NetBooks® Inc. Named Judges' Choice at Under the Radar Conference

Business Wire, March 26, 2008

Revolutionary Web-Based Business Management System Wins "Manage Up" Category

ROHNERT PARK, Calif. -- NetBooks (www.netbooks.com) was selected by judges as the best product in the "Manage Up" category at Dealmaker Media's 2008 Under the Radar Conference--"The Business of Web Apps: Where the Web Goes to Work."

The revolutionary web-based business management system helps True Small Business (TSB) owners run every aspect of the business, including marketing, sales, operations and finance. Industry insiders Prashant Shah, of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners; Stephen Stribley of Microsoft; and Kara Swisher of AllThingsD.com recognized NetBooks, Inc. and CEO/Founder Ridgely Evers for the company's distinct approach to serving the TSB market.

"It came as no surprise that the judges selected NetBooks in this category," said Debbie Landa, CEO, Dealmaker Media. "Ridgely is both knowledgeable and incredibly passionate about the small business market, which comes across in the clarity of his company's mission, and in the way NetBooks is designed."

"We're honored to have been invited to present at 'Where the Web Goes to Work' and are very pleased to have been recognized as Judges' Choice in our category," said Evers. "Our company was founded on the idea that true small businesses would embrace a powerful, integrated business management system, if it were designed and delivered in the right way. We're gratified that the Under the Radar judges recognize the value of our unique approach."

Firsthand advice for small business owners, based on Evers' 30 years of experience, is available at http://blog.netbooks.com.

About NetBooks

NetBooks is on a mission is to revolutionize the way small businesses are managed by uniting technology, people, and partners into solutions that are as simple as possible, and as powerful as necessary, to run the whole business.

Using a Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model, NetBooks addresses the long-standing need for a comprehensive, easy-to-use business management system for America's 5.1 million True Small Businesses (owner-operated firms with fewer than 25 people). The privately held company, based in Rohnert Park, California, is funded by CMEA Ventures, Integral Capital, and select advisors. www.netbooks.com.

About Dealmaker Media

Dealmaker Media's "2008 Under the Radar Top 100" identifies emerging start-ups launched within the past year. Dealmaker Media operates at the intersection of business, technology, venture capital, and the future. Conferences, roundtables, blogs, and research are designed to inter-connect CEOs, technology executives, investors, analysts and press. Dealmaker Media brings dealmakers together with one ultimate goal: to get the deal done.