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Ziff Davis to Hold Small/Medium Business Virtual Tradeshow

SB Informer
Thursday, June 22, 2006; 01:13 AM

New York - Ziff Davis Media announced today that its Small-to-Medium Size (SMB) Virtual Tradeshow titled "The World is Flat - Using Technology to Compete on a Grander Scale" will be held on Tuesday, June 27, 2006. The one-day interactive live event will focus on modernizing business processes with limited time, financial and IT resources. For more information and to register for the event please visit http://smb.eseminarslive.com/.

"Ziff Davis is a leader in virtual trade shows and continues to develop innovative and interactive platforms to reach every sector of the IT and business community," said Martha Schwartz, Senior Vice President, Ziff Davis Custom Solutions Group. "The SMB Virtual Tradeshow is a unique and interactive experience in which industry leaders and business experts can convene to demonstrate how technologies are transforming the SMB market."

The SMB Virtual Tradeshow will include a keynote presentation and three panel discussions focused on driving efficiency, utilizing technology, selecting an IT support organization and managing workflow through outsourcing. Participants will hear from industry analysts, consultants, IT managers, applications experts and vendor executives during workshops designed to provide the best, proactive solutions available.

"As technology continues to permeate across all business segments and markets, small and midsize companies often find themselves competing with their larger enterprise counterparts," said Elliot Markowitz, Editorial Director, Ziff Davis Media eSeminars. "Ziff Davis is holding this one-day Virtual Tradeshow to provide SMBs with valuable insight, from industry experts, so they can make educated decisions on where to invest their valued IT dollars."

Judith A. Roussel, District Director, Illinois District Office, U.S. Small Business Administration will deliver the keynote presentation concentrating on business efficiency and customer service through automation. As Associate Administrator for government contracting, Ms. Roussel is responsible for programs which assure small businesses a fair share of US government prime and subcontract dollars. Her areas of responsibility include prime contracts, subcontracting assistance, certificate of competency, natural resources sales and size policy programs.

Among the other speakers at the event will be:

* Liz Ryan, CEO, WorldWIT
* Francie Dalton, Founder & President, Dalton Alliances Inc.
* Debra A. Dinnocenzo, President, VirtualWorks!, Author, "Managing
Telecommuters"
* Phil Fersht, Vice President, Everest Research Institute
* Paul Hernacki, CTO, Definition 6
* Anita Campbell, CEO, Small Business Trends
* Donna Childs, Co-author, "Contingency Planning and Disaster Recovery: A Small Business Guide"
* Joshua Feinberg, Author, "Computer Consulting 101 Professional Kit"
* Tom Serio, Director Business Continuity Management, Office Depot

These distinguished executives will address the following topics at the event: utilizing technology to create a virtual office, employing hosting service providers and how SMBs can proactively protect their data and information from various threats as well as how to prepare for the next disaster.

Citrix Online is the platinum sponsor and gold sponsors include Iron Mountain Digital, Eaton and IronPort. For further details on sponsorship, please contact Eric Biener, National Sales Director, Custom Solutions Group, Ziff Davis Media at [email protected] or at 212-503-5162.

Ziff Davis Media won the Gold award from Folio Magazine as the best online event in 2005 for its Security Solutions Virtual Tradeshow.

About Ziff Davis Media Inc.

Ziff Davis Media is a leading integrated media company serving the technology and videogame markets. The Company is an information services provider of technology media including publications, websites, conferences, events, eSeminars, eNewsletters, custom publishing, list rentals, research and market intelligence. In the United States, the Company publishes seven magazines including PC Magazine, eWEEK, CIO Insight, Baseline, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Computer Gaming World and Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. The Company exports the power of its brands internationally, with publications in 48 countries and 19 languages. Ziff Davis leverages its content on the Internet with a network of highly-targeted technology and gaming sites including PCMag.com, eWEEK.com, ExtremeTech.com and 1UP.com. The Company also produces highly-targeted b-to-b and consumer technology events including DigitalLife. With its main headquarters and PC Magazine Labs based in New York, Ziff Davis Media also has offices and lab facilities in the San Francisco and Boston markets. Additional information is available at http://www.ziffdavis.com/.

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