) May 27, 2009 -- NetProspex announced today that its business contact directory has grown in excess of 2 million records in 2009 making it the fastest growing business contact directory that derives its data primarily from user contribution.

Gross user contribution in 2009 to date is in excess of 10 million records with only 2+ million of the highest quality and most accurate of those records having been selected for publishing in the NetProspex directory.

) December 3, 2008 - ThePort Network, Inc. (www.theport.com), a leading social media solutions provider, announced today that it has raised $4.1 million in series B funding. The financing was led by American City Business Journals, the nation's largest publisher of metropolitan business newspapers.

Other participating investors include Lee Enterprises, the country's fourth largest newspaper chain; Atlanta-based venture capital firm Imlay Investments; angel investor Robert Jetmundsen; and Bob Cramer, ThePort CEO and co-founder.

) September 23, 2008 -- Big Contacts, a leading Web-based contact management (CRM) and Sales Force Automation platform that allows companies to coordinate and manage online calendars, monitor sales pipelines and more, announces the redesign of its Web site, www.BigContacts.com. With the site revamp, customers have better access to the tools and features that will give them more time, money and control in their business.

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) October 2, 2009 -- Apptix (OSE: APP), the leading provider of hosted Microsoft Exchange email, Microsoft SharePoint collaboration services, and hosted VoIP phone services for businesses worldwide, today announced that it has been recognized on the Washington Business Journal's 2009 list of the 50 "Fastest Growing Companies" in Greater Washington.

BJAC, p.a., one of the largest woman-owned design firms in the Southeast, has announced that Lou Jurkowski, chief executive officer of the firm, was recognized as one of the Triangles top businesswomen by the Triangle Business Journal at the Women In Business Awards event held Aug. 9 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Jurkowski was honored as one of 25 Triangle female executives who have displayed exemplary leadership within their industry and remained active in supporting the Triangle community at large. More than 700 Triangle professionals attended this years event.
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) March 10, 2009 -- Microsoft Convergence Conference - Hoover's, Inc. today announced the availability of Access Hoover's for Microsoft Dynamics CRM. The announcement about this CRM application was made at Convergence, a yearly event that brings together Microsoft Dynamics customers and partners.

) October 6, 2008 -- Bob Carpenter, Publisher of Inside Lacrosse, announced today that Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A, Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of imaging and networking technologies, has renewed its commitment as the title sponsor of the Face-Off Classic. The Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic will be played on Feb. 28, 2009, at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.

) March 19, 2009 -- ShipGooder.com today announced that it is adding a new "virtual phonebook" of courier companies to its suite of user-friendly tools for finding competitive courier rates. The new courier directory allows website visitors to search for local couriers from across the U.S. and Canada simply by clicking on the name of a city or by entering a zip code.

) October 1, 2008 -- Innovectra Corporation, a leading on-line, local advertising technology company, announced today another new publisher agreement with Community Yellow Pages, a leading independent publisher for directories in Goldsboro, Morehead City, New Bern, Havelock and surrounding areas in North Carolina.

"We wanted to expand our solutions for small business customers and online consumers by adding Internet based Yellow Pages and Local Search offerings into our mix," stated Tim Hughes, the director of sales at Community Yellow Pages. "Innovectra enables us to accommodate the growing needs our customers have for establishing an effective web presence," added Hughes.

) September 17, 2008 -- After James Ridinger, president and CEO of Market America announced at the company's annual International Convention that it has teamed up with Google Inc. for online product search on http://www.marketamerica.com, media outlets from Greensboro to the Silicon Valley have been covering the partnership. Click on the links below to view articles and videos about the partnership.

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/08/04/daily93.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pkxraTJ7hg

) November 11, 2008 -- Eventbrite, the leading provider of online event registration services to the business community, and LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, today announced a partnership whereby Eventbrite will provide business event listings to LinkedIn's recently launched events product, LinkedIn Events.

Steve Noe, President of Business IT Professionals, Inc. (Biz IT Pro), an information technology solutions and support corporation, was awarded the Microsoft Business Systems (MBS) Certified Master credential, which supports applications for Microsoft Customer Relationship Management (CRM). This is a premier MBS certification, demonstrating broad and in depth knowledge of Microsoft CRM 3.0. Since there are only 1200 MBS Masters in the world, and most are in other MBS applications, this is a unique achievement.

) September 15, 2009 -- www.YourCity.MD, CEO, Joe Benza, Jr., announced a two year partnership with Lexington, Kentucky's #1 news station, WLEX 18 TV, the flagship Cordillera station.

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) April 14, 2009 -- JFL Marketing, Inc., publishers of the Community Connection Yellow Pages in the Greater Boston area, Maine and New Hampshire for the past 18 years announced today that the company is launching all 22 of its community phone directories online in a search engine friendly format at www.jflyellowpages.com. The company has selected Internet Yellow Pages platform leader, Innovectra, as its strategic software services partner. In partnership with Innovectra, the www.jflyellowpages.com site will be powered by ActivImpact--the next generation Internet Yellow Pages and local search solution for directory publishers.

) October 16, 2008 -- Colligo Networks, a leader in desktop collaboration solutions, today announced Genèse Castonguay, Vice President of Marketing was named a Finalist in the Best Canadian Executive category in the 5th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, and the companies they run - worldwide. The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world's premier business awards.

) October 3, 2008 -- Apptix (OSE: APP), the industry-leading provider of hosted Microsoft Exchange email, VoIP phone service, and SharePoint collaboration services for small and medium businesses (SMBs), today announced that it has been recognized on the Washington Business Journal's 2008 list of the 50 "Fastest Growing Companies" in Greater Washington. Last night, Apptix was named the sixth fastest growing company at an awards ceremony to celebrate the local growth recipients, held at The National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The list included local companies from all industries, demonstrating that Apptix's growth is impressive irrespective of business sector.

) September 22, 2008 -- WhitePages, the popular Web site that provides people a simple way to find each other and connect with confidence, today announced that it now powers AOL White Pages. This new partnership brings WhitePages' industry-leading database of more than 200 million home, work and cell phone listings to AOL's white pages search service. AOL White Pages is part of the AOL Local Network, which is the largest online local network with a monthly reach of 60 million unduplicated unique visitors.

Wendy Coulter, president of Hummingbird Creative Group, a Raleigh-based creative services firm, has announced that the firm has been named to the Triangle Business Journals list of the top 25 graphic design firms in the Triangle. The Triangle Business Journal determines the top 25 graphic design firms according to the number of Triangle employees dedicated to graphic design. Hummingbird Creative specializes in branding, logo design, corporate identity and advertising. The firms major clients include: The Castleton Group, CORE Building Co., The Business Clinic, Breakfast Club America, Raleigh Radiology, Gingerbread LittleVersity, RSVP Events and Concrete Countertop Institute.
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) February 5, 2009 -- Media Industry Newsletter (min) has announced an A-list of speakers and an information-packed program for the annual min day Summit, which brings together magazine brand leaders and their agency partners to tackle the challenges of making a profit online, particularly in this challenging economy. The min day summit will be held April 22 at the Grand Hyatt in New York City and will include speakers from leading magazine brands, advertisers and media buyers. The summit is designed for any consumer or business-to-business media company looking to effectively monetize their brand online.

Register now at www.minday2009.com.

) August 31, 2009 -- Contact Bangkok, one of the largest free directory and lead sourcing websites in Thailand, today announced the re-launch of the updated website and a special offer to the first one hundred advertisers. The new look ContactBangkok.com offers better functionality and services to companies and individuals connecting businesses in Thailand to the world.

Contact Bangkok

) November 18, 2008 -- Colligo Networks Inc., a leader in desktop collaboration solutions, today announced Genèse Castonguay, Vice President of Marketing was selected the winner in the Best Canadian Executive category in the 5th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

) October 12, 2008 -- eWORDofMOUTH is excited to announce that it has formed a strategic business development alliance with iSurfAmerica, according to Trevor Shanski, President of eWORDofMOUTH Inc., which operates the eWORDofMOUTH Website.

With the rapid rise in email communication, users maintain huge list of contacts & addresses with different email clients such as: Lotus Notes, MS Outlook and Outlook Express. Contacts or Address Book contains all the information like: name, address, designation, address, email id, contacts number, postal address, office address etc.
Lotus Notes is one of the most popular email client that efficiently holds & stores emails, contacts, journal, calendar, to-do list. Lotus Notes has various advantages like: attractive GUI, Corporate friendly. But besides all the advantages, Lotus Notes have some limitations like: high installation costs annually. The limitations of Lotus Notes force users to switch from Lotus Notes environment to any other environment.

) August 17, 2009 -- Advance Internet today announced an agreement to allow local advertisers in Advance's markets to combine the leading local Web site with the extended reach of Microsoft's advertising network.

Through its relationship with Microsoft, Advance Internet's sales force will be able to offer Behavioral Targeting and Audience Extension capabilities to its local advertisers on the Microsoft Media Network.

) October 8, 2009 -- Vocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: VOCS) a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management, today announced it has been named one of the 50 fastest growing companies in the Greater Washington, DC-area. The company's average annual revenue grew 38.74 percent from 2006-2008 ranking Vocus #31 on the annual list published by the Washington Business Journal.

A leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management.

) March 5, 2009 -- DirectoryPlus, a leading publisher of regional directories and local phone books in Southwestern Colorado and throughout the State of New Mexico for the past 25 years, announced today that the company is launching a new version of its Internet Yellow Pages site at www.directoryplus.com. In partnership with Innovectra, the Directoryplus.com site will be powered by ActivImpact--the next generation Internet Yellow Pages and local search platform for directory publishers.

) January 8, 2009 -- Hoover's, Inc. and its parent company D&B (NYSE: DNB), the leading provider of global business information, tools and commercial insight, today launched new mobile applications at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Hoover's, located in CES booth #36923, is demonstrating Hoover's Mobile for iPhone™, BlackBerry® and Windows Mobile® smartphones and Hoover's MobileSP for BlackBerry® and Windows Mobile® smartphones. The products are now available in the U.S.

) December 16, 2008 -- A new study by research firm SiriusDecisions reveals that despite its importance to the business, the databases of b-to-b organizations are akin to an attic filled with contents that over time have not been properly labeled, managed and maintained. However, unlike that long forgotten "stuff" in your attic, prospect and customer marketing data can actually make or break your bottom line.

) September 25, 2008 -- ZoomInfo, the most comprehensive source of business information on people and companies, reports exceptional growth in its Sales Intelligence business unit, as companies look for ways to identify and connect with buyers, and find a competitive edge in a challenging environment.

) June 9, 2009 -- As businesses free up advertising dollars to regain sales momentum, IT Business Edge has announced that they have set new advertising records for Cost Per Lead (CPL) advertising revenue in the three consecutive months of this year.

"March, April and May have ended up being three of our top five months in the company history for CPL advertising revenue, and we attribute this strong resurgence to tech advertisers coming back to the marketplace, even if somewhat cautiously," said Phil Branon, president, IT Business Edge.

) October 20, 2008 -- Intermedia, the leading provider of collaboration and productivity SaaS solutions, and Wrike, the leading provider of on-demand project management software for small and midsize companies, today jointly announce the immediate availability of ContactSync, a free wireless contacts synchronization tool for the new T-mobile G1 smartphone. Available to all Microsoft Exchange users--including those not currently Intermedia or Wrike customers--this application enables users to wirelessly sync their Exchange/Outlook contacts to their G1 smartphone address book.

) August 10, 2009 -- PointBanner.com, a web service that allows online marketers to order custom banner ads in 48 hours for $49, has formed a strategic partnership with The Press-Enterprise (PE.com), a leading local news site in Southern California.

The partnership allows small businesses that do not want to use cookie cutter templates, to attract customers through the PE.com website by using unique and professional display banner ads that compete with the quality and caliber of national advertisers.

"Local online advertising is one of the fastest growing segments in the industry and this opportunity opens up a whole new market for us", said Guy Falkovitch, PointBanner's Vice President of Business Development.

) May 5, 2009 -- CallUpContact.com, an online business telephone directory with maps, a robust search engine and a carefully categorised directory, has been launched by South African web entrepreneur Saul Frank.

Callupcontact.com

Frank started CallUpContact.com to be a cost effective solution for businesses to have their own internal contact database where colleagues can quickly find one another. For Callupcontact.com to be more scalable, the technology was adapted to serve contact details to the public allowing customers to quickly find their local stores.

San Antonio, Texas February 8, 2007- The Seo Team (www.theSeoTeam.com) today announced a partnership with Constant Contact? (www.constantcontact.com), the leading email marketing service for small businesses, associations, and nonprofits. The partnership will enable The Seo Team to provide clients in the Business to Business industry a more effective and efficient way to communicate with their clients by providing an easy-to-use email marketing tool for creating and sending professional email newsletters, announcements, promotions, and more.

) October 20, 2008 -- Superfly Advertising, a data centric customer acquisition driven internet advertising company that reaches millions of motivated customers, today announced that its board of directors named Curtis H. Staker to serve as the company's Chief Executive Officer.

) October 7, 2008 -- To more fully respond to the needs of the online advertising operations community, the industry's leading professional association, AdMonsters, announced today the appointment of Rob Beeler to the position of Vice President of Content and Media. Mr. Beeler is a seasoned ad operations executive and a long-standing participant in AdMonsters' forums.

Rob Beeler

) September 10, 2009 -- Sage one of the world's largest suppliers of business software today announced the availability of the new ACT! by Sage 2010 contact and customer manager. ACT! by Sage is the number one selling Contact and Customer Manager worldwide with over 2.8 million users. ACT!

) October 7, 2009 -- GenieKnows.com's local search platform, which displays millions of local businesses throughout the USA and Canada, today announced the launch of its Premium Listings product for local business owners, which represents an effective form of online business advertising.

"Our new 'Premium Listings' service is a major step forward as we roll out more products around our local listings at GenieKnows.com" said Barbara Manning, CEO/President.

) August 26, 2009 -- Search Engine Strategies, the world's premiere search engine marketing conference series, will be returning to the Windy City for the annual SES Chicago event. It will be held at the Hilton Chicago, December 7-10, 2009.

Jeff Jarvis, Author of What Would Google Do?

) April 8, 2009 -- How would you like to search for a business online, and actually get up-to-date and accurate information? Many sites attempt this, but far too often fall short. GoFBA.com (www.gofba.com/) has just launched the most up-to-date and accurate business search engine available today, with plans to be the first family friendly mega site!