BuzzCompany.com and Participate.com to Deliver Cutting-Edge E-Community Management Solution to Global 1000 and Leading Dot-coms

New York, New York -- Silicon Alley-based BuzzCompany.com, a leading provider of e-community products and services, announced today that its BuzzPower 3.0 e-community software will be one in a suite of cutting-edge solutions Participate.com -- the leading provider of online community management services -- will use to manage communities for Global 1000 and leading dot com companies.

"We believe that the innovative BuzzPower solution enhances our ability to drive clients' online communities toward achieving significant business advantage," said Alan K. Warms, CEO and founder of Participate.com. "The product is more than just a one-dimensional message board application. BuzzPower's functionality integrates discussions and commerce in a meaningful way that will help companies reach their business goals."

With BuzzPower, Participate.com will have another outstanding tool to actively manage business-to-business and business-to-consumer online communities that drive site stickiness; provide customer insight; and open channels for sharing best practices.

"We're delighted to be working with Participate.com, the leader in online community management services," says Zor Gorelov, BuzzCompany.com president and CEO. "And our focus to build e-communities is strengthened through this relationship. BuzzPower, coupled with Participate.com's services, is a recipe for success in building and managing online communities."

Through its extensive threaded discussion capabilities and powerful API (application program interface), BuzzPower brings community members together on Web sites to foster customized online relationships that keep users informed and connected. What makes BuzzPower different is its unique delivery of e-community innovations and features, which help transform discussions into word-of-mouth marketing that increases revenue.

BuzzPower is a powerful, out-of-the-box software platform written in server side Java that is XML compatible, scaleable, brandable, customizable and secure. In addition to standard discussions, the product's innovative feature set includes community ratings, permissions marketing, embedded communities and targeted member services.

BuzzPower 3.0 Portal Edition is designed specifically to meet the requirements of large-scale portals and organizations; while BuzzPower 3.0 E-Markets Edition offers unique functionality aimed at building tight buyer/seller relationships. Small and emerging organizations will find the powerful BuzzPower 3.0 Website Edition better suited for their needs and budgetary constraints.

About Participate.com
Participate.com provides outsourced community management services that drive online business results. Through its Community Management Center, Participate.com offers Global 1000 and leading dot-coms the expertise and focus needed to manage the complex issues involved with harnessing the power of online community. Participate.com's unique approach delivers the experience and resources that Ace Hardware Corporation, mySAP.com and NBCi rely upon to create and grow vibrant online communities.

About BuzzCompany.com
Founded in 1996, Silicon Alley-based BuzzCompany.com is a leading provider of e-community products and services for both major corporations and "dot-com" ventures. Key customers include OnHealth.com, Lucent Technologies, CNBC.com, Multex.Com, Microsoft, NBC, Carnival Cruise Lines, iTurf.com (previously Delia's Interactive), and Planetkidz.com.

The BuzzPower family of e-community software products is designed to help companies transform community "buzz" into e-biz through features such as highly-scaleable discussion boards, targeted advertising to community members, member-contributed ratings, permissions marketing, member incentives, and the ability to integrate e-commerce catalogs, auctions and exchange software packages into BuzzPower communities.

For more information, contact Keith Kaplan, Director of Internet Marketing, at BuzzCompany.com at 212-425-1122 ext. 300 (keithk@BuzzCompany.com).