SAN FRANCISCO, January 21, 2002 – httprint - a business process outsourcer focused on the printing sector - today announced that it has hired Steven M. Gutman to lead the custom publishing arm of its Managed Services business. The company also announced that Jack Walklet will head up the entire Managed Services group. Additionally, Mark Alioto has been promoted to vice president of sales for North America. "We continue to hire and promote the talent that is going to broaden our capabilities and allow us to better and more comprehensively service our clients," said Mark Porter, CEO, httprint. "Custom publishing is another component of our Managed Services business that is attracting new clients as they move towards ousourcing of non-core competencies. Steve brings more than 20 years of publishing and direct marketing expertise to our company and adds a lot of skill and credibility to that particular group. Jack is a 27-year print veteran and having grown up in R.R. Donnelley & Sons and Quebecor Printing (USA Corp), he truly has ink in his veins. Mark Alioto is a veteran sales leader from Relizon and Reynolds & Reynolds and has earned the opportunity to head up our North American sales effort." Gutman, 44, spent 12 years as publisher of The Disney Channel Magazine, which he grew to become the nation's largest controlled circulation magazine, with a distribution of over five and a half million. He has enormous experience in magazine publishing and direct and segmentation marketing, as well as in niche publishing and integrated sales and promotional marketing. Previously, Gutman held positions at Fortune and Time. Gutman will work out of the company's Los Angeles Hub "Companies are looking for ways to effectively and affordably communicate with their target audiences," said Gutman. "httprint had the foresight to recognize and respond to this need with a total management solution that allows organizations to outsource many of their non-core processes including publishing. That frees them up to focus on their core competencies. " Previously, Walklet, 52, was senior vice president of sales for North America at httprint. Walklet has 27 years of printing production, sales, and sales management experience across a wide range of product and service offerings. Prior to joining httprint, Walklet held senior level positions in San Francisco, New York, and Boston for Quebecor Printing (USA Corp), and sales, marketing, and production positions in Northern California for R.R.Donnelley & Sons and for Stecher-Traung-Schmidt. Alioto, 39, was most recently vice president of strategic accounts at httprint and led efforts to secure major customers like SBC Communications. He has 15 years sales, sales management and consulting experience in the document management industry. Prior to joining httprint, Alioto was regional manager of national accounts for Relizon (formally Reynolds and Reynolds) where he was directly responsible for winning a $200 million agreement - the largest contract in the history of that firm. About httprint httprint is a total service provider to the print industry. The company's e-Procurement Solutions automate and streamline the print procurement and management process for both print buyers and suppliers. httprint's Strategic Consulting team analyzes a company's overall print spending and recommends process improvements that typically save 20 to 40 percent. The Managed Services team provides outsourcing and other solutions for all aspects of print production and fulfillment, either part- or full-time. Current clients include DIRECTV and SBC Communications in the United States, and Williams Lea, Axa and Royal Sun Alliance in Europe. Headquartered in San Francisco, httprint also has regional full service hubs in Los Angeles, New York, London, Amsterdam and Dusseldorf. For information about services and partnering opportunities, visit www.httprint.com.