Merriman Capital Initiates on hopTo, Inc. with a Buy Rating

SAN FRANCISCO - May 6, 2014 - Merriman Capital, Inc. ("Merriman"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: MERR), announced that it has initiated equity research coverage of hopTo, Inc. (OTCQB: HPTO) with a Buy rating and a $0.40 price target.

hopTo is the developer of the most comprehensive mobile productivity workspace for the iPad. Users can access, create, edit and share Microsoft Office files (Word® documents, Excel® spreadsheets and PowerPoint® presentations) within cloud storage services like Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Egnyte.  Additionally, the company announced the development of a new product offering, hopTo Work, earlier this year. hopTo Work is a platform that will address the mobile access challenges that modern businesses face in the post-PC era: a secure, device-agnostic (supporting iOS and Android running on both tablets and smartphones), bring-your-own-device (BYOD) solution that provides secure and flexible file access, multi-tasking, secure email, and more. hopTo Work will provide SMB and Enterprise users with greater flexibility when it comes to data storage, multi-tasking, IT security, compliance and auditing requirements and the need to curb document sprawl.

hopTo offers its users a variety of features and functions not found in other apps. The app is currently available for the iPad and is free on Apple's App Store. To date, hopTo has received over 400,000 downloads on the iPad and Merriman expects the aggregate user case to approach one million by year-end 2014. With a large user base, Merriman estimates that the company will generate $10.5 million in 2015.

The Company started as GraphOn Corporation in 1999, specializing in enterprise software for server-based computing, which enabled centralized management and remote access of applications. 2011 was focused on web-enabling applications for multiple computer operating systems, including Windows, UNIX and several Linux-based variants. These applications were sold largely via an OEM model for use or resale to independent software vendors (ISVs) and enterprises. For the better part of 15 years, the firm's revenue base has been stable in the high-single-digit ($ millions) range. In 2012, Eldad Eilam was named CEO and the Company pivoted to developing productivity software for mobile devices. The Company changed its name to hopTo in 2013 and unveiled its first commercial version of the hopTo app on Apple's App Store. On March 11, 2014 the company announced hopTo Work, an enterprise version of its productivity application, offering a secure mobile productivity platform to enterprises and small businesses.

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At Merriman:

Adriana Piltz
Director of Research
Merriman Capital, Inc.
(646) 292-1424

Brian Murphy
Managing Director
Equity Research
(646) 292-1411

Howard Bernstein
Chief Compliance Officer
Merriman Capital, Inc.
(415) 262-1377

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