AlwaysOn Announces Top 100 Private Companies in the Eastern U.S.

Elite List Identifies Most Promising Innovation-driven and Growth-oriented
Private Companies East of the Mississippi

SAN FRANCISCO--(Business Wire)--
AlwaysOn, the insider`s network covering the business of innovation, today
announced its AlwaysOn East 100 Top Private Companies List. In order to be
considered, private companies had to be nominated by their peers and demonstrate
leadership in areas such as innovation, market potential, customer adoption,
media buzz and investor value creation. AlwaysOn received hundreds of
nominations from venture investors, investment bankers and other industry
experts.

"Despite a floundering global economy, it is clear from this list of nominees
that innovation and growth are alive and well in the East," said Tony Perkins,
founder and editor of AlwaysOn. "Even the difficult economic times have not
slowed the pace of innovation for these organizations. The AlwaysOn East 100
winners have the demonstrated a tremendous ability to overcome some of the most
challenging economic conditions in our nation`s history to create new strategies
and plans for growth and to serve as a beacon for private companies everywhere."

The AlwaysOn East Top 100 Private Companies will be honored at a reception at
AlwaysOn`s Venture Summit East from May 20-22, 2009 at the Mandarin Oriental
Hotel in Boston. Attended by leading institutional investors, venture
capitalists, investment bankers, research analysts and corporate buyers, Venture
Summit East is a three-day gathering that highlights the significant economic,
political, and technology trends impacting the global growth investor. The goal
of Venture Summit East is to match growth-company buyers and sellers and
identify the most promising innovation-driven, growth investment opportunities.
Venture Summit East will also play host to CEO Showcases from qualified
companies seeking later-stage capital or potential acquirers.

The Confirmed speakers for Venture East Summit include: Bob Davis, General
Partner, Highland Capital Partners; Tim Draper, Managing Director, Draper Fisher
Jurvetson; Diana Frazier, Co-founder & Managing Partner, FLAG Capital; Brian
Hughes, Partner, KPMG; Michael Moe, Co-founder & CEO, Next Global Advisors; Alan
Patricof, Founder & Managing Director, Greycroft Partners; William Sahlman,
Professor of Business Administration & Sr. Associate Dean for External
Relations, Harvard Business School; and many more.

Additionally, CEOs of some of the region`s top private companies will present
their market strategies and business partnering objectives on the main stage at
Venture Summit East. Program topics include "Addressing the Private Company
Liquidity Crisis," "Beyond Hype - Top Trends in Computing," "The Economic Crisis
and Venture Capital," and "The Green in Green."

The AlwaysOn East 100 Top Private Companies for 2009 are:

Cloud and Infrastructure
-- Acronis -- LogMeIn
-- Business Instruments -- Milabra
-- C-nario -- Parature
-- Core Security -- rPath (category winner)
-- Dataupia -- Viewdle
-- GlassHouse -- WorkLight

Consumer
-- CafeMom -- Outside.in
-- CityVoter -- OwnerIQ
-- Etsy -- Scanbuy (category winner)
-- GameLogic -- Searchandise Commerce
-- GamerDNA -- SelectMinds
-- Kayak -- TheLadders
-- Live Gamer -- TidalTV
-- Modiv Media -- TurnTo Networks
-- myYearbook -- Weplay
-- Open Sports

Digital Media
-- AdMeld -- Mindset Media
-- appssavvy -- NameMedia
-- BrightLine iTV -- Peer39
-- Buddy Media (category winner) -- Pontiflex
-- Conductor -- Pulse 360
-- eXelate -- Spongecell
-- GorillaSpot -- Tremor Media
-- Innovid -- Vibes Media
-- Media6° -- Vibrant Media
-- MediaBank -- Visible Measures
-- Medialets -- Viximo

Enabling Tools and Devices
-- AdaptiveBlue -- LucidMedia
-- Amadesa -- MediaUnbound
-- AvVenta -- News Patterns
-- Clearspring Technologies -- Pixtronix
-- Emo Labs -- Sand 9
-- EveryZing -- SecondMarket (category winner)
-- Invention Machine -- SiCortex
-- Kaltura -- VideoIQ
-- Laser Light Engines

Green
-- Advanced Electron Beams -- Poseidon Resources
-- BPL Global -- Premium Power
-- Coaltek -- Recycled Energy Development
-- GreenFuel Technologies -- Renaissance Lighting
-- Hycrete (category winner) -- Suniva
-- IST Energy -- Zymetis

SaaS and Enterprise
-- Aveksa -- Landslide
-- Boomi -- Tangoe
-- Endeca -- Trust Digital
-- HubSpot (category winner)

Wireless
-- AirClic -- Mformation Technologies
-- Apperian -- MocoSpace
-- Aylus Networks -- Quattro Wireless
-- Azuki Systems -- Sense Networks
-- Cellufun -- Skyhook Wireless (category winner)
-- Kirusa

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About AlwaysOn

AlwaysOn ignited the open-media revolution in early 2003 by being the first
media brand to launch a global blog network. In 2004, AlwaysOn continued to lead
the media industry in innovation by introducing a social network where members
can connect and engage. AlwaysOn is also revolutionizing the media business by
applying its open-media principles to its executive event series (Summit at
Stanford, OnMedia, OnHollywood, GoingGreen East and West, Venture Summit East
and West) and quarterly print "blogozine" by empowering its members to post and
share their ideas and meet each other online. As our loyal readers know,
AlwaysOn is committed to the free-market, merit-driven approach to reporting and
event programming. No other media brand has dared to create such open
interaction with its readers and event participants.

AlwaysOn
Matt Bowman, 415-595-3487
matt@alwayson-network.com
or
LEWIS PR
Dan Gaffney, 617-226-8844
dang@lewispr.com

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