Conduit Selected by AlwaysOn as an AO Global 250 Winner

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Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:31am EDT

Recognized for game-changing technology and market value
SAN FRANCISCO--(Business Wire)--
Conduit, a leading provider of website syndication solutions for
web publishers today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as
one of the AO Global 250 Winners. Inclusion in the AO Global 250
signifies major developments in the creation of new business
opportunities in the global technology industries. Conduit was
specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and other industry
experts spanning the globe, based on a set of five criteria:
innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value,
and media buzz.

   Conduit and the AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies will be
honored at the AlwaysOn & STVP Summit at Stanford scheduled to occur
on July 22-24, 2008 at Stanford University. This two-and-a-half day
executive event highlights the significant economic, political and
commercial trends disrupting the global technology industries and
features the most innovative companies, eminent technologists,
influential investors and journalists in keynote presentations, panel
debates and private company CEO showcases.

   Fifty of the top CEOs from the AO Global 250 will present their
market strategies to a panel of industry experts in a "CEO Showcase."

   "The AO Global 250 winners have excelled in key strategic areas in
the global technology markets," said Tony Perkins, founder and CEO of
AlwaysOn. "We congratulate them for their success in introducing new
tools, services, and platforms that are driving the next phase of
innovation and creating real value at an economically uncertain time."

   The AO Global 250 was selected from over hundreds of companies,
nominated by a panel of industry experts in the online technology,
media, entertainment, enterprise and greentech sectors from around the
world.

   The Conduit Website Syndication Platform enables companies to
create a totally customized and branded toolbar for the browser.
Conduit customers use the platform to syndicate everything from
website pages and blogs to widgets and their own software products.
The company's global presence is growing fast, with over 140,000 web
publishers deploying toolbars in more than 30 languages and 100
countries. The platform is available free of charge and is a safe
browser plug-in supported by Firefox and Internet Explorer for
Windows, Mac and Linux. For companies interested in transforming
communication with their communities, go to www.conduit.com.

   A full list of all the AO Global 250 winners can be found on the
AlwaysOn Web site at http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/27959

   "The AlwaysOn editors recognize that Conduit is leading a major
change in how web publishers communicate with their communities by
providing a personalized, "always-on" marketing method for the
browser," said Ronen Shilo, CEO of Conduit. "Over 140,000 web
publishers are using the Conduit platform and report myriad benefits,
including increases in traffic, customer loyalty, readership, product
adoption, and revenue."

   About Conduit

   Conduit provides website syndication solutions for web publishers
that increase site traffic, revenue, and brand loyalty while
simplifying access to the content, communities and applications that
subscribers care about most. By creating a direct, always-on
connection between publishers and subscribers, Conduit opens new
channels for real-time communication and commerce. More than 140,000
publishers have joined the Conduit network worldwide, including major
brands such as Fox News, Lufthansa, Major League Baseball, Greenpeace,
TechCrunch, Softonic and small and medium organizations in 180
countries around the globe. Web publishers who become part of the
Conduit network have the opportunity to syndicate their website
content and applications directly to the browser by allowing
subscribers to add them as simply as adding an RSS feed. To create a
community toolbar for your website, visit: www.conduit.com.

   About AlwaysOn

   AlwaysOn ignited the open-media revolution in early 2003 by being
the first media brand to launch a community blog network. In 2004,
AlwaysOn continued to lead the industry in innovation by engaging its
bloggers in a social network. AlwaysOn is also revolutionizing the
media business by applying its open-media principles to its executive
event series (Stanford Summit, OnHollywood, OnMedia, GoingGreen,
NordicGreen, and Venture Summit East and West) and quarterly print
"blogozine". No other media brand has dared to create such open
interaction with its readers and event participants.

PerkettPR for Conduit
Lisa Dilg, 313-399-0892
conduit@perkettpr.com

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