(EMAILWIRE.COM, January 22, 2002 ) Quris, the integrated email solutions agency for Fortune 1000 companies, is announcing that Jeff D. Graves, director of national accounts for MessageMedia, an email marketing company, has joined Quris as vice president of client development. At MessageMedia, Graves was prospecting and signing multi-million dollar contracts with leading marketing companies including Pepsi International, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, and IBM Worldwide. "Jeff has spent the past 14 years developing in-depth relationships with key category leaders in outsourcing and consulting services," says John Funk, CEO of Quris. "His leadership role in our client development department demonstrates our commitment to building and sustaining long-term relationships with our clients as they make use of the email channel to increase customer lifetime value." "I am very enthused to spearhead the client development efforts at Quris," states Jeff D. Graves. "The email channel is only beginning to be understood by leading marketers as a customer relationship building tool. Quris is well positioned as a comprehensive integrated email agency of sophisticated email marketing services for Fortune 1000 companies." Graves held responsibilities at MessageMedia, Inc., in the company's outsourcing group defining markets, developing qualified domestic and international prospects, and bringing those perspective clients to closure. Before working with MessageMedia, Inc., Graves was managing, negotiating, and closing the sale of System One's enterprise practice management and integration services, the second largest staff model HMO in the U.S. This 15-month sales cycle culminated in the execution of the largest practice management service bureau system contract in the history of the industry, valued at more than $23 million. After his stint with System One, he closed the largest contract in the company's twenty-year history within four months of joining Psimed, valued at $1.2 million. His background also includes negotiating agreements with top disease management and health systems companies at Boulder Heuristics, Inc. About Quris Quris (pronounced CURE-iss) is the integrated email solutions agency designed to help Fortune 1000 businesses maximize relationships and increase the lifetime value of their customers. As email specialists, Quris partners with clients to provide strategic planning, creative and product development, data analysis and proprietary technology solutions that are scalable and tailored to a client's unique needs to meet their mission critical business goals. Quris's strategic, user experience, data analytics and technology teams bring focused and multi-disciplinary expertise to the increasing complexity of building customer relationships. Quris has offices in Denver, San Francisco and Chicago. For more information about Quris and its services, please visit www.quris.com. ---------------Produced for Quris IncContact:David LibbyDavid Libby Communications for Quris, Inc.510.377.1466davidl@dlcinc.com---------------

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