Market Wire Names Thom Brodeur to Executive Team

LOS ANGELES, CA--(CCNMatthews - February 20, 2007) - Market Wire, a leading newswire in North America and a full service distributor of company press releases and material news, announced today the addition of Thom Brodeur to its senior management team. As Senior Vice President, Global Strategy and Development, Brodeur is responsible for strategic partnership opportunities, new product development and media relations worldwide. "Thom brings a new dimension of marketing and business development expertise to our strong team of professionals," said Michael Nowlan, president and CEO of Market Wire. "His knowledge of Market Wire's products and services, combined with an extensive background in strategic planning and product development, makes him the ideal person to help drive Market Wire's continued expansion." A seasoned executive, Brodeur brings to the Market Wire team more than 13 years of experience in strategic planning, marketing, and public, government, investor and community relations for private and public companies. He joins the Company from top global public relations firm, Brodeur, where he served as a vice president, providing marketing, public relations and strategic counsel to companies in the consumer, high technology, aerospace, services and telecommunications industries. Prior to that, he worked with start up software and service providers and global multibillion dollar companies including AOL Latin America, Johnson & Johnson and Paramount Pictures, and with non-profit trade, professional and charitable organizations including The Collaboration for A New Century and The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona. Brodeur is also active in numerous business and government associations. He is an honors graduate of Youngstown State University with degrees in political science and economics. "Market Wire's dedication to developing a strong portfolio of workflow solutions for communication professionals is unmatched in the industry," Brodeur said. "These are exciting times for financial, marketing and corporate communication professionals, and more and more our customers are asking for services that extend beyond pure news distribution. My job is to ensure we serve our agency and corporate customers' needs by leading the market with solutions that solve their problems at every stage of the communication cycle." Brodeur will be based out of Market Wire's U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles and will report to Nowlan. About Market Wire Market Wire is a full-service distributor of corporate press releases. The company boasts one of the largest media distribution footprints in North America with the most secure and cost-effective distribution of real-time news to thousands of media outlets including AP, Dow Jones, Bloomberg, Reuters, Yahoo!, and MSNBC. Committed to world-class client service, industry-leading distribution, technology innovation and market-leading strategic relationships, Market Wire serves corporate and agency communication professionals with key financial and public relations workflow and media management solutions including Easy PR, Easy IR, SEO, Social Media, ListLogix, and more. A full listing of the company's products and specific distribution points can be found at www.marketwire.com.

Contact Information: For additional information: Paolina Milana Market Wire (310) 846-3760 pmilana@marketwire.com or Jamie Ernst Brodeur (210) 495-5757 jernst@brodeur.com