Lyris, Inc. Announces New Trading Symbol

• February 13, 2008

Lyris, Inc. Announces New Trading Symbol

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lyris, Inc., announced a new trading symbol (OTCBB:LYRI - News), effective today, November 15.

The new trading symbol is a result of the company's recent name change from J.L. Halsey Corporation.

About Lyris, Inc.

Lyris, Inc. (OTCBB:LYRI - News), formerly J.L. Halsey Corporation, is a leading marketing technology company that provides hosted and installed software solutions for marketers at mid-sized businesses. Ziff Davis Media's Baseline Magazine ranked Lyris, Inc., No. 1 on its list of the fastest-growing software companies with sales under $150 million. The company offers marketers an integrated technology platform through its Lyris HQ product and point solutions including ListManager, EmailLabs, ClickTracks, BidHero, Sparklist, Hot Banana and Email Advisor. These sophisticated, yet easy-to-use tools provide marketers a suite of best-of-breed tools for managing email marketing campaigns end-to-end, publishing and managing Web site content, creating landing pages and optimizing Web suites and managing pay-per-click campaigns. Clients include Nokia, Adobe, PalmSource, Johns Hopkins University and Jupitermedia. For more information, please visit www.lyrisinc.com, www.lyris.com, www.emaillabs.com, www.clicktracks.com, www.hotbanana.com and www.sparklist.com.

Contact:

Lyris, Inc.
Richard McDonald, 610-688-3305
Director, Investor Relations
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Loren T. McDonald, 650-388-3542
Vice President, Corporate Communications
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Neal Rosen, 415-692-3058
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