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NEW YORK, July 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NetRatings, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTRT), a global leader in Internet media and market research, today announced the settlement of its patent infringement lawsuit against Unica Corporation and Unica's subsidiary Sane Solutions, Inc., the fourth settlement reached in NetRatings' ongoing patent enforcement program. "This lawsuit was one of the five initial infringement actions filed by NetRatings in the spring of 2005 as part of the launch of our patent enforcement program," said William Pulver, president and CEO, NetRatings. "We are very pleased to now have patent licensing arrangements in place with four of the five original defendants. We remain confident in the strength of our patent portfolio, the progress of our other infringement actions, and our overall strategy to protect our intellectual property, including our case against Coremetrics which is scheduled for trial in January 2007." NetRatings filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Sane Solutions, LLC on June 22, 2005. The complaint was amended to add Unica following its acquisition of Sane in March 2006. Under the settlement, NetRatings has agreed to dismiss all pending legal claims against Unica and has licensed to Unica certain NetRatings patents related to the collection, analysis and reporting of information concerning computer usage and activity. Unica joins Omniture, Inc., SageMetrics, Corp. and Visual Sciences LLC as a patent licensee under NetRatings' patent enforcement program. About NetRatings NetRatings, Inc. delivers leading Internet media and market research solutions, marketed globally under the Nielsen//NetRatings brand. With high quality, technology-driven products and services, Nielsen//NetRatings is the global standard for Internet audience measurement and premier source for online advertising intelligence, enabling clients to make informed business decisions regarding their Internet and digital strategies. The Nielsen//NetRatings portfolio includes panel-based and site-centric Internet audience measurement services, online advertising intelligence, user lifestyle and demographic data, e-commerce and transaction metrics, and custom data, research and analysis. For more information, please visit http://www.nielsen-netratings.com/ . Safe Harbor Statement This press release contains statements that may constitute forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and involve a number of uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently expressed in any such forward-looking statements. Information about potential factors that may affect NetRatings' business and financial results is included in its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2005 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, including, without limitation, under the captions "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Risk Factors That May Affect Our Performance." Each of these documents is on file with the SEC and is available free of charge. Readers of this press release are referred to such filings. The forward-looking statements herein speak only as of the date of this press release. NetRatings does not undertake to update any forward- looking statement that may be made from time to time by it or on behalf of NetRatings. Contact: Susan Hickey NetRatings, Inc. 212-703-5909 DATASOURCE: NetRatings, Inc. CONTACT: Susan Hickey of NetRatings, Inc., +1-212-703-5909, or Web site: http://www.nielsen-netratings.com/

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