Technology Council of Southern California Recognizes Search Marketing Automation Company CEO

SAN DIEGO--SEMDirector, Inc., the leader in search marketing automation, today announced its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Russ Mann as an Entrepreneur of the Year finalist for the Tech Council of Southern California’s 13^th Annual Technology Awards. Mann has been a pioneer in enterprise-scale advanced analytics, Internet lead generation and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions for more than ten years. He is a member of the Metrics & Standards Task Force for the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO) and a founding chairman of the Analytics Group for the San Diego Software Industry Council (SDSIC).

Mann joined SEMDirector as CEO in May 2006 and has since lead the company through its early stages, overseeing the development of the SEMDirector Marketing Action Platform™, a technology that allows some of the world’s largest brands to improve the effectiveness of their advertising spend on Google, Yahoo!, MSN and Ask.com. In just eight months, under Mann’s leadership, SEMDirector now manages nearly $50M in advertising revenue for these global firms, and directs an additional $100M in advertising for companies using SEMDirector technologies.

The Technology Council of Southern California recognizes industry leaders and companies that have made extraordinary contributions to the growth of Southern California as a center for technological innovation. The 2007 awards will be presented at a gala dinner event on Wednesday, March 7, 2007, held at the historic Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.

The Entrepreneur of the Year Award will be presented to the CEO or founder of a technology company headquartered in Southern California that has been in operation less than five years, and receives the highest aggregate ratings in:

• Sales/Revenue Growth
• Team Building
• Product Innovation
• Fiscal resourcefulness

Special consideration will be given to individuals who demonstrate industry leadership by being involved in:

• Industry Trade Organizations
• Legislative Activities Pertinent to the Technology Industry
• Other Civic, Community Involvement

About SEMDirector, Inc.

SEMDirector, Inc. is the leader in search marketing automation software. The SEMDirector portfolio provides global organizations with robust search marketing automation solutions for paid search advertising and organic search engine optimization across the enterprise and throughout the channel. With SEMDirector, complex, distributed organizations can control brand integrity, ensure budget transparency and deliver quantifiable results across business units, distribution channels and local languages.

Headquartered in San Diego, SEMDirector’s growing customer list includes some of the world’s best known brands in high tech manufacturing, electronics, media & publishing and consumer packaged goods. For more information on the SEMDirector portfolio of search marketing automation solutions, visit http://www.semdirector.com or call 858.397.1500.