California Technology Tackles Europe; 5th Annual Cal-IT Matches State's Hottest High Tech Companies with European Partners.

Business Editors/Government Writers

California Information Technology Investment & Partnering Forum

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 2000

California's Trade and Commerce Agency today released the names of the 50 start-up information technology companies that will participate in the 5th annual California Information Technology Investment & Partnering Forum (Cal-IT) scheduled Oct. 23-24 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London. Cal-IT will aggressively showcase new California e-commerce, wireless, broadband, and corporate infrastructure technologies to European companies and investors.

"Cal-IT provides fertile ground for the growth companies of tomorrow," said Lon S. Hatamiya, Secretary of the California Trade and Commerce Agency. "Cal-IT is about building partnerships, raising capital, and fostering joint ventures that bring profits back to California.

Cal-IT has helped to successfully match dozens of California companies with European counterparts. In addition to providing an investment forum, Cal-IT gives these companies recognition, publicity, and partnering opportunities in Europe. Past Cal-IT presenters that have gone on to become multi-billion dollar successes include Inktomi, Extreme Networks, Excite, ZLand, EnCommerce, Portal Software, Intershop, Broadvision, Clarent, Xoom, and Vicinity. Cal-IT was often a key element in their successes in Europe.

Since 1996, Cal-IT has brought together the best Californian information technology companies and the premiere investment and partnering decision makers from over 30 countries, resulting in more than $250 million in deals to date. The Cal-IT format allows companies to introduce their business plans and innovative technologies to key European industry leaders.

The expected audience of 350 delegates comes from a broad range of European IT, multimedia, and telecommunications companies, venture capitalists, financial institutions, distributors, resellers and marketing partners. Sponsors of Cal-IT 2000 include Cable & Wireless, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, Egon Zender International, Ernst & Young, Silicon Valley Bank, Siemens, Taylor Joynson Garrett, Reuters Venture Capital, Chorus, Business Week, Red Herring, The Wall Street Journal Europe, Tornado-Insider.com and VentureOne.

This year's presenters include:

-- San Diego's PacketVideo Corp., (www.packetvideo.com) a global leader in
wireless multimedia software and services for mobile applications, will tout
the latest in video streaming technology for applications in a wide range of
communications technologies.

-- Santa Clara-based WhereNet Corp. (www.wherenet.com) will showcase real-time
wireless tracking systems for supply chain management. WhereNet provides
location information to locate, track, and manage inventory and assets.

-- And, Televigation (www.televigation.com) of Sunnyvale, a producer of
real-time, turn-to-turn navigation service for wireless devices.

"California is the powerhouse of the technology revolution that is changing our personal and business lives," said Andy Mulholland, Chief Technology Officer, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. "It is complex but essential to understand this maelstrom of opportunity. Trying to do this without Cal-IT is like leaping out of a plane without a parachute. Better to let someone familiar with parachuting guide you."

Products and services to be showcased include e-commerce (B2B, security, payment), network optimisation, connectivity, wireless, universal messaging, web applications, supply chain management and knowledge management solutions.

Cal-IT is hosted by the California Trade and Commerce Agency (916/327-5806) and Cadogan International Conferences (011 44 207 336 8710). For additional details, please see www.cal-it.com.

The Press Office for Cal-IT 2000 is managed by eclat marketing in the U.K. at 011 44 1628 400900, email: [e-mail] Web: www.eclat.co.uk

The California Trade and Commerce Agency (CTCA) works to attract and facilitate new business investment into California, as well as to assist California companies to enter or expand their presence in overseas markets. CTCA programs include trade missions, partnering conferences, market research, individualized data and site selection assistance, trade show coordination and identification of sales representatives.

Notes to editors and assignment desks: If we have not already spoken to you and you would like to attend Cal-IT Europe 2000 and/or meet with any of the participating companies, then please contact Tom Burgess, [e-mail], or Jacqui MacCarthy, [e-mail], or call the Cal-IT Press Office on 01628 400920 or even call free on 0800 02 MEDIA (0263342).

Participating Companies: 2Roam, Abilizer Solutions, Action Engine, Allegis, Altergo Networks, Arcot Systems, AuctionNet, Centric Software, CrossCommerce, Docent, eCommerce Works, Encryptix, Enition, Epicentric, Eteam.com, Everypath, Expertcity.com, Finjan Software, fusionOne, Harmony Software, iLanguage, IndX Software Corporation, iMediation, iOra, iTelco Communications, Invisible Worlds, Littlefeet, Loudcloud, MyCustoms.com, Netigy, NONSTOP Solutions, OnDemand, OneRiver, OnLink, OtelNet, PacketVideo, PRAJA, ProactiveNet, Quiver, Radiant Logic, Recourse Technologies, Saltare, Securant Technologies, Streaming21, Tacit Knowledge, TeleVigation, Tornado Development, Universal Bids, ValiCert, WhereNet, Xdrive.