Athena Software Teams with Australian Firm HYRO, Appointed to New South Wales Preferred Supplier Panel for Client Management Systems
August 15, 2005

HYRO ASX/MEDIA RELEASE - 16th August 2005

HYRO announces that a subsidiary has been appointed to the panel of approved suppliers under NSW Government tender, RFT 0402117 - CLIENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. The successful bidder was ISMC Solutions Pty Ltd; a Joint Venture with the University of Queensland held 80% by Hyro Limited.

The Panel appointment authorises the company as a supplier of Client and Case Management Solutions to Human Services providers and agencies in NSW Australia and to link those solutions to the ReferralLink and ServiceLink systems developed by the company for the NSW Department of Commerce.

Hyro Limited has teamed with Canadian Client / Case Management Systems specialist Athena Software (www.athenasoftware.net) to provide an integrated solution tied closely to the Joint Venture’s owned government services technology platform, CiTR AccessPoint. This technology forms the foundation of the ReferralLink and ServiceLink initiatives described above. Hyro/ Athena

The company is unable to provide revenue guidance as a result of this appointment, however is confident that the strong experience in the space and intimate knowledge of the established government systems will provide significant opportunity for new business growth in NSW.

About Hyro:
Listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (HYO), Hyro provides award winning strategic solutions and services which bridge the gap between advertising and marketing and the business systems of our clients.

Hyro provides professional services and associated solutions in the online services space. The company has expertise which extends from the development of online strategy, campaigns and customer servicing programs through to the design, development and implementation of technology to support these initiatives. Hyro also provides ongoing management services including channel management and campaign facilitation and the maintenance and support of technology systems and applications.

The recent acquisition of the ISMC Group by Hyro has expanded the capabilities of the group and added ISO Certified systems and processes for all technology services. The acquisition also added owned technology solutions including significant government services delivery technologies, developed via the group’s 80% joint venture with the University of Queensland, ISMC Solutions.

Hyro generates revenue through the provision of services, the sale of software licences either for technology owned and developed by the company or on behalf of our vendor partners, or from revenue share programs for online and wireless business campaigns. With a global headquarters in Sydney, the company has significant strategic, creative, and technological resources distributed across six major centres in Australia and South-East Asia. Website: www.hyrolimited.com

About Athena Software:
Athena software is one of the world's most powerful and fully integrated case management and client information solutions designed for counseling, social work, mental health centers and EAP providers. Athena helps its customers reduce operating costs, increase efficiency and improve customer service by integrating human resources, notes, outcome evaluation and billing into one system. Athena solutions combine decades of combined experience with the power of server-based and open-source database technology.