Vivonet Boosts the Speed and Performance of Halo Secure Web Based POS with a $1.2M investment in Oracle and Technology Infrastructure.

Vancouver, British Columbia – December 10, 2009. Vivonet is pleased to announce the investment of $1.2M into the data and technology infrastructure that powers Halo™ Secure Web Based POS. Implementation of the new technology infrastructure will be completed and in use for all Halo Secure Web Based POS clients by March 2010.

Key elements of the new Vivonet technology are; the introduction of a high density Hewlett Packard Blade System to improve Halo Secure Web Based POS performance, the addition of a 30TB Sun Storage Area Network to increase data storage capacity and reporting speed and an upgrade to Oracle Enterprise 11g to allow for improved data performance and management. In addition to these performance investments, technology improvements in security, redundancy and failover are being made that make Vivonet’s infrastructure a leader in software as a service (SaaS).

The rapid growth of the Halo™ Secure Web Based POS customer base was the primary driver for making the investment now rather than later. “In 2009, we exceeded even our most aggressive growth projections” said Ryan Volberg, Chief Executive Officer for Vivonet. “As a byproduct of this amazing success we are happily investing in our core technology stack. This investment not only allows us to scale our expanding customer base with ease, it also gives our existing customers a quantum leap forward with both speed and performance improvements. It really is a win – win investment.”

The Oracle Enterprise 11g technology allows for far more than just performance gains. “The Oracle investment in particular allows Vivonet to realize our ‘Organize’ strategy and lays the foundation for significant data product enhancements such as market based sales and product benchmarking” said Tom Kakanowski, Chief Technology Officer for Vivonet. “If you think about it, Vivonet currently owns and manages the world’s largest data warehouse of independent restaurant transactions with almost 100 million transactions hitting our Oracle database every month. This new technology is the basis for which we can begin to leverage this data for the benefit of our clients and our shareholders.”

About Vivonet

Established in 1999, Vivonet is the restaurant industry leader in software as a service (SaaS) solutions that enable, acquire and organize millions of transactions every month for customers across Canada and the United States. Vivonet provides Halo Secure Web Based POS an on-demand enterprise management, point-of-sale (POS), payment processing and performance benchmarking solutions for its customers. Vivonet’s unique ability to aggregate the transaction data created by its customers allows their customers to benchmark their performance against other users and the industry at large – leading to better performance and higher business success rates.

About Halo Secure Web-Based POS

As the industry leader, Halo™ Secure Web-Based POS powered by Vivonet gives restaurateurs the tools, information and knowledge they need to run better. In fact, restaurants that use Halo Secure Web Based POS outperform the National Restaurant Association’s sales index by an average of 3.88%. For more information about Halo™ Secure Web-Based POS, please visit www.Vivonet.com.

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