2002 Great Lakes Venture Capital Conference Presents Opportunities for Investors and Entrepreneurs On June 13.

Business Editors

2002 Great Lakes Venture Capital Conference

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 2002

Fourteen second-stage technology companies throughout Chicago and the Midwest have been selected to present their business plans to venture capitalists at the 2002 Great Lakes Venture Capital Conference (GLVCC) this Thursday, June 13, at the Chicago Hilton and Towers (720 South Michigan Avenue). Entering its fourth year, this non-profit conference has become the region's largest forum uniting entrepreneurs of high-growth technology companies with venture capitalists.

"This year's conference should prove to be an ideal forum for connecting technology companies with the region's premier investment community. We are anticipating a highly engaging and interactive conference," said Dean Stieber, a partner in KPMG LLP's Information, Communications and Entertainment practice. "The 14 companies presenting this year bring forth a diverse spectrum of business models from throughout the Great Lakes along with experienced management teams and a keen sense of business development."

The 2002 Great Lakes Venture Capital Conference presenters, which represent nearly all of the Great Lakes states, are:

-- 4C Solutions, Inc. (East Moline, IL): Develops and markets warranty
solutions for the automotive industry.

-- CSTech, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL): Delivers real-time technology solutions that
address significant customer fulfillment issues and drives both bottom and
top-line results.

-- dbaDirect (Florence, KY): Offers centrally-managed, virtually-delivered
database administration services.

-- Epigraph(TM)(Chicago, IL): Builds and manages Web applications that unlock
the value of unstructured data to achieve simplicity in technology applied to
business and to drive profitability for customers.

-- Fieldglass, Inc. (Chicago, IL): Provides software solutions to help the
Global 2000 manage their contingent workers.

-- FullAudio Corporation (Chicago, IL): Developed and operates a Digital Media
Distribution Platform that provides music services.

-- Go2Call (Evanston, IL): Provides high-quality, web-based international VoIP
(Voice over Internet Protocol) calling services.

-- Hometech(R)Inc. (Chicago, IL): Helps people find, buy, enhance, and manage
their home.

-- IntraVantage, Inc. (Plymouth, MN): Develops, markets, and distributes
innovative products with applications in the dental and medical technology
markets.

-- Ionit Technologies, Inc. (Northbrook, IL): Assembles and markets advanced
digital video systems used for security surveillance, safety and control
purposes.

-- LiquiTech, Inc. (Willowbrook, IL): Develops, manufactures, and markets
electronic copper/silver ionization equipment for liquid disinfection.

-- ModularIS (Chicago, IL): Developed and manages a framework that extends the
Microsoft platform to effectively double developer productivity.

-- TeleSuite Corporation (Dayton, OH): Designs, manufactures, and sells virtual
conferencing environments for high level business interaction as an alternative
to airline travel.

-- Veregon, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN): Provides Employee Relationship Management
(ERM) software solutions that enable companies to dramatically increase
workforce effectiveness, employee productivity and organizational efficiency.

The conference will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Chicago Hilton and Towers, including business plan presentations to potential investors, a networking luncheon, and ending with an exhibit of more than 30 second-stage technology companies. A complete schedule of events can be found on www.glvcc.com.

A panel of professionals from leading consulting, financial services, law, and marketing public relations firms served as the presentation judges. Emerging technology companies from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin were invited to participate and exhibit. Organizers note that more than 120 companies have registered for the event.

A pre-conference networking reception, courtesy of the event Gold Sponsors, will occur on Wednesday, June 12, at the Quincy Grille in Chicago.

Gold sponsors for the conference include Freeborn & Peters, Gordon & Glickson, KPMG, Slack Barshinger, William Blair & Company, William Blair Capital Partners, and William Blair New World Ventures, as well as a number of leading companies in the Great Lakes area.