Exhibit 99.1

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Firstwave Adjusts its Sports Focus

ATLANTA, GA (March 28, 2005) - Firstwave Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSTW), a leading provider of industry-focused CRM solutions, is announcing today that the UK office, which is primarily focusing on the Company’s sports product, led by Shaun Lucas, as Vice President of UK Operations, will report into Jeff Longoria, Firstwave’s Senior Vice President of Sales. That office previously reported to David R. Simmons, the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, who has resigned from the Company effective March 22, 2005.  He will be independently pursuing a potential purchase of the sports division from the company. Other officers of Firstwave will assume the other responsibilities of Mr. Simmons.

“We feel we have learned from our experiences in the Sports market, and we will continue to focus our efforts on growing our deployments within current Sports customers and on new opportunities where we have a clear competitive advantage,” said Richard T. Brock, Firstwave Chairman and CEO. “We hope that the planned release of some new products at our May user conference will also generate revenue momentum in the High Technology market.”

About Firstwave

Firstwave® Technologies, Inc. is a global provider of strategic CRM solutions specifically designed for the Sports and High Tech industries. Firstwave’s solutions provide companies with fit-to-purpose features that optimize how companies win, maintain and grow customer and organizational relationships while improving the overall customer experience. With 20 years of experience in CRM, Firstwave’s legacy of CRM best practices and Customer-First Commitment has earned the Company numerous industry awards and accolades. Firstwave is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit the Company's web site at www.firstwave.net or call 1-800-540-6061.

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