CMP's Mobile Business Expo Receives Industry Endorsement, Announces Lineup of Top Sponsors

CHICAGO, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile Business Expo, produced by CMP Technology, today announced the lineup of business mobility market leaders who will be participating as exhibitors at the event, taking place from October 31 through November 3 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Mobile Business Expo 2006 will build upon its 2005 launch, which featured the mobility industry's leading vendors and industry experts, who will once again gather to discuss and debate the most important issues, strategies and technologies driving the business mobility market. This unique event will provide attendees with the latest technology solutions to build a mobile workforce and wirelessly extend existing asset management systems in order to increase communication, productivity and operational efficiency. Additional information and registration for Mobile Business Expo is available at http://www.mobilebusinessexpo.com/.

Mobile Business Expo has received support from industry influencers, and the lineup of sponsors and exhibitors currently includes:

Diamond Sponsor:
* Symbol Technologies
Platinum Sponsors:
* AT&T
* Siemens HiPath Wireless LAN
Gold Sponsors:
* Sybase iAnywhere
* Trapeze Networks
Mobile Business Expo Exhibitors:
* Aruba Networks
* Diagonal Consulting
* Extricom
* FieldWorker
* Meru Networks
* Microvision
* NetMotion Wireless
* Opticon
* PARAT Solutions
* Sage Software
* SalesNOW
* Smith Micro
* Symantec
* Xirrus, Inc.

Mobile Business Expo is leading event for the mobile enterprise market and is the only event that focuses on the business requirements, technologies and tools needed to create and manage end-to-end mobile business solutions. This event will feature the business mobility market's leading vendors and industry experts, providing attendees with the latest technology solutions to build a mobile workforce and wirelessly extend existing asset management systems.

Mobile Business Expo also features a 3-day conference that provides the most thorough investigation of the relevant technologies, applications and platforms enabling the mobile enterprise. Through demonstrations and quality education, attendees at Mobile Business Expo will take away the information they need to implement a secure, end-to-end mobile business plan -- one that delivers value throughout the organization -- including remote worker communication, field force data collection, internal asset management and tracking, customer service applications and sales support.

About Mobile Business Expo

Mobile Business Expo integrates the business strategies, technologies, tools and corporate issues necessary to build an end-to-end mobile strategy and manage a mobile workforce. Mobile Business Expo is targeted towards IT professionals, business managers and channel professionals who are focused on leveraging wireless technologies and looking to integrate the disciplines, technologies and vendors involved in the enterprise mobility equation. Mobile Business Expo will take place at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, October 31 to November 3, 2006. For more information about the event, please visit http://www.mobilebusinessexpo.com/.

About CMP Technology

CMP Technology (http://www.cmp.com/ ) is a marketing solutions company serving the technology industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/ ), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion.

SOURCE: CMP Technology

CONTACT: Ben Stricker, PR Director of CMP Technology, +1-415-905-2464,
or bstricker@cmp.com

Web site: http://www.cmp.com/