CED Venture 2006 Exhibitor and Sponsor Profiles.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- CED Venture 2006 takes place May 2-3, 2006, at Pinehurst Resort in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C. CED's 23rd annual Venture conference will showcase North Carolina's top investment opportunities to hundreds of venture capitalists and financiers from throughout the United States.

For in-depth information about the event, visit http://www.cednc.org/conferences/venture/2006/.

Below are profiles from CED Venture 2006 exhibitors and sponsors; breaking news releases are available at http://www.tradeshownews.com, Business Wire's trade show, conference and event news resource.

Business Wire is the official news wire service for CED InfoTech 2005.

Company: Broadwick Corporation
Media Contact: Brandon Milford, 919-459-1444
Investor Relations Contact: Ryan Allis, 919-459-1447
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: http://www.intellicontact.com

Broadwick Corporation is a leading provider of web-based software
that improves the efficiency of marketing communication for businesses
and organizations. Its flagship product IntelliContact is a
permission-based email marketing service that allows businesses to
easily create, send, and track permission-based email newsletters and
surveys. Currently in its third year, Broadwick has quickly grown to
over 4,500 clients and counting. Market leaders like International
Paper, Super 8 Motel, Centex Homes, Vonage, AT&T, Re/Max, United
Colors of Benetton, and Viacom use IntelliContact to build stronger
relationships with their customers and prospects. Broadwick is based
in Durham, NC.

Company: Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P.
Media Contact: Amy Shealy
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: www.cbh.com

Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. (CB&H) is excited to be a
Sponsor of CED's Venture 2006 Conference. CB&H is the 25th largest
Certified Public Accounting firm in the nation with offices located
throughout the Southeast. CB&H is the Firm of Choice for many growing
businesses who appreciate personalized service with the resources of a
larger firm. CB&H's Raleigh, North Carolina office specializes in
providing professional audit, accounting, tax and business consulting
services to growing and mid-sized companies in the risk management,
information technology and government contracting arenas.

Company: Chrysalis Ventures
Media Contact: Ceci Conway, Marketing Consultant
Investor Relations Contact: Koleman Karleski, Managing Director
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: www.chrysalisventures.com

Founded in 1993, Chrysalis Ventures is a leading source of equity
capital for young growth companies in the Midwest and South. Chrysalis
invests primarily in early-stage and expansion-stage companies in
healthcare services and technology, media and communications, and
business services. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, Chrysalis has more
than $200 million under management and has made investments in over 50
companies. Chrysalis identifies and nurtures promising companies
poised for growth. To these investments, we contribute not just
capital but hands-on experience and assistance. Our mission is to help
entrepreneurs build great businesses and deliver, as a result,
outstanding returns to our investors.

Company: Digerati
Media Contact: Mark McLean
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: www.digerativision.com

Digerati is a uniquely qualified presentation technology provider
exclusive to the medical education and pharmaceutical industries. Our
clients range from independent meeting planners to the largest
pharmaceutical firms in the world. We are professionals dedicated to
world-class presentations that distinguish our clients and turn
healthcare discoveries into market successes. Our sets play to the
participants' intelligence with a profound presence structured around
a smooth program flow that reinforces well organized content.

Company: Grant Thornton LLP
Media Contact: Amy Graves
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: www.grantthornton.com

Grant Thornton LLP is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton
International, one of the six global accounting, tax and business
advisory organizations. Through member firms in more than 100
countries, including 50 offices in the United States, the partners and
employees of Grant Thornton provide personalized attention and the
highest-quality service to public and private clients around the
globe. The Carolinas practice includes 350 personnel who serve clients
from offices in Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh, North Carolina, and
Columbia, South Carolina. We serve a wide range of industries locally,
including technology, life sciences, real estate, construction,
financial institutions, healthcare, manufacturing, not-for-profit, and
retail.

Company: Human Capital Solutions, Inc.
Media Contact: Bo Burch
Investor Relations Contact: Bo Burch
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: www.humancs.com

Human Capital Solutions, Inc. (HCS) www.humancs.com is a business
consulting firm specializing in Executive Search, Human Resources
Consulting, Business Strategy, Lean Manufacturing, Quality and
Continuous Improvement Systems, Professional Contract Staffing and
Personal Coaching. HCS has created the Prosperity at Work proposition
which focuses on creating prosperous relationships between companies
and their employees (associates). HCS assists companies in improving
bottom line profitability by efficiently planning, organizing and
implementing optimized, practical and value-added solutions.HCS works
with clients in: Healthcare - Pharmaceutical/Biotech/Medical Device -
Beverage - Construction and Building Materials - Finance and Banking -
Energy and Utilities - Lean Manufacturing and Supply Chain - Heavy
Duty and Capital Equipment

Company: Kyma Technologies, Inc.
Media Contact: Zaborah Roane (Administrative Assistant)
Investor Relations Contact: Keith Evans (President & CEO)
Phone: [phone] ext. 2222
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: www.kymatech.com

Kyma Technologies has a mission to become the preferred supplier
of high performance nitride semiconductor materials and device
solutions. Realization of the $30B market potential for nitride
semiconductor devices hinges on development of a low-cost high-quality
gallium nitride (GaN) substrate to meet commercial market requirements
for device cost, performance, and reliability. Kyma's patent-protected
native GaN substrate manufacturing process represents the ultimate in
terms of both cost and quality and is ready to be commercialized. The
company plans to leverage their strategic GaN materials position via
vertical integration of their product portfolio into nitride epiwafers
and select high performance nitride semiconductor devices using a
fabless device manufacturing approach.

Company: Optotrack, Inc.
Media Contact: Craig Kung
Investor Relations Contact: Craig Kung
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: www.optotrack.com

Optotrack offers foundry services to design and manufacture
value-added plastic wafers with precision-embossed,
application-specific features for the markets of healthcare,
optoelectronics, and homeland security. Our products include
microfluidic chips, micro-optical devices, and biochemical sensor
arrays. We are establishing a value network in the glpbal marketplace.
Our approaches offer competitive advantages such as design
flexibility, rapid prototyping, user's cost saving, and custom surface
treatment protocol to better cope with market dynamics and technology
platform transforming. We expect to be profitable by 2008 if every
targeted milestone is successfully achieved. By 2010 our projected
sales revenues will be $28 million.

Company: PharmaDirections
Media Contact: Yonnie Butler
Investor Relations Contact: Yonnie Butler
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: www.PharmaDirections.com

PharmaDirections is a leading pharmaceutical and biotech drug
development consulting firm, specializing in helping companies direct
their pre-clinical and pharmaceutical development activities. Founded
by industry leader Dr. Rick Soltero and backed by a seasoned team of
50+ scientific associates, PharmaDirections offers consulting
expertise on an integrated PRO model: Pre-Clinical Development,
Regulatory Affairs, and Outsourcing Management.PharmaDirections helps
companies accelerate drug development activities while optimizing
outsourcing costs by utilizing consulting expertise to guide drugs
through the development phases of production swiftly and at minimal
costs. PharmaDirections is located in Cary, North Carolina and assists
clients throughout the United States.

Company: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Media Contact: Jeff Barber - Managing Partner,
               Laura Troy - Marketing (Raleigh, NC)
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail] / [e-mail]
Web: www.pwc.com

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is the world's largest professional
services organization, drawing on the knowledge and skills of more
than 130,000 people in 148 countries. We provide industry-focussed
assurance, tax and advisory services for public and private clients
primarily in four areas: corporate accountability, risk management,
structuring mergers and acquisitions and performance and process
improvement. Our use of our networks, experience, industry knowledge
and business understanding in each of these areas distinguishes the
way we work. We support growth and business goals by structuring
creative financing methods to meet growth models, assist in
formulating business strategies and plans, advise in mergers and
acquisitions and partnership arrangements, help build management
teams, provide answers to questions regarding expansion, assist with
the planning of an initial public offering and subsequent SEC
activities, and advise on other business requirements as needed.

Company: The Staubach Company
Media Contact: Guy Harvey
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: www.staubach.com

The Staubach Company (www.staubach.com) is the market leading
global real estate advisory firm that delivers cost-effective
solutions for the users of office, industrial and retail space. It has
extensive experience in strategic consulting, site selection,
acquisition, disposition, construction consulting / project
management, real estate administration, portfolio management,
financing and capital solutions. 1,300 people in 60 offices throughout
the Americas represent Staubach's 2,400 clients. Staubach completed
5,600 transactions totaling $21 billion and 290 million square feet
during the fiscal year ending June 2005.Worldwide, the DTZ Staubach
Tie Leung partnership has more than 10,000 professionals delivering
services and solutions to multinational clients.

Company: SUMMIT Performance Systems
Media Contact: Brian Kinahan
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: www.summit-performance.com

At SUMMIT Performance Systems we help CEOs build high performance
organizations by combining 1) the Balanced Scorecard, a world class
strategic alignment tool with 2) individual performance training and
3) team effectiveness development. Create, explain, execute and track
your strategy like never before. Focus your entire organization on
your top strategic priorities and get everyone moving more quickly in
the right direction. Join other successful organizations like the CED
who use the Balanced Scorecard to approach success systematically-
just like the the big boys at Southwest Airlines and UPS. Results? An
energized, efficient workforce. Satisfied repeat customers. A
healthier bottom line. Call us today. Be your best!

Company: Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
Public Relations Contact: MaryLou Rothfuss, Marketing Coordinator
Investor Relations Contact: J. Christopher Lynch, Esq.
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail] / [e-mail]
Web: www.wyrick.com

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP is proud to sponsor VENTURE
2006. Founded over 25 years ago, Wyrick Robbins is the region's
leading law firm representing high-impact technology and life sciences
companies, with focused practice groups that maximize the growth
opportunities for all levels of business - from start-up to publicly
held companies. Business North Carolina recently recognized 7 of our
attorneys in its "Legal Elite" for 2006. Our focus on technology and
life sciences companies, and the depth of experience we have
collected, enables us to contribute not just legal advice, but
structural and bottom-line business advice that is critical to the
growth of these businesses. Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP - Our
Business is Law.

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