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GREENVILLE, SC — May 29, 2007 – VantagePoint, a Hybrid Marketing firm, has been selected as a Resource Partner for the SC Launch! Partner Program.

SC Launch!, an SCRA collaboration, chooses established organizations to help create a network of support that will ensure success for startup companies in South Carolina. Organizations chosen for the Partner Program are willing to provide advice, mentoring, support and services to SC Launch! client companies.

These partner organizations are chosen based on their years of experience, reputation and quality of services, as well as their strategic fit with the SC Launch! program, and must show a demonstrated commitment to the program as well as to the state of South Carolina.

"At VantagePoint, we are committed to furthering the Knowledge Economy in South Carolina," said VantagePoint President Craig O'Neal. "It has always been our mission to advance our client's business. Through our partnership with SC Launch!, we are eager to provide the marketing support and resources necessary to assist emerging Knowledge Economy businesses, which in the long run will be beneficial for all of South Carolina."

"We are delighted to add VantagePoint to our growing Partner Program," said Bill Mahoney, SCRA CEO and Acting President, SC Launch!. "Through alignment with reliable, high quality firms such as VantagePoint, our Partner Program is cost-effectively delivering the risk reduction services mandated by our legislature to support SC Launch! client companies."

About VantagePoint: VantagePoint provides keen insight with fresh ideas to maximize your brand’s market impact. We take an integrated approach offering our clients expertise in marketing, advertising, branding, digital, and public relations. With offices in Greenville, S.C. and Charlotte, N.C., VantagePoint is ranked nationally on BtoB Magazine’s Top Agencies list and was named the "Agency of the Year" in 2006 and 2007 by the Business Marketing Association of the Carolinas. For more information, visit the company Web site at www.vantagep.com or contact Jaclyn Deter at 864.331.1259.

About SC Launch!: SC Launch!, an SCRA collaboration, accelerates entrepreneurial growth of technology start-ups by delivering key tools for success, creating high-paying jobs and building equity in the future for all South Carolina. For more information, please visit www.sclaunch.org.

About SCRA: SCRA is a global leader in applied research and commercialization services with offices in Anderson, Charleston, and Columbia, South Carolina. SCRA collaborates to advance technology. SCRA provides technology-based solutions with assured outcomes to industry and government, and with the help of research universities like Clemson University, the University of South Carolina and the Medical University of South Carolina. For more information please visit www.scra.org.