MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Net Perceptions Inc. (Nasdaq: NETP), the leading developer of realtime personalization technology, today announced that David J. Govan III has joined the company as area vice president of sales for the Eastern U.S., Latin America and Canada.

"Dave's track record is that of a fast-track sales professional and manager, qualities that make him the ideal candidate to take over responsibilities for our Eastern Region," said George Moser, senior vice president of sales for Net Perceptions. "He knows our industry and he knows how to build a strong sales organization. He is a superb addition to the Net Perceptions team who can begin producing results for us immediately."

Most recently, Govan was employed with Oracle Corp. as regional sales manager in Secaucus, N.J. In his five-year career with Oracle, he focused his talents on developing sales regions in and around the New York/East Coast region of the United States. He twice successfully launched new East Coast major accounts sales regions, earning a reputation as one of the highest-achieving sales professionals in the company. Previously, he served as an account executive with Digital Equipment Corp. in Parsippany, N.J. He began his career as an account representative with Wallace Computer Services in New York. Govan attended the Babson School of Executive Management in Wellesley, Mass., in 1993. He received his bachelor's degree in marketing, concentrating on computer science, from Rider College, Lawrenceville, N.J., in 1984.

About Net Perceptions

Net Perceptions is the leading supplier of realtime personalization solutions that enable businesses to market to customers on a true one-to-one basis across multiple customer touch-points. Net Perceptions solutions increase new and repeat business by learning more about each customer's individual needs, tastes and preferences with every interaction, then making increasingly personalized product and service recommendations. Net Perceptions, based in Minneapolis, is a publicly held company (Nasdaq: NETP), which operates additional offices in New York, San Francisco and Reading, England, and a joint venture office in Japan. Customers include many of the world's best-known brands, including Art.com, Bertelsmann, Billboard Talentnet, CDNOW, E!Online, Micron, SkyMall, Tower Records and Ticketmaster Online. For more information about Net Perceptions products, visit http://www.netperceptions.com or call 800-466-0711.

SOURCE Net Perceptions, Inc.

CONTACT: Jacqueline Hanson of Net Perceptions, Inc., 612-918-1749, or 800-466-0711, or jhanson@netperceptions.com/