PRESS RELEASE Parature Named One of Top 50 Best Places to Work in Greater Washington D.C. by Washington Business Journal

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This has made Parature a great place to
work, and it's gratifying to have the Washington Business Journal
acknowledge this. "Parature's philosophy has
always been to help our employees meet their personal career goals, while
furthering the growth of the company . My special thanks to the management
and all the employees who make Parature such a wonderful and welcoming
place to work."

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"We strive to foster an enthusiastic environment that is
conducive to growth and teamwork. Parature offers a number of
complete solutions, including a Customer Support Solution, a Help Desk
Solution, and a Campus Support Solution. Headquartered in
McLean, Virginia , Parature can be found on the Web at www.

Connect Direct (http://www. ON24 offers one-stop solutions for internal and
external multimedia communications for customers in the enterprise,
technology , life sciences, government and financial services industries.

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C.'s top
workplaces," said Duke Chung, CEO at Parature.com

About Parature

Parature, the leader in online support software , offers a comprehensive
suite of tools to help companies of all sizes and industries meet the
ever -growing needs of their customers. For more information,
please visit http://washington. Connect Direct clients include BEA,
Juniper Networks, and Postini.

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"Parature is proud to have been selected as one of the top 50 places to
work in the Washington D.com." The live, Web broadcast event will take place on Wednesday,
January 25, 2006 at 11:00 AM PST (2:00 PM EST).

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The ranking of the top 50 companies was announced at an awards breakfast on
Friday, June 10, 2005 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner.parature.aspx.
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strategies, plus award-winning critical analysis."

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150 ,000 business executives rely on the Business Journal for comprehensive
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area," said Leslie Rife, Operations Coordinator
at Parature.
"We are honored that Parature was selected as one of Washington D. A continually growing company,
Parature serves industry leaders such as Hewlett-Packard, Office Depot and
the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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"ON24's applications are highly flexible and provide features including
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Based in San Francisco, the privately held company was founded in 1998.

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Parature, the leading provider of award-winning
on demand customer support software, announced today that the Washington
Business Journal has named Parature as one of the Top 50 Best Places to
Work in the Greater Washington D.parature.com.

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Marketers can access the event via a standard Web browser.connectdirect .on24.
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area. Parature, ranking fourth in its
category, was among 49 diverse companies from virtually every business
sector that were selected from a pool of over 230 nominations. The program was
sponsored by Reznick Group, Unum Provident, and QMR.

For more information on the full features available in the Professional and
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Washington Business Journal has been Greater Washington's leading source of
business news and information for more than 20 years. "This is a tremendous learning
opportunity for those logging on to hear from an industry expert who has
helped many companies achieve the highest return on their marketing
dollars. Listeners will also be able to post questions, making this a
truly interactive discussion."

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