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GMI Hires Dave Williamson as EVP and General Counsel

Seasoned executive brings 20 years of legal affairs and corporate development experience to the company

Seattle, Wash. - September 25th, 2007 - GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc.), a provider of global market intelligence solutions, today announced it has hired Dave Williamson as executive vice president and general counsel, effective immediately. Williamson brings over 20 years of experience in legal and business affairs to GMI.

Williamson comes from Loudeye Corporation where he served as executive vice president of business affairs from March 2005 to December 2006 until the company was acquired by Nokia. He was responsible for all business affairs of this publicly traded digital media company, including music label relations, mergers and acquisitions, and partner and key customer relations.

Prior to Loudeye, Williamson was general counsel and executive vice president of business affairs for Primus Knowledge Solutions, Inc. from 2000 to 2004, a publicly traded natural language search enterprise technology company, which was acquired by Art Technology Group. There, he was in charge of all the company's legal and business affairs, including corporate securities, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, mergers and acquisitions, licensing, intellectual property protection, partner arrangements, international operations and joint ventures, employment matters, and litigation management.

Before that, Williamson served as senior vice president, business affairs at Sierra On-Line, Inc. from 1998 to 2000, responsible for the day-to-day business affairs of this consumer software company and subsidiary of Vivendi Universal.

"Dave is a great addition to our executive team," explains Mike Brochu, GMI's CEO. "I have had the privilege of working with Dave at many previous companies. We trust his expertise and experience, and we look forward to his contribution to our strategic planning and operational execution."

"GMI has experienced tremendous growth in achieving its position as a global leader in the market research space," adds Dave Williamson. "I look forward to participating in driving continued growth as GMI capitalizes on the many opportunities ahead."

During his career, Williamson also served as partner in the Technology Business Group at Perkins Coie (1989 to 1998) and as CPA with Arthur Andersen & Co. from 1984 to 1986. Williamson holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Denver.

About GMI

GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc.) is the only provider of integrated solutions for global market intelligence for market research firms and Global 2,000 companies. Solutions include market research software, desktop analysis tools, 24x7x365 service bureau, and one of the world's largest, highly profiled, double opted-in managed panels, providing reach to millions of consumers in more than 200 countries and territories. Founded in 1999 with world headquarters in Seattle, Wash., GMI has operations on five continents. In 2007, the company ranked #229 in Inc. Magazine's Inc. 500. For more information, please visit us online at www.gmi-mr.com or email us.