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Note to editors: VA Software and SourceForge are trademarks or registered
trademarks of VA Software Corporation in the United States and other
countries.

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At this time, Trident has not determined the size of the offering
or the stock exchange the shares will be listed upon.

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It is Trident's intention to offer
common stock to the public shortly after its registration statement becomes
effective.

About Gartner's Cool Vendors Selection Process

Gartner's listing does not constitute an exhaustive list of vendors in any
given technology area, but rather is designed to highlight interesting, new
and innovative vendors, products and services .

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For more information about VA Software, visit www.

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It contains a
fully integrated set of project management, change management and
collaboration capabilities for optimizing and managing distributed software
development.

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SourceForge Enterprise Edition is a secure, centralized application that
connects disparate software development tools and processes.com,
Linux.

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SourceForge Enterprise
Edition optimizes distributed development for Fortune 500 companies.

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org, SourceForge.

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Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of its
common stock prior to December 31, 2006.net is the global
nexus for the Open Source community with more than 98,000 Open Source
projects and over one million registered users.

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This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy the common stock or any securities of Trident . VA Software
is the parent company of OSTG (Open Source Technology Group), formerly
OSDN, and the creator of SourceForge.net, ThinkGeek.

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OSTG is the leading online network for IT managers and development
professionals.

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Gartner disclaims all
warranties, expressed or implied , with respect to this research, including
any warranties of merchantability or fitness of a particular purpose.

About VA Software

VA Software (NASDAQ: LNUX) is at the center of today's technology
revolution and incites innovation by empowering the IT and developer
communities with information , community support and software.com.vasoftware.

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VA Software (NASDAQ: LNUX), a leading provider
of software, information and community support for IT and development
professionals, today announced that it has been included in the list of
"Cool Vendors" in the "Cool Vendors in Application Development , 2005"
report, published March 30, 2005 by Matt Light, Theresa Lanowitz and Joseph
Feiman of Gartner , Inc. OSTG technology and e-commerce focused sites include
Slashdot.com.

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All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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CALGARY, Feb.
This announcement is being made under Rule 135 of the Securities Act of
1933.

"We believe VA Software's SourceForge Enterprise Edition continues to
gain recognition from leading industry analysts and pundits for making
distributed development cost-effective and secure," said Sheila Baker,
senior vice president of marketing for VA Software.com, NewsForge.

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14 - Trident Resources Corp.S.
The offering will be made in order to provide funding for the Company's
continued exploration and development activities.

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PRESS RELEASE VA Software Named 'Cool Vendor' by Leading Analyst Firm

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"We're honored that
Gartner has recognized the growing reality of distributed software teams in
the enterprise and the importance of tools like SourceForge Enterprise
Edition to manage those environments.

Gartner defines a cool vendor as a company that offers technologies or
solutions that are: Innovative , enable users to do things they couldn't do
before; Impactful, have, or will have, business impact (not just technology
for the sake of technology); Intriguing, have caught Gartner's interest or
curiosity in approximately the past six months.

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Trident Resources Announces Notice of Proposed Registered Offering

("Trident ")
announced today its intention to file a registration statement with U. OSTG
serves more than 290 million page views and nearly 19 million unique
visitors every month. For more
information about OSTG, visit www.

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