Meetzi Wins Launch Pad Competition at Enterprise 2.0 Conference Santa Clara

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Today UBM TechWeb announced Meetzi as the Enterprise 2.0 Conference Santa Clara 2010 Launch Pad People's Choice winner. The attending audience selected Meetzi as the winner of the competition, following presentations from four finalists at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference, taking place through November 11th at the Santa Clara Convention Center.  The Launch Pad program is a live public forum created to highlight the innovation of companies changing today's enterprise.  More information can be found at http://launchpad.e2conf.com/.

"We are excited about the opportunity to present at such a targeted conference where influential companies come to learn about the latest enterprise 2.0 technologies," said Brad Garland, Founder of Meetzi. "We believe a companies' biggest asset is their time and Meetzi is focused on making meetings productive, actionable and on time. We are grateful to play a role in increasing productivity in the enterprise and are pleased to be selected as the Launch Pad People's Choice winner."

Participants this year pitched their submissions first via Twitter. Top submissions were invited by the Jury to upload a short video to the Launch Pad site to compete for the chance to present to the Enterprise 2.0 community.  Today, at the live event, four finalists, Flowchart.com, Itensil, Meetzi and Moxie Software, debuted their new 2.0 tools and services to the Enterprise 2.0 Conference audience in a five minute presentation on the keynote stage.  The audience, comprised of creators, evangelists and adopters of cutting edge technologies, then participated via live vote using Mozes to nominate Meetzi as the People's Choice winner.

"We are pleased by the enthusiasm and innovation demonstrated today by each of the finalists who participated in this year's Launch Pad program," said Steve Wylie, Enterprise 2.0 Conference General Manager.  "We applaud Meetzi as the People's Choice winner and congratulate them for introducing unique tools that are helping to shape the enterprise 2.0 industry."

Meetzi is an in-meeting management tool that helps make meetings more focused, actionable, and on time. For more information visit: http://meetzi.com/.

* For more information on 2010 Enterprise 2.0 Conference Launch Pad finalists, visit: http://launchpad.e2conf.com/

* To learn more about the 2010 Enterprise 2.0 Conference or to register, visit: http://www.e2conf.com/santaclara/

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About The Enterprise 2.0 Conference

The Enterprise 2.0 Conference explores the integration of Web 2.0 technologies in the enterprise, from both strategic and tactical perspectives. This Conference and Expo Pavilion focuses on the tools and techniques that best leverage the technical, productive and social aspects of IT and workgroup environments to build a cohesive collaboration strategy and empower a connected workforce. For more information visit: www.e2conf.com.

About UBM TechWeb

UBM TechWeb, the global leader in technology media and professional information, enables people and organizations to harness the transformative power of technology. Through its three core businesses – media solutions, marketing services and paid content – UBM TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed brands and media applications in the technology market. More than 14.5 million business and technology professionals (CIOs and IT managers, Web & Digital professionals, Software Developers, Government decision makers, and Telecom providers) actively engage in UBM TechWeb's communities and information resources monthly. UBM TechWeb brands includes: global face-to-face events such as Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and Enterprise Connect; award-winning online resources such as InformationWeek, Light Reading, and Network Computing; and market-leading magazines InformationWeek, Wall Street & Technology, and Advanced Trading. UBM TechWeb is a UBM company, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.

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