Vancouver, Canada: January 9, 2013 - Absolute® Software Corporation ("Absolute" or the "Company") (TSX: ABT), the industry standard for persistent endpoint security and management solutions for computers, laptops and ultra-portable devices - and the data they contain today announced that Errol Olsen, Chief Financial Officer will be presenting at the 15th Annual Needham Growth Conference at the New York Palace Hotel, New York. The presentation will take place on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 2:50 PM ET in the Holmes II room.

The Absolute presentation will be webcast live and then archived for 90 days. To access the webcast, please go to: http://bit.ly/13bxjSh. Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the webcast to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be required to hear the webcast.

About Absolute Software

Absolute Software Corporation (TSX: ABT) is the world leader in firmware-embedded endpoint security and management for computers and ultra-portable devices. The Company, a leader in device security and management tracking for more than 18 years, has over 30,000 commercial customers worldwide. Positioned as a Visionary vendor in Gartner, Inc.'s Magic Quadrant for Client Management Tools in 2012, Absolute's solutions - Computrace®, Absolute Manage®, Absolute Secure Drive, and Computrace LoJack® for Laptops - provide organizations with actionable intelligence to prove compliance, securely manage BYOD, and deliver comprehensive visibility and control over all of their devices and data. The Company's Computrace persistence technology is embedded in the firmware of computers, netbooks, and tablets by global leaders, including Acer, ASUS, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, Motion, Panasonic, Samsung, and Toshiba, and the Company has reselling partnerships with these OEMs and others, including Apple.www.absolute.com.

©2013 Absolute Software Corporation. All rights reserved. Computrace and Absolute are registered trademarks of Absolute Software Corporation. LoJack is a registered trademark of LoJack Corporation, used under license by Absolute Software Corporation. LoJack Corporation is not responsible for any content herein. U.S. patents No. 5,715,174, No. 5,764,892, No. 5,802,280, No. 5,896,497, No. 6,087,937, No. 6,244,758, No. 6,269,392, No. 6,300,863, No. 6,507,914, No. 7,818,557, No. 7,818,803, No. 7,945,709 and No. 8,062,380, No. 8,234,359, No. 8,241,369, No. 8,307,055 and No. 8,332,953. Canadian patents No. 2,211,735, No. 2,284,806, and No. 2,205,370. U.K. patents No. EP0793823, No. GB2298302, and No. GB2338101. German patent No. 69512534. Australian patent No. 699045. Japanese patent No. JP4067035. The Toronto Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved of the information contained in this news release.

For further information:
Public Relations:
Andrea Holland, HORN Group
andrea.holland@horngroup.com or 415.905.4030/805.390.0819

Marina Guy, Absolute Software
mguy@absolute.com or 604.730.9851 x107

Investor Relations:
Dave Mason, CFA, TMX Equicom
dmason@tmxequicom.com or 416.815.0700 x237

Kristen Dickson, MSc, TMX Equicom
kdickson@tmxequicom.comor 416.815.0700 x273

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