Collaborative Technologies Conference Receives Support from Top Industry Innovators; Key Exhibitors Named for New Event.

SAN FRANCISCO -- CTC 2005 Advisory Board Also Named to Guide Conference Development

The Collaborative Technologies Conference (CTC), produced by MediaLive International, Inc., today announced the lineup of exhibitors who have joined the roster of industry leaders and innovators at CTC 2005. These commitments reflect strong industry support for CTC 2005, the first and only comprehensive conference and demonstration pavilion focused on the breadth of collaboration technologies. CTC 2005 today also named its Advisory Board, comprised of recognized industry leaders who will add a unique perspective to the conference. The Board will guide development for this event, created to showcase the tools and strategies that will shape the future of collaborative business environments. CTC 2005 (http://www.ctcevents.com) will take place June 19-22, 2005 at PIER SIXTY, Chelsea Piers, New York.

The Collaborative Technologies Conference will provide an enterprise-level view of technology applications that focus on managing communications between individuals and groups within any collaborative environment. Fueled by the ubiquity in IP communications, this event will focus on real time presence-aware collaboration tools and services such as instant messaging, voice and video communication, team collaboration environments, email, calendaring, wikis, blogging and related standardization and compliance issues.

"The market for collaboration is rapidly evolving due to a fundamental shift in business modes and behavior. Collaborative technologies, especially real time and presence-aware communications, are changing the way businesses operate, both internally and with the customers, partners, and suppliers that make up their extended enterprise," said Interwise CEO Frank Zvi. "Interwise is pleased to sponsor the Collaborative Technologies Conference, which is taking the lead in demonstrating how collaboration technologies are joining e-mail and dial tone as part of the core 'communication utility' widely available across the enterprise that is re-shaping the way companies are conducting business in today's connected economy."

The Collaborative Technologies Conference has already received support from top industry leaders in the collaboration market who have affirmed their support for the event by participating as exhibitors. CTC 2005 has received commitments from the following companies who have secured the top sponsorship categories:

--America Online, Inc.

--Interwise

--Polycom, Inc.

--Raindance Communications, Inc.

--WebEx Communications, Inc.

--Nortel

--Orative Corporation

The CTC Advisory Board is composed of industry analysts and thought leaders who will act as advisors to the company's content team. The CTC Advisory Board also includes members from Fortune 500 companies who use various collaborative tools to increase interactivity with workgroups, partners and customers. The CTC Advisory Board includes:

--Melanie Turek, CTC Co-chair, Principal Analyst, Nemertes Research

--Laura Baur, Director of Infrastructure Services, Maritz Inc.

--Brian Burch, CMO, Raindance Communications, Inc.

--Larry Cannell, Collaborative Applications Supervisor, Ford Motor Company

--Andrew Davis, Senior Analyst and Managing Partner, Wainhouse Research

--Tom Erickson, Interaction Designer and Researcher in the Social Computing Group, IBM Research

--Robin Good, CEO, IKONOS New Media

--Eugene Eric Kim, Principal and co-founder, Blue Oxen Associates

--Fred Knight, VP and GM, Business Communications Review

--Irwin Lazar, Senior Analyst, Burton Group

--Mark Levitt, Research Vice President, Collaborative Computing, IDC

--Neil Lieberman, Vice President of Global Marketing, Interwise

--Clay Shirky, Consultant and Associate Teacher, NYU Graduate Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP)

--Brian Curry, Senior Director of AIM Network Services, America Online, Inc.

"These top collaboration experts and analysts will guide the development of the Collaborative Technologies Conference, providing the thought leadership to ultimately provide attendees with information to develop migration strategies and build next-generation networks that integrate collaborative technologies," said James Smith, VP and GM of the Collaborative Technologies Conference. "The exhibitors that have joined CTC to date will also help businesses identify the industry's most appropriate tools and provide attendees with insight into the future of this accelerating market."

The Collaborative Technologies Conference was launched to help enterprises develop a collaboration strategy in order to more efficiently connect their distributed workforces. CTC 2005 will highlight solutions and provide education that will enable IT and line of business (LoB) professionals to understand the spectrum of collaboration tools available to best leverage the technical, productive and social aspects of IT and workgroup environments. CTC 2005 will focus on real time presence-aware collaboration tools and services, including instant messaging, voice and video communication, team collaboration environments, email, calendaring, wikis, blogging and related standards and compliance issues.

More information on participating in the Collaborative Technologies Conference is available at http://www.ctcevents.com or by contacting James Smith, VP and GM, CTC 2005, at [e-mail].

About the Collaborative Technologies Conference (CTC)

The Collaborative Technologies Conference will provide a business-level view of applications that focus on managing real time communications between individuals and groups within any collaborative environment. CTC 2005 examines the spectrum of collaboration tools that incorporate real time technologies, such as IM and Web conferencing, to asynchronous workspace applications. CTC 2005 will focus on the tools that best leverage the technical, productive and social aspects of IT and workgroup environments to build a cohesive collaboration strategy and maximize a collaborative workforce. CTC 2005 will take place June 19-22, 2005 in New York.

About MediaLive International, Inc.

MediaLive International connects companies to the markets they serve through media properties, software tools and marketing solutions that educate buying communities, deepen relationships between buyers and sellers, and fuel market growth. MediaLive International's media brands encompass the IT industry's largest exhibitions, including NetWorld(SM) +Interop(R), COMDEX(R), as well as highly focused educational programs as Next Generation Networks(R), VoiceCon(R), Seybold Seminars(SM), the Collaboration Technologies Conference, Mobile Business Expo, GTEC, the Web 2.0 Conference and respected publications including Business Communications Review and The Seybold Report. The Wingate Studios division delivers the industry's leading end-to-end event management software platform WingateWeb and professional services -- including strategic planning, technical integration, analytics and event programming -- that help companies produce their own live marketing programs.

MediaLive International is a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco, with offices throughout the world. For more information about MediaLive International, visit www.medialiveinternational.com.