[June 29, 2006]

ChannelAdvisor Announces Support for Google Checkout

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. --(Business Wire)-- June 29, 2006 -- ChannelAdvisor, the leading provider of channel management solutions (CMS), announced today full support for Google Checkout simultaneously with Google's release.

Google Checkout provides consumers with a single log in to buy across the web. It also allows consumers to locate secure merchants to purchase from by highlighting fast, secure places to shop in paid search advertisements.

For online merchants, Google Checkout allows merchants to display the Google Checkout badge on their Google Adword listings which helps them stand out as a safe and secure merchant.

"We've been working closely with ChannelAdvisor and Google on the development of Google Checkout and we're excited to go live with support in all of our online channels today," said Mark Fitzgerald, Managing Partner/CTO of Grapevinehill, a top online shoe merchant. "We're excited to offer our customers an innovative new way to buy from Grapevinehill."

Once merchants have a Google Checkout account, ChannelAdvisor's support allows merchants to turn on Google Checkout with two simple steps:

-- 1. The merchant enters their Google Checkout information so that ChannelAdvisor can use the information to communicate with Google's Checkout APIs using encryption.

-- 2. Finally the merchant selects the online channels where they want to offer Google Checkout as an option.

While Google Checkout is currently available only in the U.S., ChannelAdvisor will continue to work closely with Google to ensure timely support for the latest enhancements and locales.

"We're excited to offer our merchants who represent over $1.2 billion in annual GMV the ability to offer Google Checkout today," said Scot Wingo, Chief Executive Officer of ChannelAdvisor. "The availability of the new checkout system for all channels (search, comparison shopping, marketplaces and ecommerce) will not only offer merchants considerable savings, but will also help them increase their Google AdWords ROI through increasing click through rates by displaying the Google Checkout badge on their sponsored listings."

More information about ChannelAdvisor's support for Google Checkout is available at: www.channeladvisor.com/googlecheckout including convenient links for merchant sign up, ChannelAdvisor Merchant login, and the ChannelAdvisor Google Checkout "getting started guide" which features step by step instructions for signing up and turning on Google Checkout.

ChannelAdvisor and Google will be hosting a series of Google Checkout webinars for customers and prospects beginning Friday June 30th at 11am EDT. Space is limited and details can be found at www.channeladvisor.com/webinars/webinar-new.asp?id=701000000000VhW.

About ChannelAdvisor Corporation

ChannelAdvisor Corporation provides technology and services that enable industry-leading retailers and manufactures to sell their products across multiple online marketplaces such as eBay, Amazon.com, Overstock.com, comparison shopping engines such as Shopping.com, Shopzilla, Nextag and Froogle and search engines such as Google and Yahoo! ChannelAdvisor processes over $100m/month (greater than $1.2B/yr) in gross merchandise volume on behalf of its customers. ChannelAdvisor solutions combine best practices, innovative software applications and integration technology to dramatically accelerate online channel sales. ChannelAdvisor's customers include Nokia, Best Buy, Sears and Motorola. ChannelAdvisor Corporation is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC with offices in Seattle, the United Kingdom and Germany. For more information, visit http://www.channeladvisor.com/.

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