3.24.2008 - 10:00am ET

(CSRwire) Charleston, SC - March 24, 2008 - eGroup, Inc. announced today that it is offsetting its carbon emissions with Carbonfund.org, one of the country's leading carbon offset organizations. Through Carbonfund.org's CarbonFree(R) Small Business program, eGroup has offset 70 metric tons of CO2-a commitment that establishes eGroup as an environmental leader in the Charleston community and demonstrates the proactive steps it is taking in the fight against global climate change.

eGroup and its clients are naturally very concerned about global warming. Considering the implications of climate change, carbon offsets through Carbonfund.org are a natural continuation of the work eGroup does on behalf of its clients.

"Since eGroup's inception, our company mission has been twofold-to deliver best-in-class products and services to our clients and to minimize our organization's carbon footprint. The eGroup culture promotes forward thinking as it relates to making socially responsible choices, and partnering with Carbonfund.org seemed like a natural extension of our current efforts," said Catherine Carter, Chief Financial Officer of eGroup. "It is our hope that by being a leader in the charge towards a more sustainable future, other local businesses will follow suit in an effort to make the Lowcountry of South Carolina a better place to work and live."

"eGroup is already known for providing information technology solutions," said Eric Carlson, Executive Director of Carbonfund.org. "But it understands that climate change requires solutions of a different kind. eGroup deserves credit for its green initiatives to make technology more sustainable. We're very excited about this new partnership."

About eGroup

eGroup provides technology solutions for serious competitors. Specifically, eGroup specializes in IT infrastructure design, Enterprise storage and backup strategies including Disaster Preparedness, data centralization and secure access solutions, network security, and secure LAN/WAN/Wireless architectures. eGroup's solutions combine robust high-availability and performance with secure information access. These solutions enable customers to efficiently execute revenue-driving roles, and achieve the goal of cutting the organization's acquisition and on-going support costs.

eGroup understands that investment-oriented professionals must focus on making sound business decisions that provide significant returns. eGroup provides the thought leadership and expertise for customers to ensure that their technology investments continue to strengthen their competitive advantage in the marketplace.

After all, a company's success hinges on making critical business decisions that must be supported by its IT systems. By architecting high performance networking and computing platforms, and delivering the industry-proven systems engineering and application development expertise, eGroup helps companies make confident decisions.
To learn more, visit www.eGroup-us.com

About Carbonfund.org

Carbonfund.org is the country's leading carbon reduction and offset organization, making it easy and affordable for individuals, businesses and organizations to reduce their climate impact. Carbon offsets enable individuals and businesses to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions that they are responsible for in their everyday lives by supporting high-quality verified renewable energy, energy efficiency and reforestation projects. Carbonfund.org works with over 400 corporate and non-profit partners including Discovery, Volkswagen, Dell, Orbitz, Environmental Defense, and Lancôme.

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