PHILADELPHIA - August 24, 2009 - StarCite, Inc., the leading provider of Web-based solutions to strategically manage corporate meetings and events, and Experient, the industry leader for integrated meeting and event solutions and lead retrieval services, today announced an expanded strategic partnership.

Experient is one of the world’s largest meeting planning companies, sourcing approximately $600 million in hotel bookings a year. Under the new agreement, Experient will use StarCite’s entire online platform for many aspects of its business to include Strategic Meetings Management, International Sourcing, and attendee management. Experient customers will benefit from full access to the StarCite Marketplace, which links buyers with more than 93,000 hotels, venues and meeting suppliers around the world.

“We’re pleased to expand our relationship with Experient as they continue to set a new industry standard as more than a meeting sourcing house, but rather a full service integrated event planning and management solutions provider,” said Greg Dukat, chief executive officer, StarCite. “The quality of leads for hotels and hotels’ responsiveness to buyers is imperative in the meetings space, especially during these difficult economic times. This agreement will allow hoteliers to win more business and improve their bottom line while enabling Experient customers to maximize their investment by sourcing meetings from the world’s largest supplier marketplace.”

“This expanded partnership puts us in position to deliver unparalleled end-to-end event management for our customers,” said Rick Binford, EVP, Event Management Services, Experient. “Between StarCite’s market leading technology for buyers and its long track record of providing quality RFPs to our supplier partners, this was an easy decision and a natural fit for us.”