) October 8, 2008 -- Confirmit announced that it has joined forces with Cisco WebEx to deliver a webcast highlighting the strategic impetus behind Cisco WebEx's decision to implement a voice of the customer program. The program has resulted in increased customer satisfaction, reduced costs, and increased customer loyalty.

In this webinar, Kathryn Williams, Senior Manager, Customer Experience and Loyalty of Cisco WebEx will share the lessons learned and the success achieved in the program so far in the evolution of Cisco WebEx's customer satisfaction and loyalty program, which is powered by Enterprise Feedback Management platform Confirmit.

) January 6, 2009 -- Synovate China, the largest customised research agency in China, has selected Confirmit as one of its platforms to support its online research business within mainland China.

Synovate has consistently been at the forefront of innovation in online research in China, and has now become the first agency in the region to adopt the Confirmit On-Premise solution. The move will enable the agency to deliver faster survey response times, more reliable connectivity to survey projects, greater assurance for date security and wider opportunities for integration with back-end and third-party databases and applications. The On-Premise solution also allows Synovate China to serve the needs of several key clients in terms of storing data at the local country level.

) December 1, 2008 -- Confirmit, the world's leading vendor of Market Research and Enterprise Feedback Management software, today announced the most successful quarter of new business revenue in company history. For nine months ending September 2008, the company delivered revenue growth of 51% for the period compared with 2007, with a renewal rate of over 100%.

) November 11, 2008 -- Nippon Research Center (NRC), Japan's fifth largest Market Research agency among domestic capital-owned research agencies, has selected Confirmit to conduct its Web-based survey projects, clean and process survey data, and provide online reporting access to its clients.

NRC will use Confirmit for domestic and international studies that are conducted across its online panel. The Confirmit On-Demand platform will be integrated with Confirmit Data Central and Confirmit Reportal to provide a complete solution for data collection, data processing, and online analysis and reporting.

) December 3, 2008 -- eVergance, a leader in customer service strategic consulting and systems integration, and Confirmit, the world's leader in software for Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) and Market Research (MR), today announced they have partnered to deliver best-of-breed Enterprise Feedback Management solutions.

"In an uncertain global economy, customer retention strategies are a critical business investment," said Gary Schwartz, SVP Marketing for Confirmit. "eVergance brings the expertise to ensure that the program is aligned with key performance metrics and goals while Confirmit delivers the underlying technology that drives actionable insight across the business."

) January 8, 2009 -- Confirmit has partnered with Magnetic North to deliver a hosted telephony platform that enables Global 5000 Enterprises and Market Research organizations to reduce the cost of telephone research projects and feedback programs and avoid the need for dialer hardware installation.

This advanced telephony service will be integrated with Confirmit's new software platform, scheduled for launch in Q1 2009. The resulting combined solution will become the world's first complete multi-channel, on-demand platform, suitable for any size and complexity of feedback program or market research survey.

) May 15, 2009 -- Vovici, the market-leading provider of survey software and Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM), today announced a free trial service of Vovici's online survey software. This trial provides survey authors access to the industry-leading feedback tools necessary to measure and monitor employee and customer feedback initiatives.

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) March 25, 2009 -- Today Topaz Bridge Corporation, a leading provider of self-service applications that leverage SAP® ERP software and Microsoft® SharePoint®, announced the appointment of Chris Voss to the position of Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Voss, who has an accomplished record of building strategic, long-term relationships with customers and partners, will be responsible for the worldwide sales and marketing strategy for Topaz Bridge.

) February 12, 2009 -- Vovici (voh-VEE-see), the leading provider of survey software and Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM), today announces the promotion of Nancy Porte to Vice President of Operations. In this enhanced role, Porte has responsibility for Vovici's training organization as well as technical support and CRM administration.

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) August 4, 2009 -- Developing a formal Customer Experience Management (CEM) program was identified as the single most important practice for raising customer loyalty, according to research by Vovici, the leading provider of survey software and enterprise feedback management (EFM) solutions. Out of 24 best practices that Vovici recently analyzed for their impact on customer loyalty, the practice of developing a formal Customer Experience Management (CEM) program was found to be the most effective.

) December 8, 2008 -- Information Access Systems, Inc, a leading Systems Integrator specializing in Enterprise Content Management solutions, announced today that Vince Hanson has joined the company as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Hanson has more than 12 years of information technology experience, primarily in the software solutions industry. He brings a broad range of sales, project management, and product marketing expertise to Information Access Systems.

) December 17, 2008 -- Ripple6 (http://www.Ripple6.com) a leading provider of white label social media solutions to enterprise class marketers and web publishers, announced today the expansion of their executive team to manage the explosive growth of the company. George Moser assumes the new position of Senior Vice President of Field Operations and Geoff Merrick joins as the new Vice President of Professional Services. Both executives add extensive experience in business and leadership positions to the Ripple6 team.

) December 11, 2008 -- Vovici (voh-VEE-see), the leading provider of Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) and online community Software-as-a-Service, and Walker Information, a leading consulting firm specializing in employee and customer strategies, today announced that they have partnered to create a unique offering that combines Walker Information's database of employee loyalty information with Vovici's industry leading EFM solution.

) January 30, 2009 -- Vovici (voh-VEE-see), the leading provider of Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) and survey software, announces that CGA has selected the Vovici v4 platform to provide its clients with effective Customer Experience Measurement.

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) December 19, 2008 -- Vovici (voh-VEE-see), the leading provider of Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) and online community Software-as-a-Service, announces the availability of Vovici v4, the world's broadest suite of enterprise feedback applications. Vovici v4 brings online communities, business intelligence (BI) and survey software to a common platform for the first time.

) January 29, 2009 -- Axsium Group Inc., North America's leading Workforce Management (WFM) consulting firm, is pleased to announce the expansion of its operations into international markets. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, Axsium will continue to provide industry leading Workforce Management consulting services to overseas clients.

"The opening of this practice is yet another great achievement for Axsium," says Tim Lett, Managing Partner of Axsium Group. "The unparalleled success that we have realised to date has given us the experience, stability and opportunity to provide global clients with significant, measurable results"
   

) September 22, 2009 -- Carpathia Hosting, the leading provider of enterprise managed hosting services for government agencies and businesses, announced today the addition of Brian Winter to the Carpathia management team as Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.

In his new role, Winter will be responsible for the company's overall marketing strategy with a focus on growing awareness of the company, expanding it's presence in the federal sector and maximizing the recent acquisition of ServerVault. Winter will report directly to Carpathia Hosting CEO, Peter Weber.

) September 22, 2008 -- Axsium Group, Inc., North America's leading Workforce Management (WFM) consulting firm, has appointed industry veteran Tad Shepperd to the position of Principal responsible for the global retail practice.

Mr. Shepperd will bring more than 25 years of experience working with retailers and supporting their implementation of wide ranging technology and information solutions. He will be responsible for the global retail practice and oversee sales and marketing efforts as well as all strategic alliance partner relationships, service delivery and other revenue growth initiatives.

) October 24, 2008 -- Datran Media, an industry-leading digital marketing technology company, today announced that Patrick Vogt has been named chairman and chief executive officer. Mr. Vogt joins Datran Media from Enliven Marketing Technologies Corporation where he served as CEO since 2005. Enliven Marketing Technologies was a publicly traded company throughout Mr. Vogt's tenure. He succeeds Alan Laifer, who co-founded Datran Media in 2001. Mr. Laifer will continue to serve as a member of the company's board of directors.

) December 10, 2008 -- New Relic, Inc., the leading provider of Ruby on Rails application performance management solutions, today announced that software industry veteran Mike Malloy has joined the company as vice president of marketing and sales.

"We are very pleased that Mike has joined our senior leadership team," said Lewis Cirne, founder and CEO of New Relic. "Mike has a proven record of success in our market, having helped grow Wily from early stage to its position as a market leader. Mike's deep experience in software and services will be invaluable as Rails demonstrates it is an enterprise-ready platform."

) September 15, 2008 -- Receivables Performance Management, LLC, a leader in account management and resolution services, today announced the addition of two new executives to their Management Team.

) October 6, 2008 -- Deltek, the leading provider of enterprise applications software for project-focused organizations, today announced that Garland Hall has been appointed Senior Vice President of Global Support. In this position, Hall will be responsible for all of Deltek's customer support operations. His responsibilities include leading the company's global support strategy, managing global customer support operations, deepening customer relationships, and guiding the expansion of the company's portfolio of services to meet the needs of Deltek's growing customer base. Hall will report directly to Deltek president and CEO Kevin Parker.

) March 20, 2009 -- Vovici (voh-VEE-see), the market-leading provider of survey software and Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM), announces the immediate availability of its Voice of the Customer (VOC) Success Package.

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) June 1, 2009 - Global Bay Mobile Technologies, Inc. (Global Bay) announced that Motorola's (NYSE: MOT) Enterprise Mobility Solutions division selected Global Bay as its 2008 North American/Latin American (NALA) Independent Software Vendor (ISV) of the Year.

Global Bay was chosen as the ISV of the Year based on its ability to rapidly deploy mobility solutions on Motorola hardware. Using Global Bay's GBmobile platform, which has been validated across Motorola's extensive line of Enterprise Digital Assistant (EDAs), customers are able to choose from pre-existing applications that can be easily configured to their exact requirements.

Global Bay provides solutions for a wide range of industries such as retail, government, transportation and healthcare.

) June 18, 2009 -- Vovici, the pioneering provider of EFM solutions and survey software, today announced the availability of Feedback Intelligence Report Broadcaster, a cost-effective survey tool ideal for automating the distribution of individualized reports and survey analysis.

) December 22, 2008 -- Synaptris today announced the appointment of Nagaraj Bhargava as its Chief Operating Officer. Nagaraj joins Synaptris from SAP India where he was the Vice President of Marketing. Nagaraj brings with him vast experience in the software industry across Business Operations and Strategic Initiatives. In his role at Synaptris, he will be responsible for driving business and revenue growth, strategic customer and market initiatives and go-to-market strategies.

) November 24, 2008 -- Vovici (voh-VEE-see), the leading SaaS provider of Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) and custom online communities, today unveiled a new solution for survey analytics that for the first time marries the power of business intelligence to feedback data. Called Vovici Feedback Intelligence, it empowers business users with an unprecedented capability to easily analyze, visualize and distribute feedback analyses, while removing the complexity of traditional business intelligence tools.

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) December 3, 2008 -- WebCollage, a leading content exchange for manufacturers and their business partners, today announced that David Heled has joined the company as Vice President of R&D. This appointment not only adds additional depth and experience to the WebCollage management team, but also marks the continued expansion of the company.

) May 22, 2009 -- Cincinnati.com, the online news portal for Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, has successfully implemented Vovici's Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) solution to capture readers' interests and preferences necessary to shape the award-winning news portal.

Bangalore Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT) today announced the appointment of Kerstin Baxter as Director of Volume Channels, Asia Pacific. In her new role, Kerstin will be responsible for driving the expansion strategy for Hitachi Data Systems growing volume channel business in Asia Pacific with respect to key global and regional partnerships like Acer, Ingram Micro, as well as with newly-identified players from the small and medium business.

) March 6, 2009 - Vovici, the leading US software provider of platforms for online customer communities and advisory panels, and Verve, the European specialist in building, managing and maximizing the value from such communities and panels, have formed a strategic partnership in Europe. Verve will apply its skill in designing communities, recruiting members and conducting qualitative and quantitative research to provide a continuous stream of insight and innovation far more cost effectively than can be done with traditional methods.

) July 29, 2009 -- Parature, the global leader in on-demand customer service software, announced today the appointment of Paul Ironside as Senior Vice President of Sales and Chief Customer Officer. Mr. Ironside, a Los Angeles native, brings more than fifteen years of sales and operations leadership success; boasting a wealth of experience in developing sales strategies to increase market penetration and revenue growth.

) May 19, 2009 -- Jive, the Social Business Software leader, announces the appointment of Ben Kiker to its executive management team as Chief Marketing Officer. Kiker will be responsible for Jive's global marketing strategy, encompassing solutions, customer and field marketing as well as branding and communications. He will also lead the company's strategic alliances and corporate development activities.

) January 15, 2009 -- FileTek, Inc., a premier provider of robust data access and information management software, today announced the appointment of Gary G. Szukalski to the position of President and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Mr. Szukalski brings over 25 years of strategic domain expertise to FileTek's leadership team. The executive appointment announced today is effective immediately.

) January 15, 2009 -- FileTek, Inc., a premier provider of robust data access and information management software, today announced the appointment of Gary G. Szukalski to the position of President and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Mr. Szukalski brings over 25 years of strategic domain expertise to FileTek's leadership team. The executive appointment announced today is effective immediately.

) February 3, 2009 -- Vovici (voh-VEE-see), the leading provider of Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) and survey software, announces that Nakheel has selected the Vovici v4 platform to provide its clients with effective Customer Experience Measurement.

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) September 2, 2009 -- Qosmos today announced the appointment of Gilles d'Aramon as the company's Vice President of Americas Sales and Global Business Development. In his new role, d'Aramon will develop and execute go-to-market plans targeting key Network Equipment Providers, Independent Software Vendors and Systems Integrators in the telecom and government market segments to integrate Qosmos Network Intelligence technology into their solutions.

) September 30, 2008 -- Leading on demand IT service management solutions provider, InteQ, today announced the appointment of Bradford Winkler as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, SaaS Solutions. This position was created to capitalize the market demand for InteQ's on-demand service desk solution, InfraDesk, conceptualized by the successful implementations experienced by their current clients.

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) October 13, 2009 -- ClearTrial (www.cleartrial.com), the leading provider of Clinical Trial Operations (CTO) software for integrated planning, forecasting, outsourcing, and project tracking, announced today that enterprise software and life sciences sales veteran Craig D. Smith has joined the company as Vice President of Sales. With 25 years of experience in enterprise software and technology markets including the life sciences, oil and gas, and chemical industries, Smith provides a successful track record of building and managing high-performing sales teams and implementing repeatable sales methodologies that consistently exceed revenue targets.

) July 10, 2009 -- Vovici, the market-leading provider of survey software and Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) systems, announces that PANalytical, the world leader in X-ray analysis systems, is now using the Vovici v4 platform for customer satisfaction research as a more cost-effective replacement of paper surveys.

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