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More than 350 global enterprises are using eStara's Click to Call, Chat and Call Tracking to increase sales conversion

eStara, leading provider of proactive conversion solutions for enhancing online sales, today announced that it has been named to the Washington SmartCEO Future 50 for the second year in a row. The list represents the top fast-growth companies in the Greater Washington, D.C. area.

"Our second consecutive appearance in the SmartCEO Future 50 is not only a testament to the quality and effectiveness of eStara's solutions, but validation of an ongoing trend by enterprises to offer better communications tools to increase online conversions," said eStara CEO John Federman. "Through a forward-thinking corporate strategy and best-in-class technology, the company has positioned itself to enable enterprises, search engines and online publishers to connect buyers and sellers with the right form of contact at the right time."

More than 350 global enterprises are using eStara's Click to Call, Chat and Call Tracking to increase sales conversion, reduce website abandonment and improve customer experience. Due to its technology innovation and unparalleled customer support, eStara has become an industry leader in proactive contact solutions that bridge the gap between online and offline transactions.

Profiles of eStara and other Future 50 winners will appear in January's edition of Washington SmartCEO Magazine.

About eStara:

eStara is a leading provider of proactive conversion solutions for enhancing online sales. The world's most recognized brands -- including Continental Airlines, DaimlerChrysler, Dell Financial Services, and Idearc SuperPages.com -- leverage eStara's OnDemand services to engage customers with the right form of contact at the right time to increase revenue, reduce website abandonment and improve customer satisfaction. eStara is a wholly owned subsidiary of ATG (Art Technology Group, Inc.) (NASDAQ: ARTG). For more information, visit www.eStara.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include those regarding the expected benefits and impact on ATG's revenues of the acquisition. These statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause ATG's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Further details on these risks are set forth in ATG's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2005 and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2006, as filed with the SEC. These filings are available free of charge on a website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Additional risk factors related to the subject matter of this press release include: the possibilities that ATG may not be successful in integrating eStara's business with its own; that depreciation, amortization and potential impairment charges associated with the acquisition could adversely affect the combined company's results of operations; that ATG's and eStara's partners, customers or investors may react unfavorably to the combination; the risks and costs of potential and existing intellectual property and other litigation; the possibility that either company's product and service deployments will not be successful, on time or significantly enhance the user's Internet experience; the need to adapt to rapid changes so products and services do not become obsolete; the possibility of errors in both companies' software products and services; the possibility that the companies' combined offerings will not provide the expected benefits to customers; and the possibility that ATG's product strategy may change in the future. ATG undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release.



VMIX is a premier provider of custom online video and media-management solutions that are easy to deploy and manage

Isilon(R) Systems today announced that VMIX has deployed Isilon scale-out NAS as a primary element of its hybrid, n-tier storage repository powering its online media-management and publishing solutions. Using Isilon IQ, featuring its OneFS(R) operating system, VMIX has centralized its in-house data center storage on a single, highly scalable, high-performance shared pool of storage, accelerating content delivery for its customers while reducing storage management to less than an hour per week. With Isilon's unique "pay as you grow" scaling of performance and capacity, VMIX has grown its storage in step with customer demand, increasing operating leverage and enabling the company to maximize revenue potential for its unique online media-management solutions.

"Our live, mobile and on-demand video solutions for in-house, syndicated and user-generated video depend on fast, reliable and scalable storage," said Greg Kostello, founder and CTO, VMIX. "Our hybrid, n-tier storage system integrates Isilon storage in our data center with cloud storage services so we can get the best of both worlds."

VMIX is a premier provider of custom online video and media-management solutions that are easy to deploy and manage. By deploying Isilon IQ, VMIX has been able to unify content storage to streamline data access and accelerate its workflow. As customer demand for VMIX solutions created rapid data growth over the past year, VMIX was able to upgrade seamlessly from an Isilon IQ 6000X to an Isilon IQ 12000X cluster, doubling its capacity without interruption to customer service. With the 12000X cluster providing double the capacity in the same size rack, VMIX was able to grow its storage without requiring any additional power, cooling or rack space.

"With Isilon storage in our data center, we get maximum speed and reliability with a single, easy-to-manage, cost-effective file system," added Kostello. "As a result, their products have helped simplify management of our in-house storage, letting us respond more quickly and capitalize on rapidly increasing customer demand. Coupled with our integration with cloud storage services, we are able to extend our storage capacity with infinite scalability on a moment's notice."

"Every day, companies are finding new ways to transform their business with online video," said Sam Grocott, senior director of product management, Isilon Systems. "Whether being used to create new revenue opportunities, cut costs or change the way they do business, VMIX's premier line of custom video solutions is helping businesses turn their vision into reality. By using Isilon scale-out NAS to power their business, VMIX is delivering cutting-edge products and services required for businesses to stay competitive."

About VMIX

VMIX Media Inc. (http://www.vmix.com) is a leading provider of online video and media-management solutions. The company is the trusted partner of news, entertainment and enterprise companies including Penguin Books, Raycom Media, Tribune Company, The McClatchy Company, National MS Society, Toyota-Scion, ABC's Dancing with the Stars, and Post Newsweek Television Stations.

For more information, contact:

Bill Curci, VMIX, +1-858-792-8649 x169, bill@vmix.com

About Isilon Systems

Isilon Systems is the proven leader in scale-out NAS. Isilon's clustered storage and data management solutions drive unique business value for customers by maximizing the performance of their mission-critical applications, workflows, and processes. Isilon enables enterprises and research organizations worldwide to manage large and rapidly growing amounts of file-based data in a highly scalable, easy-to-manage, and cost-effective way. Information about Isilon can be found at http://www.isilon.com.

The names of companies mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

Isilon Systems

CONTACT: Lucas Welch of Isilon Systems, +1-206-315-7621,lucas.welch@isilon.com; or James McIntyre of McClenahan Bruer,+1-503-546-1016, james@mcbru.com, for Isilon Systems; or Bill Curci ofVMIX, +1-858-792-8649, ext. 169, bill@vmix.com

Web site: http://www.isilon.com/http://www.vmix.com/

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