Conduit to Offer Its Users Google's Search Capabilities

Business Wire, Jan 9, 2007

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- Conduit, a breakthrough marketing platform for creating community toolbars that drive traffic and loyalty, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Google. Conduit will make Google search capabilities available to Conduit's network of approximately 125,000 publishers. This partnership will allow over five million Conduit toolbar users to take the power of Google search with them anywhere on the Web, straight from their favorite community toolbar.

"Our vision at Conduit is to provide website publishers with the most powerful components and solutions for their community toolbar and, ultimately, a superior end user experience. Google is a clear leader in search and we are delighted to be able to incorporate this established and proven tool into our platform," said Ronen Shilo, CEO of Conduit.

As part of the company's commitment to superior user experiences, Conduit's solution is completely secure with no adware, malware or spyware, making it a trusted solution for major brands like Greenpeace, REMAX, Fox Carolina TV, and over 125,000 other website publishers around the world.

"Our Fox Carolina Newsbar was created to provide our viewers with a more engaging and interactive experience on the Web," said Steve Christian, Internet sales director, FOX Carolina TV. "Conduit's decision to offer Google search further enhances this experience so our viewers can access their favorite search engine directly via the Fox Carolina Newsbar."

Conduit's change in search partner is seamless for users and publishers, due to the patent-pending technology that drives real-time toolbar updates to users, without requiring additional downloads.

It's quick, easy and completely free for any organization to create a toolbar at www.conduit.com, now powered by Google search.

About Conduit

Conduit is a breakthrough marketing platform for creating community toolbars that drive traffic and loyalty by enabling publishers to persistently connect and engage with their user community via the browser. Conduit delivers unprecedented community loyalty and site traffic for over 125,000 publishers, including major brands such as Major League Baseball, Fox Carolina TV, Greenpeace, REMAX, Blogdigger and small and medium publishers in 112 countries around the globe. Conduit's innovative search monetization model allows the service to be completely free and without adware, malware and spyware. The company is privately-held with headquarters in Israel and Redwood Shores, CA. For more information about Conduit, visit www.conduit.com or email info@conduit.com.

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