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ICG Commerce Renews and Extends Relationship with Cameron to Provide Support for All Indirect Procurement

Expansion Reflects Significant Savings over Past Three Years and Confidence in ICG Commerce's Ability to Deliver

PHILADELPHIA - Monday, October 01, 2007 - Leading Procurement outsourcing specialist, ICG Commerce,
today announced a five year extension of its contract with Cameron (NYSE: CAM), a leading provider of
flow equipment products, systems and services to worldwide oil, gas and process industries. Based on
ICG Commerce’s proven ability to help Cameron drive cost reductions and achieve high levels of
compliance, Cameron has significantly expanded the scope of the relationship to include all indirect


Independent Research Firm Names IQNavigator as a Leader in the Rapidly Growing Services Procurement Software Market

IQNavigator "Topped the Field in Services Procurement"

DENVER, Colorado, October 9, 2007 - IQNavigator, a leading provider of service Procurement software and managed service programs, today announced that it was highlighted by Forrester Research for services Procurement in a September 17, 2007 report titled, "Services Procurement Grows Despite Obstacles," by Andrew Bartels. The report states, "For companies that consider temporary workers to be just one of many unique services that they buy, a services Procurement product will provide the best fit." "IQNavigator is a services Procurement specialist and a Leader in that category in our Forrester Wave evaluation of eProcurement solutions in the second quarter of 2007," wrote Andrew Bartels, Vice President, Principle Analyst, Forrester Research.


DataCert's David Bain Honored by Best Corporate Counsel Awards

HOUSTON, Oct. 2, 2007 - DataCert, Inc., the leading provider of legal and IP spend and matter management solutions, announced today that David Bain, its associate general counsel, has been named a finalist in the Best Corporate Counsel Awards in the category of "Outstanding Associate or Assistant Corporate General Counsel." The awards, sponsored by the Association of Corporate Counsel and the Houston Business Journal, honor the best and brightest of the legal profession.

The winner will be announced at the awards gala on October 4, 2007.

Bain secured his position as a finalist through his innovative practices in contract negotiation. Most recently, he played a key role with the company's acquisition of Corprasoft, a Dallas-based provider of matter management solutions. He has also been instrumental in negotiating service and license agreements with DataCert's Fortune 500® customers and managing the company's expansion into Europe.


DataCert Recognized for Revenue Growth and Community Service

Houston Business Journal Names DataCert Fast 100 Enterprise Champion

HOUSTON, Sept. 25, 2007 – DataCert, Inc., the leading provider of legal and IP spend and matter management solutions, announced that the Houston Business Journal has awarded it the title of Enterprise Champion in its Fast 100 competition.

The Fast 100 ranks the fastest-growing businesses in the Houston area based on two-year revenue growth. DataCert claimed number 39 on the list with a revenue increase of 86.02 percent at the September 14th awards banquet.

DataCert captured further recognition by being named Enterprise Champion of the Fast 100 for its commitment to community service and corporate culture.


DataCert Strengthens Executive Management Team

Promotions Add Depth to Company’s Software Development Leadership

HOUSTON, Sept. 25, 2007 – DataCert, Inc., the leading provider of legal and IP spend and matter management solutions, today announced that Chris Fields has been promoted to chief Technology officer and Curtis Schlak has been named vice president of engineering.

Fields will assume responsibility for the overall technical architecture of the company’s products and services and brings more than 15 years of experience in software development and technical leadership to DataCert’s experienced management team. He joined DataCert in 2001 after its acquisition of DigiContract, a company he co-founded in 1999, and was named chief architect soon afterwards.


Iqnavigator Provides Complete Control Of Services Procurement Spending Through Extended Enterprise Saas Platform

Enhancements Provide Flexibility and Configurability to Meet Evolving Global 2000 Customer Requirements

DENVER, Colorado - June 27, 2007 – IQNavigator, the leading provider of services Procurement software and managed service programs, today announced the availability of version 7.6 of their award winning on-demand software platform. IQNavigator 7.6 enables Global 2000 customers to fully automate the entire Procurement lifecycle to achieve considerable ROI, services spend control and compliance. For more information on the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) enabled platform please visit http://www.iqnavigator.com/iqnavigator7.html

Product News

Rivermine Expands Seasoned Leadership Team with Appointment of Ken Lienemann as New VP of Sales and Managed Services

Formerly with Control Point Solutions and Accenture, Lienemann to Leverage Deep Telecom Expense Management and Technology Industry Expertise

Fairfax, VA, June 12, 2007 - Adding to its leadership team of seasoned industry veterans, Rivermine, a leading provider of automated telecom expense management (TEM) solutions, today announced it has appointed Ken Lienemann as vice president of sales and managed services.

“Ken brings a unique perspective on the marketplace, as he has defined and implemented successful sales strategies for multiple telecom-related organizations,” said Mark Logan, president and CEO, Rivermine. “Ken’s depth of experience gives Rivermine a competitive edge, as he has valuable Insight regarding Fortune 1000 companies and their telecom expense management needs.”

Executive Moves

AnchorPoint Announces Major Retail Customer Win

Leading TEM Vendor Signs Largest Arts & Crafts Retailer

Jan 15, 2007 - FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - AnchorPoint, a leader in integrated Telecom Expense Management (TEM) solutions, today announced that the Company has signed a major new retail customer, the nation’s largest retailer of arts and crafts materials. AnchorPoint will implement their recently-announced solution, ‘AnchorPoint Retail’ for this customer, combining best-of-breed features and functionality from their recent AnchorPoint 6.0 release, and their industry-leading Map-To-Win™ deployment approach.

“We’re finding that retail organizations are interested in forward-thinking approaches to cutting costs and improving operational efficiencies,” said Don Luby, senior vice president of sales, AnchorPoint. “This particular customer chose AnchorPoint because our advanced business analytics capabilities enables them to not only understand store expenses at an unprecedented level of detail, but also helps them align these expenses to revenue goals.”

Customer News

RR Donnelley Launches CustomPoint(SM) Digital Printing

RR Donnelley Launches CustomPoint(SM) Digital Printing, Enterprise Print Management And Targeted Direct Mail System

Comprehensive Portal Enables Users to Customize, Proof and Order Brand- Compliant Documents from Anywhere with Internet Access and to Direct Output to Anywhere in RR Donnelley’s Worldwide Digital Print and Fulfillment Network Optimized by RR Donnelley’s Print-on-Command Software R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (NYSE: RRD) today announced the introduction of CustomPoint, a powerful new web-enabled, publishing solution that enables enterprise-level digital print ordering, on demand fulfillment, direct mail campaign management, document customization and comprehensive print management.


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