WebSideStory Appoints Integrated Management Team

Unifies WebSideStory & Visual Sciences Divisions 


SAN DIEGO, Dec. 20  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WebSideStory, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSSI) today announced the creation of an integrated management team, consolidating the leadership and operations of its WebSideStory and Visual Sciences divisions.  In concert with the sales and marketing integration announced two weeks ago, this realignment strengthens the company's focus on its comprehensive suite of web analytics and customer intelligence solutions for 2007.

The members of the management team include key personnel from all areas of the company, including both WebSideStory and Visual Sciences.  Reporting to CEO Jim MacIntyre will be:

  Claire Long                Chief Financial Officer
  Dru Greenhalgh             Senior Vice President and General Counsel
  David Rosenthal            Senior Vice President, Development
  Pelin Wood                 Senior Vice President, Marketing
  Christopher Reid           Senior Vice President, Sales
  Daniel Guilloux            Senior Vice President, EMEA
  Brian Sullivan             Senior Vice President, SCS
  Aaron Bird                 Senior Vice President, Services, East
  Ray Rauch                  Senior Vice President, Services, West
  Robert Chatham             Senior Vice President, Education
  Sheryl Roland              Senior Vice President, Administration



"We will now be singly focused on serving our global client base of over 1,500 customers," said Jim MacIntyre.  "I feel very fortunate to work with this talented group of managers, as we deliver the industry's broadest and deepest line of analytics solutions."

"This is part of a coordinated plan to fully integrate the teams and technologies of our two analytics divisions.  This plan has been in development since the summer, and will result in a significant acceleration of our capabilities and services in the new year," said Bill Harris, chairman of the WebSideStory board.

The company also announced that Steve Kusmer, the former Senior Vice President, Search and Content Solutions (SCS), has resigned to pursue other opportunities.  Mr. Kusmer will continue as an employee through January 2007 to ensure a smooth transition.  As noted in the table above, Brian Sullivan has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Search and Content Solutions.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not a description of historical facts are forward-looking statements.  You should not regard any forward-looking statement as a representation by WebSideStory that any of its plans will be achieved.  Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in this release due to the risks and uncertainties inherent in WebSideStory's business, including, without limitation: WebSideStory's reliance on its web analytics services for the majority of its revenue; blocking or erasing of cookies or limitations on our ability to use cookies; WebSideStory's limited experience with digital marketing applications beyond web analytics; the risks associated with integrating the operations and products of Avivo Corporation and Visual Sciences, LLC with those of WebSideStory; privacy concerns and laws or other domestic or foreign regulations that may subject WebSideStory to litigation or limit our ability to collect and use Internet user information; WebSideStory's ability to defend itself against claims of patent infringement alleged by NetRatings, Inc.; WebSideStory's ongoing ability to protect its own intellectual property rights and to avoid violating the intellectual property rights of third parties; the highly competitive markets in which we operate that could make it difficult for WebSideStory to acquire and retain customers; the risk that WebSideStory's customers fail to renew their agreements; the risks associated with the company's indebtedness; the risk that WebSideStory's services may become obsolete in a market with rapidly changing technology and industry standards; and other risks described in WebSideStory's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including WebSideStory's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.  Do not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date of this news release.  All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and WebSideStory undertakes no obligation to revise or update this news release to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this news release.

About WebSideStory, Inc.

Founded in 1996, WebSideStory, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSSI) is a leading provider of customer intelligence solutions that improve marketing, sales and operational performance.  WebSideStory is headquartered in San Diego, California, and has European headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.  For more information, contact WebSideStory.  Voice: 858.546.0040.  Fax: [phone].  Address: 10182 Telesis Court, 6th Floor, San Diego, CA 92121. Web site: http://www.websidestory.com/.  WebSideStory is a registered trademark of WebSideStory, Inc.  Visual Sciences is a registered trademark of Visual Sciences, LLC.  Other trademarks belong to their respective owners. 

DATASOURCE: WebSideStory, Inc.



CONTACT:  Claire Long of WebSideStory, Inc., [phone], ext. 387



Web site:  http://www.websidestory.com/ 

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