A New Name For A New Millennium; CTI Becomes Communications Solutions.

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 1999--

Technology Marketing Corporation Group Publisher and President Rich Tehrani announced that Communications Solutions is the new name of CTI magazine and EXPO. The new title goes in effect with the January issue of the magazine and the Spring 2000 EXPO.

"In 1996, when the magazine was successfully launched, our readers and advertising partners were preoccupied with the technological developments driving this emerging computer-telephony integration (CTI) marketplace," said Tehrani. "Our magazine took a leadership role in its unique coverage of these technologies -- in fact, we were the first industry publication to staff an in-house lab of engineers dedicated to objective, in-depth tests of communications products. Its pages have reflected the continuing communications revolution resulting from voice and data convergence."

"A recent review of the state of this industry by our editors, engineers, and various vendors to the industry concluded that today's market is looking to purchase solutions, whether they be categorized as products or services, whether they be derived from CTI, computer telephony, convergence, or any other technology," continued Tehrani. "This market is no longer technology driven, it is solutions driven, and 'solutions' is exactly what Communications Solutions magazine and Communications Solutions EXPO deliver. These solutions are far beyond the underlying technology."

"The response to our name change has been overwhelmingly positive, and time and again the industry has told me that characterizing the marketplace we serve as computer telephony or CTI has propagated confusion, owing to uncertainty over the definitions of these terms. In fact, if you ask 100 of your customers what CTI or computer telephony means, you will get 100 different answers. Again, the underlying technology is irrelevant. It's all about solutions. And for TMC to continue its leadership role in the market, it makes sense for us to change CTI magazine and EXPO to Communications Solutions magazine and Communications Solutions EXPO."

"TMC: We've Got Communications Covered is also being introduced as our new corporate tag-line," said Tehrani. "It represents our continued commitment to leadership in the communications market through our print and online publications, as well as our industry-leading trade shows:

-- Communications Solutions magazine -- C@ll Center Solutions magazine --

Internet Telephony magazine -- TMCnet.com -- Communications Solutions EXPO (spring & fall) -- Internet Telephony EXPO."

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(TM)) of Norwalk, CT produces CTI(TM) EXPO, to be renamed Communications Solutions EXPO as of April 2000 and INTERNET TELEPHONY EXPO(TM). Since its inception in 1972, TMC(TM) has produced industry-leading trade magazines and events in high technology and telecommunications. CTI(TM) EXPO (Communications Solutions EXPO) is sponsored by CTI(R) (Communications Solutions), C@LL CENTER Solutions(TM) and INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) magazines. INTERNET TELEPHONY EXPO(TM) is sponsored by INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) and CTI(R) (Communications Solutions) magazines. For more information, visit www.ctiexpo.com. CTI and INTERNET TELEPHONY are registered trademarks of Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(TM)). All other products and company names should be considered trademarks of their respective companies.