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Vocus Managing Director International to Speak at the International Association of Online Communicators (IAOC) Conference

Posted on: Friday, 28 April 2006, 18:00 CDT

LANHAM, Md., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vocus, Inc., a leading provider of on-demand software for corporate communications and public relations, announced today that Andrew Muir, Managing Director, Vocus International will be a featured speaker at the International Association of Online Communicators Conference, "Where Content and Technology Meet," to be held June 15-16, 2006 in Brussels, Belgium.

Mr. Muir will discuss the future of public relations, focusing on the role technology has played, and will continue to play, in advancing and simplifying the corporate communications process.

"Organizations are increasingly turning to technology to help manage their corporate communications efforts," says Muir. "As a market leader and champion of on-demand software for corporate communications and public relations, Vocus is pleased to support the IAOC and present at this year's conference."

The International Association of Online Communicators focuses exclusively on serving those who practice and teach the transfer and exchange of ideas and information via the Internet. The US and European IAOC conferences provide academics, practitioners and technology leaders a forum where they can explore the many facets of online communications.

Vocus provides the only totally integrated on-demand software suite for PR professionals. The Vocus on-demand software suite manages media and analyst relationships; interactive email campaigns; projects and news; files, documents and other collateral; and online newsrooms. The software also analyzes media coverage and other PR information to provide real-time feedback on the effectiveness of PR campaigns and early intelligence on trends unfolding in the press.

About Vocus, Inc.

Vocus is a leading provider of on-demand software for corporate communications and public relations. Our web-based software suite helps organizations of all sizes manage local and global relationships and communications with journalists, analysts, public officials and other key audiences. Our software helps customers manage media relations, news monitoring and analysis, interactive email campaigns, online newsrooms, and government relations activities. Vocus software is delivered as an easy-to- use and cost-effective annual subscription, with no need for internal hardware, software or IT support. Our software is currently available in five languages, and is in use by customers around the world. Vocus is based in Lanham, MD with offices in North America and Europe. For more information please visit http://www.vocus.com/ or call 800.345.5572.

About the International Association of Online Communications (IAOC)

The International Association of Online Communicators (IAOC) is dedicated to promoting and preserving the open and free communication that has been the foundation of the Internet community. Its purpose is to provide a network through which practitioners and educators can share knowledge and ideas. The Association is a place where Internet content creators and publicists can join together to define and advance their roles in this emerging professional arena.

This release contains "forward-looking" statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These are statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as "may,""will,""expects,""projects,""anticipates,""estimates,""believes,""intends,""plans,""should,""seeks," and similar expressions. Forward- looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual future results to differ materially from those projected or contemplated in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be significantly impacted by certain risks and uncertainties described in Vocus' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Vocus, Inc.

CONTACT: Gary McNeil, Vice President of Marketing of Vocus, Inc.,+1-301-683-6918, gmcneil@vocus.com

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

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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