Vocus, Inc. (Vocus) is a provider of on-demand software for public relations management. Its on-demand software addresses the functions of public relations (PR), including media relations, news distribution and news monitoring. As a part of the Company’s solution, it provides information database of over 800,000 journalists, analysts, media outlets, publicity opportunities and other relevant data. The Company’s database contains information about the media, including journalist profiles, contact schedules, podcast interviews, pitching preferences and other relevant information compiled by its media research team. The Company delivers its solutions over the Internet using a secure, scalable application and system architecture. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had 3,379 active subscription customers representing organizations of all sizes across a variety of industries. Its solution is available in seven languages and is used by customers worldwide.