RESPOND Strengthens Industry Expertise, Focuses on Wedding, Home, Legal, Cosmetic Surgery, Fitness and B2B Marketplaces

Business Wire, Sept 8, 2004

FAIRFAX, Va. -- RESPOND named five industry professionals to manage its Wedding, Home, Legal, Cosmetic Surgery, Fitness and Business to Business marketplaces, the company announced today. Organized by 14 vertical marketplaces, RESPOND (www.respond.com) is an active online community of buyers and sellers committed to quality.

The five Marketing Managers are Bradley Blinn, (Weddings); Mark Shulimson, (Business to Business); Bethany Howlett, (Cosmetic Surgery and Fitness); Murtaza Amil and Brian Mehnert, (Home and Legal). "Each of our marketing managers has a strong business background and brings a renewed focus to their respective vertical marketplaces," says George Pickering, General Manager of RESPOND. "They are personally committed to enhancing the quality experience of our members."

Each of the managers brings a wealth of relevant industry experience. Bradley Blinn was formerly President of AllWeddingCompanies.com, a leading online wedding portal. Mark Shulimson managed the online advertising business for the interactive divisions of the Washington Post and Newsweek.com. Bethany Howlett is the former owner and operator of a network of private fitness facilities. Murtaza Amil previously managed the Martindale-Hubbell business relationship for RESPOND. Brian Mehnert was the Corporate Marketing Manager of Case Design/Remodeling, the nation's largest home improvement and remodeling company.

About RESPOND

RESPOND is the leading online lead referral service that connects purchase ready buyers with local sellers. Since 1999, over 3 million consumers have used RESPOND to find everything from banquet facilities to business loans. Today, RESPOND covers more than 100 types of purchases, where purchase ready consumers are matched to quality merchants.

RESPOND has been a line of business of TEOCO Corporation since 2002. In addition to RESPOND, TEOCO has two other lines of business:

--Telecom Solutions - Network cost and revenue management solutions for telecom and enterprise clients

--Enterprise Web Services - Custom software solutions leveraging Java and J2EE technologies

TEOCO is widely recognized for its commitment to Principled Entrepreneurship with a particular emphasis on its core values of alignment with employees, clients and community. See more at www.teoco.com.