Evalueserve Circle of Experts: Expert Witnesses for International Society of Primerus Law Firms Providing Convenient and Cost-Effective Access to Senior Industry Experts Your Alliance Executive: Paul N. Hoagland Evalueserve North America Tel: +1 315 655 2262 Paul.Hoagland@Evalueserve.com www.Evalueserve.com April 2008 Evalueserve Circle of Experts © 2008 Privileged and Confidential www.CircleOfExperts.com www.Evalueserve.com Presentation Plan Evalueserve Overview Circle of Experts Overview Confidentiality Management © Evalueserve, 2008. All Rights Reserved - Privileged and Confidential Evalueserve – Your Global Knowledge Partner Evalueserve is a Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) firm that provides custom research and analytics services to companies in the US and worldwide Our services include: Legal Process Services, Intellectual Property Research, Market Research, Business Research, Data & Financial Analytics, Investment Research, and access to a global network of domain and Industry experts through Evalueserve Circle of Experts. The firm was founded by IBM and McKinsey alumni, and has completed over 12,000 client engagements. We currently employ over 2,100 full-time professionals located in research centers in Chile, India, China, Romania and New York. Evalueserve has won several recent awards, including: 2007 CIO-100; 2006 Red Herring Asia Top 100 Private Companies; 2006 NASSCOM IT Innovation Award for Business Model Innovation; Wall Street Journal (Asia) Top Six Innovative Emerging Companies in Asia; Outsell Top 50 Research, Reports and Services Companies Worldwide; and Deloitte Top 150 High-Growth Companies in Asia-Pacific. A Full-Service Global Research Firm Evalueserve has various competencies— Legal Process Services, Intellectual Property, Investment Research, Business Research, Data and Financial Analytics, Market Research, and Circle of Experts. Our research teams are comprised of highly skilled professionals including Lawyers, Paralegals, MBAs, PhDs, Engineers, MDs, Chartered Accountants, Scientists, Architects, Industry Experts, etc. Evalueserve Value Proposition Quality Global Coverage → Attention to detail in every element of client interaction → Disciplined project management and communication → Accurate and insightful analysis → Extensive research infrastructure → Operation centers in India, China, and Chile → Multi-lingual capabilities (50+) → Research conducted in the Americas, Asia Pacific, and EMEA → Local ‘in-country’ support → 24x5 coverage Custom/Cost-Eeffective → → → → Fraction of traditional cost 100% customized projects Access to experts in your field Multi-industry experience (10,000+ completed projects) → Highly scalable/rapid response → Flexible working relationship Synergistic Competencies Circle of Experts Fast access to frontline industry experts with unique opinions on markets, companies, products; 360° view of market due diligence on long-term investments ‘Executive confidante’ for one-on-one discussions on strategic issues Elicitation training on most effective and compliant methods to interview experts Market Research End-to-end market research services Design, conduct and analysis of surveys: B2B, B2C Data processing Survey analytics Market research solutions: employee satisfaction, customer satisfaction, brand perception, new product development, advertisement effectiveness Business Research Investment Research Validation of investment ideas Corporate finance Equity research support Industry landscape and company profiles Fixed income research Target identification Quantitative Analysis Financial modeling and valuation Data and Financial Analytics Data cleansing, validation, and treatment Dashboard solutions and reporting Statistical modeling and forecasting Data-driven strategies including profitability analysis, channel assessment, product affinity analysis/cross selling Segmentation and cluster analysis Market sizing and estimation Industry and company profiling Benchmarking Value chain analysis Newsletters Custom list generation Marketing and sales operations support Legal Process Services Paralegal and litigation support services Legal research Contract related services Intellectual Property Patent application drafting and filing with USPTO, EPO, etc. IP asset management Other IP analysis, e.g, licensing of valuable patents, Infringement analysis (preliminary) Technology Assessment Evalueserve Serves 1,100+ Leading-Edge Clients Automotive 100+ Fortune 1,000 Companies Financial Services Energy and Utilities Asia Pacific Chemicals Consumer Goods Europe, the Middle East, and Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Retail 200+ Law Firms, Research, and Consulting Firms Life Sciences Information Technology Manufacturing North America Media and Entertainment 800+ Small and Medium Businesses Telecommunications Logistics and Transportation Growth Milestones Aug ’07: 2,000+ Professionals; 1,000+ Clients 2007 Feb ’07: Acquired Nitron Circle of Experts Dec ’06: 1,400+ Professionals; 1,000+ Clients Nov ’06: Commenced Chile Operations 2006 2005 2004 Dec ’05: 800 Professionals; 800 Clients Sept ’05: Commenced China Operations Dec ’04: 400 Professionals; 500 Clients 2003 2002 Dec ’03: 240 Professionals; 200 Clients Dec ’02: 100 Professionals; 50 Clients Mar ’02: Achieved Profitability 2001 Jul ’01: First Major Client Signed Up Jan ’01: Commenced India Operations Dec' 00: Founded Evalueserve Language Capabilities Asia Pacific Europe Bulgarian Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Finnish Flemish French German Greek Hungarian Italian Latvian Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Bangla Burmese Cantonese Chinese Hindi Indonesian Japanese Korean Malay Serbian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Turkish Turkmen Ukrainian Middle East Americas English Portuguese Spanish Arabic Hebrew Persian Mandarin Mongolian Punjabi Sinhalese Tamil Telegu Thai Taiwanese Urdu Vietnamese Primerus Members can rely on Evalueserve for many types of custom research projects! The default location for all work is India. The India hourly pricing rates for the term of this Agreement for Evalueserve’s various service lines are tabulated below. EVALUESERVE LINE OF BUSINESS COST PER HOUR * Legal Process Services (Legal Research, M&A Due Diligence Back-End Research Support, Paralegal and Litigation Support Services-- including Document Discovery and Compliance with e-Discovery Rules, Contract-Related Services, Legal Organization Benchmarking, Contract Review & Negotiation Support, InHouse Tool Development to Streamline Contract Management, Legal Data Extraction and Entry, Secretarial Assistance for Legal e-Filings and Application Processing, CRM Database Setup / Entry / Cleanup / Maintenance, etc.) Intellectual Property Research (Patent Landscapes, Patent Infringement Studies and Ongoing Monitoring, Patent Filing, Research for Investment Banks & Future IP-Based Valuations, Patent Proofreading, IP Organization Benchmarking, Legal & IP Opportunity ‘White Space’ Identification, Patent Mapping, etc.) Circle of Experts (Expert Witnesses, Industry Experts, Retired Executives from Client’s Competitors, Advisory Board Members, Strategic Advisors, etc.) Business Research (Industry & Market Studies, Competitor Profiles, Identification of - and Outreach to - Target Clients / Suppliers / Distributors / Channel Partners / Partners / Buyers / Sellers, etc.) Investment Research (Newsletters, Financial Profiles, Sector Reports, News Flows, Target Scouting, Equity Research, Company & Industry Report Updates, etc.) Market Research (Phone/Web Market Surveys, Quantitative and Qualitative Expert Interviews, Member Firm/Customer/Employee Satisfaction Studies, Brand Perception Studies, etc.) Data and Financial Analytics (Econometric/Quantitative Modeling, Back Testing Strategies, Forecasting Volatility, Monte-Carlo Simulation, Data/Financial Analysis, Proof of Concept Validation, Cash Flow & Balance Sheet Models, etc.) Knowledge Technology (KT) (Sales Dashboards, Management Cockpits, Knowledge & Research Portals, File Conversion, Data Validation and Scrubbing, CRM/Supplier /Vendor File Maintenance, etc.) Marketing & Sales Support (ListGen, Updates & Maintenance -- Potential Clients, Investors, Suppliers, Vendors, Business Partners, Partners; Warm Lead Generation Phone & Mail Campaigns, etc.) Desktop Publishing & Technical Writing (File layout, formatting, color/logo schemes, document setup, template development, newsletter/marcom collateral/slide deck reformatting, etc.) Other (Administrative Support, File/Letter/Marcom Collateral Printing, Hand-Addressed Mailings, etc.) TBD *Please Contact Paul N. Hoagland (paul.hoagland@evalueserve.com), or 1-315-655-2262 for special Primerus pricing options. ** Evalueserve will provide access to frontline industry experts-- in any industry vertical, any geography-- through its subsidiary Circle of Experts (CoE). CoE introductory fees are waived for Primerus & Member Firm projects per this Agreement. NOTE: Evalueserve will provide fixed pricing for individual on-demand projects upon request. Take advantage of our proposal development process… WITH JUST A SHORT PHONE CONVERSATION AND A LITTLE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON YOUR NEEDS AND CHALLENGES, I CAN DEVELOP A DETAILED CUSTOM PROPOSAL FOR YOU OR YOUR CLIENT. (PLEASE PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU’D LIKE US TO SIGN A NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT WITH YOU OR YOUR CLIENT.) PAUL N. HOAGLAND – PRIMERUS ALLIANCE EXECUTIVE OFFICE: 1-315-655-2262 MOBILE: 1-315-491-7060 PAUL.HOAGLAND@EVALUESERVE.COM Prior to joining Evalueserve, Paul was founder and CEO of AWC Business Coaches, a nationwide consortium of cross-industry professionals. While at IBM Consulting Paul held several titles, including Global Market Development Executive with the Global Marketing Strategy Practice, and Principal with the National Strategy Practice. Prior to IBM, he was a Principal with Computer Sciences Corporation. He has sold, planned, managed, and quality-assured complex strategic projects in various industries over the past 25 years. Paul earned his Bachelors degree (magna cum laude) from University of MassachusettsAMHERST, and his Masters degree from Columbia University in New York City. Let me put together a custom proposal for you! Presentation Plan Evalueserve Overview Circle of Experts Overview Confidentiality Management © Evalueserve, 2008. All Rights Reserved - Privileged and Confidential Circle of Experts Services Spectrum For Corporations For Law Firms Expert witness testimony from fresh, senior and knowledgeable business leaders ‘Executive confidante’ for 1-on-1 discussions on strategic issues Opinion on uniqueness of IP & competitive response by an expert in the field Product/Operations/Financial insights via Q&A/analyses from 1 hour to several days Enhance market research or business research with industry expert insights For Institutional Investors For Small to Medium Businesses Fast access to industry experts with unique opinions on markets, companies products Build an advisory board with full range of relevant talent, available when needed Enhance channel-check surveys with insights from experts in the field 360° view of market due diligence on longterm investments Phone consultations, in-person sessions or surveys Elicitation training on most effective, compliant methods to interview experts Relationship-building dinners with market trend experts, your clients, and staff Incorporate expertise in any Evalueserve project © 2008 Privileged and Confidential For All Clients 12 Challenges in Acquiring and Using Expert Witnesses Feedback from Circle of Experts clients about traditional methods to acquire expert witnesses Limited Sources: “I rely on my and my partners’ lists to identify expert witnesses, but the same names come up every year.” Seniority: “Other expert witness services focus more on economists, consultants, and accountants than senior executives.” Too Much History: “The expert witnesses that are listed have been part of so many cases that they carry baggage, which affects their credibility.” Cost: “‘Professional’ expert witnesses heavily mark up their fees and that of their staff.” Effort: “I can assign my staff to research and call experts, but if there is a no-obligation way to have screening taken care of, then I would use a service.” © 2008 Privileged and Confidential 13 Cost-Effective Services Circle of Experts expertise is cost effective and convenient to approach as you need to pay only for the time of consultation without maintaining any overhead costs. Experts who are industry practitioners carry no overhead cost of junior support staff or marketing/sales expenses. Experts understand that Circle of Experts and our clients evaluate them on a combination of relevance and cost, and therefore, supply competitive rates. Pricing model = hourly or half-day rate for expert + any other expenses The client is under no obligation and pays nothing till experts are confirmed for use. © 2008 Privileged and Confidential 14 IP and LP Case Study Delaney O’ Brien, a US based Law firm tried us for providing an expert in a litigation case they were fighting: → CoE team provided multiple good fits within 4 days, and client selected one → Within a week, got multiple request for experts for 2 more litigation cases → CoE team provided more experts, who were selected → Total billing of more than $55K with about 200 hours of effort from CE team Key features → Expert Witness Service is a standard service which all law firms use → Low hanging fruits are current Evalueserve law firm clients → Significant part is expert payout, but it has high volumes and repeat clientele © 2008 Privileged and Confidential 15 How to integrate with EVS Stand alone discussions with clients - The client directly speaks to other technical experts across geographies and domains if required Build in the CoE component in IP proposals for the research teams to use it – to gain insights and add value Provide expert witnesses to law firm clients for all patent related work we do for them; and otherwise as well. Expert witnesses are used in nonpatent related litigation cases as well © 2008 Privileged and Confidential 16 Benefits of Circle of Experts Access Service Evalueserve Circle of Experts helps you make more credible and comprehensive arguments for your cases. We identify individuals with highly relevant expertise, screen them for your situation, and manage their contracts and payments. 2. Fresh Sources Access experts not in the typical databases, but across industries globally 1. Expert Advantage Use frontline industry executives and managers instead of over-used, “professional” expert witnesses 5. Synergistic Research Solutions Combine Evalueserve’s Expert Research with its business research and IP capabilities The Circle of Experts Edge 3. Convenient & Cost-Effective Process A dedicated liaison works with you on requests; takes care of expert logistics; experts’ rates are set competitively 4. Confidentiality and Compliance Uncompromising adherence to confidentiality and compliance to protect everyone’s interests © 2008 Privileged and Confidential 17 Circle of Experts Advantage Case Studies Employee Termination/Discrimination Executive suing former employer alleges age discrimination during layoff at a tableware company Employer claimed extraordinary economic circumstances were the cause Circle of Experts provided two experts: Recently retired CEO of competitor testified re: economic conditions Another former employee served as fact witness re: corporate culture CEO's testimony was particularly influential in winning the case Executive Compensation/Shareholder Responsibility Testimony needed re: competitive compensation in cosmetics industry, and roles of board/CEO in setting executive packages Readily available executives in NYC area were reluctant to testify against nearby competitors Circle of Experts provided ex-CEO from California Experienced establishing independent boards and setting incentives for product launch Trial has been scheduled © 2008 Privileged and Confidential 18 Circle of Experts Advantage Choose the Best Viewpoints to Support Your Case Our network gives you access to key players in the industry, including recent corporate executives, to provide precise, customized and timely responses to investment questions. Corporate Alumni Executives with history of Competitors Entrepreneurs building New Entrants COO of a Supplier Procurement Officer at a Buyer Niche Consultants & Analysts Regulatory Observers © 2008 Privileged and Confidential Academics analyzing the environment 19 Circle of Experts Advantage Focus on Senior Industry Practitioners We sharpen your analysis by providing very senior industry practitioners with extremely specific domain knowledge and awareness of the latest market trends. Unique Insights Sample Expert Witnesses Requests “Is a particular patent for measurement instrumentation at the tip of an oil well drill novel or prior art?” Senior-level and Corporate Alumni Perspective Latest Industry Trends Your Highly Specific Expertise “How much of $10m in video game devices should have been written off a distributor’s books as obsolete?” “What portion of a conglomerate’s stock price decline can be attributed to restatement of supply chain costs?” “Were employment candidate screening questionnaires biased by design or through their corporate implementation?” Knowledge Base © 2008 Privileged and Confidential 20 Fresh Sources of Expertise Our Expert Network and Sourcing Affiliates Reach >100,000 Experts Approach based on The Virtual Handshake book by Circle of Experts founder, David Teten Referrals Affiliate Organization Relationships Online Relationship Networks Industry Associations Foreign Commerce Orgs. Individual Members’ Detailed Profiles Executive Recruiters Business & University Alumni Consulting Boutiques Online Communities Blogs—Circle of Experts and Thought Leaders’ © 2008 Privileged and Confidential The first book about using Web 2.0 technologies to accelerate sales, marketing, and recruiting www.thevirtualhandshake.com 21 Fresh Sources of Expertise Proprietary Search/Screening Software Seeks Out Specialists Research keywords and professionals’ online ‘trail’ are systematically matched across a range of content. Biography aggregation Research papers News feeds Blogs Job board postings Event speakers Online credentials © 2008 Privileged and Confidential Academic curricula 22 Examples of Experts in the US Financial Services: Student Loans; 34 years through President and CEO; Student Loan Corporation; Member of Boards of Directors of American Student Assistance and the Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council Media: Domestic and International Pay TV and Television Operations; 20 years through Divisional President and Group CFO; HBO, Unapix Corporation, British Broadcasting Company, and Viacom International Energy: Environmental Trading and International Energy; 30 years through Chairman; Global Change Associates, Petroleos de Venezuela, ABB Financial Services, and Department of Energy Metals: Aluminum Fabrication Production, Aluminum Extrusions, and Marketing; 36 years through Consultant; Kaiser Aluminum Corporations; Provided consultancy to companies, such as Wise Alloys, Alprom, and Todd Pacific Shipyards Logistics: Sales and Marketing; 20 years through VP of Global Sales; FedEx, NowDocs, Lone Star Overnight, and ExpresShip, Inc Automotive: Operations and Marketing; 18 years through EVP Operation Strategy Eurasia; Daimler Chrysler Corporation, CIE Automotive, GKN Automotive and Delphi Automotive Non-Durable Consumer Products: Sales and Marketing; 40 years through EVP of Sales; Del Monte Foods, Clorox Company, and Colgate Palmolive; Member of Grocery Manufacturers of America, Food Marketing Institute, and ASMC Medical Devices: Marketing; 32 years through President; Offsiteinsight, Cooper Surgical, Threshold Partners, Hypoguard, Maxxim Medical, Sherwood Medical, Terumo Medical Corporation, Becton Dickinson, and Armour Pharmaceutical © 2008 Privileged and Confidential 23 Examples of Experts in Europe Food and Beverage: Sales, Marketing, and General Management; 20 years through MD; Gala Coffee and Tea Ltd., Stratford Avon Foods, Freshbakes Food and SonA, and Campbell’s Frozen Foods Financial Services: Mergers and Acquisitions; 17 years through Consultant; Ernst & Young and HSBC Media: Product Marketing; 15 years through European Product Marketing Director; AOL Europe, Bertelsmann, QRS, MyPoints, Woodside, and Siemens Healthcare: Development of Novel Drug Delivery Systems, and Formulation and Preformulation Investigation of Conventional Dosage Forms; Head of Pharmaceutical R&D Department; IPDIC, Organon International, and Laleh Ekbatan Technology: Chip Designing; Broadcom, Cadence Design Systems, ST Microelectronics, and ARM; Design VideoCore and EDA Computer Hardware: Strategy Development and Marketing, 20 years through MD; DELL, Sun Microsystems, Xerox International Partners, and Rank Xerox Transportation: Supply Chain Management and Freight Forwarding; Assistant Director; International Air Transport Association; DHL and FedEx in France Telecommunications: Sales and Marketing; 15 years through Sales Director; Proxim Wireless Networks, Alcatel, Newbridge Networks, and Alac Software © 2008 Privileged and Confidential 24 Examples of Experts in India Finance: Corporate Planning, Operations, and Project Financing; 20 years through Director; Indore Wire Company Ltd., Ferro Alloys Corporation Ltd. Media: Advertising;18 years through COO; Cheil Communications, Samsung, Mudra DDB Communications Saatchi & Saatchi; Asia’s first text messenger with a radio service Healthcare: Strategic Planning; 28 years through General Manager; Max Healthcare Institute Ltd., Fortis Healthcare Ltd., and Bharti Enterprises Ltd. Logistics: Shipping and International Carriers; 30 years through COO; First Flight Couriers, Vira International, Patel Roadways, and All India Distribution Network Energy: Oil Refineries, Petrochemicals, Fertilizer Plants, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Project Management; 47 years through Oil and Gas Consultant; GAIL (India) Ltd., Engineers India Ltd., Ralph M. Parsons Co., and Atkins & Partners © 2008 Privileged and Confidential Telecommunications: Regulation, VoIP, Internet Telephony, ICT, and Domain Names; 25 years through Chief Regulatory Advisor-SAARC region; BT Global Services, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, IRCON International Ltd., and Pacific Telecommunications Council India Foundation Steel: Production; 15 years through CFO; Tata Steel/SAIL JV, initiatives in balanced scorecard, supply chain efficiency Retail: Merchandising and Marketing; 20 years through Assistant Vice President; Reliance Retail Ltd., Home Store India, Pantaloon Retail India Infrastructure: Cement Engineering Services; 32 years through GM; Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd., SAIL’s Bokaro Steel Plant, and MECON–Design and Consultancy Division of SAIL 25 Examples of Experts in China Manufacturing: Supply Chain Operations; 15 years through Senior Manager; Lucent Technologies, Raltron Electronics, Flextronics Manufacturing, Synjones Electronics Co., Ltd., and Longjiang Instrument Co. Ltd. Durable Consumer Products: Quality Management; 20 years through Quality Manager; FEDDERS Corporation, Shenzhen Electra Ltd., HuaYi Refrigerator Compressor Ltd., LG Electronic Appliances, and Zanussi Appliance (Yianjin) Ltd. Logistics: Customs and Clearance; 12 years through Service Center Manager; DHL, TNT, Fedex, Uni Sky Logistics Service Co. Ltd., and Beijing ZhongLianHai Import & Export Service Co., Ltd. Financial Services: Investment Banking; 18 years through Vice President; Standard Chartered of China, Guanzizai Venture Capital Co. Ltd., The Bank of Shanghai, and John Hancock Tianan Life Insurance Co. Food and Beverage: Manufacturing; 18 years through Manager; China Strategic Ventures of Danisco Co. Ltd., PepsiCo, Gatorade China; and Shanghai Quaker Oats Food Co. Metals and Mining: Marketing and Distribution; 14 years through Director; Honz Group Ltd., Guangdong East Electric Power Technology Company Ltd., Sunbow Mining S.P.R.L., Guangdong Kelon Electrical Holdings Company Ltd., and Jin Chuan Nonferrous Metals Company Healthcare: Product Management; 12 years through Product Manager; ESAOTE China Ltd., CHINDEX International, Inc., Toshiba Sanko Medical System Co. Ltd., and China Beijing TongRenTang Holdings Corp. © 2008 Privileged and Confidential Chemicals: Plant Technology Management; 10 years through Vice Director; PetroChina; holds one Chinese patent 26 Examples of Experts in Latin America Metals: Economic Geologist; 15 years through Director; Rally Financial Group Ltd., Arthur Andersen’s Centre for Excellence in Mining, Noranda, Newcrest, and Teck Cominco Financial Services: Wealth Management; 15 years through Senior Trust Advisor; Merrill Lynch, CL International Bank, La Banque Credit, Banco Itamarati, and Banco Nacional Brazil Telecommunications: Strategic Planning and Marketing; 19 years through VP– Mexico and Central America; Cyclelogic, ABCH Consulting, IFX Networks, and Marketing and Products, Inc. Media: Business Development; Director; PermissionData, Mochila.com, and McGrawHill Information & Media Transportation & Logistics: Strategic Consulting;15 years through President; InfoAmericas; Clients include Latin Vertical Ventures, Kroll & Associates, and Cargill DHL Express, FedEx Food and Beverage: R&D, Regulatory Affairs, and Analytical Sciences; 13 years through Director; The Collaboration Group, Mead Johnson Nutritional, Nutrition Science and Analytical Services, Adult Nutritional Product Development, and Columbia University Institute of Human Nutrition © 2008 Privileged and Confidential Energy: Geology and Geophysics Consultant; Teikoku Oil Venezuela, PDVSA Oriente, Occidente, Lagoven, Maraven, and Palmaven Utilities: Marketing and Sales; 15 years through Director; Get Over Utilities/TI Consulting Company, Balance Consulting, Schneider Electric, Preformed Line Products, Shell, Power Measurement; Member of Energy Federal Agencies, ISOs, Federal Labs, and Brazilian National Standards 27 Fresh Sources of Expertise Experts from a Range of Industries Circle of Experts network includes experts across all the major business sectors. Automotive & Transportation Chemicals Computers % of Circle of Experts by Industry Defense & Aerospace Diversified Services Consumer Goods Energy & Utilities Financial Services Food & Beverage Healthcare Leisure Manufacturing Materials & Construction Media Metals & Mining Real Estate Retail Telecommunications 0% 2% © 2008 Privileged and Confidential 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 28 Convenient Process with High-Touch Service If requested, we would refine criteria and provide more experts Client works with Circle of Experts to draft research specification Circle of Experts scans registered experts, affiliate and social networks, online information Circle of Experts interviews leading expert candidates for specific knowledge & availability Client reviews credentials of recommended experts and interviews them Client holds discussions with selected experts, coordinated by Circle of Experts Circle of Experts manages expert contract and payment © 2008 Privileged and Confidential 29 Presentation Plan Evalueserve Overview Circle of Experts Overview Confidentiality Management © Evalueserve, 2008. All Rights Reserved - Privileged and Confidential Confidentiality Management System Compliance Monitoring Procedural Controls Specialized lawyers monitor evolving Background checks on experts Client identity not revealed to experts until client chooses to schedule a discussion Complimentary client training on elicitation (interview) practices Circle of Experts staff do not participate in discussions Compliance Officer, Compliance Manual for staff training and regular audits Ethical Research Guidelines signed by all employees Compliance & Confidentiality regulations and best practices worldwide Scope includes securities law/investment research, corporate disclosures, international payments, ethical market research practices, data privacy & confidentiality, permission-based marketing to experts Interpretation of the implication of such regulations, etc Translating such interpretations into policies and procedures applicable to Circle of Experts staff, clients and experts Email reminders to experts re: compliance requirements before each consultation Online tracking of Corporate Policies with regard to outside consultation by employee of that corporate entity Audit trails of Circle of Experts research activities (but not discussion content) Secure storage of information Experts sign and renew agreements re: fair Technology Legal Measures © 2008 Privileged and Confidential disclosure, insider information, non-compete before any consultation Discussions remain private by default Clients sign agreements reiterating appropriate interactions Client-Specific Compliance Guidelines 31 Evalueserve Circle of Experts Deep insights from frontline industry experts Thank You… for considering us as your Global Knowledge Partner. Paul N. Hoagland Alliance Executive Evalueserve North America Tel: +1 315 655 2262 Paul.Hoagland@Evalueserve.com www.Evalueserve.com © 2008 Privileged and Confidential