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NEWS
RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sam
Ash Music To Begin Selling FreeHand Systems’ MusicPad Pro®.
Leading
Musical Instrument Retailer Begins Selling FreeHand Systems’
Products in New York City Area Stores with Expansion to Follow.
LOS
ALTOS, Calif. – July 18, 2006 –FreeHand Systems, Inc.,
wholly owned subsidiary of FreeHand Systems International, Inc.
(OTC:FSYI), announced today that its products, including its flagship
product, the MusicPad Pro®, are now available for sale at Sam
Ash Music Stores in New York City and Long Island. In addition,
the Sam Ash Web store (www.samash.com)
will be selling the MusicPad Pro online. Following a successful
launch in these stores, Sam Ash expects to roll out MusicPad Pro
sales in all of its 45 stores. FreeHand Systems is the elite digital
music company whose revolutionary technology is shaping the future
of the distribution and performance of sheet music.
“Sam
Ash Music is a leader in musical instrument and accessory retailing
and we are pleased that our products will now be available in these
stores,” said Kim Lorz, CEO of FreeHand Systems. “Distribution
at Sam Ash Music, the second largest musical instrument retailer,
will provide more local distribution for our products as we continue
to expand our retailer distribution channel to every area of the
country.”
FreeHand
Systems, Inc. (www.freehandsystems.com),
a wholly owned subsidiary of Freehand Systems International, Inc.
(FSYI), is the global leader in digital sheet music publishing and
is the manufacturer of the first digital music tablet, the MusicPad
Pro® Plus. The pad provides innovative technology to the music
industry for displaying and publishing digitally delivered sheet
music. The company’s digital sheet music website (www.freehandmusic.com)
offers over 85,000 titles for digital download and transfer to the
MusicPad Pro.
Sam
Ash Music Stores, "The World's Favorite Music Store®,"
has 45 Musical Instrument Megastores located in Arizona, New York,
New Jersey, Connecticut, California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida,
Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, Nevada, Tennessee, Texas and
Virginia. Sam Ash stores have been offering professional service,
incredible selection and super low prices since 1924.
Investor
Contact:
650-941-0742 (Investor Relations)
investorrelations@freehandsystems.com
Media
Contact: Clyde Beswick, VP Marketing
FreeHand Systems, Inc.
95 First Street, Suite 200
Los Altos, CA 94022
310.275.9269
cbeswick@freehandsystems.com
Note
to editors: For additional information visit FreeHand System’s
website, www.freehandsystems.com. FreeHand Systems, Inc., MusicPad
Pro®, MusicPad Pro® Plus, MusicPad Maestro™ are trademarks
of FreeHand Systems, Inc.
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This
press release contains forward-looking information within the meaning
of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), including statements regarding potential
sales, the success of the company's business, as well as statements
that include the word "believe" or similar expressions.
Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of FreeHand Systems International, Inc.
to differ materially from those implied or expressed by such forward-looking
statements. Such factors include, among others, the risk factors
included in FreeHand Systems International, Inc.'s Annual Report
and any subsequent reports filed with the SEC under the Exchange
Act. This press release speaks as of the date first set forth above
and FreeHand System International, Inc. assumes no responsibility
to update the information included herein for events occurring after
the date hereof. Actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated due to factors such as the lack of capital, timely development
of products, inability to deliver products when ordered, inability
of potential customers to pay for ordered products, and political
and economic risks inherent in international trade.
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