binhex, MacBinary, Uuencode, Unix Compress, 
self-extracting archives for Windows or Macintosh platforms and it 
can be used to expand all of the above plus tar files, bzip, gzip, 
arj, lha, rar, BtoAtext and Mime.

Supported Platforms: In addition to the Solaris and Linux products 
released today, StuffIt is available for Windows and Macintosh 
environments.

Availability: The StuffIt public beta for Linux can be downloaded at: 
www.aladdinsys.com/StuffItLinux/, and StuffIt for Solaris beta can be 
downloaded at: http://www.aladdinsys.com/StuffItSolaris/ or at 
http://www.stuffit.com/.

About Aladdin Systems, Inc.: Helping Transmit, Access and Organize 
Information(tm) Founded in 1988, Aladdin Systems, Inc., a wholly 
owned subsidiary of Aladdin Systems Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: ALHI), is 
in its second decade of developing and publishing award-winning 
business and consumer products. Aladdin provides computing solutions 
that help people transmit, access and organize their information.

Aladdin is located at 245 Westridge Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076, 
USA; telephone: (831)761-6200; Fax: (831)761-6206. For more 
information about Aladdin, visit the company web site at: 
http://www.aladdinsys.com or e-mail: <info@aladdinsys.com>.

Forward Looking Statements: Any information contained within this 
news release which is not historical data may be deemed 
'forward-looking statements.' Factors which could cause actual 
results to vary materially from the future results covered in such 
forward-looking statements include competition and the management of 
our growth. Such forward-looking statements are subject to other 
risks and uncertainties, which are detailed in the Company's filings 
with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

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Aladdin Transporter, StuffIt, Aladdin Expander, DropStuff, DropZip, 
and the Aladdin Logo are trademarks of Aladdin Systems, Inc. Linux is 
a trademark of Linus Torvalds. Solaris is a trademark of Sun, Inc. 
All other products, brand names or companies are trademarks or 
registered trademarks of their respective companies.


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Jennifer Lyng
PR & Event Manager 		   email: jennifer@aladdinsys.com
Aladdin Systems, Inc. (OTC BB: ALHI) Phone: 831-768-3630 (direct)
245 Westridge Drive		   Fax: 831-761-6206
Watsonville, CA  95076  USA	   http://www.aladdinsys.com/

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