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IR Staffing Solutions Staffs Engagement at SonicWALL
November 2002 – SonicWALL, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNWL) has engaged IR Staffing Solutions™, the first temporary staffing service for public companies in need of on-site investor relations professionals, for the day-to-day management and execution of IR operations during the company’s search for a full-time hire. SonicWALL (www.sonicwall.com) designs, develops and manufactures comprehensive Internet security solutions that provide access security, value-added security services and transaction security products for a broad range of markets, including SOHO, SME, enterprise, service providers, e-commerce, government, education, and healthcare.

Southwall Technologies Picks Demer IR for Extended Support
November 2002 — Demer IR’s newest client is Southwall Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:SWTX), a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of thin-film coatings for the automotive glass, electronic display and architectural markets. Southwall (www.southwall.com) went public in June 1987 and completed a follow-on offering in July 2002, generating net proceeds of approximately $16 million. The company deploys Demer IR for a broad range of services that support the company’s investor relations program infrastructure. These include editorial services for quarterly reporting and IR website development, market intelligence, and investment community outreach.

Demer IR Takes on Sagent as Returning Client
October 2002 – Demer IR recently added Sagent Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGNT) to its roster of outsourcing clients. Sagent (www.sagent.com) is a leading provider of enterprise business intelligence solutions whose stock has traded publicly for three-and-a-half years. The company is now using Demer IR for editorial, disclosure and distribution services related to quarterly reporting of financial results and other material business news, as well as ongoing IR program support. Demer IR had also produced a sell-side due diligence report for Sagent’s selection of underwriters prior to its initial public offering in April 1999.

Applied Imaging Turns to IR Staffing Solutions
October 2002 — IR Staffing Solutions™, the first temporary staffing service for public companies in need of on-site investor relations professionals, has completed an engagement at Applied Imaging Corp. (Nasdaq:AICX). Applied Imaging (www.aicorp.com) is the leading supplier of automated imaging systems utilized in genetics and pathology laboratories for the analysis of chromosomes in cancer and prenatal disorders. The company selected IR Staffing Solutions for a special project focused on sell-side and buy-side targeting, in order to expand its following in the professional investment community.

IR Staffing Solutions Completes 11-Month Engagement at VERITAS
June 2002 – IR Staffing Solutions™, the first temporary staffing service for public companies in need of on-site investor relations professionals, has successfully concluded an 11-month engagement at VERITAS Software Corporation (Nasdaq:VRTS). VERITAS, the leader in data availability software solutions, is one of the 10 largest software companies in the world and a member of the Nasdaq 100 Index and the S&P 500 Index. The company (www.veritas.com) was a full-service client of Demer IR from 1996 to 2000 and a ‘beta client’ of IR Staffing Solutions, which deployed an on-site resource to cover two vacant IR staff positions from July 2001 to June 2002.

IR Staffing Solutions Staffs First Engagements at Cadence and Macromedia
June 2002 – IR Staffing Solutions™, the first temporary staffing service for public companies in need of on-site investor relations professionals, recently staffed its first two engagements since its launch in March of this year. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CDN), the largest supplier of electronic design technologies, methodology services, and design services, is using IR Staffing Solutions to cover a maternity leave on its in-house IR staff (www.cadence.com). Macromedia, Inc. (Nasdaq:MACR), a leading provider of software that empowers developers and designers to efficiently create effective user experiences on the Internet, is temporarily filling the role of IR director while an executive search proceeds (www.macromedia.com). IR Staffing Solutions has also provided continuous on-site support of day-to-day IR operations at VERITAS Software Corporation (Nasdaq:VRTS), the eighth largest software company in North America, since August 2001 (www.veritas.com).

Demer IR Launches IR Staffing Solutions, First IR Temp Service
March 2002 – At the NIRI Silicon Valley 2002 Annual Spring Conference on March 20, Demer IR launched IR Staffing Solutions™, the first temporary staffing service for public companies in need of on-site investor relations professionals. This new division of Demer IR provides ‘plug-and-play’ temps with IR skills and experience to cover corporate staffing interruptions such as sabbaticals, leaves of absence and sudden resignations, as well as special events and projects requiring additional resources. Since August 2001, Demer IR has delivered continuous on-site support to VERITAS Software Corporation (Nasdaq:VRTS), the eighth largest software company in North America (see here).

Demer IR Extends Outreach Services to Private Company Financing
February 2002 – Demer IR recently completed a stealth project for a privately held networking infrastructure systems company seeking later-stage equity financing of up to $40 million. Using its proprietary database as a targeting tool, Demer IR expanded and updated in real time the company’s internal list of venture capital contacts. The firm then called selected targets in the San Francisco, New York and Boston metropolitan areas to assess their interest, provide additional information and schedule meetings with management. Following some 25 such meetings in the space of two weeks, Demer IR conducted interviews with participants to source intelligence on the company’s investment thesis and prospects in the current market.