Merrill DataSite® Remains Virtual Data Room of Choice by Industry Experts for More Than Two Years

Online, July 28, 2010 (Newswire.com) - NEW YORK (July 12, 2010) - Merrill DataSite, the leading provider of virtual data room (VDR) solutions for business communication and information management, continues to receive significant recognition for its service in the virtual data rooms space, most recently winning the "Product/Service of the Year" at the 5th Annual Middle-Market Financing Awards Gala.

"When dealing with mission-critical data and information, it is imperative that clients are confident that their virtual data room provider offers them a superior product, backed by a 24/7 team that provides timely, cost-effective and seamless support," noted Richard Martin, senior director of Merrill DataSite. "Merrill DataSite has worked diligently to develop an offering that satisfies our clients' demands for high quality and service; we are gratified that we continue to be recognized for the strength of our operating platform."

The most recent industry recognition caps a two-year streak of awards.

2008

• Merrill DataSite was named the "Software Supplier of the Year" at the Third Annual Private Equity News Awards
• Merrill DataSite received the "Best in VDR Technology" award at World Finance Magazine's Annual Awards

2009

• Merrill DataSite was honored with the "M&A Product/Service of the Year Award" at the industry's first annual Global M&A Advisor Awards

2010

• Merrill DataSite selected as the "Official VDR" for all of the 2010 M&A Advisor Awards
• Merrill DataSite was named the "Product / Service of the Year" at the 5th Annual M&A Advisor Middle-Market Financing Awards Gala

About Merrill DataSite
Merrill DataSite is a secure virtual data room services that optimizes the due diligence process by providing a highly efficient and secure method to share key business information between multiple parties. Merrill DataSite provides unlimited access for users worldwide, as well as real-time activity reports, site-wide search at the document level, enhanced communications through the Q&A feature and superior project management service, all of which help to reduce transaction time and expense.

As the leading virtual data room providers solutions, Merrill DataSite has empowered nearly 2 million unique visitors to perform electronic due diligence on thousands of transaction totaling trillions of dollars in asset value. Merrill DataSite VDR solution has become an essential tool in an efficient and legally defensible process for completing multiple types of financial transactions.