August 21, 2002 - Vertigo Announces New Director Trading Symbol: VENTURE EXCHANGE : YVS Issued and Outstanding Common Shares: 10,162,820 Eugene Beukman, director of Vertigo Software Corp. is pleased to announce that Mr. Nick Ringma has joined the board. Mr. Ringma has corporate management, finance and marketing experience and is a B.A. (Economics) graduate of Simon Fraser University. Mr. Ringma is a principal of DACCEL (Digital Compression Technology) incorporated in June, 1997. DACCEL and Vertigo are in the process of completing the merger of the two companies. DACCEL’s current marketing efforts focus on two markets: Still Image Compression and Video Compression. Rapid growth and market penetration of broadband Internet access is expected to drive the demand for streaming media (digitized and compressed video) over the next three to five years. Upon completion of the Offer, Vertigo plans to leverage DACCEL’s advanced image and video compression technology by exploiting Vertigo's worldwide user base. For more information visit DACCEL’s website at www.daccel.com. On Behalf of the Board of Directors Eugene Beukman Director The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.