THE BATEMAN GROUP ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW CLIENTS AND MOVE INTO LARGER OFFICE SPACE IN SAN FRANCISCO Latest Wins Diversify Client Roster in Key Areas SAN FRANCISCO, Monday, Oct. 23, 2006—The Bateman Group, an independent technology-focused public relations agency, today announced the addition of four new clients, together representing more than $500,000 in annual revenue for the agency. To support this recent growth, The Bateman Group also announced the move of its San Francisco headquarters into larger office space on the 4th Floor of The Hamm’s Building, the agency’s current location. Effective immediately, The Bateman Group is now located in Suite 420 at 1550 Bryant Street in San Francisco, Calif. 94103-4832. "Demand from technology companies for our approach that combines strong content expertise, senior-level commitment and a result-driven, corporate communications focus continues to exceed expectations," said Fred Bateman, founder and president, The Bateman Group. "With today’s announcements, The Bateman Group has the business momentum, diverse client portfolio, customer success stories and infrastructure to make a lasting impression on the high-tech PR landscape – not just in Silicon Valley, but on a national and even international level." Ongoing responsibilities for the new clients include: corporate and product message development; financial communications, industry analyst relations; business, trade and vertical media relations; thought leadership campaigns; product/service awareness programs, award pursuits, speaker bureaus; customer cultivation and joint partner PR programs. Clients announced today include: ATC-Onlane, Inc. - Based in Menlo Park, Calif., ATC-Onlane (formerly AutoTradeCenter, Inc.) is the largest online auction company for buying and selling wholesale vehicles. ClearApp, Inc. - Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., ClearApp (formerly Acsera) offers the only model-based performance management solution for portal, J2EE, SOA and other composite applications. The Open Group - Headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Boston, Reading, England and Tokyo, The Open Group is a vendor- and technology-neutral consortium focused on open standards and global interoperability within and between enterprises. Rimini Street, Inc. - Based in Las Vegas, Rimini Street is the only third-party enterprise software support provider exclusively focused on the needs of Siebel, PeopleSoft and JD Edwards software licensees. About The Bateman Group Launched in February 2004, The Bateman Group, a California corporation, is a highly specialized, full-service public relations firm focused exclusively on the technology industry. Differentiated by proven technical expertise, exceptional writing and an all senior staff, The Bateman Group’s objective is to make a bigger market impact for a smaller, more select group of companies. Based in San Francisco, The Bateman Group can be reached at (415) 503-1818 or via the website at www.bateman-group.com. Back to Top ^