The partnership between SquareTrade and ADR Associates will build on the formation of the SquareTrade Business Panel and will expand SquareTrade's ability to handle high-end business and commercial disputes. In the past 25 years, ADR Associates' principals have handled national and international cases in the full range of commercial, financial and insurance disputes. Members of the Business Panel, including partners of ADR Associates, will leverage their experience handling these types of multi-million dollar cases to resolve online disputes using SquareTrade's service and technology.

"SquareTrade's online dispute resolution service enables ADR Associates to translate its extensive expertise in resolving complex disputes to the Web environment," said Linda Singer, principal of ADR Associates. "We are looking forward to working with SquareTrade as an important means of expanding alternative dispute resolution for the Internet." "With this partnership, ADR Associates will bring its years of expertise in mediation and arbitration to the Web," said Steve Abernethy, chief executive officer of SquareTrade. "ADR Associates and SquareTrade together will provide quality dispute resolution service for both complex, high-value transactions and business-to-business e-commerce."

The SquareTrade Seal and dispute resolution service is currently being offered to eBay buyers and sellers and Onvia.com small business customers. In addition, any online entrepreneur or business can apply for the SquareTrade Seal, for display on a Web site or auction posting. The Seal helps build buyer confidence and represents a seller's pledge to providing a high level of customer service, and to using SquareTrade's Dispute Resolution Service and technology should a dispute arise that cannot be handled via normal customer service channels.

About SquareTrade
SquareTrade is the leading innovator in online trust development, reputation enhancement and dispute resolution for e-commerce transactions. SquareTrade's critical e-commerce infrastructure gives buyers and sellers--both consumers and businesses--the confidence they need to conduct transactions online. SquareTrade addresses the all-important issue of building trust in e-business relationships, which is one of the essential enabling factors required before there will be substantial transaction volume in online marketplaces. The digitally watermarked SquareTrade Seal establishes an online seller's customer service track record, helps build buyer confidence and serves as the first line of defense against fraud. The Seal is backed by SquareTrade's patent-pending Internet-based dispute resolution service and international network of 250 mediators and arbitrators. Founded in 1999 and today with over 60 full-time employees, SquareTrade is based in San Francisco, Calif. For more information, employment opportunities or to contact SquareTrade representatives, visit the Web site at www.squaretrade.com.