WebSideStory Recognized as Best Software Company of the Year

  
    
  
  
    
      WebSideStory, Inc. (Nasdaq:WSSI), a leading provider of real-time 
      customer intelligence solutions, today announced it has been named “Software 
      Company of the Year” for 2007 by the 
      Technology Council of Southern California. This prestigious award was 
      given to WebSideStory by a panel of judges based on the company’s 
      aggregate ratings in numerous categories, including annual sales and 
      revenue growth, team-building skills, product innovation, positive 
      effect on the technology industry within the Southern California region, 
      industry trade organizations and community involvement. Winners of the 13th 
      Annual Technology Awards were presented at the awards ceremony on 
      Wednesday, March 7 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.
    
    
      “We’re honored the 
      Technology Council of Southern California has recognized WebSideStory 
      and Visual Sciences for its unique ability to help businesses gain 
      competitive insight through a comprehensive view of their customers’ 
      interactions across multiple channels,” said 
      Jim MacIntyre, president and chief executive officer of WebSideStory. “At 
      the core of our success is our innovative and proven technology platform 
      that empowers our clients to uncover value with real-time data analysis 
      capabilities that are unmatched in the industry.”
    
    
      The company has a 10-year track record of innovation, growth and 
      success. More than 1,500 enterprises worldwide rely on its analytics 
      applications and technology platform to get real-time answers from 
      petabytes of streaming data. “The fourth 
      quarter of 2006 was one of our most successful quarters. We added 115 
      new enterprise customers directly, more than 150 new customers through 
      distribution partnerships, and completed more than 345 new sales 
      transactions,” added MacIntyre.
    
    
      “The Technology Council of Southern 
      California has been impressed with WebSideStory’s 
      track record of innovation in providing data-driven organizations with 
      solutions that offer competitive insight,” 
      said Jon Kraft, chairman of the Technology Council of Software Council 
      of Southern California. “For more than a 
      decade the company has been an active contributor to Southern California’s 
      technology and Web analytics communities, providing educational programs 
      and consulting services to its customers.”
    
    
      The Technology Council of Southern California award comes on the heels 
      of several other recent honors for WebSideStory and Visual Sciences. In 
      January, the company was named by ASPNews.com as one of the world’s 
      25 leading service providers in the SaaS (software-as-a-service) 
      industry and a top 50 global ASP (application service provider) overall 
      for the sixth consecutive year. The company is a “Best 
      Enterprise Search Engine” category finalist 
      in the 2007 Codie Awards presented by the Software & Information 
      Industry Association (SIIA). Additionally, KMWorld included 
      WebSideStory in its annual list of “100 
      Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management” 
      for delivering innovative analytics-driven applications to the market.
    
    
      For more information about WebSideStory, visit www.websidestory.com.
    
    
      About the Technology Council of Southern California
    
    
      The Technology Council of Southern California is the premier forum for 
      the region's technology leaders, providing events, connections, 
      information and resources to help technology companies succeed. From 
      recognizing excellence in innovation through its annual awards event to 
      providing access to funding through VentureNet, the Technology Council 
      supports companies throughout their entire corporate lifecycles. Founded 
      in 1991 as the Software Council of Southern California, the Technology 
      Council has a 15-year history of supporting technology companies across 
      the region. For more information, visit www.tcosc.org.
    
    
      About WebSideStory, Inc.
    
    
      Founded in 1996, WebSideStory, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSSI) is a leading provider 
      of real-time customer intelligence solutions. The services provided by 
      WebSideStory and Visual Sciences deliver comprehensive insight into the 
      lifetime of customer interactions across on-line and multi-channel 
      businesses. More than 1,500 enterprises worldwide rely on the company 
      for innovative solutions, enterprise-class services and a world-class 
      network of partners to 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: 
      858.546.0480. Address: 10182 Telesis Court, 6th Floor, San Diego, CA 
      92121. Web site: www.websidestory.com. 
      WebSideStory is a registered trademark of WebSideStory, Inc. Visual 
      Sciences is a registered trademark of Visual Sciences, LLC, which is a 
      wholly owned subsidiary of WebSideStory, Inc.
    
    
      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, including the risk of 
      non-compliance with the covenants in our credit facility; 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.