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MarketLive, Inc. Opens a Boston Office to Support Its Expansion on the East Coast


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BOSTON, MA -- 01/07/2005 -- MarketLive, Inc. (http://www.marketlive.com), the leading developer of e-commerce technology and services for Intelligent Selling® on the Web, has announced the opening of a regional office in the Boston area. The decision to add an East Coast office was prompted by growing business opportunities for the company’s MarketLive® Intelligent Selling® System e-commerce software, along with increasing numbers of East-Coast clients.

The addition of this new office is part of MarketLive’s strategic expansion, which was spurred by a significant capital investment from Sequoia Capital (http://www.sequoiacap.com) in December 2003. MarketLive now employs over 150 people at its Petaluma, California headquarters.

“Our MarketLive e-commerce technology is seeing growing demand nationwide, and opening an office dedicated to the East Coast positions us for expansion within this important region,” said Ken Burke, MarketLive, Inc. President and CEO. “The new Boston office is charged not only with developing new sales opportunities but with providing front-line communications with existing clients.”

“MarketLive, Inc. has a time-tested solution that helps optimize all selling opportunities and build solid relationships with online customers,” said Art Brault, Director of Sales and head of the Boston office. “I am pleased to be part of the MarketLive team, and to be entrusted with this key element of the company’s growth strategy.”

About MarketLive, Inc.:

MarketLive, Inc. (http://www.marketlive.com), a pioneer of Intelligent Selling® online, is a nationally recognized Web technology and design company serving the catalog, direct marketing, retail, and manufacturing industries. The MarketLive® Intelligent Selling® System is the enterprise-class, Java™-based, rapid e-commerce application built specifically to address the need for a powerful, effective online e-commerce merchandising engine. MarketLive, Inc. has over 150 employees working with clients as diverse as General Motors, National Geographic, Electronic Arts, Norm Thompson, and The Swiss Colony. It was founded as Multimedia Live in 1995 by entrepreneur Ken Burke and is located in Petaluma, California. Burke is the author of the book Intelligent Selling: The Art and Science of Selling Online.



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