DataCert Vice President Establishes Intellectual Property Blog; IP Edge Created as Resource for Growing Field of Intellectual Property Management

Business Wire, March 21, 2006

HOUSTON -- In response to the increased interest in information on intellectual property management and in line with the company's long-term intellectual property growth strategies, DataCert's Vice President of Intellectual Property Business Development Domenic Leo has launched a new law blog called IP Edge (http://ipedge.datacert.com/).

An IP thought leader with more than 15 years' experience, Leo developed IP Edge as a forum to address efficiencies in procuring, managing and maintaining intellectual property. IP Edge focuses on best practices and industry updates and features contributions by T. David Reed, a U.S. patent agent who managed Procter & Gamble's foreign filing initiatives for 18 years.

"Though there appeared to be many intellectual property blogs, I didn't see a blog dedicated to intellectual property management," said Leo. "My goal is to have IP Edge be a 'cyber watercooler stop' for executives and professionals."

Intellectual property law - which regulates the ownership of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trades secrets - is one of the fastest-growing legal fields in the United States and one that compliments DataCert's electronic invoicing and legal spend management initiatives.

"The practice of IP differs greatly from the business of IP," said Leo. "IP professionals have to learn not only the law of IP, but the business of IP. Unlike most legal practitioners, most IP professionals are responsible for creating, maintaining and protecting assets - and it is in this area that DataCert's expertise will come into play."

A member of the Michigan Bar and the American Bar Association, Leo is involved with IP organizations such as the International Trademark Association (INTA), The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and the Intellectual Property Owners (IPO). He serves as chair of the I/P Working Group of the Uniform Task Based Management System (UTMBS).

A co-author of the blog, T. David Reed has lectured throughout the world for groups including World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), AIPLA and IPO. Following his 2006 retirement, he continues to work in the patent field as a private consultant on foreign patent practice and as a consultant for WIPO.

About AIMS

Advanced Invoice Management System (AIMS) is DataCert's web-based application that facilitates the approval and payment of electronic invoices between law firms and vendors and corporate legal departments. Its primary purpose is to help managers proactively analyze corporate legal spend. Using AIMS, legal invoices are validated against corporate outside counsel guidelines, routed, adjusted and approved, then posted to a matter management and/or accounts payable system.

About DataCert, Inc.

DataCert, Inc. is the largest and fastest-growing supplier of electronic invoicing and corporate legal spend management solutions. DataCert's products and services provide a substantial return on investment to corporations looking to reduce outside legal spend. Headquartered in Houston, DataCert has over 6,300 customers, 55 of which are Fortune(R) 500 companies. On an annualized basis, DataCert processes in excess of $6 billion of e-invoicing data. Visit DataCert at www.datacert.com for more information.