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Mercado Software Signs Up Justin Foley as New VP of Sales for North America

PLEASANTON, CA, August 14, 2007 - Mercado Software, the leading provider of eCommerce search and merchandising solutions, announced today it is continuing to support its exploding growth with the naming of Justin Foley as Vice President of North American Sales.

For the last ten years, Justin has been responsible for leading international and U.S. based direct, channel, and inside sales teams at various organizations. As a Business Unit Executive at IBM, he was a member of the field sales management leadership team in two software businesses (enterprise and SMB) for all IBM Software brands. He then moved to Exterprise, Inc. where he was responsible for global and channel sales development, prior to their acquisition by Commerce One. At Commerce One, he led the Utilities and Healthcare verticals, as well as SAP joint sales. From 2002 until most recently, Justin managed central region sales for ERP provider Lawson Software, where he successfully led account teams across multiple service industries – enabling business process transformation through the sale and implementation of ERP solutions.

"Justin brings over 19 years of highly successful international management experience in software sales to Mercado," said Robbie Traube, Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Alliances. "We're very excited to welcome Justin to the team and look forward to extremely strong continued growth in North American sales under his leadership."

About Mercado Software
Mercado (www.mercado.com) is the leading eCommerce search & merchandising solution specialist for multi-channel retail and B2B organizations. By enabling a superior buying experience and equipping business managers with a powerful platform on which to execute merchandising strategies, online businesses can aggressively grow revenue and foster customer loyalty. Sears Holdings Corp., GUESS?, Inc., Williams-Sonoma Inc., OfficeMax, Macy's, ShopNBC, Delightful Deliveries, and Organize.com are some of the companies benefiting from Mercado's solutions. For more information about Mercado Software, please visit www.mercado.com or call (888) 376-1400.

Media Contact:
Mark Shapiro
858-573-0736
mshapiro@davismarrin.com

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