Broadband Building & Commerce Conference Helps Building Owners Meet the Broadband Access Challenge; Industry Leaders Gather for Three Information-Packed Days in San Francisco.

Business/Real Estate/Telecommunications/Assignment Editors

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2001

More than 700 people attended the Broadband Building and Commerce conference and exhibition last week, making it the largest educational event in the country to help property owners and managers meet the growing tenant demand for broadband communications technology and access.

The event, held in San Francisco February 21-23, was hosted by The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International and sponsored by broadband communications provider e-xpedient/CAVU, Inc. The Broadband Building & Commerce Conference is produced by Shorecliff Communications Inc.

"Both real estate and telecom professionals were most impressed with the tight focus on broadband access as it affects multi-tenant buildings and the high level of participation by top-tier leadership of both industries," stated Shorecliff President Andrea Downs. "Across the board, attendees felt these factors helped maximize value they gained from the conference. These themes emerged in conversation with attendees as well as in results of a last-day survey."

The conference was developed, in part, as a result of a recent BOMA International survey, which found that business tenants identify Internet speed as having the greatest impact on their perception of office space quality. In three information-packed days, attendees learned how broadband communication has changed, what it means to landlords, and how to install, upgrade and maintain the right infrastructure to serve the sophisticated demands of today's tenants.

In addition to BOMA International, the conference has gained broad acceptance as the real estate industry's premier telecommunications technology show among other such influential organizations as the National Association for Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), The Real Estate Roundtable and the World Teleport Association.

Due to the success of this event and continuing demand for education in this area, BOMA International and Shorecliff Communications will host the next Broadband Building & Commerce Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, November 8-9, 2001. For registration information, contact Shorecliff Communications Inc. toll-free at 800/608-9641. Members of BOMA and other leading membership organizations are eligible for registration discounts.

About Building Owners and Managers Associations

International (BOMA)

Founded in 1907, the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International is a dynamic international federation of 104 local associations. BOMA International's 18,000-plus members own or manage more than 8.5 billion square feet of downtown and suburban commercial properties and facilities in North America and abroad. The mission of BOMA International is to advance the performance of commercial real estate through advocacy, professional competency, standards and research. For more information, visit the BOMA International website at www.boma.org.

About e-xpedient/CAVU, Inc.

e-xpedient/CAVU, Inc., provides the fastest affordable Internet service available today to all size business customers in markets nationwide - e-xpedient(SM) 100 Mbps Internet service. e-xpedient provides business Internet consumers the speed necessary to maximize Internet use, capitalizing on available and up-and-coming business-to-business applications. Using the company's 100 Mbps network, customers have the ability to both employ internally and offer their customers advanced e-commerce solutions, PC applications-on-demand and web-based services never before viable or affordable with lower speed Internet service choices.

About Shorecliff Communications, Inc.

A leading telecommunications media company, Shorecliff Communications Inc. produces industry trade shows, conferences and publications for the industry. In addition to the Broadband Building & Commerce Conference, the company owns and produces the annual Broadband Wireless World Forum, also in San Francisco, serving next generation fixed wireless business and technology suppliers, and the annual Tower Industry Summit and Show, the industry show for wireless tower owners and communication site developers. More information is available at www.scievents.com.