LiveChime and Verio Announce Strategic Partnership

SEATTLE & GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. --(Business Wire)--

LiveChime, a leading provider of real-time communication solutions, and Verio, the leading provider of online business solutions to SMBs worldwide, today announced a strategic partnership in which LiveChime's suite of communication services will be available to Verio's small business customers. In addition, LiveChime will be offering Verio's solutions to their customer base which includes millions of users worldwide.

LiveChime's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS (News - Alert)) applications enable small businesses to significantly increase sales leads from their existing marketing campaigns, including online classifieds, auctions, marketplaces, and more. SMBs have the ability to instantly chat with prospective buyers who request additional information via a personal LiveChime chat enabled link where they sell products or services. The LiveChime chat functionality as well as online lead generation can be immediately added to:

Websites
Online Classified Advertising
Blog Posts
Social Media Platforms (i.e. Facebook)
Email
Pay Per Click Advertising
And more…

Part of the newly introduced VerioVelocity small business growth engine, Verio customers will have access to LiveChime's chat functionality as part of their overall VerioVelocity service offering. Additionally, LiveChime customers can purchase Verio solutions directly via the LiveChime dashboard.

"Verio is a worldwide market leader and we are honored they have chosen LiveChime's customer acquisition tools to add to their portfolio of services," said Tod Turner, CEO of LiveChime. "Our unique ability to connect buyers and sellers from any website, including mobile media, takes chat into places it has never gone before including online classifieds, social media, email signatures and blog sites. Verio's global network means we can help small businesses worldwide turn their visitors into sales. Coupled with the suite of other Verio services, SMBs gain a real competitive advantage."

"We are committed to delivering online business solutions that enable SMBs to more effectively market, which in turn, leads to stronger overall sales," said Rob Howard, vice president of global sales and marketing for Verio. "With our recent launch of VerioVelocity and the inclusion of LiveChie as part of this solution set, SMBs have an easy-to-use, cost-effective online chat tool that allows them to grow their lead generation and marketing campaigns while at the same time, grow their overall business."

About VerioVelocity

A small business growth engine that integrates custom web design and professional marketing services, VerioVelocity delivers everything a small business needs to find and be found by customers on the cloud. VerioVelocity empowers small businesses to take control of their online presence with an end-to-end managed solution.

Key benefits include:

Individualized consulting to determine an SMBs website design needs and the delivery of a custom site
Personalized website development, copywriting services, hosting, logo design, mobile website development, SEO targeting and website statistics
Business class technologies designed to help close sales and provide world class customer support including LiveChime chat, email and video conferencing
Facebook page setup with company description
Google (News - Alert) Places^™, Google Maps^™ and Internet Directory Submissions
Cloud Hosting for unmatched flexibility and the only offering in this class of solutions hosted on the cloud

AVAILABILITY

VerioVelocity with LiveChime chat is now available. Visit www.veriovelocity.com to learn more or (877) 837-4688 to speak with a Verio representative. LiveChime customers can access the Verio product offerings directly from their LiveChime dashboard.

About LiveChime, Inc. (www.LiveChime.com)

LiveChime is a SaaS product that enables real-time communication between buyer and seller on any desktop or mobile device, in any web page, blog site, social website such as Facebook or LinkedIn (News - Alert), or any online classified ad or directory listing. Using video and real-time chat, LiveChime immediately engages the customer, connects buyer and seller and turns visitors into sales. LiveChime levels the playing field for the millions of small businesses around the globe who buy and sell on the World Wide Web.

LiveChime's product set includes additional features, such as VoodooVox's (News - Alert) Home Number Demographics, which presents a profile of the customer based upon their home phone number. This insightful information allows businesses to better understand who their customers are and can improve their advertising response rates. For more information please visit the company's website at http://www.livechime.com.

About Verio Inc. (www.verio.com)

Verio is the leading provider in delivering innovative online business solutions to SMBs worldwide. Verio's solutions provide Cloud, web hosting, managed services, application hosting and SaaS that enables SMBs to drive online success. Verio is a subsidiary of NTT (News - Alert) Communications and supports its operations with their highly reliable and scalable Global Tier-1 IP Network. Through this network, Verio provides partners and customers with access to business solutions in more than 120 datacenters worldwide. For more information, join us on Twitter @Verio, Facebook Verio or www.verio.com.

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