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GMI Appoints John Purrier as Vice President of Global Technology

13-year Microsoft technology veteran to strengthen GMI executive team

Seattle, Wash. - October 23rd, 2007 - GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc.), a provider of global market intelligence solutions, today announced it appointed John Purrier as vice president of global technology. Bringing more than 25 years of software development experience to the company, Purrier is a 13-year Microsoft veteran who also founded multiple local startup technology companies.

"As a technology company, scalable, enterprise-class software is core to our business," explains Mike Brochu, GMI's CEO. "John's experience, first at Microsoft, and then at several startup software companies makes him the perfect candidate to take our industry-leading research software to the next level."

"Market research is rapidly moving online. GMI is ideally positioned to be the technology platform to power market research," says Purrier. "I look forward to participating with our global development teams as we build GMI's next generation solutions."

At Microsoft, Purrier served as director of development for Exchange Server, Microsoft's email messaging and collaboration software. Then as senior software architect he founded and launched MSN Mobile, delivering MSN services to wireless devices and cell phones.

During his career, Purrier also served as department manager and technical lead at IBM, receiving their Outstanding Technical Achievement Award for his work on distributed PC operating systems. He has been a volunteer teacher to 5th grade students, teaching them the art of web design and programming. Purrier holds a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the University of Washington.

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. 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.