CloudSource and Live365 Form Strategic Partnership to Deliver Comprehensive Solutions to Local Governments for Broadcasting Meetings and Emergency Messages from Web Sites

Innovative Solution also Enables On-Demand Meetings and Messages from Local Government Web Site

Oakland, CA and Foster City, CA - CloudSource, Inc. and Live365, Inc. today announced the signing of a Strategic Partnering Agreement. The Agreement covers integration of Live365’s streaming audio technology with CloudSource’s technology for delivering Public Sector web sites as customized dynamic applications. This integration empowers Councils and Commissions to offer live audio broadcasts of meetings through their web sites and enables citizens to replay meetings “on demand”. During emergencies, Government organizations will also be able to broadcast emergency information and instructions over their Web Sites.

Under the terms of the agreement, CloudSource and Live365 will co-develop and produce a web site application, currently called Meetings365, which merges Live365’s streaming audio technology with CloudSource’s Agenda and Minutes Management web site application. CloudSource’s customers will be able to insert this capability into their existing site as a “plug-and-play” add-on. For organizations that manage their web sites internally or with another ASP, CloudSource can work with the existing vendor to install and maintain an implementation of this product.

“This technology increases awareness of community issues while meeting the challenge of making public meetings easily accessible to all residents,'' says Burlingame, CA, City Clerk Ann Musso. ``We are very happy to be the first to use this!'' Mike Spinelli, former mayor and councilman with the City of Burlingame, adds “Meetings365 is a paperless 'on-demand' solution to staying informed on government issues. Even residents unable to attend public meetings can now become well versed in community matters.” Responsible for maintaining and distributing city records, Musso reports that time to carry out these duties was minimized considerably since Burlingame incorporated an early-release version of Meetings365 on its website: . What once took 20 hours to do now takes a fraction of that time and frees her for other city work. ”Meetings365 is an application that will add a lot of value to Local Government web sites. Similar to our Crime Statistics application introduced last year, it will help Local Governments deliver on the vision of information sharing and preparedness for Homeland Security”, said Michael Good, Executive Vice President of CloudSource. “Additionally, Councils and Commissions will be able to broadcast meetings through their Web Sites and citizens will be able to replay ‘on-demand’ relevant portions of archived meetings. Our Live365 partnership is very strategic to us. Their spirit and innovation is strong at all levels of their organization.”

“We had developed a Version 1 of Meetings365 early last year, but found that we needed a vertically-focused partner to integrate and make it successful”, said Raghav Gupta, Acting CEO and Chief Operating Officer of Live365. “CloudSource is positioned to quickly become the technology leader in providing Web Sites to the Public Sector, specifically Local Governments. Our two companies have come together at just the right time to deliver a solution that we feel will become the standard for Local Government Web Site broadcasts.”

The product is scheduled for General Availability on May 1. The final product name will be announced at that time. Contact a CloudSource representative for more information.

About CloudSource’s Web Site Applications for the Public Sector
CloudSource has provided Web Sites as supported applications since its inception in early 1998. Their web sites are designed and assembled in a custom-configurable “building block” fashion to quickly construct and publish fully functioning and supportable web sites. Customized content and graphics are easily loaded into each application and can be edited at any time by the user through a set of easy-to-use browser-based editing tools, called CloudPowersm. This approach also allows the agency to start with a lower cost web site and then add modules/features at any time. Since no custom software is developed, the client is assured of having a site that is supported and easily updated at any time for content and technology. No other company is able to provide complete web sites and web site applications in this way.

About Live365’s Audio Broadcast Technology for the Internet
Live365’s streaming audio solution enables the non-technical user to easily create and broadcast audio over the Internet. Live365’s solution is fully hosted by Live365 - customers need not make capital expenditures for software, servers, storage and bandwidth. Meetings365 is “platform independent” and uses the MP3 format so that anyone can listen. With Meetings365, the user, typically a City Clerk or other government official, records the meeting using Live365 software on their laptop and a microphone, and enters ‘meta’ information such as date, time, place, etc. The user then uploads the files to their private account on Live365 where they are stored and then accessible to the public via the Government’s Website on-demand and are linked by agenda item.

About CloudSource
CloudSource is headquartered in Oakland, California, and designs, builds, hosts, and maintains web sites. They conduct business as an Application Service Provider (ASP), delivering web sites as supported applications that are configured and customized with no software development. Along with a comprehensive maintenance and support program, CloudSource provides its customers with unsurpassed personal attention, demonstrating an ability to offer quality, convenience, and customization at affordable prices. CloudSource is a member of the National League of Cities, the National Association of Counties, the California Economic Development Council, and the Government Business and Education Technology forum. Its investors include Ascend Venture Group, Wellfleet Partners, and SAC Capital. More information can be obtained at or by calling toll-free 877-77-CLOUD.

About Live365
Live365 (http://www.Live365.com ) is the world's largest Internet radio network and streaming audio provider, with more than 6 million listener hours logged monthly. Users can listen to tens of thousands of broadcasts from around the world, anytime day or night. Through innovative proprietary technology, users can also create a one-of-a-kind personal station to broadcast worldwide. Rated by Arbitron as the largest streaming network, Live365's tools (including Meetings365 & Studio365) empower traditional radio stations, record companies, government, city and civic community groups with an easy solution to stream audio over the Internet. Founded in July 1999 in Foster City, CA, Live365 recently won the 'People's Voice' award for "Best Music Site" at the Fifth Annual Webby Awards.

For further information please contact:

Michael Good
Executive Vice President CloudSource, Inc.
300 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza 2nd Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Tel.: (510) 740-4256
info@cloudsource.com
www.cloudsource.com

Raghav Gupta
Acting CEO, COO Live365, Inc.
1291 E. Hillsdale Blvd. Suite 200
Foster City, CA 94404
Tel. (650) 345-7400
info@live365.com
www.live365.com