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HARRIS TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2008

Feb 18, 2008

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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT 19 FEBRUARY 2008

EXTENDS ITS ORCHARD MUSIC CONTRACT FOR FIVE YEARS

Swish Group today announces that its subsidiary Swish AmpHead has extended its existing exclusive content aggregation and distribution agreement with USA based The Orchard (NASDAQ: ORCD) for a further five years. The contract will now run until mid 2012 and underpins a substantial proportion of the Company’s digital music business.

During the past 12 months Swish Amphead has experienced substantial revenue growth of over 760% from its digital music business and this growth is expected to continue over the next 12 months. This rate of growth is well ahead of the digital music industry as a whole which itself is experiencing triple digit growth. The extension of the exclusive content aggregation and distribution agreement is expected to see the Company retain its position as one of Australia’s largest distributors of digital music.

The agreement provides Swish Amphead with exclusive access to The Orchard catalogue for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. The Orchard catalogue which is made up of music sourced from the various Orchard partners in 78 countries is now the world’s largest catalogue of independent artists and labels and comprises over 1 million tracks. The catalogue makes up approximately 30% of all of the music available on ITunes and a similar or greater proportion of the music available on over 400 of the other major online music retailers and mobile music stores worldwide. The growth of the industry is expected to continue as more online music offerings emerge and mobile phone operators begin to increase there presence in the area.

Gary Mackenzie, CEO of Swish AmpHead said “the five year extension entrenches Swish AmpHead’s position as the largest wholesaler of independent music in the region and confirms the strong relationship that exists between The Orchard and Swish Amphead. Content is king and Swish Amphead now has an agreement that maintains its leading position in the supply of online music to the worlds leading online music retailers and telecommunications carriers for the next five years, which is a lifetime in this rapidly growing industry.” “We are entering a very exciting period in digital music and video and The Orchard and Swish Amphead are in the best position in this region to capitalise on the rapid growth of online digital music”.

The library includes over 1,000,000 songs and 4,000 hours of video content from 20,000 artists and 12,000 labels and includes tracks from multi platinum artists such as Ray Charles, Coldplay, Tom Waites, Blink 182 as well as audio material from U2, the Rolling Stones, Greenday and John Lennon.

About The Orchard®

The Orchard (NASDAQ: ORCD, formerly DMGI) is the worlds leading digital distributor of music and has an unparalleled catalogue of music and video from thousands of artists, labels and producers from around the world, spanning every genre and era from top billboard hits to classical masterpieces. With operations in 28 countries, The Orchard

The Swish Group Limited (ACN 085 545 973 Level 1, 102 Toorak Road, South Yarra, VIC 3141

distributes and markets its catalogue to global digital retailers and mobile operators, works with leading brands on digital entertainment programs, and licenses music to the film, television and advertising industries. The Orchard, founded in 1997 is headquartered in New York and London.

About The Swish Group Limited

The Swish Group Limited (ASX codes: SWG, SWGO) businesses include one of Australia’s largest digital signage networks, Australia’s largest wholesaler of independent digital music, a comprehensive film and television production business, Australia’s largest Indian Bollywood film production and distribution business and a telecommunications sales and marketing business. The company is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange with a market capitalisation of $6m.

Websites : www.swishgroup.com.au, www.ampheadmusic.com, www wwwblackcatfilms.com.au .mgdistribution.com.au

If you require any further information please contact Cary Stynes

Cary P Stynes T; +613 9820 1966 M: +61 412 111 821 E: [email protected]