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EX-99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE             Corporate Contact:     Nina Piccinini
September 25, 2001                                       eSoft Inc.
                                                         303-444-1600 ext 3255
                                                         303-883-6397 (mobile)
                                                         NINAP@ESOFT.COM

                ESOFT ANNOUNCES LISTING ON NASDAQ SMALLCAP MARKET

BROOMFIELD, COLO. - September 25, 2001 - eSoft Inc. (NASDAQ: ESFT), today
announced that it was informed by the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. that trading of
its shares of common stock will be moved to the Nasdaq SmallCap Market from the
Nasdaq National Market effective September 25, 2001. The shares will continue to
trade under the symbol "ESFT". The move was requested by eSoft in order to
comply with the net tangible assets listing requirement and was approved by
Nasdaq after a brief review period.

ABOUT ESOFT INC.

eSoft is pioneering the delivery of business and IT-related applications through
its secure Internet appliances. The company's product line provides security
features that include firewall and VPN, Internet and Web hosting services and
business-enhancing software upgrades. eSoft's products are sold internationally
through a network of value added resellers, Internet service providers and value
added distributors. The company is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado and
trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the ticker symbol ESFT. Contact eSoft at 295
Interlocken Blvd., #500, Broomfield, Colo., 80021; 303-444.1600 phone;
303-444-1640 fax; WWW.ESOFT.COM.

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         SoftPak Director, SoftPaks and InstaGate EX are trademarks of eSoft.
All other brand and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies
with which they are associated.

         This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
statements often can be identified by the use of terms such as "may," "will,"
"expect," "believe," "project," "estimate" or words of similar meaning. Readers
should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, and eSoft
will not necessarily update these statements to reflect subsequent developments.
In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to risks,
uncertainties and important factors that may cause actual results to differ
materially from those anticipated. These factors include adverse economic
conditions, entry of new and stronger competitors inadequate capital, unexpected
costs, failure to gain product approval in foreign countries, failure to
capitalize upon access to new markets, the possibility that a competitor will
develop a more comprehensive or less expensive solution and delays in the market
awareness of eSoft and its products. Readers should review these factors and
others, which are discussed in reports that eSoft files with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

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