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WestMontreal, QcWednesday, May 6, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.Management will be available to speak with the media immediatelyfollowing the meeting.WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE.Stella-Jones Inc. (TSX: SJ) is a leading North American producer andmarketer of industrial pressure treated wood products, specializing inthe production of railway ties and timbers as well as wood poles suppliedto electrical utilities and telecommunications companies. The Companyalso provides treated consumer lumber products and customized services tolumber retailers and wholesalers for outdoor applications. Other productsinclude marine and foundation pilings, construction timbers, highwayguardrail posts and treated wood for bridges.

The Company's common sharesare listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.Visit our website: WILL HOLD A CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS ITS FIRST QUARTERRESULTSOPEN TO:Analysts, investors and all interested partiesDATE: Wednesday, May 6th, 2009TIME: 1:30 PM Eastern TimeCALL: 1-800-814-4890THE PRESS RELEASE WILL BE PUBLISHED BEFORE MARKET OPENS THE DAY OF THECONFERENCE CALL THROUGH MARKETWIRE.Please dial in 15 minutes before the conference begins.If you are unable to call in at this time, you may access a taperecording of the meeting by calling 1-877-289-8525 and entering thepasscode 21304594# on your phone. This tape recording will be availableon Wednesday, May 6, 2009 as of 3:30 PM until 11:59 PM on Wednesday, May13, 2009.MEDIA WISHING TO QUOTE AN ANALYST SHOULD CONTACT THE ANALYST PERSONALLYFOR PERMISSION.Contacts:MaisonBrisonMartin GouletCFA514-731-0000Copyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-. TORONTO, ONTARIO, Apr 29 (MARKET WIRE) -- Softchoice Corporation (TSX: SO) today announced the release of theCompany's first annual Corporate Sustainability Report. The report wascreated in accordance with the guidelines established by the GlobalReporting Initiative (GRI) - considered the international standard forthe transparent and reliable reporting of economic, environmental andsocial performance indicators.

Softchoice is the first Value AddedReseller in North America to produce a report that meets the GRIstandards."This report is a major milestone in the execution of the sustainabilitystrategy we outlined one year ago," said David MacDonald, President andCEO of Softchoice. "Being the first VAR in North America to issue areport like this underscores our commitment to becoming the greenestend-to-end provider of IT solutions in our industry. But more importantthan industry firsts, it is our hope that others will follow as we workto put IT at the forefront of sustainable business."It is estimated that the global use of technology generates as much inthe way of greenhouse gas emissions as the entire aviation industry. Inaddition to rising energy demand, as capital spending on ITinfrastructure has increased, so too has the amount of electronic wasteentering landfills as old systems are replaced with newer, more powerfulmodels.

Softchoice's 2008 Sustainability Report details the Company'sefforts to address these issues through end-user awareness campaigns andinnovative online tools that make it simple to search for and compare theworld's greenest technologies. The report also highlights Softchoice'sprogress at improving the sustainability of its own internal operationsand providing access to technology to those less fortunate around theworld through Softchoice Cares, the Company's employee-led philanthropicoutreach program."Launching the world's first searchable green IT product listing onsoftchoice and being named one of Canada's Top Five Green IT SolutionProviders are significant achievements, but the reality is we have onlyjust begun our journey," added Melissa Alvares, Sustainability ProgramsManager for Softchoice. "Global warming is the biggest challengehumankind has ever faced. We happen to be in an industry that has atremendous opportunity to make a difference and help boost efficiency inthe process. Even in this economic climate, sustainable IT is proving tobe just as good for business as it is for the planet."About SoftchoiceAs one of North America's leading providers of technology solutions andservices, Softchoice helps businesses and organizations of all sizes toselect, acquire and manage their software and hardware technologyresources.

Softchoice offers a full range of capabilities, includingface-to-face consultations and IT asset management services designed tohelp customers save time, money and risk in IT procurement. Softchoicecurrently has 897 employees operating from 45 branch offices located inmajor cities across the U.S and Canada. Softchoice stock is listed onthe Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the trading symbol "SO." Thecommon shares of Softchoice are not registered under the U.S. SecuritiesAct of 1933 and are not publicly traded in the United States.Contacts:Softchoice CorporationEric GardinerManager of Communications416.588.9002 Copyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-. LITTLETON, MA, Apr 29 (MARKET WIRE) -- Marathon Technologies, today announced that it has been named a finalistfor the Citrix Ready Solution of the Year award by Citrix(R) Systems Inc.The Citrix Ready Solution of the Year Award, which recognizes companiesthat excel in delivering solutions that are complementary to Citrix andalso drive adoption of Citrix application infrastructure solutions, willbe announced during Citrix Summit 2009, the premier training conferencedesigned exclusively for Citrix partners worldwide. Marathon'smulti-award winning everRun VM software provides completely automatedfault-tolerant, high availability for Citrix XenServer(TM) and CitrixXenApp(TM)."We are pleased to recognize Marathon Technologies as one of the finalistsfor the 2009 Citrix Ready Solution of the Year award," said John Fanelli,vice president of solutions and community marketing at Citrix. "Teamingwith Marathon has enabled us to provide our customers with a range oftightly integrated availability solutions."Marathon was selected as a finalist for this award based on five selectioncriteria: impact on Citrix business, commitment to its relationship withCitrix, customer satisfaction, channel and field commitment, and marketingcommitment."We have worked closely with Citrix Systems to help remove complexity fortoday's IT professionals by offering automated availability software thatseamlessly scales from advanced HA to full system fault tolerance, reducesapplication availability management and delivers the best value," saidGary Phillips, president and CEO of Marathon Technologies.