Motorola, Earthlink, Hitachi, Nortel, Tropos Networks, and Bank of America Securities to Showcase at Digital City Expo in Washington, DC, April 25th and 26th, 2006.

WASHINGTON -- Digital City today announces its exhibitor list for Digital City Expo, April 25th and 26th, 2006 in Washington, DC. The event, designed to address the industry explosion of municipal broadband and the gap between what is currently being provided and what is actually needed, will bring together municipal leaders, broadband enthusiasts, industry experts, and technology and solutions vendors, to make Digital City Expo the place where "The Digital City" is made possible.

"This event incorporates all of the diverging and converging issues surrounding broadband in our communities, and will unveil key developments and answer questions about what the future holds," said Brett Haskins, executive director and founder of Digital City Expo. "It will be a great event for local and regional government officials, service providers, manufacturers, business executives, investors and other professionals who are interested in the future of last mile broadband networks."

Digital City Expo will feature different types of broadband solutions and methodologies including WiFi/WiMax, FTTH and BPL, as well as provide real life case studies on their implementations and uses. Government attendees tasked with implementing and deploying a broadband communications network in their community will have access to companies with proven track records in the areas of manufacturing, engineering, construction, consulting, services providing, software, law and finance to help them.

"We're pleased to see so many influential companies at Digital City Expo this year," said Berge Ayvazian, conference co-chair, EVP and chief research officer at Yankee Group. "Attendees can expect to see all of the key players who are committed to broadband technology. This conference and exposition will continue its landmark progress of helping government organizations move forward with cutting edge technology."

"As the municipal market for wireless broadband access continues to grow rapidly, it's important for industry and community leaders to align objectives and create solutions that meet the needs of the municipality and the public community. Conferences like Digital City Expo provide a forum for municipal leaders to learn about the technologies and services that can transform their local communities," said Tom Hulsebosch, Senior Director Global Sales and Marketing for Motorola's MOTOwi4(TM) Wireless Broadband Networks. "Motorola is committed to working with city and industry leaders to provide them with the products, solutions and services they need to achieve success locally."

Hundreds of government and enterprise professionals are expected to be on hand at the show to learn more about the latest in municipal broadband products, applications, partnerships and services, and learn from sponsors and exhibitors including:

--Official Corporate Host -- Motorola

--Platinum Sponsor -- DynamicCity Expo, Inc.

--Gold Sponsors -- Allied Telesyn, Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc., Netcentrex, OFS, PacketFront

--Silver Sponsors -- Banc of America Securities, Earthlink Municipal Networks, Nortel, Pannaway Technologies, SkyPilot Networks, Tropos, NeoReach Wireless

--Premier Analyst Group -- Yankee Group

--Premier Media Sponsors -- Network World, Last Mile Magazine

Keynote speakers include:

--Vinton G. Cerf -- Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google

--Thomas G. Hulsebosch -- Senior Director of Global Sales and Marketing, Motorola's MOTOwi4(TM) Wireless Broadband Networks

--D. Keith Wilson -- Chairman, President and CEO, DynamicCity

--Berge Ayvazian -- Vice Chairman and Chief Research Strategy Officer, Yankee Group

General session speakers include:

--Jonathan Baltuch -- President, Founding Partner, MRI 

--David Harrington -- Principal Consultant for Hewlett-Packard Services

--Ellen M. Kirk -- Vice President Marketing, Tropos Networks

--Glenn Sangiovanni -- Mayor, St.Cloud

--Jim Dondero -- Vice President, Marketing, CURRENT Communications Group, LLC 

--Ben Gould -- Chief Executive Officer, MSTAR Metronet

--Graham Richard -- Mayor, Fort Wayne, Indiana 

--Torbjorn Ward -- Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Aptilo

--Scott Akrie -- President, NetLogix

--John George -- Director, FTTx Offer and Business Development, OFS

--David Heck -- Deputy CIO, City of Tempe, Arizona

--Martin Levetin -- Vice President, WAZ Metro

--Jasper Bruinzeel -- Director, Strategic Marketing, Alvarion, Inc.

--Karl Edwards -- Co-Founder and Vice President of Operations, Excelsio Communications

--Patrick J. Leary -- AVP Marketing, Alvarion

--Patrick W. Rhames -- Captain, Fresno Police Department, California

--Robert Kjellberg -- Managing Director of Malarenergi Stadsnat AB

--Berge Ayvazian -- Vice Chairman and Chief Research Strategy Officer, Yankee Group

--Brian Jenkins -- Vice President, Product Management, SkyPilot Networks

--Jeff Orr -- Director of Marketing, WiMAX Forum

--Tom Hulsebosch -- Senior Director of Global Sales and Marketing, Motorola's MOTOwi4

--James Baller -- Founder, Baller Herbst Law Group

--Greg Richardson -- Founder and Managing Partner, Civitium LLC

--Matt Stone -- Co-Founder and Sr. Partner, Civitium LLC

--Matt Wenger -- Community Network Consultant, PacketFront Inc.

--Dan McCarthy -- Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Mountain Open Network

--Tara Howard -- Municipal Broadband Practice, Yankee Group

--Mike Dillon -- Director for Safety, Security and Community Broadband, IBM 

--Hugh Taylor -- President of Northrop Grumman IT's Commercial, State and Local Group

--Al Brown -- Vice President, Business Development, Municipal Wireless Solutions, WFI 

--Tom Barzee, Jr. -- City Counselor, City of North Kansas City, MO

--John Toccalino -- Senior Vice President & Founder, DesignLiNC

--Brian Mahony -- VP Marketing, Netcentrex, Inc.; Marketing Program Leader, IPlay3

--Joel Thomas -- President and Chief Geek, Qlevr Media, Inc

--Cole Reinwand -- Vice President, Product Strategy & Marketing, EarthLink Municipal Networks

--Hamid Khaleghipour -- IT Manager, City of Addison, Texas

--Bryan Thompson -- Founder and President, RedMoon, Inc.

--Scott T. Wilkinson, PhD -- Assistant Vice President, Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc.

--John Stadter -- ComSpan USA

Press can register for Digital City Expo at: http://www.digitalcityexpo.com/press.htm.

General registration is available at: https://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Register/ IdentityConfirmation.aspx?e=1da55928-1116-4637-9d48-4e20159c306a. (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)

Registration rates are as follows:

Government Attendee: Regular (after March 10, 2006): $495

Non-Government Attendee: Regular (after March 10, 2006): $695

About Digital City Expo

Digital City Expo is a conference and educational forum developed to provide community leaders with the information they need to make key business, technology and infrastructure decisions relating to the availability of IP communications in their communities. It is also a forum for product vendors and service providers to see and understand how they can meet the growing needs of local government agencies. Our goal for each attendee is to walk away with the knowledge and know-how they need to drive results that better serve our nation's communities. Digital City Expo is a production of Benjamin Media Incorporated. To learn more about our event please visit www.digitalcityexpo.com

About Benjamin Media

The Benjamin Media, Inc. Conferences Division produces the Digital City Expo, Rehab Road Shows and the annual Underground Infrastructure Management Conference (UIMC), as well as provides management services for the annual NASTT No-Dig Show and the annual Colorado School of Mines Microtunneling Short Course.

The Company provides turnkey conference management services with experience spanning 13 years in the industry. From seminars to large trade shows, the Benjamin Media Inc. Conferences Division delivers proven, quality services including marketing/promotional program development, advertising, logistical/planning expertise, exhibits management services, and attendee recruitment and management.