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Vovici Appoints Greg Stock Chairman and CEO

Vovici, the leading provider of enterprise feedback management (EFM) solutions and survey software, today announced that its board of directors has appointed Greg Stock as the company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective July 1. A proven technology leader, Stock brings more than 20 years of technology industry and marketing experience to Vovici.

"As a CEO, I know how important it is to understand the collective voice of customers," said Stock. "Vovici's solutions enable organizations to take customer feedback and turn it into customer loyalty. Vovici has already delivered high-impact feedback solutions to more than half the Fortune 500. I am excited to join the team and build on this foundation of success."

An accomplished executive, Stock joins Vovici having most recently served as president and CEO of Mirage Networks, a provider of network security solutions based in Austin, Texas. During his tenure, Stock led the company from start-up to market leader with more than 600 customers across 40 countries. Mirage was successfully acquired by Trustwave in February, 2009.

Prior to Mirage Networks, Stock was a key player in successful DC-area technology companies. As Vice President, Marketing, Stock drove Vastera, a provider of global trade management solutions, to the market leading position and was instrumental in the company’s successful initial public offering in September, 2000. Previous to this, Stock helped Manugistics, the supply chain management leader, grow to more than $200M in revenues and initiated the company’s expansion into China and Australia.

Vovici’s investors include Austin Ventures and Mayfield Fund. “Greg is an outstanding choice to lead Vovici,” said Chris Pacitti, General Partner at Austin Ventures and Vovici board member. “A tenacious leader with an inspiring approach that energizes people to achieve, Greg has a demonstrated track record for establishing market leadership and global expansion initiatives. Much of Greg’s past experience is in leading sales and marketing organizations, positioning him well to lead a company such as Vovici that is focused on helping its clients create customer loyalty solutions.”

Stock is succeeding Dean Wiltse who has served as Vovici’s Chairman and CEO since 2005. Wiltse oversaw the merger of Perseus and Websurveyor in 2006, re-branded the company as Vovici, and converted the business into a software-as-a-service (SaaS) enterprise. “The Board would like to thank Dean for his achievements to date and know he is looking forward to spending more time with his family in Arizona,” said David Lack, Partner at Austin Ventures.

“We are delighted to welcome Greg to Vovici,” said Dean Wiltse. ”Vovici has established itself as the SaaS leader in enterprise feedback management. I look forward to working with Greg as the company enters its next phase of growth, delivering EFM solutions to clients so that they can better capture and analyze their customer feedback.”

About Vovici

Vovici is the pioneer of Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM), providing comprehensive survey systems, panel management software and online community solutions. Our survey tools enable organizations to centralize feedback data collection, build and manage proprietary panels, leverage corporate social networking, and utilize robust survey analytics and reporting. Our solutions increase customer loyalty, facilitate collaboration and innovation, influence critical business decisions and provide voice to online communities. Organizations worldwide, including more than half of the Fortune 500, rely on Vovici to gather feedback on customer satisfaction, perform market research and gauge employee satisfaction. Visit www.vovici.com for more information.

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