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Biz360 and Moreover Technologies Partner to Help Corporate Executives Manage Reputation and Build Brands

Moreover to deliver online news content into Biz360's market intelligence application for real-time monitoring and continuous analysis

SAN MATEO and SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — June 9, 2004 — Biz360® Inc., the industry leader in global reputation and brand analysis, and Moreover Technologies, the premier provider of aggregated current awareness and business information, today announced a partnership to deliver real-time online news content from Moreover Technologies into Market360®, the industry's first market intelligence application. Joint customers will be able to access real-time monitoring and continuous analysis of Moreover news content through Market360 to help manage the reputation of their company and brands.

Corporate communications and marketing executives use Market360® to actively monitor their market presence, analyze macro trends affecting the industry, track the competitive landscape and adapt their marketing communications strategy to maximize the effectiveness of their communications budget. Moreover's Connected Intelligence™ solutions harvest news in real time from thousands of the most reliable online sources, making news content available within minutes of publication to help drive more informed business decisions.

"The vast amount of new online information appearing daily has created two immediate business needs — real-time awareness of current information and thorough analysis of information already out there," said Jim Pitkow, chief executive officer and president of Moreover Technologies. "Our partnership with Biz360 will help corporate executives uncover trends and make sense out of the incredible amount of news information on the Web."

"Online news content has become a major force in shaping corporate reputations and brands," said You Mon Tsang, chief marketing officer for Biz360. "By providing a centralized view of broadcast, print and online content sources, Biz360 helps corporate executives understand how issues develop and spread through the various media formats in the marketplace. Our partnership with Moreover Technologies will help corporate executives act in the most effective way to protect and enhance corporate reputations and brands."

About Biz360, Inc.

Biz360 delivers media and market intelligence solutions to Global 2000 business decision makers, providing them with a 360-degree view of their marketplace. The company gathers and analyzes the vast amount of traditional and social media about an organization, its brands, its competitors and its products to deliver real-time insights that help our clients shape market perception, respond to competitive threats, evaluate trends and issues and improve the return on their marketing investments.

Our clients include industry-leading, global companies, such as AAA, Aetna, AstraZeneca and Sun Microsystems. Biz360 can be reached at 866.424.9360 or www.biz360.com.

About Moreover Technologies

Moreover Technologies is the premier provider of online news and information that enables organizations to make informed decisions based on real-time current awareness. The company's Connected Intelligence™ solutions harvest news from thousands of the most reliable online sources, including premium international and regional publications, corporate and government press pages, blogs and discussion boards. Content is intelligently categorized, fortified with descriptive metadata, ranked for quality by an experienced editorial staff and then delivered for use in custom applications, websites, corporate intranets and enterprise portals.

Moreover solutions are trusted by hundreds of leading organizations including Ask Jeeves, Citigroup, Hill & Knowlton, Library of Congress, McCann Eriksson, Microsoft, MSN, NASA, Saatchi & Saachi, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Navy and Yahoo!. Moreover is a privately held company with offices in London and San Francisco, with funding led by Advance Publications, Atlas Venture, Reuters Venture Capital, and Dawntreader Ventures.

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