DEMOfall 07 Conference Celebrates Entrepreneurial Spirit

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Producers of the award-winning DEMO conference series ushered in a new era of computing this week at the DEMOfall 07 conference. Recognizing the effect of social influence on all aspects of technology design, adoption, and use, DEMO Executive Producer Chris Shipley selected and shepherded 69 new products and innovations into the public eye.

"DEMO's promise is to identify market-changing products across the broad spectrum of information technology, from slick Web 2.0 consumer sites to enterprise infrastructure technologies that support a rapidly-changing computing dynamic," said Shipley. "The 69 companies that unveiled new products this week at DEMOfall represent advancement across that wide horizon, and DEMO is honored to support their market debut."

The semi-annual DEMO conferences provide a look at the short and long term future of the technology industry. DEMO helps cut down the legwork of researching emerging technologies, companies and ideas, delivering the most well-vetted and launch-ready products of the season.

    Products debuting today included:

    -- tools for organizing and preparing meetings;
    -- enterprise class software for small businesses;
    -- new methods for creating, sharing, storing and consuming content;
    -- technologies that refine and perfect online search;
    -- products that bring trust and authenticity to the Web;
    -- services that explore the future of customer marketing; and
    -- mobile technologies that fuel and support our daily demand for
       information.

"Today's program focused on some of the most difficult and most critical aspects of computing in the 21st century: security and authentication online, search tools for the vast amount of data proliferating on the Internet, and services that help us be more effective and efficient on mobile devices," continued Shipley. "The smarts and ingenuity displayed in today's product introductions are sure to significantly alter the ways in which we interact with technology in the future."

    Highlights from today's technology introductions include:

    Meeting Management
    -- Vello - The conference calling system that calls you - no more dial-in
       numbers, passcodes, or waiting for meetings to begin.
    -- Tubes Networks' Tubes - makes data sharing and synchronization simple,
       while wrapping the product in a rich publishing and payments model that
       is a win for consumers and for Tubes itself.
    -- Yuuguu - employs an IM metaphor for instantly sharing your computer
       screen in real-time with anyone, anywhere for free.
    -- Prolify - team collaboration software that sits on top of Outlook and
       funnels all discussion and activity through email, the application
       already used most frequently.


    Small Business Solutions
    -- AgendiZe's AgendiZeMe - simplifies the process of extracting
       information from the Web and sharing it or saving it to different
       devices, to assist with the critical "last mile."
    -- PlanHQ - a Web-based service to track business plan execution, where
       team members are held accountable for achieving targets.


    Content Creation and Delivery Tools
    -- Real Time Content's Adaptive Media version 1.0 - a flexible platform
       that lets media sites efficiently create and distribute digital content
       by taking the drudgery out of targeting media to variable client
       environments.
    -- Generate's g8 Toolbar - dynamically extracts information from Web pages
       and sends to users as personalized, comprehensive, and contextual
       information.
    -- mSpoke's FeedHub - intelligently sorts through content to create an
       individualized RSS feed that selects the most relevant posts from a set
       of feed sources.


    The Search for the Perfect Search Engine Continues
    -- Trovix - intelligently matches working professionals with the best job
       opportunities available.
    -- SpaceTime - allows users to search, shop, read news and watch videos,
       all in an unlimited 3D browser environment.


    Building Trust and Authentication Online
    -- Check Point Software Technologies' ZoneAlarm ForceField - provides a
       browser-based "bubble of security," defending Internet users against
       browser exploits, phishing, and spyware.


    Customer Marketing Product Introductions
    -- 360desktop - extends the Windows desktop into a user-generated, Web-
       enabled panoramic workspace while giving content creators new ways to
       deliver interactive Web content directly to the user's desktop.
    -- Myndnet's Information Marketplace - a question-and-answer marketplace
       for recruiters and marketers seeking information in specific business-
       related subject areas.


    Mobile Technology Services
    -- Truphone - enables mobile phone users to enjoy free/low-cost calls and
       text messages by routing via Wi-Fi and the Internet whenever possible.
    -- RedSquare Ventures' MixGet - enables users to collectively listen and
       re-mix musical compositions on mobile phones to create unique audio
       performances.
    -- Vitarati, Inc.'s Vitarati.com - conducts personalized search and
       collaborative Web filtering, delivering results that are relevant to
       the user's individual demands.
    -- Global Mobile Technologies' Push-It Alert - Allows any Internet content
       to be delivered to any phone via any carrier - automatically
       reformatting for each device model.

Closing Panel: From Here To DEMO 08 and Beyond

Network World President and Editorial Director John Gallant will moderate a discussion focused on technologies of the future. Entitled, "Imagining the Future: Products we'd like to see at DEMO 2008 and Beyond," the panel will include the following DEMO alumni and technology insiders:

    -- Ed Baig, Personal Technology Columnist, USA Today
    -- John Jordan, Ph.D., Executive Director, Center for Digital
       Transformation Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University
    -- Scott Sangster, Director, Strategic Planning and Development, Walt
       Disney Internet Group
    -- Kara Swisher, Co-Executive Editor, The Wall Street Journal and
       Co-Producer of D: All Things Digital

DEMOgod Award Winners

In addition to the closing panel, the DEMOgod(TM) award ceremony is a highly-anticipated celebration of the entrepreneurial spirit at DEMO events. Chris Shipley honored ten companies for their outstanding presentations and attendee-pleasing presence at DEMOfall. Chosen for their style, passion, and clarity, these DEMOgods have the ability to spot a great product and position it in the market, to show off its most compelling features, differentiate it from other products - and along the way entertain a tough and critical DEMO audience. Congratulations to DEMOfall 07 DEMOgod winners:

    * CashView, Inc.
    * coComment
    * Fusion-io
    * LongJump
    * mig33
    * Phreesia, Inc.
    * Prolify, Inc.
    * Talari Networks, Inc.
    * Tungle Corporation


    And a special honorary DEMOgod award went to  ...

    * Michael Callahan, Ambient, from the young innovator panel

Making a reappearance at DEMOfall is the People's Choice Award. Attendees at the event were encouraged throughout the event to cast their votes for their favorite demonstrator. The People's Choice Award for DEMOfall 07 goes to ...

    * Advanta's IdeaBlob.com

DEMOfall 07 Sponsors

Global Communications is the underwriter of DEMOfall 07. Sponsors of DEMOfall 07 are Carr & Ferrell LLP, Decision Counsel, First Round Capital, Granite Financial Group, The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Microsoft, Nirvanix, Porter Novelli, and Qualcomm. Guidewire Group is a strategic partner of DEMOfall 07. Our media partners are American Venture Magazine, MIT Technology Review, PR Newswire, TechConfidential/The Deal, VentureCapitalConferences.com, and Venture Capital Journal (VCJ). Marketing partners are Conference Guru, FundingUniverse, Kauffman eVenturing, Keiretsu Forum, National Science Foundation, National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association, Tech Coast Angels, VC Experts, VentureChoice, and the Wireless Industry Partnership (WIP).

About the DEMO Conferences

Produced by Network World Events and Executive Forums, the semi - annual DEMO conferences focus on emerging technologies and new products, which are hand -- selected from across the spectrum of the technology marketplace. The DEMO conferences have earned their reputation for consistently identifying tomorrow's cutting -- edge technologies, and have served as launch pad events for companies such as Palm, E*Trade, Handspring, and U.S. Robotics, helping them to secure venture funding, establish critical business relationships, and influence early adopters. Each DEMO conference features approximately 70 new companies, products and technologies. For more information on the DEMO conferences, visit http://www.demo.com/.

The DEMO community also benefits from the award winning DEMOletter. A weekly e-newsletter designed to reach the people who are creating companies, building products and launching new ideas, DEMOletter provides smart insight and analysis of entrepreneurial business issues.

About Network World

Network World, Inc., the Leader in Network Knowledge, empowers network IT executives through education, information and community. Network World, an IDG company, is the leading provider of news, analysis, reviews, events and education on information technology. Network World publishes the leading newsweekly, Network World, hosts the most active online communities (http://www.networkworld.com, http://www.javaworld.com, http://www.linuxworld.com, and http://www.demo.com), and produces educational seminars and events worldwide. Network World's portfolio of strategic marketing programs provides marketing and agency professionals with the tools to generate high - quality leads, optimize marketing campaigns, and create new revenue opportunities. Additionally, Network World is the event organizer of DEMO and DEMOfall, the leading events for new technology innovation.

About International Data Group (IDG)

International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology media, events, and research company. IDG's online network includes more than 450 Web sites spanning business technology, consumer technology, digital entertainment and video games worldwide. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers in 85 countries including CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, and PC World. IDG's lead-generation service, IDG Connect, matches technology companies with an audience of engaged, high-quality IT professionals, influencers, and decision makers.

IDG is a leading producer of more than 750 technology-related events including Macworld Conference & Expo, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Entertainment for All Expo (E for All), DEMO, and IDC Directions. IDC, a subsidiary of IDG, is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events. Over 900 IDC analysts in more than 90 countries provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends.

Additional information about IDG, a privately held company, is available at http://www.idg.com/.

All product and company names are trademarks of their respective companies.

    For More Information
    Onsite at DEMOfall:
    Becky Sniffen//MC2 Communications, 510-682-6613, becky@mc2pr.net
    Erica Lee//StrategicLee, 415-359-7322, erica@strategiclee.com