Sponsors and Partners

Fast
117 Kendrick Street
Needham, MA 02494
781.304.2501
www.fastsearch.com
FAST provides search solutions to the world's best known companies with the most demanding search problems. FAST's flexible and scalable search platform connects your customers to relevant content, commerce and advertising. FAST's Online Media and Mobile Solutions help you create multimedia, multi-channel experiences and drive new business models. FAST solutions power over 3,800 deployments worldwide, including AOL, Amp'd Mobile, CareerBuilder, Disney, IBM, Knight Ridder, Reed Elsevier, Reuters, T-Online, TV Guide, Turner, and Vodafone.

Nexidia Inc.
3565 Piedmont Road NE
Building Two, Suite 400
Atlanta, GA 30305
404.495.7220
www.nexidia.com
Nexidia is the developer and provider of the most effective phonetic-based technology for audio and video search. Nexidia’s Rich Media Search Solutions extend far beyond the capabilities of traditional approaches, like speech-to-text, tagging, and transcription, to deliver unparalleled scalability and accuracy. By searching on the actual spoken word content contained within the media rather than just associated metadata, users can comprehensively search, filter and syndicate rich media content.

Medio Systems Inc.
One Convention Place
701 Pike Street
15th Floor
Seattle, WA 98101
206.262.3700
www.medio.com
Based in Seattle, Medio Systems is helping carriers and content providers large and small to realize their content revenue goals through efficient, effective search. Founded by some of today’s leaders in search and mobility, and in consultation with industry veterans, the Medio team builds innovative solutions for some of mobile’s greatest needs.

SEMDirector, Inc.
10650 Treena Street, Suite 204
San Diego, CA 92131
858.397.1500
www.semdirector.com
SEMDirector, Inc. is the leader in search marketing automation software. The SEMDirector portfolio provides global organizations with robust search marketing automation solutions for paid search advertising and organic search engine optimization across the enterprise and throughout the channel. With SEMDirector, complex, distributed organizations can control brand integrity, ensure budget transparency and deliver quantifiable results across business units, distribution channels and local languages. Headquartered in San Diego, SEMDirector’s growing customer list includes some of the world’s best known brands in high tech manufacturing, electronics, media & publishing, travel, and consumer packaged goods. For more information on the SEMDirector portfolio of search marketing automation solutions, call 858 3971500.

blinkx plc
1 Market Plaza, Spear Tower , 19 th Floor,
San Francisco , CA 94105
415-848-2986
www.blinkx.com
blinkx plc (LSE AiM: BLNX) is the world's most comprehensive video search engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 12 million hours of audio, video, viral and TV content, and made it fully searchable and available on demand. blinkx's founders set out to solve a significant challenge – as TV and user-generated content on the Web explode, keyword-based search technologies only scratch the surface. blinkx's patented search technologies listen to – and even see – the Web, helping users enjoy a breadth and accuracy of search results not available elsewhere. In addition, blinkx powers the video search for many of the world's most frequented sites. blinkx is based in San Francisco and London.

White & Case LLP
633 West Fifth Street Suite 1900
Los Angeles, California
90071-2007
213.620.7700
www.whiteandcase.com
White & Case LLP is a leading, global law firm with 2,000 lawyers in 23 countries, and one of the first full-service law firms to develop a specialized intellectual property practice. Today, we have one of the largest intellectual property groups of any full-service law firm. Our attorneys advise companies of all sizes in the media and entertainment, technology, pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and life sciences sectors, as well as professional sports and entertainment entities and others, on the full spectrum of complex intellectual property issues, with a special focus on cases involving software copyrights, patents, trademark and trade secret disputes for the media and entertainment, software, electronics, and movie industries.

MyST Technology Partners, Inc.
155 Snowberry Way
Keystone, Colorado 80435
866.260.2959
myst-technology.com
MyST Technology Partners, Inc. provides premium blogsite and content syndication services to marketing organizations that require comprehensive, out-sourced solutions. MyST Blogsite™ delivers exceptional reach to highly targeted audiences by combining original and syndicated content that builds brand equity and improves brand reputation. MyST Blogsite enables businesses of all sizes to develop a trusted and knowledgeable voice within their industry while extending the reach of their marketing messages to parts of the Internet where web sites don't reach. A turnkey solution for a variety of industries, including entertainment, financial services, and real estate, MyST Blogsite yields superior search engine visibility and high-level participation in the blogosphere in a very easy to use system. For more information, visit blogsite.com or call (866) 260-2959.

Paltalk
11 Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10001
212.564.9997
Paltalk.com
Paltalk is the leading real-time, video-based community pioneering the new socialcasting movement. Socialcasting is defined as the convergence of traditional broadcasting media, social networking, user-generated content and video chat. With more than 4 million active users, Paltalk hosts the world's largest online video chat community offering thousands of users the ability to interact in a chat room together via voice, text and video in real-time. Privately held, the company's patented technology allows for large scale video rooms where members can join in with thousands of other Paltalkers and engage in voice/audio, video and text conversations. Members can create their own chat groups around any topic as well as individual profiles on themselves in a social network. Paltalk also hosts “Scheduled Shows” including regular programs with celebrities, radio personalities and newsmakers such as Opie and Anthony and Samantha Daniels. The company also broadcasts live interactive video chat events such as musical performances and comedy variety shows. In both cases, Paltalkers can interact with the featured hosts and performers in real-time as well as other members in the room.

4INFO
2100 Geng Road, Suite 102
Palo Alto, CA 94303
650.251.9129
www.4info.net
A leading provider of SMS/text messaging technology, 4INFO offers consumers mobile search and alerts services, delivering real-time access to a wide range of information including sports scores, stock quotes, 411(directory) listings, weather, horoscopes, celebrity gossip and more. Most of 4INFO's services are free to users and work on any cell phone regardless of make or carrier. 4INFO's Ad Marketplace allows marketers to deliver targeted, relevant SMS ads to mobile audiences. 4INFO's SMS Publishing Platform gives publishers the easiest and most trusted means to mobilize and monetize their content. 4INFO is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif. Learn more at: http://www.4info.net

Reunion
12100 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 150
Los Angeles, CA 90025
310.571.3144
www.Reunion.com
Reunion.com is the leader in helping adults find and reconnect with old friends, relatives, classmates or anyone, as well as keep in touch with everyone they care about. Launched in 2002 by Jeffrey Tinsley, the company has continually introduced novel features and attracted a unique audience that sets it apart from other social networking sites. A privately held company, Reunion.com is based in Los Angeles, California. For more information, please visit www.Reunion.com.

ClipBlast!
5737 Kanan Rd., Suite 290
Agoura Hills, CA. 91301
818.707.1780
www.ClipBlast.com
ClipBlast! is the world’s largest Video Web destination, and its Video Search capabilities give viewers fast, instant access to all the video content providers across the web. ClipBlast! patent-pending technology continuously crawls the web and updates the largest index of video content providers and video clips worldwide. ClipBlast.com is a destination for people searching and browsing the Video Web for video clips, on-demand television episodes, news reports, sports, television commercials, how-to video, web shows, user video and everything in between. Content providers use ClipBlast! Video Web technology to help distribute their video content to gain more viewers, views and drive revenue. Founded in 2004, the company is based in Agoura Hills, California.

DoubleClick Inc.
111 8th Avenue.
New York, NY 10011
212.381.5428
www.DoubleCLick.com
DoubleClick is a provider of digital marketing technology and services. The world’s top marketers, publishers and agencies utilize DoubleClick’s expertise in ad serving, rich media, video, search and affiliate marketing to help them make the most of the digital medium. From its position at the nerve center of digital marketing, DoubleClick provides superior insights and insider knowledge to its customers. Headquartered in New York, and with 17 offices and development hubs and 15 data centers worldwide, the company employs more than 1200 people and delivers billions of digital communications every day www.doubleclick.com

Rapid Response Marketing, LLC
7500 West Lake Mead Blvd. #9463
Las Vegas, NV 89128
866.997.7297
www.xy7.com
Internet display advertising hit nearly 9.76 billion in 2006, which is a 17.3% increase from the previous year (TNS Media Intelligence, 2007). The trend has been building for years and Las Vegas-based XY7.com, a Division of Rapid Response Marketing, LLC has led the performance based marketing industry since it entered the market over seven years ago as ROIdealsdaily.com. With a proven track record of providing our Internet marketing publishers with the highest and fastest payouts, exclusive deals and 24/7 affiliate support, XY7.com is now the only performance based network offering performance based advertising in seven different media verticals! Our network of publishers has grown to more than several thousand. Optimized for both publishers and website owners, XY7.com is a place where advertisers with quality products and services can meet marketers with matching, results-oriented goals. XY7.com was created by New York native Kevin De Vincenzi who serves as CEO, when he realized the needs of publishers were not being met. XY7.com was born with the mission of providing excellent service and cutting edge campaigns for your Internet marketing needs.

BASSETT Executive Search Solutions
Manhattan Beach, CA
310.984.6810
www.bassettsearch.com
BASSETT Executive Search Solutions is a retained executive search firm serving emerging growth companies in new media, entertainment, technology and consumer industries. Our search experience includes: Chief Executive Management, Senior Level Marketing, Sales, Operations, Human Resources, Technical, Financial and Professional Services leaders. “CONVERGENCE” EXPERTS… When start-up companies create brand new industries/markets by merging two or more disciplines; we help them bring in unique talent with multi-industry/disciplinary experience who will best serve the business goals.

EMERGING-GROWTH CONSULTANTS… Often clients aren’t sure exactly which position to create/hire first, so we help them identify unique profiles and career paths, recommend multi-industry target companies, and develop strategic hiring plans that will ensure the talent pool fits the company’s growth stage and business objectives.

ABI Research
501 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10018
516.624.2500
www.abiresearch.com
ABI Research was founded in 1990 to assist manufacturers of wireless semiconductor components in understanding and entering new markets. As tech-driven emerging markets proliferated during the 90's, ABI Research expanded its analytical coverage to a broader base of manufacturers and service companies participating in the technology market revolution. ABI Research is committed to reinvestment in research infrastructure, enhancing knowledge sharing and speeding the flow of information between our research teams and the industries we cover.

Business Wire
44 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
415.986.4422
www.businesswire.com
Business Wire disseminates full-text news announcements from thousands of companies and organizations worldwide (our members) to news media, financial markets, disclosure systems, investors, information web sites, databases and other audiences. With more than four decades of experience and leadership, Business Wire is a trusted source for journalists, investors, regulatory agencies, and communications professionals. In fact, Business Wire enables companies to fulfill the disclosure requirements in many countries, including the US, UK, Canada, France and Germany as well as reach financial audiences around the globe.

Chetan Sharma Consulting
1778 12th Ave NE
Issaquah , WA 98029
206.931.1820
443.269.1435
www.chetansharma.com
Chetan Sharma Consulting is a leading strategy and advisory firm. We are focused on evolving trends, emerging problems and opportunities, new business models and technology advances that will take our mobile communications industry to the next level. Our expertise is in developing innovation-driven product and Intellectual-Property strategy. We've helped companies like NTT DoCoMo, Disney, Sprint Nextel, Qualcomm, Samsung, KTF, SAP, Reliance Infocomm, AT&T Wireless, BEA, HP, Merrill Lynch, Bain, Virgin Mobile, Infospace, Cincinnati Bell, American Express, and many others. What can we do for you?

Creative Handbook
10152 Riverside Drive,
Toluca Lake, CA 91602
818.752.3200
www.creativehandbook.com
The entertainment industry's premiere resource book for Film, Television, Commercials, Music Video, and Independent productions. Available both in print and online, the Creative Handbook contains thousands of up-to-date resources for the fast paced entertainment industry.

Digdia
11234 Mount Crest Place
Cupertino , CA 95014
408.981.2288
www.digdia.com
digdia helps companies find growth opportunities, create winning strategies and business plans for companies in the digital entertainment value chain. Services include strategic consulting and market analysis with a balanced business & technical perspective. Strategic consulting services are further described on the Services page, and market reports can be found on the Reports page. Presentations can also be given to groups or conferences that seek a strategic view of the market, technology and companies.

iSuppli
1700 East Walnut Avenue, Suite 600
El Segundo, CA 90245
310.524.4000
www.isuppli.com
iSuppli Corporation is the global leader in communications, media and technology value chain research and advisory services. iSuppli provides market intelligence services for the EMS , OEM and supplier communities in addition to servicing consumer electronics and media concerns. Services afforded by iSuppli range from electronic component research to device-specific application market forecasts, from teardown analysis to consumer electronics and from display device and systems research to multimedia content and services. More information is available at www.isuppli.com

MPEG Industry Forum
48377 Fremont Blvd., Suite 117
Fremont, CA 94538
510.492.4028
www.mpegif.org
The MPEG Industry Forum is a not-for-profit organization with the following goal: To further the adoption of MPEG Standards, by establishing them as well accepted and widely used standards among creators of content, developers, manufacturers, providers of services, and end users." The activities of MPEGIF generally start where MPEG stops. This includes issues that MPEG cannot deal with, e.g. because of ISO rules, such as clearance of patents.

Newtonstrand
3841, Rhodes Ave Suite 201
Studio City , CA 91604
866.379.0404
www.newtonstrand.com
Newtonstrand is an innovative technology center which was founded by three former Microsoft employees. Newtonstrand's headquarters are in London, it has a US subsidiary located in Los Angles and an R & D facility in Israel. Our vision is as clear as our passion. To introduce the world of corporate events and training's to innovative, advanced technology based services to improve customer satisfaction and to generate excitement from their events. Together, we are one of the leading integrated multimedia and Structured Networking service providers. Our products are designed to meet the demands of the growing business networking market. We offer solutions to a wide spectrum of the business world such as advertising agencies, conference & event organizers and large (blue-chip) companies.

Parks Associates
5310 Harvest Hill Road
Suite 235, Lock Box 162
Dallas, Texas 75230
972.490.1113
www.parksassociates.com
Parks Associates is a market research and consulting firm focused on all product and service segments that are "digital" or provide connectivity within the home. The company's expertise includes home networks, digital entertainment, consumer electronics, broadband and Internet services, and home systems.

The Producers Guild of America, Inc.
8530 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 450
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
310.358.9020
www.pganewmedia.org
The Producers Guild of America – New Media Council is composed of highly qualified experts in every aspect of new media production -- including Mobile, DVD, Broadband, Interactive Television, Videogames, Digital Visual Effects and Digital Animation. PGA-NMC provides leadership, serves as a much-needed resource to the community, and offers educational, advisory, and networking opportunities for all members of the Producers Guild, including Television and Motion Pictures producers.

Rogers & Cowan
Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Avenue, 7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90069
310.854.8124
www.rogersandcowan.com
Rogers & Cowan, through its Convergence specialty practice, has been meeting the public relations needs of clients in new media and digital entertainment, consumer technologies and lifestyles, and related programming, hardware and software since 1994. Rogers & Cowan, part of the Interpublic Group of Companies, provides public relations and strategic marketing counsel services to iHollywood Forum seminar and conference properties including Digital Media Summits, Mobile Tech Forums and Mobile Entertainment Forums.