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Focus Services is a privately owned call center service provider. It offers marketing, sales and database services to companies worldwide. Established in 1995, Focus Services provides clients with a range of services and solutions, including outbound, inbound, e-mail response management, database hosting, seminar registration, and client database services and support. Its outbound services and solutions include campaign development, lead generation, market research and surveys, direct sales, customer retention and appointment setting. Additionally, Focus Services provides quality assurance services that include live and remote monitoring, standards compliance, rewards and recognition and skills evaluation. Headquartered in Roy, Utah, Focus Services has more than 2,000 employees.

Salt Lake Tribune is a subsidiary of the MediaNews Group, one of the largest newspaper companies in the United States with publications throughout California, the Rocky Mountain region and the Northeast. The company is privately owned and operates 40 daily newspapers in nine states with combined daily and Sunday circulation of approximately 1.7 million and 2.3 million, respectively. Each of MediaNews publications maintains a Web site focused on local news, sports and weather content. These websites are hosted by MediaNews Group Interactive, the company s media division, and are aggregated along with the content under the umbrella site www.newschoice.com. In anticipation of changes in the regulations governing the ownership of newspapers, radio and television, MediaNews has acquired a television station, a CBS affiliate in Anchorage, Alaska, and also operates radio stations in Texas. Salt Lake Tribune is located in Salt Lake City.