FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - February 6, 2002 Contact: Rachel Haynes, SIIA PR (202) 789-4461
SIIA Announces Business Plan Presenters for 2002 Education Venture Forum
Thursday, February 14, 2002 - Princeton/Columbia Club - New York City (Washington, DC) The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced today the nine business plan presenters for the SIIA 2002 Education Venture Forum to be held on Thursday, February 14, at the Princeton/Columbia Club in New York City. This event will provide attendees an exclusive opportunity to network, learn from and explore partnerships with experts from leading venture capital and investment firms committed to helping move education technology forward. This year's event will feature business plan presentations from some of the most promising emerging companies in the education technology market. AdvanceWork, Inc. http://www.advancework.com AdvanceWork International provides global corporations with convenient and practical English-as-a-foreign-language training solutions. Creative Frontier, Inc http://www.creativefrontier.com Creative Frontier offers a cost efficient, low bandwidth solution for interactive content creation. eSchoolMall http://www.eschoolmall.com eSchoolMall connects-the power of e-commerce technology-with education to make it faster and easier for school to purchase goods and services HorizonLive http://www.horizonlive.com HorizonLive provides software that allows you to collaborate, interact and learn and online live. Learning.com http://www.learning.com The EasyTech Instructional System gives students hands-on experience with computer technology while fully aligning with the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS). LearnStar http://www.learnstar.com LearnStar's mission is to develop and market interactive instructional technology that engages and draws its users into the education and training process to enhance the learning event. SchoolNet http://www.schoolnet.com SchoolNet is an education reform company, dedicated to providing tools that permit schools to meet their academic objectives effectively and economically.
TestU http://www.testu.com TestU's mission is to democratize education by giving students affordable access to the preparation they need to break the barriers to achievement Trainersoft Corporation http://www.trainersoft.com Trainersoft Corporation is a nine-year veteran in the corporate e-learning market space offering award-winning software for the design and management of Internet based training. Verne Harnish, CEO of Gazelles and one of last year's presenting companies said, "SIIA not only had all the right players at their Venture Forum, they also created an atmosphere that allowed you to really connect with people with the level of quality that leads to substantial business." In addition to the business plan presentations the Education Venture Forum will include sessions with experts in the investment community and a luncheon keynote featuring The Honorable Thomas H. Kean, President of Drew University and Former Governor of the State of New Jersey. Honorable Kean is also a Partner in Quad Ventures. This year's attendees will include representatives from Cedar Street Group, Citigroup, Inc, Exeter Capital Partners, Himalaya Capital Ventures, JPMorgan, KnowledgeQuest Ventures, Legg Mason, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, Quad Ventures, Scripp Ventures, Tower Hill Capital Group, Veronis Suhler & Associates at the SIIA Education Venture Forum in New York. Time is running out and space is limited, so make sure to register now at http://www.siia.net/events. For more information about the event, please contact Margaret Meeker by email at mmeeker@siia.net or by phone at 202-789-4467 About SIIA The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 800 leading software and information companies. For further information, http://www.siia.net. The SIIA Education Division provides member companies with the market research, government advocacy and partnership opportunities that help to build and grow their business and their bottom line. The Education Division accomplishes this in various ways: key industry research, connections to venture funding resources, valuable federal policy representation and exclusive venues for networking with industry leaders. ####