Telligent Establishes International Headquarters


DALLAS, October 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Recent Expansion Follows US$20 M Intel Capital Funding

Despite the turmoil surrounding the nation's economy, Telligent today
announced the opening of a new office in London, England. Along with the new
international headquarters comes the announcement of domestic expansion.

Telligent, an innovative social software and solutions company
headquartered in Dallas, recently received US$20 million in funding from
Intel Capital and has started growing its sales team and global reach.

-- Steve Poncini, an enterprise software veteran (Oracle, BEA and
       Plumtree), was hired to manage the London office, which is located at
       271 Regent Street, London, W1B 2ES (+44-0-759-0030098)
    -- The new office supports the company's strategic aim of growing
       business in the region and positioning itself -- both domestically and 
       abroad -- as the leading provider of enterprise social software
    -- Telligent has also expanded its domestic presence in major
       metropolitan areas and now has account managers on the ground in 
       Chicago, New York City, Seattle, Detroit, and San Francisco
    -- Telligent is based in Dallas, Texas, and employs over 140 people



"The London addition adds to our solid growth and expansion efforts, both
domestically and abroad. As the business grows, we'll continue to look for
different areas to open new offices." Rob Howard, CEO, Telligent.

"The opening of our new London office will enable us to develop even more
of a presence in EMEA and beyond. A key element of the new office will be
immediate support of our customer base overseas." Tom Edwards, VP of Sales &
Marketing, Telligent.

"This exciting endeavor comes as the demand for our wide range of social
computing solutions continues to gain momentum outside the U.S. In an
otherwise challenging business environment, we are discovering that
organizations are increasingly turning to Telligent to harness the value of
what Web 2.0 can bring to the enterprise." Steve Poncini, Director of
International Sales, Telligent.

Press Contact:
    Ken Vernon, Director of Marketing
    +1-214-420-1373
    kvernon@telligent.com



About Telligent

Telligent is a leader in enterprise-proven solutions for online
communities and social networks. Telligent's flagship offering, Community
Server, provides a fully-integrated platform that utilizes social media to
increase brand engagement. Along with extensive service offerings, Telligent
empowers collaboration for many of the world's largest brands. Clients
include: Associated Press, Conde Nast, Dell, Electronic Arts, Honda, Intel,
Microsoft, MSNBC, MySpace.com, and Visa. For more information, visit
http://www.Telligent.com.

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

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