Ocean Tomo to Sell Strategic Patent at Auction Related to the Delivery of Rich-Media Applications via the Internet.

U.S. Patent Number 7,000,180 to Be Offered at Auction on Oct 25(th) in Chicago Related to Utilizing Rich-Media for the Creation of Websites and Other Applications via the Internet

CHICAGO -- Ocean Tomo Auctions today announced it will offer for sale a strategic patent titled "Utilizing rich-media for the creation of websites and other applications via the Internet." U.S. Patent Number 7,000,180 will be offered as Lot 20A at The Ocean Tomo Fall 2007 Live IP Auction on October 25th at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago.

"The patent and its pending continuation-in-part application will provide its owner with a strategic competitive advantage across many industries and applications," said Andrew T. Ramer, President of Ocean Tomo Auctions. "The patented technology has broad enough applicability to impact diverse industries ranging from retail and services to communications and entertainment."

Click here to find out how this patent potentially can impact a wide spectrum of industries and applications. (http://69.59.189.170/Auction/Catalogue/OTA_Catalogue_Lot.asp?eventid= 102007&Lot=20A) (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.)

USP 7,000,180 has 83 claims that span a wide range of rich-media Internet application methods, systems and processes. Significantly, the patent is directed to the intersection of two concepts important to Web 2.0: user generated content (UGC) and software-as-services (SAS). User generated content today, for example, includes rich-media websites that incorporate video and music. Online social networking destinations allow users to create sophisticated content incorporating customizable chat, polling, webcams, and collaboration components. This rich set of functionality is created and published using online applications, delivered over the Internet as software-as-services. The patent offered in Lot 20A anticipated a future where user generated content would evolve to include highly interactive applications incorporating rich-media content and software-as-services would evolve to include rich, desktop application-like functionality.

Unique Acquisition Opportunity

Companies with a vested interest in software development tools and technologies will find this patent particularly interesting as it can help to promote that company's standards and strategic agenda. Publishers of traditional shrink-wrapped software who are moving or considering a move to software-as-services will also find this patent beneficial. Mobile phone operators, carriers and handset manufacturers will find the patent applicable to user generated content and on-demand mobile phone applications. Startups or established companies currently investing in user generated content technologies can create a strategic, long-term, competitive advantage by building a barrier to entry into their respective markets.

For more information on Lot 20A or to register to bid at The Ocean Tomo Fall 2007 Live IP Auction, please visit www.OceanTomoAuctions.com or contact us directly at 312.377.4851 or [e-mail].

About Ocean Tomo Auctions:

Ocean Tomo Auctions, the auctions arm of Ocean Tomo, LLC (www.OceanTomo.com), the country's leading Intellectual Capital Merchant Banc([R] )firm, has received global recognition as the leader in the live auctioning of intellectual property assets for some of the world's largest and most established companies. Hundreds of key decision makers in the intellectual property and financial communities attend and participate in the auctions and related workshops, including C-level executives, Fortune 500([R]) IP professionals, investors, small to mid-size companies, inventors and media professionals. Ocean Tomo Auctions has been featured on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Red Herring, BusinessWeek, Reuters and more. The live auctions are held in the spring and fall in the U.S. and in the summer in Europe.