AlwaysOn Names Encover ''Top 100 Private Company'' for Second Consecutive Year; Award Recognizes Encover's Track Record, Innovative Technology, Business Model, and Strong Customer Adoption

Business Wire, July 1, 2005

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Encover(R), Inc., a leading provider of technology and services to help manufacturers maximize revenues from service contracts, today announced it has received the "Top 100 Private Company Award" by AlwaysOn for the second consecutive year. The AlwaysOn editorial board selected AO 100 winners from more than 1,000 nominees that were nominated by venture capitalists and industry insiders.

"The AO 100 Top Private Companies represent the tech sector's most innovative, disruptive, and exciting firms," said AlwaysOn editor, Tony Perkins. "They all share strong performance track records, robust business models, leading technology, rapid customer adoption, and most importantly, significant market potential. These are the companies to watch."

Encover is helping manufacturers such as Juniper Networks, Kodak, and Xerox to maximize revenues from service contracts. The company offers a complete solution called Encover On Demand, designed to help manufacturers and their channel partners to manage, market and sell service agreements. Encover On Demand is comprised of five service offerings, which include: a web-based application that can be used by manufacturers, channel partners and end customers; outsourced professional telesales services; direct marketing services; sales and marketing consulting services; and professional services.

"We are delighted to once again receive the AO 100 Top Private Company Award," said Chip Overstreet, president and CEO of Encover. "Manufacturers subscribing to our solutions are able to significantly impact top line revenues and bottom-line performance, and the recognition we received from AlwaysOn is a testament to our customer success and our leadership position in the marketplace."

The AO 100 companies will be honored at a VIP reception during the upcoming AO 2005: Innovation Summit at 5:00pm on July 19, 2005 at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center on the Stanford University Campus.

About Encover, Inc.

Encover is a market leader in helping manufacturers and their channel partners manage, market and sell service contracts. The Encover On Demand solution is comprised of dedicated service sales professionals, multi-channel marketing programs, robust multi-channel software, and a suite of best practices that are proven to transform service sales and maximize service contract revenue. Encover drives top line service revenues and bottom line results for companies including Xerox, Kodak and Juniper Networks, resulting in millions of dollars of incremental services revenue. For more information on Encover, visit http://www.encover.com or call 650-417-9000.

Encover is a registered trademark of Encover, Inc. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

About AlwaysOn

AlwaysOn is transforming the communication business with its online blogging network, establishing it as a leader in the Open Media revolution. Borrowing from the underground traditions of blogging and social networking, AlwaysOn (http://www.alwayson-network.com/) was launched in 2003. Today, AO's annual Summit @ Stanford and OnHollywood events, print "blogozine" and online services encourage direct collaboration between global thought leaders and technology insiders. No other media brand has dared allow such openness amongst its readers and participants. AlwaysOn, LLC, is a privately held and virtually headquartered company born out of the heart of Silicon Valley.