Light Reading Delves Into Digital Content With Telecom 2.0 Event at JPMorgan Tech Conference on May 22

Experts to examine business implications and investment opportunities as applications such as video and music transform the telecom market

PRNewswire
NEW YORK
May 17, 2007

NEW YORK, May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com/), the world's leading online publication for the telecom industry, and Heavy Reading (http://www.heavyreading.com/), its prestigious market-research division, will host "Telecom 2.0: The Collision of Content & Communications" on May 22 in Boston. Held in conjunction with the 35th Annual JPMorgan Technology Conference, this event will provide an exclusive education on the massive shifts now underway in the communications market.

"Telecom 2.0: The Collision of Content & Communications" will bring together a group of leading analysts and communications, media, and content experts from the following companies: Alcatel-Lucent, Juniper, Arraycom, WGBH Interactive, BelAir Networks, ShootingStar Broadcasting, Vyyo, Brightcove, and Sprint Nextel. Together, these speakers will look at which new communications networks, technologies, and business models will need to be adopted to handle a huge wave of new consumer-driven applications, including IP video.

Light Reading editors and Heavy Reading analysts will examine the changes and what they may mean for investment opportunities.

"New digital media applications such as video and music are precipitating one of the largest transformations in the history of the communications industry," says R. Scott Raynovich, Editorial Director of Light Reading and Telecom 2.0 conference chair. "We will identify the conflicts and challenges in the markets, as well as outline opportunities for future growth."

The JPMorgan Technology Conference will include 250 presenting companies, with nearly 2,000 leading financial analysts, fund managers, and technology executives in the audience. This special session, being put together by Light Reading and Heavy Reading, will be exclusive to attendees at this event. Press can register for this event at no charge. To register, please visit: http://www.lightreading.com/telecom2.

Contact:
  Amy Averbook
  Director of Corporate Marketing
  Light Reading Inc.
  averbook@lightreading.com
  212-925-0020 x112
  212-925-3324 (fax)

  About Telecom 2.0: The Collision of Content & Communications

"Telecom 2.0: The Collision of Content & Communications" (http://www.lightreading.com/telecom2) will be held on May 22 at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel. The event will bring together a group of leading analysts and communications, media, and content experts to examine which new communications networks, technologies, and business models will need to be adopted to handle a huge wave of new consumer-driven applications, including IP video.

About Light Reading

Founded in 2000, Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com/) is the ultimate source for technology and financial analysis of the communications industry, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. It reaches an extensive audience of executives and technologists within the telecom and enterprise networking communities, as well as the financial/industry analysts and investors who track these sectors. Light Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005, and operates as a unit of CMP Technology.

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 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: Light Reading

CONTACT: Amy Averbook, Director of Corporate Marketing of Light Reading
Inc., +1-212-925-0020 x112, fax, 212-925-3324, averbook@lightreading.com

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