Vivox(R) Appoints Matthew Bellows as Vice President Consumer Strategy

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Tue May 20, 2008 8:00am EDT

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
Vivox Inc., the premier provider of voice services to online games
and virtual worlds, has added Matthew Bellows to its executive team as
vice president consumer strategy. In his new role, Matthew is
responsible for extending the reach and capabilities of Vivox's voice
services into new games, virtual worlds and communities.

   Matthew Bellows brings significant videogame and online media
experience to his role at Vivox. Prior to joining Vivox, Bellows
served as General Manager for Floodgate Entertainment, making
videogames with EA, Disney, Nokia, Microsoft and many others. Before
Floodgate, Bellows was the co-founder of WGR Media, the leading
publication for mobile entertainment consumers. At WGR, he formed web,
mobile and print distribution partnerships with Verizon, Sprint,
Ziff-Davis and Yahoo!. He sold WGR to CNET Networks in 2004.

   "Matthew has an impressive track record of launching innovative
services and driving market development," said Rob Seaver, CEO of
Vivox. "His demonstrated success in creating new products and forming
successful business alliances will strengthen our position as the
leading provider of voice services to the online game industry and
bring significant value to our clients."

   Recently named the winner of the 2007 Game Developer Magazine
Frontline Award for Best Audio Tool, Vivox delivers high quality and
massively scalable voice communications to leading online game and
virtual world developers, including CCP Games, Linden Lab, NCsoft
Corp., Sony Online Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast.

   "Speech is the most natural and powerful communication medium for
gamers. Vivox is the only company that can make speech work for the
emerging digital reality," said Bellows. "I have a passion for
bringing groundbreaking technologies to market, and Vivox is doing
that in a huge way. I'm very proud to be joining this talented team."

   Bellows will represent Vivox at several upcoming videogame
conferences, including The Games and Mobile Forum,
www.lagamesconference.com, Qualcomm's BREW Conference,
http://brew.qualcomm.com, and Develop, www.develop-conference.com.

   About Vivox, Inc.

   Vivox provides high quality, massively scalable voice chat for
online games and virtual worlds. Developers can enhance game play and
foster community with Vivox's advanced feature set and unparalleled
service. Today, the Vivox Network supports millions of users in more
than 180 countries. Customers include CCP Games, Icarus Studios, K2
Network, Linden Lab, NCsoft Corp., Pixel Mine Games, Sony Online
Entertainment, Wizards of the Coast and others. For more information:
http://www.vivox.com

Vivox
Jennifer Frkanec, 508-270-5090
jennifer.frkanec@vivox.com
or
Online Marketing and PR
Doug Mealy
dmealy@om-pr.com

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