MAISTRO PLC 
By ("blur," the "Group" or the "Company")
Q4 Metrics Update
blur (Group) Plc (BLUR), operators of the world's leading Global Services Exchange at blurgroup.com, announced today a continuation of the impressive quarter on quarter growth achieved since the Exchange launched, with a 129% increase in briefs submitted to the Global Services Exchange in the final quarter of 2012, and a 230% increase in the number of projects completed in the quarter.
Overall, 776 briefs were submitted to the Exchange during the year as a whole, compared with 319 in the previous year, representing- a year-on-year growth of 143%.
Metrics | Q4 2012 | Q4 2011 | Growth |
Briefs submitted in the quarter | 250 | 109 | +129% |
Value of briefs submitted in the quarter | $4,012,500 | $970,100 | +314% |
Total briefs submitted to date | 1,411 | 635 | +122% |
Total brief value to date | $20,250,000 | $4,681,375 | +330% |
Projects | 89 | 27 | +230% |
Experts joining in the quarter | 1,715 | 1,155 | +48% |
Total experts to date | 23,275 | 13,351 | +74% |
Employees | 40 | 15 | +166% |
