CloudBench Applications Announces Results for Second Quarter 2009

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/17/09 -- CloudBench Applications, Inc. (formerly Municipal Solutions Group, Inc, (TSX VENTURE: CBH) ("CloudBench" or the "Company") today announced its financial results for the three months ending June 30, 2009. Revenue related to BasicGov, the Company's web-based software, increased to $69,889 in the first quarter from $26,844 in the same quarter of the prior year.

David Roberts, President and Chief Executive Officer of CloudBench, commented, "We are excited by the growth in our revenues and we've increased our expenditures on marketing, sales and customer implementation to maintain this growth. We believe that our web-based BasicGov software has strong appeal to cost-conscious local governments. We expect the recent endorsement of cloud computing and e-government by the U.S. Federal Government will increase attention on Software-as-a-Service products like BasicGov that streamline government processes while cutting costs."

At June 30, 2009 the Company's cash position was $416,054. The Company has a net holdback receivable of $713,570 comprised of two holdback amounts that are related to the sale to Harris of the CityView business in 2008. Under the terms of the sale agreement, the Company may be required to make a payment of a material amount with respect to the first holdback before the second holdback is due in January 2010. If such a payment to Harris is required, management believes that with the continued financial support of our largest shareholder the Company will have sufficient capital resources to meet its operating requirements and to finance its projected growth in the near term.

Due to the sale of the on-premises business of CloudBench on July 18, 2008, comprising the CityView product offering, the comparison of operating results to the prior period is not meaningful since the operating results of the former business are no longer part of CloudBench's operations. Net loss for the quarter was $183,868 or ($0.01)/share compared to a loss for the same period in the prior year of $292,107 or $(0.01)/share.

The following is the Consolidated Statements of Operations, Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) and Deficit for the quarters ended June 30, 2009 and 2008. A complete set of financial statements and analysis is available at www.sedar.com.

CLOUDBENCH APPLICATIONS INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations, Comprehensive Loss, and Deficit
(unaudited)

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                          Three months ended              Six months ended
                      June 30        June 30        June 30        June 30
                         2009           2008           2009           2008
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Revenue           $    69,889   $  1,086,849    $   106,291   $  2,257,365
Expenses:
 Customer service      78,939        409,285        122,196        802,791
 Sales and
  marketing            56,548        124,568         91,621        291,881
 Research and
  development               -        345,515              -        689,406
 General and
  administrative      135,424        368,932        302,441        724,283
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                      270,911      1,248,300        516,258      2,508,361
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Loss before
 the following       (201,022)      (161,451)      (409,967)      (250,996)

 Amortization             264         44,084            787         83,557
 Interest expense       2,640         47,242          6,043         96,655
 Interest income      (22,769)             -        (35,842)             -
 Loss (gain) on
  foreign exchange      2,711         23,976          2,635        (25,098)
 Accreted interest
  (note 6)                  -         15,354              -         20,305
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Net loss and
 comprehensive
 loss for the
 period              (183,868)      (292,107)      (383,590)      (426,415)

Deficit,
 beginning of
 period            (6,002,484)   (10,007,981)    (5,802,761)    (9,873,673)

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Deficit, end of
 period           $(6,186,352)  $(10,300,088)   $(6,186,352)  $(10,300,088)
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Loss per share:
 Basic and
 diluted          $     (0.01)  $      (0.02)   $     (0.02)  $      (0.02)
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Weighted
 average
 number of
 shares
 outstanding:
 Basic and
  diluted          19,724,809     18,584,646     19,724,809     18,584,646
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About CloudBench Applications, Inc.

CloudBench Applications, Inc. (TSX VENTURE: CBH) develops, sells and supports BasicGov web-based software for cities and local governments that streamlines permitting and inspections, code enforcement and planning. BasicGov is a reliable, secure solution delivered for an affordable price and the only web-based software for local governments built on the Force.com, the cloud computing platform from SalesForce.com used by more than 55,000 organizations worldwide. Unlike enterprise software that is expensive to acquire and difficult to implement, BasicGov requires no capital investment and is simple to set up. Users pay a monthly subscription fee of $119 per module and no capital investment is required. www.basicgov.com

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements. Actual events or results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements due to a number of risks and uncertainties, including changes in market and competition, technological and competitive developments, cooperation and performance of strategic partners, potential downturns in economic conditions generally and the outcome of the negotiations with Harris as to the amount of the Holdbacks. Forward-looking statements are based upon management's estimates, beliefs and opinions. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements, other than as required by applicable law.

Contacts

For more information about CloudBench Applications, Inc. and BasicGov visit www.basicgov.com, call +1 (877) 256-8385 or email info@basicgov.com.

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