Newton, MA, May 24, 2007 - SimpleTuition, Inc., a company dedicated to helping students and parents make sense of education financing choices, has been named a finalist for the Stevie Award for "Most Innovative Company" in the 2007 American Business Awards program.

"Being named a Finalist in The American Business Awards is an important achievement," said Michael Gallagher, founder and president of The Stevie Awards. "It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of national recognition. We congratulate all of the Finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition."

The Most Innovative Company is judged on its product, marketing, sales, manufacturing, management and innovation. SimpleTuition.com is an online student loan comparison resource that allows students and parents to research and apply for Private, PLUS, GradPLUS, Stafford and Federal Consolidation loans. Borrowers can compare loan options on an ‘apples to apples’ basis, manipulate numbers, change assumptions, sort by loan attributes - all in real-time. SimpleTuition is not a lender. Unlike other online student loan resources, SimpleTuition is not sponsored by a single lender or financial services company. The service is free to users.

"SimpleTuition began because we saw an opportunity to help students and parents through the confusing process of finding and applying for student loans," said Kevin Walker, CEO, SimpleTuition, Inc. "We are thrilled to be a finalist of the American Business Awards in the Most Innovative Company category. SimpleTuition is dedicated to helping students and parents understand their student loan options. Our innovation gives thousands of students and parents the ability to make informed decisions about how they finance their higher education."

Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" (New York Post , April 27, 2005), The American Business Awards are the only national, all-encompassing awards program honoring great performances in business.

Stevie Award winners will be announced during the annual gala on Monday, June 11 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. More than 700 executives from across the U.S.A. are expected to attend. The ceremonies will be videocast on the Internet and broadcast on radio, and hosted by Larry Wilmore of TV's THE DAILY SHOW with JON STEWART.

About The Stevie Awards

Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars," Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at http://www.stevieawards.com/.

About SimpleTuition, Inc.

Founded in 2005, SimpleTuition is dedicated to helping students and parents make sense of education financing options. Recently featured as one of Fast Company's Top 12 Web 2.0 sites, SimpleTuition offers the leading independent and interactive solution for researching and comparing over 100 private, PLUS, Stafford, GradPLUS and Federal Consolidation loans from more than 45 lenders. SimpleTuition is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts and is funded by Atlas Venture, IDG Ventures Boston and North Hill Ventures. For more information, visit www.SimpleTuition.com.

United Supporters Receive Direct Mail CD Card Renewal

Being a Season Ticket Holder is the only way to guarantee seats to the most exciting matches at Old Trafford, and this summer Manchester United is reaching out to their valued Season Ticket Holders to encourage timely ticket renewal in a rather dynamic and interactive way. The club is sending out its first ever CD Postcard 'Ticket Renewal' direct mailer. This also happens to be a UK first as well.

Opening with an exclusive personalised video introduction, especially filmed for the Card by Sir Alex Ferguson himself, the digital content goes on to facilitate online renewals with an interactive seat view, explanation of ways to pay, seat transfer plans, etc., as well as gifting exclusive Man Utd wallpapers and screensavers.

Prize incentive

There is also the added incentive that Season Ticket Holders who renew by 31st May are automatically entered to win fantastic Manchester United prizes; including a Man Utd OPUS signed by Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Bobby Charlton, a match hospitality package in the 1968 Suite, as well as player autographed collectable DVD Cardz sets.

"At Manchester United, we like to think that the only constant is change as we continually look to discover new and inventive, yet personalised ways to communicate with our fans," commented Steve Hall, General Manager of Ticketing and Membership. "Fans expect sophisticated communications across all our channels and the proprietary platform of these interactive cards will hopefully achieve this, as well as create an actionable, quicker and more secure way to renew your seat to watch the Premiership Champions next season".

This form of 'push' digital marketing has already seen success in the States with Serious, the company behind the Manchester United Season Ticket Renewal Card and whose portfolio of intellectual property includes over 100 optical card patents in 60 countries, having recently received a Promo Interactive Marketing Award 2007 for a similar campaign that it produced for The Indy 500.

"That programme had a tremendous response, with 28% of recipients renewing their Indy 500 tickets online for the next year's running," explained David Brown CEO at Serious. "We hope to duplicate this with Manchester United, to be able to add it to their roster of success at the end of the 2007 football season."

The Manchester United Season Ticket Renewal Cards (Win/Mac) are currently being mailed to Season Ticket Holders.

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About Serious

Serious is an award-winning, privately held digital publisher and marketer with offices in New York, London and Singapore. Its portfolio of intellectual property includes over 100 optical card patents in 60 countries. Applications of its proprietary technology include interactive gift cards, loyalty cards, pharmaceutical patient education cards, direct mail programs and collectible digital trading cards.Serious' clients include BBC Worldwide, Best Buy, Vodafone, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Disney, Electronic Arts, Circuit City, five of the top 10 US pharmaceutical companies, Manchester United, Sony Pictures, New Line Cinema, Warner Brothers, ESPN and Campbell's. Serious was a recent winner of a Promo Interactive Marketing Award 2007.

Responding to Changes in the Student Loan Industry, SimpleTuition.com Expands its Offerings to Become the Industry's Most Comprehensive Resource for Student Loan Information

Newton, MA, May 14, 2007 - With tremendous scrutiny on the student loan industry, SimpleTuition, Inc. is making it easier than ever for parents and students to make informed education borrowing decisions. Starting today, SimpleTuition has significantly expanded the list of lenders and loans available for consideration via its student loan comparison web site, SimpleTuition.com.

"The lesson from the recent student loan scandals should be that borrowers owe it to themselves to shop around," explained Kevin Walker, co-founder and CEO of SimpleTuition. "We want SimpleTuition to be part of a borrower's larger quest for college financing. Whether you select a loan via SimpleTuition or from another source, this is an important decision and you should do your homework."

SimpleTuition is on its way to becoming the industry standard for evaluating student loan options. At SimpleTuition.com, parents and students can research more than 100 loan products from nearly 50 leading lenders. Borrowers can compare loan options on an 'apples to apples' basis, manipulate numbers, change assumptions, sort by loan attributes - all in real-time. To access the expanded list of loans, site visitors simply select "Expanded List" in the "View Loans From" feature at the top of the loan results page.

"For more than two years, SimpleTuition has been pioneering interactive tools to aid students and parents in understanding their student loan options," added Walker. "We are proud of our mission to be an independent and comprehensive source of student loan data - and with the addition of dozens of new loan products, we can add 'comprehensive' to that list of descriptors."

SimpleTuition is not a lender, and unlike other online student loan resources, SimpleTuition is not sponsored or owned by a single lender or financial services company. Similar to other comparison shopping and search sites, the company may receive a transaction or referral fee if any of its many Partner products is selected. SimpleTuition clearly discloses Partner products, and its expanded model includes dozens of non-partners for a wider choice. The service is free to users.

Colleges and universities can also work with SimpleTuition to present compliant and arm's-length loan information to their families. Whether a school wants to present three loan options or two hundred and three, SimpleTuition can help.

Loan results can be sorted by monthly payment, total cost of loan, number of payments, first payment due date and APR - and results contain detailed information about loan pricing, borrower benefits and other attributes.

About SimpleTuition, Inc.

Founded in 2005, SimpleTuition is dedicated to helping students and parents make sense of education financing options. Recently featured as one of Fast Company's Top 12 Web 2.0 sites, SimpleTuition offers the leading independent and interactive solution for researching and comparing private, PLUS, Stafford, GradPLUS and Federal Consolidation loans. SimpleTuition is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts and is funded by Atlas Venture, IDG Ventures Boston and North Hill Ventures. For more information, visit www.SimpleTuition.com.

New Business Strengthens NPD's Portfolio of Information Services

PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, May 3, 2007 - Expanding its leadership in the sales and marketing information industry, The NPD Group has acquired the consumer electronics, imaging, and computer business sectors of Current Analysis, Inc. The new entity will be called Current Analysis West and will continue to provide causal information including competitive pricing, promotions and share of shelf; analytical expertise; and competitive response solutions.

Current Analysis West will be an autonomous business under the NPD umbrella. Its portfolio of services will complement NPD's robust sell-through information on national and local markets and the supply chain information available through DisplaySearch, also an NPD Group company. Current Analysis West will remain based in San Diego, which will also become NPD's west coast headquarters.

The leadership team will be headed by Rupert Walters, Group President for NPD. Current Analysis veterans Rich Alires, Executive Vice President, and Patrik Schmidle, Vice President Operations and Product Management, will take the helm for Current Analysis West in San Diego, reporting to Walters. Amadeo Rodriguez, NPD Director, will serve as chief liaison between NPD and Current Analysis West and will work closely with Walters on the development of overall business strategy and product strategy for the combined enterprise.

"Our vision is to capitalize on our respective strengths in order to provide a higher level of information and solutions, initially to the consumer technology industry and, ultimately, for other industries," said Walters. "Current Analysis West offers a unique combination of causal data, tools, and analysis that we believe will enhance our business and lead to long-term growth opportunities."

"We believe our clients and retailer partners will benefit from this transaction and from NPD's commitment to continuing to raise the bar on market information," said Raymond Keneipp, President and COO of Current Analysis. "We are working with NPD and the Current Analysis West team to ensure a smooth transition of the business with no disruption in the delivery of information. The remaining Current Analysis team will continue to deliver world-class competitive response services to its customers in the telecommunications, networking, and business software industries."

About The NPD Group, Inc.

The NPD Group is the leading provider of reliable and comprehensive consumer and retail information for a wide range of industries. Today, more than 1,600 manufacturers, retailers, and service companies rely on NPD to help them drive critical business decisions at the global, national, and local market levels. NPD helps its clients to identify new business opportunities and guide product development, marketing, sales, merchandising, and other functions.

Information is available for the following industry sectors: automotive, beauty, commercial technology, consumer technology, entertainment, fashion, food and beverage, foodservice, home, office supplies, software, sports, toys, and wireless. For more information, visit http://www.npd.com.

About Current Analysis West

Current Analysis West, an NPD Group company, offers businesses in the consumer electronics, imaging, and computer sectors a unique combination of data, tools, and analysis in formats that are tailored to facilitate competitive response. Information available through Current Analysis West includes competitive pricing, promotions, and share of shelf, linked to retail sales tracking data. Their analysts offer insight, interpretation, and recommendations that enable clients to address a wide range of business issues. Clients receive all of this information in a timely manner through the Current Analysis West online delivery platform. For more information, visit http://www.currentanalysiswest.com.

About Current Analysis

Current Analysis has been helping leading technology companies improve their competitive responsiveness since 1997. Sales teams, product managers, and marketing professionals rely on Current Analysis for the latest competitive analysis and tactical advice. Current Analysis' structured, rapid competitive response solutions help companies improve their business performance and create a repeatable process advantage over competitors. The company serves more than 40,000 users at over 200 enterprise clients across the telecommunications, networking, and business software industries. For more information, visit Current Analysis at http://www.currentanalysis.com.

Red Herring Recognizes the Governance, Risk and Compliance Solutions Leader as One of the 100 "Most Promising" Companies Driving the Future of Technology

Waltham, Mass. - May 2, 2007 - Red Herring today announced that OpenPages is a recipient of the Red Herring 100, the award given to the top 100 private technology companies based in North America that play a leading role in innovation and technology.

"Having received more than 800 submissions, it is clear that we are witnessing a new outburst of creativity," said Joel Dreyfuss, editor-in-chief of Red Herring. "With venture capital flowing again, it's exciting to see technology innovators and business investors collaborate to create disruptive technologies. The Red Herring 100 North America companies are impressive up-and-comers, and definitely the ones to watch."

"The fact that we were the only Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) solutions provider to even be nominated for this prestigious award, let alone win, is welcome recognition of OpenPages' technological excellence and global leadership position," said Michael J. Duffy, President and CEO, OpenPages. "The Red Herring 100 has a rich history as an award that has launched many of today's top technology brands into the spotlight and we are certainly honored to be listed among them."

Red Herring's annual lists of top private companies are an important part of the company's tradition of identifying new and innovative technology companies and entrepreneurs. Companies like Google, eBay and Skype were spotted in their early days by Red Herring editors, and touted as leaders that would change the way we live and work.

Red Herring's editorial staff rigorously evaluated more than 800 private companies through a careful analysis of financial data and subjective criteria, including quality of management, execution of strategy, and dedication to research and development.

About OpenPages

OpenPages is the leading provider of Governance, Compliance and Risk Management solutions for Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, General Compliance Management, Operational Risk Management and IT Governance. The company's solutions provide the visibility, decision support and control to improve accountability, better manage risk, achieve compliance with numerous regulations, improve operational performance and align strategies to ensure better results.

Market-leading corporations in financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, media/entertainment, retail/consumer, energy, high technology, health services and life sciences rely on OpenPages to help them achieve sustainable governance, risk and compliance management -- enabling them to become well-governed businesses. Founded in 1996, the company is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, with international offices in Hong Kong, Japan, France and the United Kingdom, and regional offices throughout North America.

For more information on OpenPages' suite of business governance software solutions or to register for an online demonstration, please call 781-693-5999 or visit www.openpages.com.