Burlington, MA, October 2, 2006 – groupSPARK today announced the signup of the 500th partner for its GAIN Partner Program.  Working from the ground up groupSPARK developed PLAD - Private Label Application Delivery™ Platform - which enables channel partners and resellers to private label the entire Hosted Exchange service – including SharePoint, Blackberry Server, and Good Server. This allows the partners to provide this valuable solution to their small-mid sized customers and create an easy recurring revenue stream with no ongoing work and minimal investment.

“Until recently, ISPs and hosting companies had to develop the service in-house requiring a large capital investment for both equipment and manpower to implement and maintain a Hosted Exchange offering” says Ravi Agarwal, CEO of groupSPARK.  “groupSPARK provides this needed service to ISPs and hosting companies allowing them to tap into a nearly untouched billion dollar market.  We are one of the fastest growing Exchange Hosting companies in the U.S. and reaching this 500 partner milestone proves this out.”

Only four months ago, groupSPARK announced their 400th Hosted Exchange Partner had signed.  “We have been very aggressive with the press and trade shows.  Microsoft has invited us to speak with them and to have a presence in their booths at trade shows.  All of these factors are definitely helping us continue to grow.” says Mr. Agarwal.

Burlington, MASSACHUSETTS, October 1, 2006 – groupSPARK, the #1 Private Label Exchange Hosting provider, today announced their new status as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.  Gold Certified Partners go through a rigorous process that requires them to maintain high standards of technical ability and training, to work with their existing customer base for surveys and references, and to reach certain thresholds for company size and importance to Microsoft’s market plan.

Ravi Agarwal, groupSPARK’s CEO, said “This is a big step for groupSPARK.  There are not very many Gold Certified Partners. The process to gain this certification is a challenge and our customers do not take this status lightly.”

Mr. Agarwal went on to add “We have been working extensively with Microsoft from presenting with them on Exchange Hosting topics to actually being in the Microsoft booth at major industry conferences.  Our Gold status and our work with Microsoft is an affirmation of just how fast we are growing as a company and how important we are to their strategic direction.”