TORONTO "“ May 28, 2008 "“ Marketwire, a full-service newswire and communications workflow solutions provider, offers its clients the opportunity to help a nonprofit organization while taking advantage of an innovative promotion during May that extends the reach of their new. Throughout the end of June, and in conjunction with the 2008 Charity Calendar, Marketwire clients who purchase any one of the newswire's highly targeted media lists will receive a second list at no charge, doubling their audience exposure and reaching twice the number of media contacts for their campaigns.

The promotion is part of Marketwire's Charity Calendar initiative that offers companies an opportunity to "Do Something Good for Their Business and for the World." The inaugural calendar invites Marketwire clients to take advantage of this and other monthly service offers, and in so doing, Marketwire makes a donation in their name to their choice of six participating charitable organizations: Concern Worldwide U.S., Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Ocean Futures Society, Opportunity International and World Education.

"Our charity calendar has made it possible for clients to contribute to worthy causes while trying out new Marketwire products and services," said Paolina Milana, Marketwire's vice president of marketing. "What we're offering during the month of May really gives our clients an opportunity to broaden their reach and distribute their messages to any audience they wish, be it expanded, or an entirely new, more targeted, or more robust and diverse. With Mediahub's accurate and up-to-date lists, our clients know they are reaching the right journalists in the right places, every time they send a release."

Marketwire's media lists are generated and customized via Mediahub, an online media database and distribution solution containing more than 600,000 media contacts and over 300,000 editorial opportunities throughout North America, UK, Europe, Latin America and Asia. Mediahub's contacts cover 300+ subjects in 15 media types across 291 industries, and custom lists targeting subjects as diverse as automotive editors and food critics are created simply and quickly to meet clients’ specific needs.
Marketwire clients may take advantage of this special offer and select a charitable organization to which Marketwire will make a donation in their name by visiting www.marketwire.com/donate.

Marketwire, on behalf of its participating clients, will contribute up to $60,000 (USD) to the participating charitable organizations by the end of 2008.

To receive a 2008 Marketwire Charity Calendar (quantities limited) or for more information on any of Marketwire's communication and news distribution solutions, please call 800-774-9473 (US), 888-299-0338 (Canada) or 44-20-7562-6550 (UK).

About Marketwire
The only fully integrated North America-based global newswire, Marketwire, Inc. is a full-service partner to IR, PR and MarCom professionals seeking top-tier news distribution, media management, multimedia and monitoring solutions. Marketwire's customer-centric corporate philosophy focuses on being the best by infusing every aspect of its business with the following core attributes: precision, adaptability, innovation and simplicity.

Marketwire delivers its clients' news to the world's media and financial communities, fulfilling disclosure requirements in North America in compliance with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), and serving as Primary Information Provider (PIP) with the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA). With a reputation for technology leadership, Marketwire offers innovative products and services -- including Social Media, Search Engine Optimization, Dashboard Mobile Financial, News Dashboard coverage reports, exclusive access to networks such as the Canadian Press Wire Network, Easy IR and Easy PR workflow solutions, and more -- that help communication professionals maximize their effectiveness while ensuring accuracy and best practices. Having merged companies (Market Wire and CCNMatthews) in April 2006, and enjoying a combined history of 25 years of service, Marketwire is now majority-owned by OMERS Capital Partners, the private equity arm of one of Canada's largest pension funds. Marketwire distributes the majority of press releases issued by publicly traded companies in Canada and serves more than 8,000 clients worldwide through 18 offices on four continents. For more information, visit us at www.marketwire.com.

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