Forbes.com Best of the Web Names Andale "Favorite"

Top pick in the eBay Helpers Category in Forbes' 2004 Winter Directory

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, -- January 26, 2005 - Andale, Inc. (app.vendio.com),the largest provider of auction management and research services for online sellers on eBay, has been named the Forbes Favorite in their Winter 2004 "Best of the Web" website review. Andale has repeatedly been honored by the leading business publication for their superior auction management solution, first named Best of the Web in the Spring of 2002.

Forbes.com writer Bill Meyer's introduction of the eBay Helpers category of websites and services: "With their numbers now in the tens of millions, eBay users are a hot commodity these days. Just witness the mom-and-pop eBay drop-off stores that are sprouting on every other street corner. Online, scores of third-party Web services now exist to empower the eBay community and profit from it. From auction management services to wireless bidding applications to automatic bidding (or "sniping") tools, an array of innovative Internet applications are helping individuals make the most of eBay."

Forbes.com highlights Andale's comprehensive auction management service with the following profile, "Empowers sellers with comprehensive, turnkey tools for listing, tracking and fulfilling online sales. Choose from four monthly plans ($10 to $100) or create your own from Andale's extensive menu. Before you start, avail yourself of powerful research and reporting tools like "How to Sell," "What's Hot" and "Sales Analyzer." Recycle old listings with the handy Ad Archive or use the robust listing tool, which includes more than 100 templates, as well as a built-in HTML editor and spell checker. The image-hosting service offers a special Gallery option that helps you cross-sell items from other listings you may have. Automatically e-mail buyers their fulfillment information at the close of each sale and print out shipping labels. Even combine multiple purchases (plus shipping) into a single invoice. And monitor the whole thing--pending, current, and closing listings--from a single sales console page."

Andale CEO and President Linda Hayes said, "We are excited that Forbes has chosen Andale, repeatedly, for their Best of the Web award. The award validates that Andale is the best auction management solution available in the market today".

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About Andale
Andale is the leading and largest provider of auction management and research and analytics services to auction sellers of all sizes. Through the company's counter service, Andale's 1.5 million registered users worldwide now drive more than 80% of all listings on eBay each week. Andale provides auction sellers with research and analytics services to help them make "smarter" business decisions, along with automation tools designed to help them grow their auction business. Andale's customers are auction sellers of all types -from casual sellers to high volume auction merchants, including small and medium size online businesses. Andale has secured exclusive technology integration and distribution partnerships with eBay, the leading online auction marketplace and PayPal, a leading global online payment service. Andale has received $61 million in financing from Bowman Capital Management, Texas Pacific Group (TPG), Tarrant Venture Partners, Accel Partners, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Oak Hill Venture Partners and other angel investors. Founded in 1999, Andale is headquartered in Mountain View, California and opened an office in Bangalore, India in 2002. For more information visit app.vendio.com

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