LiveOps Selected as an AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies Winner

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- LiveOps, the virtual call center company, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of this year's AO Global 250 Top Private Companies winners. Inclusion in the AO Global 250 signifies major developments in the creation of new business opportunities in the global technology industries. LiveOps was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and other industry experts spanning the globe, based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz.

"Software as a Service (SaaS) has reached the maturity and reliability to support mission critical parts of the enterprise, such as the call center. At LiveOps, we are bringing internet speed and innovation into the call center and are helping companies breakaway from the constraints of traditional call centers," commented Maynard Webb, CEO of LiveOps. "We are honored to be named an AO Global 250 company."

LiveOps and the AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies will be honored at the "AlwaysOn & STVP Summit at Stanford" scheduled to occur July 22-24, 2008 at Stanford University. This two-and-a-half day executive event highlights the significant economic, political and commercial trends disrupting the global technology industries and features the most innovative companies, eminent technologists, influential investors and journalists in keynote presentations, panel debates and private company CEO showcases.

LiveOps CEO Maynard Webb will be one of fifty of the top CEOs from the AO Global 250 presenting market strategies to a panel of industry experts in a "CEO Showcase" at the AlwayOn & STVP Summit. In addition, Webb will be participating in a panel discussion entitled, "Will the Next Salesforce.com Please Stand Up."

"The AO Global 250 winners have excelled in key strategic areas in the global technology markets," said Tony Perkins, founder and CEO of AlwaysOn. "We congratulate them for their success in introducing new tools, services, and platforms that are driving the next phase of innovation and creating real value at an economically uncertain time."

The AO Global 250 was selected from hundreds of companies, nominated by a panel of industry experts in the online technology, media, entertainment, enterprise and greentech sectors from around the world.

A full list of all the AO Global 250 winners can be found on the AlwaysOn Web site at http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/27959

About LiveOps, Inc.

LiveOps, the virtual call center company, frees businesses from the complexity and constraints of traditional call center models. LiveOps operates the world's largest virtual call center, providing the only complete solution with on-demand applications, home agents and proven best practices that deliver breakthrough results. LiveOps on-demand call center applications instantly provide an enterprise-scale virtual call center infrastructure, while its network of 20,000 experienced home agents provides unmatched customer service. LiveOps' cost effective solutions provide greater flexibility, quality, scalability and control than traditional call center technology providers. LiveOps is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. http://www.liveops.com

About AlwaysOn

AlwaysOn ignited the open-media revolution in early 2003 by being the first media brand to launch a community blog network. In 2004, AlwaysOn continued to lead the industry in innovation by engaging its bloggers in a social network. AlwaysOn is also revolutionizing the media business by applying its open-media principles to its executive event series (Stanford Summit, OnHollywood, OnMedia, GoingGreen, NordicGreen, and Venture Summit East and West) and quarterly print "blogozine". No other media brand has dared to create such open interaction with its readers and event participants.

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