Intelius was founded by a group of visionaries, led by Naveen Jain from InfoSpace and Microsoft with the mission to provide instant, innovative and affordable research services and background information for personal safety. Intelius enables consumers to make informed choices about the people they associate with through background and criminal checks. Using Intelius, consumers have located long-lost relatives and friends and researched the background of childcare providers, healthcare workers and home contractors. Business users are able to verify employment, tenancy and credit records. Intelius is one of the top 100 commerce sites on the Internet. For more about Intelius products and services, visit www.intelius.com.

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The Innovative Leadership of Naveen Jain

Naveen Jain’s innovative leadership and creativity have been recognized through the years as he is a recipient of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Award, the Albert Einstein Technology Medal, and other acknowledgements. These distinguished and prestigious awards illustrate the impact Naveen Jain’s ideas and actions have had upon the business community.

Born and raised in India, Naveen Jain earned his Engineering undergraduate degree at the University of Roorkee. He went on to take an MBA at St. Xavier’s School of Management. Reaching the United States in 1979 (not 1982 as reported in some places), Naven Jain took a position with Microsoft Corporation in the late 1980s and early 1990s. A project manager for Microsoft, Naveen Jain worked on the MSN Network in its early days, laying the foundation for Microsoft’s flagship Internet service.

Seeking to build on that success, Naveen Jain left Microsoft in 1996 to launch InfoSpace, a service provider for Internet services. Under Naveen Jain’s leadership, Infospace became the primary telephone and address content provider for AOL, the MSN Network, and other large Web properties. Infospace’s success proved to be a credit to Naveen Jain’s drive and determination.

After leaving Infospace, Naveen Jain founded Intelius, Inc. at the start of 2003. Intelius offers businesses and individuals alike access to information about people for background checks, verifying identity, and similar purposes. By consolidating access to public records, state records, telephone records, and other important sources of information, Naveen Jain has opened up a new vista in personal information research.

A devoted husband and father, Naveen Jain supports and contributes to organizations coping with issues such as world hunger, health (including children’s health), and education. CRY India, Children’s Hospital, the University of Washington, and United Way are among the charitable groups whom Naveen Jain has provided assistance and/or support to.

Naveen Jain's Intelius Celebrates Fourth Anniversary and Four Millionth Customer

BELLEVUE, Wash. – February X, 2007 – Intelius, Inc., a company that empowers consumers and businesses with online information for intelligent decisions, today announced that the company has reached a significant milestone, serving its four millionth unique customer. This achievement underscores the strong growth Intelius has seen since its founding in 2003, including a doubling in the company’s customer base since 2005.

More than two hundred thousand Americans move daily, forcing families to make important decisions about their loved ones, personal relationships, assets and businesses quickly and with limited information in a rapidly-changing community. This trend demonstrates the gradual loss of the extended social and familial networks traditionally relied upon as part of the decision-making process and demands the development of new tools that can be relied upon as a critical part of this routine. In fact, recent studies show more people are going online to find dates, organize events, and hire and research contractors and nannies than ever before. With more than half of all crimes committed by someone the victim knows, Intelius helps people and businesses by providing information so they can make better-informed decisions in a variety of social, personal and professional situations.

“We have seen the appetite for quality, detailed information for personal safety increase dramatically over the past year, and have continuously expanded our services to meet these needs. The fact that we have served more than four million customers is a testament to our success in empowering consumers and businesses with the tools they need to make better decisions,” explained Edward Petersen, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Intelius. “But there are more challenges we know we can address when it comes to researching and making decisions about the people, businesses and assets in our world. From helping consumers and professionals reconnect with people they’ve lost touch with to helping recruiters research and contact qualified job candidates, we will continue to innovate solutions to meet these and other needs in our fifth year of business.”

Since the company’s founding, Intelius has aggressively expanded the breadth of its consumer and enterprise services. The company currently offers consumer verification services such as background checks, information services such as people search, and protection services such as Intelius IDWatch. New on-premise court record verification and federal criminal records were recently added to Intelius’ personal background check product. The company also added reverse phone searches, meeting a growing customer demand. The acquisition of Intellisense Corporation augmented the company’s Employment Screening capabilities with new services including fingerprinting and international background checks in more than 175 countries.

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