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MIVA RENEWS PRIVATE LABEL PAY-PER-CLICK AGREEMENT WITH ENIRO Two year, $1.4mm agreement to cover the Nordic region NEW YORK - September 3, 2008. MIVA, Inc., (NASDAQ:MIVA), a global digital media company, today announced the signing of a two year, €960,000 (approximately $1.4mm) Pay-Per-Click agreement with leading Nordic search and directory company, Eniro. The new agreement renews an agreement originally signed between the two companies in 2005. Under the terms of the new agreement, it is expected that Eniro will continue to utilize MIVA's technology platform in the Nordic region to offer an Eniro branded Pay-Per-Click product to advertisers looking to reach targeted online audiences and publishers looking to generate Pay-Per-Click revenue from their web properties. "I believe that combining MIVA's technology with Eniro's brand equity, local sales force and industry leading suite of online properties provides Scandinavian advertisers and publishers with a best-of-breed Pay-Per-Click solution," commented Sloan Gaon, SVP, Global Strategy / Corporate Development, MIVA. Added Christer Pettersson, Online Manager, Eniro: "We are continuing to focus on accelerating our online growth by both increasing the value of our own web properties and building out our third party Pay-Per-Click network. We believe that leveraging MIVA's proven expertise in online advertising helps us meet this objective and in turn maximize our online ad revenues." Eniro's Pay-Per-Click network includes the company's own web properties as well as a portfolio of third party web publishers. The new agreement will cover the Nordic region, where Sweden at the moment is the prime market. About MIVA®, Inc. MIVA, Inc. (NASDAQ:MIVA) is a global digital media company with a mission to deliver valuable digital audiences to advertisers. MIVA has two focuses to its business: owning and operating a growing portfolio of consumer destination sites and interest-specific toolbars, through its MIVA Direct division; and running a third-party contextual Pay-Per-Click ad network focused on key vertical sectors, through its MIVA Media division. MIVA, Inc. operates across North America and Europe. Forward-looking Statements This press release contains certain forward-looking statements that are based upon current expectations and involve certain risks and uncertainties within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words or expressions such as "anticipate" , "plan," "will," "intend," "believe" or "expect'" or variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements, including (1) our ability to successfully execute upon our corporate strategies, (2) our ability to develop and successfully market new products and services, and (3) the potential acceptance of new products in the market. Additional key risks are described in MIVA's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Form 10-K for fiscal 2007 and our most recently filed Form 10-Q. ®Registered trademark About Eniro Eniro is the leading search company in the Nordic media market. Eniro makes it easy to find people, businesses and products using directories, directory assistance, Internet and mobile services. Eniro has operations in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Poland Eniro is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and has some 4,650 employees. In 2007, revenues amounted to SEK 6,443 M, with EBITDA of SEK 2,266 M. Operating revenues and EBITDA excluding discontinued operations
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