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GMI Ranks # 11 on Puget Sound Business Journal's Washington 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Market intelligence solutions provider grows revenue by 448 percent over three years

Seattle, Wash. - October 24, 2006 - GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc.), a provider of global market intelligence solutions, today announced it ranked #11 on Puget Sound Business Journal's annual Washington 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies for its revenue growth of 448 percent from 2003 to 2005. This is the third consecutive year that the Puget Sound business community recognizes GMI for its growth. Last year, the company ranked #18 on that list. GMI attributes its high growth rate to the addition of new offices around the globe and the acquisitions of three companies on three continents in 2005, including NetReflector ( Seattle, Wash.), MI Pro (Norway) and Insight/Sunrise (China) which provided GMI with a broader range of solutions for the market research industry .

"2006 has been a great year so far for our company in terms of regional and national accolades. Now more than ever, we continue to provide top-of-the-line solutions and service to ensure the success and loyalty of our customers," states Rob Monster, founder, chairman and CEO of GMI. "The people who work at GMI are always looking for new ways to innovate and move our company forward, which leads to the extreme revenue gains we've seen over the past three years. I expect 2007 to be another successful year for us as we continue to grow worldwide."

The company, founded by Rob Monster in a condominium in the Issaquah Highlands in 1999 with 12 staff, has grown to over 300 employees worldwide in over 25 global offices since its inception. In 2005, Monster won named Ernst & Young 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year ( Pacific Northwest region, Technology & Software category).

About GMI

GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc.) is the only provider of comprehensive integrated solutions for global market intelligence for both market research firms and corporate market research departments at Global 2000 companies.  Solutions include Net-MR, a suite of software tools to manage and automate research throughout the project lifecycle, desktop analysis tools, 24x7x365 service bureau capabilities, and one of the world's largest, highly profiled, double opt-in managed panels, spanning across 200 countries and territories.  In addition, GMI offers high-value, real-time enterprise feedback solutions for customer, partner and employee programs.  Founded in 1999 with world headquarters in Seattle, Wash., GMI has operations on five continents.  In 2006, the company ranked #93 in Inc. Magazine's Inc. 500, #4 in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 for Washington State and #105 in Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 for North America. More information is available at www.gmi-mr.com.

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