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3/30/04

Fall Boston Conference to Cover Broad Array of Content Technologies and Best Practices

Contacts:
Joy Blake Scott 
Longleaf Public Relations
joy@longleafpr.com
Jeffrey Arcuri 
Lighthouse Seminars
781-821-6634
jarcuri@lighthouseseminars.com

Cambridge, MA , March 30, 2004. The Gilbane Report and Lighthouse Seminars announced that due to the exceptionally strong attendance and interest in the Gilbane Conference on Content Management held last week at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles, March 24-26, 2004, the event will be followed by a Fall conference to be held at the Westin Copley in Boston from November 30th through December 2nd.

The Gilbane Content Management Technologies Conference in Boston is being launched to complement other Gilbane conferences with an anchor event that covers all major content technologies. The 3-day Boston conference will include everything a project team needs to know, and will also offer a look ahead at upcoming technologies, “new” best practices, and a broader look at technologies necessary to supplement core content management applications.

“The 26 packed conference sessions and the excitement in the crowded technology showcase with 56 sponsors and exhibitors convinced us we were right to add a Boston conference,” Said Jeffrey Arcuri, VP and General Manager at Lighthouse Seminars, “it also proves the value of a focused event where IT and project managers, vendors, consultants, analysts, and developers all recognize the benefits of an interactive environment.”

“The Gilbane conference in LA has provided me with crucial information that I was looking for as my company rolls out its content management solution. I have been able to network with industry experts, the major content management technology players and other companies, like mine, that are faced with the challenge of effectively managing content,” said Angie Khumdee, Senior Software Engineer, Motorola CGISS E-Business.

“We are delighted with the strong show of support from the content management community for our LA event.” said Frank Gilbane, Conference Chair. “There is so much information to share about content management best practices and new content technologies that a second conference this year is necessary to help all of us in the community keep up with the changes and learn from the rapid growth of practitioner experience.”

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the Platinum sponsor of the Gilbane Content Management Conference in Los Angeles. Gold sponsors include Vignette (NASDAQ: VIGN), Context Media, and GMC Software. Additional exhibitors include Advent 3b2, Arbortext, Astoria, aXtive Minds, Blast Radius, Convera, CrownPeak, Day, Documentum, Ektron, empolis, Ephox, exegenix, FatWire, Globalscape, Idiom, immediacy, INCSI, IXIAsoft, Kofax, Macromedia, Open Text, Percussion, RedDot, Refresh, RenderX, Retrieval Systems, SchemaLogic, SilkRoad, Software AG, Snapbridge, ThomasTech, Trados, Vasont, Weborganic, Xerox, and more. www.lighthouseseminars.com/gccminfo.html .

For preliminary information on topics to be covered see: https://gilbane.com/CM_conference_Boston_04.html

About Bluebill Advisors, The Gilbane Report and the Content Technology Works Program 
Bluebill Advisors, Inc. serves the content management community with publications, industry conferences and professional services. The flagship Bluebill publication is The Gilbane Report (www.gilbane.com), a leading industry report with thousands of subscribers in over 85 countries as well as the administrator of the Content Technology Works™ (CTW) program. The CTW program is an industry initiative that disseminates content technology best practices with partners Software AG (TECdax:SOW), Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:SUNW), Artesia Technologies, Atomz, Context Media, Convera (NASDAQ:CNVR), INSCI (OTCBB:INSS), Trados, Vasont Systems, Venetica and Vignette (NASDAQ:VIGN).

About Lighthouse Seminars 
Lighthouse Seminars’ events cover information technologies and “content technologies” in particular. These include content management of all types, digital asset management, document management, web content management, enterprise portals, enterprise search, web and multi-channel publishing, electronic forms, authoring, content and information integration, information architecture, and e-catalogs. http://www.lighthouseseminars.com

Content Management Conferences in Los Angeles brings together leading industry analysts, technologists, and enterprises that have successfully deployed content management technologies.

Contacts:
Joy Blake Scott 
Longleaf Public Relations
joy@longleafpr.com
Jeffrey Arcuri 
Lighthouse Seminars
781-821-6634
jarcuri@lighthouseseminars.com

Cambridge, MA , February 2, 2004 . The Gilbane Report and Lighthouse Seminars announced an unparalleled combination of expert faculty for the Gilbane Conference on Content Management to be held at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles , March 24-26, 2004.

The conference program is entirely focused on content management technologies, and includes 26 sessions and tutorials covering today’s most critical issues for businesses planning or implementing a content management strategy. The conference faculty consists of 40+ speakers carefully chosen for their expertise and communication capability, and is comprised of a combination of (75%) analysts, consultants, and enterprise executives, and (25%) technology suppliers.

IT and business executives from Sony Pictures, Boeing, Avnet, Halliburton, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Shimano, CMP, Meredith Corporation, EnCana, and others will share their experiences in successfully deploying content technology in their enterprises. Leading analysts and consultants from IDC, Ovum, Delphi , CMSWatch, the Gilbane Report, and many others, will provide insight on technology and market trends and tell you how to get started on a successful project. Representatives from leading technology suppliers including Vignette, Context Media, Microsoft, Adobe, Cardiff, RedDot, Interwoven, CrownPeak, and others, will debate architectural and technology approaches.

“Content management technologies need to be core components of most enterprise applications today.” said Frank Gilbane, Conference Chair, “But there is such a broad array of content technologies and a lack of experience integrating them that businesses have been rightfully cautious. That is why it is critical to share successful examples of content technology deployments, and to provide a well-balanced and critical analysis of the technologies and issues. By bringing together experts from all industry constituencies, we can ensure attendees are well-informed and prepared for success.”

Sponsors

Sponsors of the Gilbane Content Management conference in Los Angeles include Context Media, GMC Software, Vignette, IDC, InfoWorld, eContent Magazine, CMSWatch, Transform Magazine, XML Journal, Web Services Journal, OASIS, IDEAlliance, OSCOM, WOW, and G-SAM. For a complete list of sponsors and exhibitors see www.gilbane.com/CM_conference_sponsors_LA_04.html

For more information on the Gilbane Content Management Conference in LA see www.lighthouseseminars.com/gccminfo.html. For information on our other conferences, visit www.lighthouseseminars.com and www.gilbane.com/

About Bluebill Advisors, The Gilbane Report, and Content Technology Works™

Bluebill Advisors, Inc. serves the content management community in three distinct ways: publications, industry conferences and professional services. Our publications include The Gilbane Report, a content technologies industry standard with thousands of subscribers and a public portal at https://gilbane.com . We produce conferences through Lighthouse Seminars, LLC, and partner with other educational conference organizations. The Gilbane report administers the Content Technology Works program disseminating best practices with partners Software AG (TECdax:SOW), Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:SUNW), Artesia Technologies, Atomz, Context Media, Convera (NASDAQ:CNVR), Vasont, Venetica, Vignette (NASDAQ:VIGN), and INS CI (OTCBB:INSS).

About Lighthouse Seminars 

Lighthouse Seminars’ events cover information technologies and “content technologies” in particular. These include content management of all types, digital asset management, document management, web content management, enterprise portals, enterprise search, web and multi-channel publishing, electronic forms, authoring, content and information integration, information architecture, e-catalogs, and the integration of content technologies into computing infrastructures and architectures. Our conferences are designed for IT and business managers that need an understanding of content technologies and their role in various enterprise applications. Our conferences are carefully designed and focused educational events that bring together the acknowledged experts from the analyst, consultant, enterprise, and technology communities. http://www.lighthouseseminars.com

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Gilbane Report & Exgenex Form Lighthouse Seminars and Launch Content Management Conference Series
10/22/03

Lighthouse Seminars hosts Gilbane Conferences on Content Management scheduled for Los Angeles and New York.

Contact: Jeffrey Arcuri
781-821-6634
jarcuri@lighthouseseminars.com 

Cambridge , Mass. , October 22, 2003 . The Gilbane Report has formed Lighthouse Seminars, LLC ) in partnership with Exgenex to expand its highly regarded conference business. Lighthouse Seminars will develop targeted events focused on content technology and industry trends. “Our new company will broaden our reach to a larger audience of IT and business managers,” said Frank Gilbane, Editor of the Gilbane Report. “Lighthouse Seminars will provide the focused, content-rich and independent events that our subscribers are looking for by combining in-depth IT management discussions with best practices and case studies developed under the auspices of the Gilbane Content Technology Works(TM) initiative.”

Conference Schedule

Gilbane conferences produced by Lighthouse Seminars will initially include:

•  March 24-26, 2004 at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles focused technology and solutions for managing data rich content , such as information associated with complex products found in aerospace and defense, and media rich content , such as digital assets used in training, brand marketing, and media and entertainment applications.

•  October, 2004 in New York City focused on content technology for financial service applications and marketing operations.

“While the event business has been hit hard in the last couple of years, we are finding that there is a market for high quality, focused and intimate events that provide direct contact with the individuals possessing the expertise attendees are looking to tap into,” said Jeffrey Arcuri, VP & General Manager of Events for Lighthouse Seminars, “We are excited to debut our conferences with such close ties to an organization like Gilbane whose conferences, contrary to industry trends, are increasing in demand.”

For more information on our conferences, visit www.lighthouseseminars.com and www.gilbane.com/events

The Gilbane Report will continue to work with existing conference partners, including Seybold Seminars, who produces the Gilbane Conference on Content Management at Seybold San Francisco , IDEAlliance, AIIM, and TechnoForum SARL.

About Bluebill Advisors, The Gilbane Report, and Content Technology Works(TM)

Bluebill Advisors, Inc. serves the content management community in three distinct ways: publications, industry conferences and professional services. Our publications include The Gilbane Report, a content technologies industry standard with thousands of subscribers and a public portal at https://gilbane.com . We produce conferences through Lighthouse Seminars, LLC, and partner with other educational conference organizations. The Gilbane report administers the Content Technology Works program disseminating best practices with founding partners Software AG (TECdax:SOW), Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:SUNW), Artesia Technologies, Atomz, Context Media, Convera (NASDAQ:CNVR), Vignette (NASDAQ:VIGN), and WebWare.

About Exgenex

Exgenex is a leading provider of Event Management services, Web-based Registration tools, and Housing Application products and services to the Event Industry. We provide complete event management solutions to organizations and events in the US and Europe . Our services include: Meeting Management, On-Line and On-Site Registration, Housing, Lead Retrieval and Management, Internet Cafes and ID Badges, and Prospect qualification. Exgenex provides full service registration and lead retrieval services for events worldwide ranging in size from 500 – 200,000 participants. www.exgenex.com

About Jeffrey Arcuri

Jeff Arcuri has over 18 years of event management experience in the for-profit and the non-profit arenas. For nine years, he served as Vice President of Events and Marketing for Mitch Hall Associates, successfully managing MacWorld Expo, and ComNet for the International Data Group, E3 for the Electronic Gaming Association, and the Solaris Conference for Sun Microsystems. In 1998 Jeff joined the Association for Information and Image Management as Vice President of Events and Marketing. He helped to grow the AIIM Show and Conference, diversify the association’s exhibitor base, and helped to focus the association’s direction in the Content Management industry. While at AIIM, Jeff was instrumental in launching a series of smaller conference programs domestically and in Europe that complemented the existing event schedule. Jeff served on the ASAE Meetings and Expositions Council from 1998 – 2001.

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