LOS ANGELES, California - Investissement Desjardins and Innovatech Québec/Chaudière-Appalaches recently announced the closing of a major investment in Wanted Technologies (http://www.wantedtechnologies.com), the leading syndicator of online career centers for e-businesses. The investment will allow Wanted to quickly deploy its global development strategy and to prepare for its next round of financing in the United States.

Established in 1997, Wanted Technologies syndicates customizable solutions for e-businesses to power their own online career centers. The company’s flagship product, Wanted Jobs Online, allows end users to access over three million jobs. The benefit for client sites: the opportunity to convert passing visitors into loyal users and increase revenue. Wanted Jobs Online can be found at: http://www.wantedjobs.com as well as on such prestigious client sites as Hoovers Online (http://www.hoovers.com).

Investissement Desjardins commended Wanted Technologies’ dynamic management team, as well as its strong business acumen to establish strategic partnerships. “Our investment in such a promising company attests to Investissement Desjardins’ firm commitment to forming alliances with world-class companies in thriving industries—and ultimately boosting the economy,” said Pierre Brunet, executive vice president of Investissement Desjardins.

“Our solution gives scope for eliminating the hassle of landing a job using the Internet,” explained David Tanguay, president of Wanted Technologies. “Instead of searching site by site and wasting time sifting through mounds of information, job seekers can use our syndicated career centers to simultaneously query over 65 job sites. The less time spent searching for a job, the better.”

“Innovatech Québec/Chaudière-Appalaches’ investment in Wanted Technologies clearly demonstrates the extent to which we want to encourage IT companies with promising projects,” said Francine Laurent, president and director general of Innovatech Québec/Chaudière-Appalaches. “Wanted Technologies’ solution certainly has the type of potential we are looking for.”

About Investissement Desjardins
Created in 1974, Investissement Desjardins is the venture capital arm of Mouvement Desjardins that invests in growth companies as well as in regional investment funds. Its mission is to add value to partner companies and help them achieve a dominant position in their sector of activity on both the Canadian and international markets. Investissement Desjardins is associated with 76 growth companies, of which more than 40 work in the new economy sector.

About Innovatech Québec et Chaudière-Appalaches
Innovatech Québec et Chaudière-Appalaches is a public venture capital company. With capital of $75 million, Innovatech invests in technological innovation, particularly in the areas of information technology, industrial technology and biotechnology and health sciences.

About Wanted Technologies
Wanted Technologies is the leading developer and syndicator of employment opportunities that abound in today’s online job market. The company provides the fastest and easiest solutions for high-traffic sites to power their own online career centers, ensuring high-value for visitors and generating substantial revenues for its partners. Wanted Technologies’ network of over 60 affiliates offers job seekers access to over three million offers throughout the United States. For more information, please visit Wanted Technologies at: http://www.wantedtechnologies.com


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