Unprecedented Exposure for Startup Technology Companies at CT Expo 2001

- Entrepreneurs Raise Curtain on Next-Generation Communications Products and services -

PRNewswire
LOS ANGELES
Feb 13, 2001

CT Expo 2001, taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center March 6-8, features Innovation City, an unprecedented opportunity for entrepreneurs at the convergence of voice, data and the Internet to demonstrate to the investment community, potential partners and buyers their innovative solutions for emerging communications needs. Sponsored by larta -- the technology alliance for southern California -- Innovation City is a new addition to CT Expo, the leading industry event for more than a decade.

"CT Expo is designed to take the pulse of every communications industry sector, from IP telephony and call center technology to ASPs and wireless, and to provide a forum for learning how each of these sectors is converging to create the infrastructure for tomorrow's networks," said Simon Cooper, Executive Director, CT Expo. "Because entrepreneurs are not bound by established traditions, they have greater freedom to think creatively and have played a major role in developing innovations that have helped take communications to its present level. Innovation City will allow new players to showcase the ideas they have in development before key industry players and to present new communications tools that could further transform existing standards."

Innovation City offers an inexpensive way for startups to present their products and ideas to conference attendees, which include venture capitalists, companies looking for business solutions, potential investors or partners and the media.

About CT Expo

CMP Media's Converging Communications Group (CCG) produces five trade events each year covering the hottest topics driving the telecommunications industry. These events, including CT Expo, cover the convergence and broadening application of CTI technologies, the Internet Telecom revolution, customer relationship management, the evolution of traditional call centers into web-based, multimedia contact centers, and the use of old economy customer service standards in online transactions. CCG Expos take a leadership role in defining and redefining the future of telecommunications. http://www.cmpevents.com/

About CMP Media Inc.

CMP Media Inc. http://www.cmpnet.com/ is a leading high-tech media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum-the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, tradeshows and conferences, custom publishing, testing and consulting.

  CT Expo      March 6-8, 2001    Los Angeles Convention Center

  Contact:   Marci Silverman, CMP Media
             917-305-3326
             msilverman@cmp.com

             Leah Pomeranz, Casey Sayre & Williams
             310-458-1224
             lpomeranz@cswpr.com

SOURCE: CMP Media, Inc.

Contact: Marci Silverman of CMP Media, 917-305-3326, msilverman@cmp.com;
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