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WebSideStory's Tenure on Prestigious List Longer Than Only a Handful of Companies SAN DIEGO, June 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WebSideStory, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSSI), a leading provider of on-demand digital marketing solutions and real-time enterprise analytics solutions, today announced that it has been recognized by ASPNews.com as one of the top 50 global ASPs for the fifth year in a row. ASPNews.com included WebSideStory in its June 2006 update (http://www.aspnews.com/top50/), marking the 60th consecutive month in a row that WebSideStory has been on the Top 50 list, which recognizes leadership and innovation in the ASP (application service provider) industry. WebSideStory's tenure on the Provider portion of the Top 50 list is far longer than any other web analytics company and longer than only a handful of companies in the world, including salesforce.com, WebEx and OpenAir. WebSideStory was first put on the list in July 2001. "Few know on-demand businesses better than ASPNews.com and we are pleased to be recognized for our innovation and leadership over such an extended period of time," said Rand Schulman, chief marketing officer for WebSideStory. "The on-demand or ASP delivery model provides businesses with many benefits over traditional software, including intrinsically better customer service and faster development cycles. In the case of WebSideStory, it has also allowed us to build the industry's first integrated suite of on-demand digital marketing applications, including web analytics, site search, keyword bid management and web content management." ASPNews.com is a leading source of news and analysis on the ASP industry. For inclusion on its Top 50 list, companies must meet the following criteria: * Be recognized as a leader by others within in the industry * Be innovators in the online delivery of software-based services * Be able to demonstrate proven revenue streams * Have a substantial and active end-user customer base for those services * Have the provision of network-based applications and/or services as their core business The ASPNews.com designation marks the latest in a series of accomplishments for WebSideStory, including: * Winning the Software & Information Industry Association's CODiE Award for Best Enterprise Search Engine, May 2006 * Winning Network Computing's Well-Connected Award for Best Web Analytics Service, May 2006 * Being named to Intelligent Enterprise's Companies to Watch for 2006 List, May 2006 * Receiving a "strong positive" rating -- the highest rating possible -- from Gartner Research in its "MarketScope for Web Analytics Q206,"(1) April 2006. The report can be downloaded for free at http://www.websidestory.com/promotions/gartner.html. * Being recognized as a site search leader by Patricia Seybold Group in its review of five major search vendors, Feb. 2006. The report, "PSGroup Bull's Eye: Product Search Solutions, Which Providers Offer the Best Overall Capabilities," is available for download at http://www.psgroup.com/detail.aspx?ID=685. For more information about WebSideStory, please visit http://www.websidestory.com/. About WebSideStory, Inc. Founded in 1996, WebSideStory, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSSI) is a leading provider of on-demand digital marketing and real-time enterprise analytics solutions that improve online marketing, sales and business operations. Its Active Marketing Suite(TM) consists of web analytics, site search, web content management, and keyword bid management. WebSideStory also provides enterprise analytics solutions through its wholly owned subsidiary, Visual Sciences, LLC, a leading provider of streaming data analysis and visualization software. WebSideStory is headquartered in San Diego, California, and has European headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. For more information, contact WebSideStory. Voice: 858.546.0040. Fax: 858.546.0480. Address: 10182 Telesis Court, 6th Floor, San Diego, CA 92121. Web site: http://www.websidestory.com/. HBX and Active Marketing Suite are trademarks and WebSideStory is a registered trademark of WebSideStory. Visual Sciences is a registered trademark of Visual Sciences, LLC. Other trademarks belong to their respective owners. Forward-Looking Statements Statements in this press release that are not a description of historical facts are forward-looking statements. You should not regard any forward- looking statement as a representation by WebSideStory that any of its plans will be achieved. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in this release due to the risks and uncertainties inherent in WebSideStory's business, including, without limitation: WebSideStory's reliance on its web analytics services for the majority of its revenue; blocking or erasing of cookies or limitations on our ability to use cookies; WebSideStory's limited experience with digital marketing applications beyond web analytics; the risks associated with integrating the operations and products of Avivo Corporation and Visual Sciences, LLC with those of WebSideStory; privacy concerns and laws or other domestic or foreign regulations that may subject WebSideStory to litigation or limit our ability to collect and use Internet user information; WebSideStory's ability to defend itself against claims of patent infringement alleged by NetRatings, Inc.; WebSideStory's ongoing ability to protect its own intellectual property rights and to avoid violating the intellectual property rights of third parties; the highly competitive markets in which we operate that could make it difficult for WebSideStory to acquire and retain customers; the risk that WebSideStory's customers fail to renew their agreements; WebSideStory's recent achievement of profitability and the risk that it may not maintain its profitability; the risks associated with the company's indebtedness; the risk that WebSideStory's services may become obsolete in a market with rapidly changing technology and industry standards; and other risks described in WebSideStory's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including WebSideStory's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Do not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date of this news release. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and WebSideStory undertakes no obligation to revise or update this news release to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this news release. (1) Gartner Research "MarketScope for Web Analytics, Q206" by Bill Gassman. March 31, 2006. DATASOURCE: WebSideStory, Inc. CONTACT: Erik Bratt of WebSideStory, Inc., +1-858-546-0040 ext. 365, Web site: http://www.aspnews.com/top50 Web site: http://www.websidestory.com/promotions/gartner.html Web site: http://www.psgroup.com/detail.aspx?ID=685 Web site: http://www.websidestory.com/

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