LiveRez Strengthens Leadership Team With Silicon Valley Talent

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- LiveRez, a leader in online vacation rental software, today announced appointing a new executive to the LiveRez management team. Ralf VonSosen joins LiveRez as vice president of marketing. He brings experience from leading e-business companies such as Siebel, SAP, and a portfolio of smaller Silicon Valley technology companies to help LiveRez in its next stage of growth.

"LiveRez is well positioned to take advantage of the growing demand from vacationers to book vacation rentals online," said Tracy Lotz, president of LiveRez. "There has been so much demand for our solutions that the time is right to invest in additional leadership. Ralf will not only help LiveRez achieve new success, but also deliver greater value to our customers."

Driving LiveRez's global marketing strategy, VonSosen carries an impressive track-record of identifying and leveraging growth opportunities through new marketing, product development and partnerships. Prior to LiveRez, he spent over a decade in a number of leadership roles within the software industry to drive product growth and market awareness. Most recently as the vice president of marketing at Infopia, an eCommerce platform provider, he launched Infopia beyond the eBay seller space, created new solutions, and authored the The eCommerce 2.0 Handbook.

"My vision is to bring the tools and best practices of online retailers to the vacation rental industry," said VonSosen. "I see tremendous potential to increase the trust guests have in vacation rentals and increase online bookings. We can grab a bunch of guest marketshare from the hotel chains by offering a better online shopping and booking experience."

About LiveRez Inc.

LiveRez creates more online vacation rental bookings. LiveRez provides the most complete online vacation rental property management solution available, enabling property managers to fully utilize the power of the internet in driving guest bookings, guest satisfaction, and the management of their properties. LiveRez takes a unique online-centric approach through its partnership with property managers, and is focused on making the online shopping experience pleasant, trustworthy, and complete. Successful customers include ALL STAR Vacation Properties (allstarvacationhomes.com) and High Country Properties (highcountry-rentals.com).

LiveRez is headquartered in Boise, ID. For more information, visit http://www.liverez.com.

     Contact:
     Ralf VonSosen
     LiveRez, Public Relations
     +1.208.854.7717
     ralf@liverez.com