MEDIALIVE INTERNATIONAL AND FORT-ROSS LAUNCH COMDEX RUSSIA 2006

CONTACT:
William
Carlson, Sales Director
MediaLive
International, Inc.
[email protected]

New Event Created to Address the Needs of the Rapidly Accelerating Russian IT Market

HANNOVER, GERMANY, March 10, 2005 – MediaLive International, Inc., an international media and marketing company that drives the advancement of technology in business, and Fort-Ross Ltd., the leading organizer of IT related events in Russia today announced COMDEX Russia 2006. The inaugural COMDEX Russia will be held at Krokus Expo in Moscow, Russia in April 2006.

The rapidly growing Russian IT market has become increasingly important in the global business world, and launching COMDEX Russia demonstrates that Russia is considered an important destination by the global IT industry. Russia is an emerging IT market that has not yet matured in terms of conferences and trade shows and needs a flagship event for the industry. The creation of COMDEX Russia gives enterprises, small and mid-size businesses, and channel partners the ability to hear from industry leaders about future direction, find and learn about new products, attend educational sessions and network with peers.

“The objective of MediaLive International’s events is to facilitate an environment where buyers and sellers can work together to fuel the sales and buying cycle, while also addressing the needs of established and emerging markets,” said Robert W. Priest-Heck, President and CEO of MediaLive International. “With COMDEX Russia, buyers and sellers can address their business needs at an interactive forum that provides the education and exchange necessary for driving the advancement of this quickly accelerating market.”

MediaLive International and Fort-Ross Ltd. remain committed to working with the IT community to build such an event for companies looking to launch new products and solutions in Russia. COMDEX Russia will have a strong B2B focus with an executive level audience including keynote speakers to the conference program, CIO’s and CEOs, key players of the world IT industry. This event is the main channel for international companies looking to successfully penetrate the Russian market.

COMDEX Russia will focus on the following IT themes: wireless and mobility, security, e-government and e-society. Over 40% of COMDEX Russia exhibitors will be international companies. Besides the strict B2B focus, the large part of COMDEX will be devoted to the matchmaking and finding the new distribution channels. The special service of matchmaking and meeting bookings will be provided by MediaLive International and Fort-Ross Ltd. COMDEX Russia will become the leading destination for Information technology buyers and sellers in the region.

Additional information on COMDEX Russia is available by contacting [email protected] in Russia or [email protected] for all other regions.

About MediaLive International, Inc.
MediaLive International connects companies to the markets they serve through media properties, software tools and marketing solutions that educate buying communities, deepen relationships between buyers and sellers, and fuel market growth. MediaLive International’s media brands encompass the IT industry’s largest exhibitions, including NetWorldSM +Interop®, COMDEX®, as well as highly focused educational programs as Next Generation Networks®, VoiceCon®, Seybold SeminarsSM, the Collaboration Technologies Conference, Mobile Business Expo, GTEC, the Web 2.0 Conference and respected publications including Business Communications Review and The Seybold Report. The Wingate Studios division delivers the industry’s leading end-to-end event management software platform WingateWeb and professional services -- including strategic planning, technical integration, analytics and event programming -- that help companies produce their own live marketing programs.

MediaLive International is a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco, with offices throughout the world. For more information about MediaLive International, visit www.medialiveinternational.com.

ABOUT Fort Ross Ltd.
Fort-Ross Ltd. is a marketing and Event Company headquartered in St Petersburg, Russia and specializing in information technology events such as trade shows, conferences, seminars and trainings. It is privately held organisation with over 5 years of experience in IT industry internationally and in Russia. Leading Russian brands of IT related events such as ROSS, Russian IT Seasons, Russian CIO Summit, Open Source Forum Russia – have been launched by Fort Ross Ltd during these years. It is the official marketing and event agency of RUSSOFT Association and the leading agency of the kind on all the territory of the former Soviet Union.