LivePerson Named One of New York's Fastest Growing Technology Companies in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program
Sep 26, 2007
Attributes its 307 Percent Revenue Growth Over Five Years to Strong Market Demand for Online Conversion Solutions
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NEW YORK, NY - September 26, 2007 - LivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPSN), a provider of online conversion solutions, has been named to Deloitte's prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for the New York Region, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in the area by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, one of the nation's leading professional services organizations. Rankings are based on the percentage revenue growth over five years from 2002-2006.

LivePerson's chairman and CEO Robert LoCascio credits demand for Timpani™ Sales and Marketing, the company's flagship software platform that enables companies to proactively engage online visitors, for the company's 307 percent revenue growth from 2002-2006.

"Consumers are spending more time online every year and their expectations from the Web keep rising," said LivePerson CEO Robert LoCascio. "eCommerce continues to mature and LivePerson is committed to providing solutions that help our clients deliver a differentiated online experience, increasing sales, consumer satisfaction and brand loyalty."

LivePerson's increase in revenue of 307 percent from 2002 to 2006 resulted in a 37 ranking in the Technology Fast 50 for New York.

"Deloitte's New York Technology Fast 50 companies have shown the strength, vision and tenacity to succeed in today's very competitive technology environment," said Ed Moran, Director Product Innovation, Deloitte Services LP, New York. "We applaud the successes of LivePerson and acknowledge it as one of the very few to accomplish such a fast growth rate over the past five years."

To qualify for the Technology Fast 50, companies must have had operating revenues of at least $50,000 in 2002 and $5,000,000 in 2006, be headquartered in North America, and be a company that owns proprietary technology or proprietary intellectual property that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues; or devotes a significant proportion of revenues to the research and development of technology. Using other companies' technology or intellectual property in a unique way does not qualify.

Winners of the 16 regional Technology Fast 50 programs in the United States and Canada are eligible to be entered into the Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 program, which ranks North America's top 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies. For more information on Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 or Technology Fast 500 programs, visit www.fast500.com.

About LivePerson

LivePerson is a provider of online conversion solutions. Our hosted software enables companies to identify and proactively engage online visitors -- increasing sales, satisfaction and loyalty while reducing service costs. Combining web-interaction technology (chat, email and a self-service knowledgebase) with a deep understanding of consumer behavior and industry best practices, LivePerson's Timpani™ platform engages the right customer, at the right time, with the right communications channel. This Engagement Marketing platform creates more relevant, compelling and personalized experiences-converting traffic into revenues, and facilitating real-time sales and customer service. More than 5,000 companies including EarthLink, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Qwest and Verizon, rely on LivePerson to help maximize the return on their marketing and e-commerce investments. LivePerson is headquartered in New York City.

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SOURCE: LivePerson, Inc.

CONTACT: Younjee Kim, +1-212-609-4222, ykim@liveperson.com

Web site: http://www.liveperson.com/

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