October 15, 2003


LIVEOFFICE CORP. ANNOUNCES ENTRY INTO WEB CONFERENCING MARKET WITH IMCONFERENCING

Company Extends Boundaries of Real-Time Collaboration with Seamlessly Integrated Instant Messaging and Web Conferencing

SAN JOSE, Calif., October 15, 2003 — Today at JupiterMedia’s Fall 2003 Instant Messaging Planet conference, LiveOffice Corporation (www.liveoffice.com), a leading provider of enterprise Internet technologies and services packaged and priced for the small to medium-sized business market, announced that it has begun beta testing its IMConferencing (IMC) product, the first real-time collaboration application that seamlessly integrates the immediacy of instant messaging (IM) with the powerful features of traditional web conferencing.

From any Internet-connected PC, IMC users are able to launch impromptu or scheduled web meetings directly from IM sessions. During the course of a chat session, the host can lead participants through web pages, share files or applications, connect into a simultaneous telephone conference and archive the meeting transcript for future reference.

IMC’s administrative console enables users to schedule meetings for a future date and time, automatically invites guests, sends reminders, distributes meeting materials and populates the host’s calendar with RSVPs. Every IMC chat and meeting session can be integrated into LiveOffice’s suite of compliance monitoring solutions, which allow companies in regulated industries, such as financial services and healthcare, to monitor and archive ommunications.

“Most web conferencing products are priced and packaged for large companies with big budgets and advanced infrastructure. However, our research indicates that small businesses understand the benefits of web conferencing, but view the technology’s cost, complexity and lack of personalized customer support as a large barrier to adoption,” said Matthew Smith, chief operating officer of LiveOffice Corp. “IMConferencing eliminates these concerns and enables companies to cost effectively conduct important business over the web, increasing productivity and reducing expenses.”

IMConferencing is the company’s newest addition to the collaborative applications marketplace. More than two years ago, LiveOffice created LivePresentation, which allows users to deliver real-time slide presentations from their web site, to meet the needs of small business people who wanted to travel less, but maintain strong relationships with clients around the world. In January 2002, the company introduced LiveSiteManager, an interactive sales and marketing solution, which enables businesses of any size to connect with customers and prospects in real-time via a proprietary instant messaging system that can be embedded in web sites, banner advertisements, online auction pages and emails.

LiveOffice can be found in booth #119 at the Instant Messaging Planet Conference and Expo, taking place today and tomorrow. In addition, LiveOffice’s Chief Operating Officer Matthew Smith will serve as a speaker at the event’s “Commerce Meets Public IM” conference session scheduled for tomorrow.

LiveOffice’s IMConferencing product is scheduled for a January 2004 public release.

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About LiveOffice Corp.
Based in Torrance, CA, LiveOffice Corp. provides businesses with effective online tools, including customized web sites, instant messaging, contact management, email and online presentation capabilities. The company currently hosts more than 12,000 web sites and over 45,000 email accounts for businesses of all sizes.

LiveOffice’s current product offering includes AdvisorSquare™ for web site design, hosting and management, C-Manager™ for broker-dealer web site compliance, AdvisorMail™ for NYSE/SEC/NASD-compliant email and IM monitoring/archiving and LiveSiteManager™ for online sales and marketing efforts.

For more information, please visit www.liveoffice.com or call (800) 251-3863.

 
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