Ingram Digital Signs Agreement with Adgregate Markets to Deploy ShopAdsTM Publisher Platform

ShopAds Allow Ingram Digital to Bring Distributed e-Commerce Technology to Audiobook Partners

01.12.2009—Online advertising company Adgregate Markets announced today an agreement with Ingram Digital, the leading provider of content management, distribution, and hosting solutions for publishers, retailers, libraries, and institutions worldwide. Through this arrangement, Adgregate’s distributed commerce technology will be integrated into Ingram’s content fulfillment platform to create a new retail option for Ingram’s publishing partners.

Ingram Digital provides these top publishers with comprehensive content distribution services in order to optimize their revenue channels. A leader in content distribution, Ingram Digital manages digital content, such as audiobooks and eBooks, allowing them to maximize market exposure for their publishers across multiple platforms.

Adgregate Markets’ ShopAds™ will become an innovative addition to Ingram Digital’s technology offering. Poised to revolutionize the landscape of online advertising, ShopAds™ revamp traditional banner ads by turning them into fully transactional e-Commerce widgets. Customers can securely purchase any product from within the ShopAds™ widgets, without ever needing to click away to another website. By working with Adgregate Markets, Ingram Digital will have access to a comprehensive platform to create, deploy, and manage cutting-edge technology that allows their retailers to expand their e-Commerce strategy beyond the reaches of their existing retail channels.

“We recognized the strong potential of widget technology to drive our sales and increase value for our retailers,” said Andrew Weinstein, Vice President and General Manager, Ingram Digital Retail Solutions. “We’re looking forward to working with Adgregate Markets, the leading provider of e-Commerce widget solutions, to enhance the services we offer and expand the markets that we serve.

“We are very pleased to team up with Ingram Digital. Their industry leading publisher platform and distribution of top quality content fits perfectly with our product platform and widget technology, creating a state of the art e-Commerce solution,” stated Adgregate Markets’ CEO Henry Wong. “It’s a perfect synergy for both companies.”

Adgregate Markets’ ShopAds™ will provide a key component of Ingram Digital’s content management and distribution strategy, enhancing their already robust suite of products. Retailers can leverage ShopAds™ to create greater visibility for their products and generate additional revenue, by creating fully functional micro-stores across the web.

For more information about Ingram Digital, visit www.ingramdigital.com.

For more information about Adgregate Markets, visit www.adgregate.com.

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About Ingram Digital

Ingram Digital is an Ingram content company. The Ingram content companies provide a broad range of physical and digital services to the book industry, and immediate access to the largest selection of books and book-related products in the industry. The content companies are Ingram Digital, Lightning Source Inc., Ingram Book Company, Ingram International Inc., Ingram Library Services Inc., Coutts Information Services, Ingram Periodicals Inc., Ingram Publisher Services Inc., Spring Arbor Distributors Inc., and Tennessee Book Company LLC. For more information about Ingram Digital, visit the website www.ingramdigital.com.

About Adgregate Markets

Adgregate Markets is the leading provider of secure advertising and distributed commerce solutions. ShopAdsTM guide prospective customers from the point of discovery to the point of purchase entirely within innovative online and mobile ads. ShopFansTM takes social shopping on Facebook and micro-sites to a new level. SecureAdsTM are the world's most secure ads for customer engagement. Adgregate is a privately held company based in the San Francisco Bay Area and is venture-backed by leading investors. Adgregate has received numerous industry awards for its innovative advertising technology, including Techcrunch50 Finalist and AlwaysOn OnMedia 100 Winner, recognizing the top private companies in digital media and advertising. For additional information, please visit www.adgregate.com.

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