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February 01, 2005

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VOICECON® 2005 EXHIBITION FLOOR COMPLETELY SOLD OUT, AFFIRMS EVENT LEADERSHIP IN ENTERPRISE IP TELEPHONY AND CONVERGENCE

World's Premier Voice Networking Forum Announces Additional Presentations and Events

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SAN FRANCISCO, February 1, 2005 BCR, a division of MediaLive International, today announced that as in past years, the VoiceCon 2005 Exposition Floor has completely sold out. Now in its 15th consecutive year, VoiceCon brings key enterprise voice decision makers together with the industry's leading innovators, vendors and consultants to focus on enterprise voice, IP Telephony and convergence. VoiceCon 2005® will cover key issues such as the latest new features and capabilities on IP-PBXs; tools and techniques for converged network design, security and troubleshooting; ROI analyses of the options for migrating from legacy PBX and call-center systems; and approaches and methods for linking IP Telephony systems to web services and XML, as well as new IP phones and mobile devices. VoiceCon® 2005 (www.voicecon.com) will be held February 7-10, 2005 at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

"The demand for exhibition space has been huge, which affirms VoiceCon's track record of attracting high level enterprise decision-makers who rely on the event to see the latest products and network with potential partners, peers and analysts," said Fred Knight, VoiceCon General Manager. "VoiceCon has earned the reputation of being the conference that helps attendees make the smartest and most strategic buying decisions for their organizations."

New to the program this year are the unique lunchtime "Talk with Your Mouth Full" sessions, during which participants can engage in an interactive discussion featuring prominent customer organizations that have implemented IP Telephony solutions. These sessions will be held on Monday and Wednesday during lunch times and include:

"VOIP and Disaster Preparedness/Recovery": Kevin Kryzda, CIO of Martin County, FL, will discuss how his South Florida County used VOIP for communications during the devastating 2004 hurricane season.

"VOIP Application Development In Action": Phil Polivo of Lehman Bros. will discuss Lehman's innovative uses of IP Telephony application middleware.

Several specially-designed VoiceCon programs are also scheduled throughout the show for vendors and attendees to see and learn about IP Telephony technologies. These programs include the VoiceCon Great Debate, featuring Cisco vs. Nortel; two different special focus sessions on Mobility in the Converged Network; and IP Telephony Applications, as well as three concurrent sessions each day covering the full spectrum of topics from IP Telephony Maintenance Service and Integrating IP Telephony Into Legacy Systems to SIP Status and Prospects.

At least 30 VoiceCon exhibitors will also be making news announcements or demonstrating their new products for the first time at this year's event, including a significant announcement by VoiceCon Diamond Sponsor, NEC.

Two after-hours VoiceCon events will take place this year that are open to all VoiceCon attendees, including a casino-themed after-hours party hosted by Alcatel on Monday, February 7th, followed by an All-Conference Reception hosted by Microsoft on Wednesday, February 9th. In addition, the Best in VoiceCon Award will be announced on Tuesday evening at the conclusion of the Cisco Systems-sponsored Exposition Floor Reception. The Best in VoiceCon Award recognizes new and exceptionally compelling enterprise voice products and services and is based on attendees' votes, submitted upon visits to exhibitors' booths on the VoiceCon show floor.

The full schedule of events can be found by visiting http://www.bcr.com/voicecon/ataglance.php.

VoiceCon® 2005 Attendee Registration Information is still available at: http://www.bcr.com/voicecon/register.php

VoiceCon® 2005 Press and Analyst Registration Information is available at: http://www.bcr.com/voicecon/pressreg.php

About VoiceCon® 2005
VoiceCon®, now in its 15th year, is the leading enterprise conference and exhibition for enterprise voice, IP Telephony and convergence in North America. VoiceCon® brings enterprise decision makers together with the industry's leading innovators, vendors, and consultants to focus on the issues central to enterprise voice networks and the migration to IP Telephony and convergence. VoiceCon® is presented by BCR, a division of MediaLive International, Inc. For more information about the event, visit www.voicecon.com.

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 conferences such as Next Generation Networks®, VoiceCon, Seybold SeminarsSM, the Real Time Collaboration Conference, 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.