Coremetrics Selected by AlwaysOn Media as Top 100
Private Company Award Winner

Recognized for leadership in emerging technology

San Mateo, Calif.—January 17, 2007—Coremetrics™, the leading provider of on-demand web analytics and precision marketing solutions, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn Media as one of the Top 100 Private Company award winners. The AO Media 100 is a power list of the top private digital media companies. Coremetrics was handpicked by the AO Media editorial team based on a set of five criteria—innovation, market potential, customer adoption, media buzz and investor value creation.

Coremetrics and the AO Media 100 will be honored at the AO Media executive summit, taking place January 29-31, at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City. The summit will focus on the forces that are disrupting user behavior and creating new opportunities in the digital era, showcasing top innovative private companies that are revolutionizing the way media is created, distributed and consumed.

Joe Davis, president and CEO at Coremetrics will also be participating in a panel at the summit. The workshop, entitled "How Does the Internet Change Media Metrics?" is taking place on Tuesday, January 30, 4:15-5:00pm ET.

"We're delighted with the recognition from AlwaysOn Media. It's a clear sign of the shift towards a more dynamic online media environment, one that we're fully engaged with," said Joe Davis, president and CEO at Coremetrics. "As the marketing and media landscape evolves, the question of effective measurement is becoming a business-critical issue for marketers. With the explosion of social networking sites, blogs and even virtual worlds, our role is to help online marketers navigate this new landscape, working closely with them to maximize their potential."

Coremetrics provides digital marketing software and services to more than 900 leading brands across the retail, financial services, travel, content and publishing industries, delivering over $300 million in documented ROI in the past two years. Coremetrics works with clients to maximize online revenues by turning their customer data into tangible business actions, leading to improved targeting. Over the last 12 months, Coremetrics has launched Coremetrics 2007, its latest release of an on-demand, real-time web analytics suite, and has expanded its reach both into new vertical sectors and internationally. The company has also boosted its senior management team as it looks ahead to further expansion in 2007.

"We scoured hundreds of applications we received to vote on the top emerging private technology companies," said Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. "Selected are the companies we think are demonstrating significant market traction or pursuing game-changing technology. We expect these organizations to have a big impact for both New York and Silicon Valley."

The AO Media 100 was selected from over 1,000 companies, peer-nominated by leading venture capitalists, investment bankers and industry analysts. The AO Media 100 consists of private companies at all stages of development.

A full list of all the AO Media 100 companies can be found on the AlwaysOn website at http://www.alwayson-network.com/comments.php?id=12031

 

About Coremetrics
Coremetrics is the leading provider of on-demand web analytics and precision marketing solutions, offering the industry's only web analytics platform that captures and stores all customer and visitor clickstream activity to build LIVE (Lifetime Individual Visitor Experience) Profiles. Representing the single most accurate and comprehensive source of online customer data, LIVE Profiles serve as the foundation for all successful digital marketing initiatives. Coremetrics services more than 900 brands and has delivered over $300 million in documented ROI in the past two years. Coremetrics is also the integrated web analytics solution for IBM WebSphere Commerce, delivering a best-of-breed multichannel business analytics solution. The company is privately held with funding from Accel Partners, FTVentures, and Highland Capital Partners and is headquartered in San Mateo, California. To learn more about Coremetrics, visit www.coremetrics.com or call 877-721-CORE.

Coremetrics has strongly supported online privacy since its inception. To learn more, visit www.coremetrics.com/privacy.

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About AO Media 2007: January 29-31 @ The Mandarin Oriental Hotel, NYC
AlwaysOn Media is where cutting-edge technology CEOs from the back streets of Silicon Valley meet the global advertising and media establishment. This two-and-a-half-day executive event features CEO presentations and high-level debates on which forces are disrupting user behavior and creating new opportunities in the marketing, branding, advertising, and public relations industries. At AlwaysOn Media, our editors will also honor the AO Media 100 Top Private Companies. Fifty of the top CEOs from the AO Media 100 will pitch their market strategies to a panel of industry experts in our "CEO Showcase."

 

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 (Stanford Summit, AlwaysOn Hollywood, AlwaysOn Media and GoingGreen) 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.