AUSTIN, Texas – August 24, 2010 – Boundless Network (http://www.boundlessnetwork.com), a leading corporate branded merchandise distributor, announced today that the company has been ranked No. 797 on the 2010 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies. The Austin-based company achieved a 379 percentage growth rate from 2006 to 2009, generating more than $31 million in revenue in 2009.

To qualify for the Inc. 5000, companies had to be based in the U.S., privately held and independent — not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies. Companies must also have had at least $100,000 in revenue in 2006 and $2 million in 2009.

“We are honored to be ranked among the top 1000 privately held companies in America,” said Jason Black, Boundless Network founder and CEO. “We set out to be the most advantageous branded merchandise partner for both our clients and distributor partners. We are pleased with our success to date, but we are truly just getting started. Our goal is to continue promoting innovation in the promotional products industry and to help clients leverage branded merchandise programs to achieve their business objectives.”

The company was also recently ranked No. 3 out of an estimated 20,000 branded merchandise companies on the Advertising Specialty Institute’s 2010 list of fastest-growing distributors. Boundless Network was one of the youngest distributors to make the elite list and outpaced the average annual growth of the other distributors by more than 50 percent.

Inc. 5000 Business Products & Services Industry at a Glance

In total, the Business Products & Services companies on the 2010 Inc. 5000 have created 230,066 jobs and led the Inc. 5000 with the most companies on the list (640). The industry also led the Inc. 5000 with aggregate revenue of $84.7 billion. Boundless Network was ranked No. 7 in the Business Products & Services category based on 2009 revenue, and No. 61 based on percentage growth.

Overall Rank  |  Company  |  2009 Revenue
No. 347  |  RealD  |  $149.80 million
No. 154  |  Triplefin  |  $119.70 million
No. 329  |  FM Facility Maintenance  |  $115.40 million
No. 351  |  Argent Associates  |  $113 million
No. 520  |  Ryla  |  $100.10 million
No. 509  |  Royal Buying Group  |  $94.40 million
No. 797  |  Boundless Network  |  $31 million
No. 54   |  PrintPlace.com  |  $25 million
No. 371  |  Walz Group  |  $24.70 million
No. 477  |  The Intersect Group  |  $21.30 million

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About Boundless Network
Boundless Network is transforming the $18 billion promotional products industry with a technology platform that empowers companies to proactively manage their promotional spend. The company’s technology connects buyers across organizations to create efficiencies of scale and reduce the cost of branded merchandise by as much as 40 percent. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Boundless Network is one of the fastest growing companies in the promotional products industry, with offices across the globe. Visit http://www.boundlessnetwork.com/join for more information.

AUSTIN, Texas – May 19, 2010 – Boundless Network (http://www.boundlessnetwork.com) today announced it has been named to the Advertising Specialty Institute’s (ASI) 2010 Fastest-Growing Distributors list. Annual revenues for Boundless Network grew 162 percent over a two-year period (2007 to 2009) to $32 million. In addition to this honor, Boundless Network was also included on ASI’s Distributor Top 40 list for 2010, making the 5-year-old distributor the only company to be recognized on both lists.

“We are honored to be recognized by ASI as a top distributor,” said Jason Black, Boundless Network founder and CEO. “Since day one, we’ve remained focused on building a company centered on innovation. As a result, we’ve been able to attract the industry’s thought leaders and secure the types of customers any distributor would want. These efforts, along with the work of our outstanding corporate team, have lead to our rapid growth and success.”

ASI’s annual Fastest-Growing Distributors list ranks distributors based on two-year revenue growth. Out of an estimated 20,000 distributors, Boundless Network was ranked as No. 3 on the list. ASI’s 2010 Distributor Top 40 list ranks distributors based on their 2009 revenue. Boundless was one of the youngest distributors to make the elite list and outpaced the average annual growth of the other distributors by more than 50 percent.

Founded in 2005, Boundless Network has grown to more than 140 sales professionals and recently expanded operations to Europe to service the global needs of its US customers. The company’s enterprise accounts division experienced record success in the first quarter of 2010, reporting March 2010 as the best month of sales in Boundless Network history and announcing exclusive branded merchandise agreements with Gatti’s Pizza, LifeCare and C.H. Robinson Worldwide. In 2009 the company announced exclusive agreements with global healthcare company CareFusion (NYSE: CFN), Motorola (NYSE: MOT), the Canadian Cancer Society and Maruyama.

About Boundless Network
Boundless Network is transforming the $20 billion promotional products industry through a highly trained, professional sales organization and proprietary technology that empowers companies to proactively manage their promotional spend. The company’s patent-pending technology platform connects buyers across organizations to create efficiencies of scale and reduce the cost of branded merchandise by as much as 40 percent. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Boundless Network is one of the fastest growing companies in the promotional products industry, with offices across the globe. Visit http://www.boundlessnetwork.com/join for more information.

Media Contact
Branndon Stewart
Director of Marketing, Boundless Network
512.351.3644
bstewart@boundlessnetwork.com

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Driven by its rapidly growing enterprise business, the company expanded operations to Europe to better meet its clients’ global program and localization requirements. Boundless Network CEO Jason Black believes the physical presence in Europe will enable the company’s global clients to realize tremendous savings as they centralize all promotional spend and leverage their global spending power.

“Our expansion into Europe was driven by our North American customers who realized our technology and services could enable them to manage promotional spend on a global scale,” said Black. “Not only is this an exciting milestone for our company, it also demonstrates a shift in the promotional products industry from local, relationship-based businesses to becoming strategic partners with large organizations.”

Boundless Network Europe facilitates regional corporate branded merchandise programs as well as integrated North American/European programs. Clients are supported by a dedicated local team of branded merchandise professionals and account specialists. Clients have access to a patented technology platform designed to reduce program costs and provide better brand control, including tools to leverage spend through real-time order aggregation, reduce inventory levels and streamline procurement and order tracking processes.

To learn more about Boundless Network Europe, visit http://www.boundlessnetwork.co.uk.

About Boundless Network
Boundless Network is transforming the $20 billion promotional products industry through a highly trained, professional sales organization and proprietary technology that empowers companies to proactively manage their promotional spend. The company’s patent-pending technology platform connects buyers across organizations to create efficiencies of scale and reduce the cost of branded merchandise by as much as 40 percent. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Boundless Network is one of the fastest growing companies in the promotional products industry, with offices across the globe. Visit http://www.boundlessnetwork.com/join for more information.

AUSTIN, Texas – April 5, 2010 – Branded merchandise distributor Boundless Network (http://www.boundlessnetwork.com) announced today that it has reached a strategic partnership agreement with fellow Texas-based distributor Identity Austin.

Co-founders Debra Romoser and Sandy Kennemer started Identity Austin, a HUB certified business, in 2004. Romoser said that the unique challenges of meeting the needs of their enterprise accounts, such as Gatti’s Pizza and Harden Healthcare, prompted them to search for a strategic partner.

“Identity Austin needed a partner that provided us with a solution that clearly demonstrates brand control and spend consolidation for our largest clients,” said Romoser. “Boundless Network’s technology platform has allowed us to gain traction and expand strategic relationships within our accounts. Our customers and prospects immediately recognized the value of our partnership with Boundless Network.”

Boundless Network provides organizations with a technology platform designed to reduce costs and provide better control. The Boundless Network platform includes a suite of tools to leverage spend through real-time order aggregation, reduce inventory levels and streamline the ideation, procurement and order tracking processes.

“Identity Austin has been an excellent partner with Gatti’s Pizza for several years,” said Dean Satchwell, Vice President of Supply Chain and Logistics for Gatti’s. “We are excited about the possibilities and new technologies available to us as a result of their merger with Boundless Network.”

Most recently, the company has signed branded merchandise contracts with leading companies such as CareFusion Corporation (NYSE: CFN), The Canadian Cancer Society, Motorola (NYSE: MOT), MillerCoors and Maruyama.

“Our platform and professional team are key to providing customers a better way to manage their promotional spend,” said Boundless Network CEO Jason Black. “Sole proprietors in the promotional products industry need a partner like Boundless to help retain and expand their current customer base. Our solution gives them that competitive advantage.”

In 2010 Black expects the company to continue winning contracts with national accounts and to actively seek industry professionals to help manage these new programs.

About Boundless Network
Venture-backed Boundless Network is transforming the $20 billion promotional products industry through a highly trained, professional sales organization and proprietary technology that empowers companies to proactively manage their promotional spend. The company’s patent-pending technology platform connects buyers across organizations to create efficiencies of scale and reduce the cost of branded merchandise by as much as 40 percent. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Boundless Network is one of the fastest growing companies in the promotional products industry, with 20 regional offices located coast-to-coast. Visit http://www.boundlessnetwork.com/join for more information.

Media Contact
Branndon Stewart
Director of Marketing, Boundless Network
512.351.3644
bstewart@boundlessnetwork.com

Recruiting Contact
Sarah Philips
512.351.3651
sphilips@boundlessnetwork.com

AUSTIN, Texas – Dec. 16, 2009 – Boundless Network (http://www.boundlessnetwork.com) today announced that the company experienced 40 percent growth in annual revenue in 2009 despite an average decline of 25 percent across the promotional products industry. The company’s growth was fueled primarily by the success of its technology investments to meet the evolving needs of industry sales professionals and their customers.

“In 2009 the down economy had a significant effect on the industry in terms of declining sales and, more importantly, how sales professionals must manage their business to be successful,” said Henrik Johansson, co-founder and chief operating officer of Boundless Network. “Our ability to grow revenue 40 percent demonstrates that we understand that shift, and we are building solutions for where the industry is headed.”

Boundless Network sustained its rapid growth by bringing together solutions for sales professionals and their customers onto one integrated platform. For sales professionals, the platform helps scale every aspect of their business, from back office to marketing to business planning, and enables them to create leverage to expand within their accounts. For companies, the platform enables them to leverage spend through real-time order aggregation, reduce inventory levels, and streamline the ideation, procurement, and order tracking processes.

2009 highlights for the promotional products company include:

• Achieved 40 percent growth in revenue despite a 20-30 percent decline in sales across the promotional products industry
• Reached 6,000 customer milestone
• Addition of 54 sales professionals, expanding the promotional merchandise distributor’s presence to 24 metropolitan areas
• International expansion into Canada with addition of a Vancouver office
• Won 20 new contracts with national accounts, including CareFusion Corporation (NYSE: CFN), The Canadian Cancer Society, Motorola (NYSE: MOT), MillerCoors and Maruyama

2010 Outlook
Boundless Network will enter 2010 with significant momentum both from a revenue and technology perspective. The company expects to leverage a recent $5 million investment to expand its technology platform for both industry sales professionals and customers. The company also expects to continue winning contracts with national accounts and is actively seeking industry professionals to help manage these new programs.

About Boundless Network
Venture-backed Boundless Network is transforming the $20 billion promotional products industry through a highly trained, professional sales organization and proprietary technology that empowers companies to proactively manage their promotional spend. The company’s patent-pending technology platform connects buyers across organizations to create efficiencies of scale and reduce the cost of branded merchandise by as much as 40 percent. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Boundless Network is one of the fastest growing companies in the promotional products industry. Visit http://www.boundlessnetwork.com/join for more information.

Media Contact
Branndon Stewart
Director of Marketing, Boundless Network
512.351.3644
bstewart@boundlessnetwork.com

Recruiting Contact
Sarah Philips
512.351.3651
sphilips@boundlessnetwork.com

The financing is from existing investors Austin Ventures and Silverton Partners. Boundless Network has raised a total of $13 million in funding to date.

“We are pleased to announce this investment by Silverton Partners and Austin Ventures,” said Jason Black, founder and CEO of Boundless Network. “With this new funding we will continue to expand our technology platform to better enable sales professionals within the promotional products industry to grow their business in a scalable way and help companies save money on branded merchandise.”

In just four years, Boundless Network has grown from two to more than 130 sales professionals and serves over 6,000 customers. Since the beginning of 2008, Boundless has completed 13 acquisitions and expanded from Texas to 20 regional offices, including Canada.

“Boundless Network’s rapid growth despite the recent economic conditions is validation that the promotional products industry is ready for innovation,” said Thomas Ball, partner at Austin Ventures. “This investment demonstrates our confidence that Boundless’ technology platform will enable it to rapidly scale its business.”

The financing follows on the heels of a record sales month for Boundless, as well as the announcement of several new contracts with leading brands such as Motorola (NYSE: MOT), CareFusion (NYSE: CFN), and The Canadian Cancer Society.

“Boundless Network has positioned itself to take advantage of a large, underserved market in the promotional products industry,” said Bill Wood, general partner at Silverton Partners. “We’re confident the company will leverage that momentum, along with our financial commitment, to execute its growth strategy.”

About Boundless Network
Venture-backed Boundless Network is transforming the $20 billion promotional products industry through a highly trained, professional sales organization and proprietary technology that empowers companies to proactively manage their promotional spend. The company’s patent-pending technology platform connects buyers across organizations to create efficiencies of scale and reduce the cost of branded merchandise by as much as 40 percent. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Boundless Network is one of the fastest growing companies in the promotional products industry. Visit http://www.boundlessnetwork.com/join for more information.

About Austin Ventures
Austin Ventures (AV) has worked with talented entrepreneurs to build valuable companies for nearly 25 years. With $3.9 billion under management, AV is the most active venture capital and growth equity firm in Texas and one of the most established in the nation. With an investment focus on business services and supply chain, financial services, media and information services, software and Internet, and Texas special situations, AV invests at all stages of company development, from $100,000 in “planned experiments” in early stage ideas to $100+ million investments in expansion rounds, minority recapitalizations, and buyouts of lower middle market growth companies. AV’s strategy is to partner with talented executives and entrepreneurs through its CEO-in-Residence and Entrepreneur-in-Residence programs Visit http://www.austinventures.com for more information.

About Silverton Partners
Silverton Partners is an early stage venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas. Silverton collaborates with exceptional entrepreneurs who are committed to attacking growth markets with cutting-edge products or services. The principals of Silverton Partners have over two decades of venture experience in IT infrastructure and management software, having been the start-up investors in Tivoli Systems (IPO/acquired by IBM), Motive Communications (IPO/acquired by Alcatel-Lucent), Waveset (acquired by Sun Microsystems) and SailPoint (privately held). Visit http://www.silvertonpartners.com for more information.

Media Contact
Branndon Stewart
Director of Marketing, Boundless Network
512.351.3644
bstewart@boundlessnetwork.com

“We had a very small window of opportunity and a very aggressive schedule to launch a branded merchandise solution to promote our new CareFusion brand and support purchasing branded products across our 15,000 global employees,” said Gary Jollon, director of global marketing at CareFusion. “Boundless Network provided an outstanding team and a technology platform that helped us successfully launch our new brand and will continue to help us optimize our promotional spend.”

Branded merchandise solutions from Boundless Network provide organizations with a technology platform designed to reduce costs and provide better control, as well as a dedicated team of the most experienced and creative minds in the branded merchandise industry. The Boundless Network technology platform includes a suite of tools to leverage spend through real-time order aggregation, reduce inventory levels, and streamline the ideation, procurement and order tracking processes.

“I applaud CareFusion for implementing a scalable, long-term solution from day one,” said Erika Myers, San Diego-based sales executive for Boundless Network. “The CareFusion team had a very rigorous and well-defined selection process that went beyond the typical company store or vendor agreement. They realized the Boundless technology platform and resources will provide the solution and best practices they require to be successful.”

CareFusion is a leading global medical device company created on Sept. 1, 2009, through the spinoff of Cardinal Health’s clinical and medical products businesses. The company employs more than 15,000 people and serves the health care industry with products and services that help hospitals measurably improve the safety and quality of care.

About Boundless Network
Venture-backed Boundless Network is transforming the $20 billion promotional marketing industry through a highly trained, professional sales organization and proprietary technology that empowers companies to proactively manage their promotional spend. The company’s patent-pending technology platform connects buyers across organizations to create efficiencies of scale and reduce the cost of branded merchandise by as much as 40 percent. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Boundless Network is one of the fastest growing companies in the promotional marketing industry. To learn more about joining Boundless Network, visit http://www.boundlessnetwork.com/join.

Media Contact
Branndon Stewart
Director of Marketing, Boundless Network
512.351.3644
bstewart@boundlessnetwork.com

Branded merchandise solutions from Boundless Network provide organizations with a technology platform designed to reduce costs and provide better control, as well as a dedicated team of the most experienced and creative minds in the branded merchandise industry. The Boundless Network technology platform includes a suite of tools to leverage spend through real-time order aggregation, reduce inventory levels, and streamline the ideation, procurement and order tracking processes.

“We are very excited to extend our relationship with the Canadian Cancer Society. They clearly understand that optimizing spend on branded merchandise goes well beyond a company store or vendor contract,” said Boundless Network CEO Jason Black. “Our customers, like the Canadian Cancer Society, have identified the cost-savings potential hidden in the way they buy branded merchandise and are now utilizing the Boundless Network platform to realize those savings.”

Sales executive Haven Bey, who leads Canadian sales for Boundless Network, has worked with leading brands like the Canadian Cancer Society, Lafarge and Bell Canada. “The Boundless Network technology platform and resources have enabled me to take my relationships with large organizations like the Canadian Cancer Society to the next level and forge long-term, strategic partnerships,” said Bey.

The Canadian Cancer Society is a national community-based organization of volunteers whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer. The B.C. and Yukon Division is one of ten divisions across Canada and includes seven regions with more than 20,000 volunteers.
About Boundless Network

Venture-backed Boundless Network is transforming the $20 billion promotional marketing industry through a highly trained, professional sales organization and proprietary technology that empowers companies to proactively manage their promotional spend. The company’s patent-pending technology platform connects buyers across organizations to create efficiencies of scale and reduce the cost of branded merchandise by as much as 40 percent. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Boundless Network is one of the fastest growing companies in the promotional marketing industry. To learn more about joining Boundless Network, visit http://www.boundlessnetwork.com/join.

Media Contact
Branndon Stewart
Director of Marketing, Boundless Network
512.351.3644
bstewart@boundlessnetwork.com

Canadian Sales
Haven Bey
604.948.3271 (phone)
604.948.3270 (fax)
hbey@boundlessnetwork.com

Chris Reynolds, who leads the Cincinnati-based Image Evolution team, has been in the promotional products industry over 10 years and has worked with leading brands such as Johnson & Johnson, BMW and Procter & Gamble.

“I’ve spent the last 10 years working hard to build my business and be the best partner for my customers, so making a major move was not an easy decision,” said Reynolds. “The Boundless model for supporting sales professionals and helping them grow their business in a scalable way through technology was a great fit for me to take my business to the level that I desire. Their financial strength and expertise in leveraging technology will enable me to provide the service my customers expect while growing my business.”

Boundless Network continues to recruit top industry professionals across the country. In four years Boundless Network has grown from two to more than 130 sales professionals. Since the beginning of 2008, Boundless has completed 13 acquisitions and expanded nationwide from Texas to 20 regional offices located coast-to-coast.

“We are excited to welcome the Image Evolution team to the Boundless family,” said Boundless Network CEO Jason Black. “We’re at the threshold of a huge shift in the promotional products industry, and experienced sales professionals like Chris Reynolds are quickly realizing they must have a distributor partner and platform that supports the growth of their business.”

The Austin Business Journal recently ranked Boundless Network as the No. 2 fastest growing company in Central Texas in the more than $10 million in revenue category. The company was also recognized in 2008 as the No. 6 best place to work (http://www.boundlessnetwork.com/press) in the promotional products industry by the Advertising Specialty Institute out of more than 16,000 companies.

About Boundless Network
Venture-backed Boundless Network is transforming the $20 billion promotional marketing industry through a highly trained, professional sales organization and proprietary technology that empowers companies to proactively manage their promotional spend. The company’s patent-pending technology platform connects buyers across organizations to create efficiencies of scale and reduce the cost of branded merchandise by as much as 40 percent. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Boundless Network is one of the fastest growing companies in the promotional marketing industry. To learn more about joining Boundless Network, visit http://www.boundlessnetwork.com/join. Boundless Network on Twitter: @BoundlessNetwk