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VON(R) Attracts the Largest and Most Qualified Audience of Any Event in the IP Communications Industry

 Senior-Level Executives With Purchasing Power to Attend Fall VON in Record
                                  Numbers

    BEVERLY, Mass., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- pulvermedia(TM) today announced
that the upcoming Fall 2006 VON is tracking to be the biggest event in the
company's history. Last year's event brought together a record breaking
community of 9,400 people. This year is expected to draw an even larger
community with already 300 exhibiting companies and over 340 speakers
confirmed. Fall 2006 VON is being held on Sept. 11-14 at the Boston
Convention and Exhibition Center.
    VON attendees are recognized to be the leaders in the IP communications
industry. It is estimated that more than 80% of the VON attendee base has
purchasing authority, and recent independent survey data, from market
research and consulting firm Savatar, suggests that VON attendees plan to
spend more than $27 billion on IP communications products and services
within the next year.
    VON attendees represent every segment of the IP communications
ecosystem. The VON attendee profile by industry is as follows:
     * Service Providers/Carriers:  27%
     * Enterprise: 25%
     * Engineers/Developers: 12%
     * Resellers/Distributors: 10%
     * Government: 4%
     * Financial/Venture Community: 4%
     * Consultants: 5%
     * Analysts: 3%
     * Other: 10%
    "It's clear to see that VON attracts the largest, and the most highly
qualified audience in the IP communications space," said Glenn Gaudet,
Chief Marketing Officer for pulvermedia. "It's this audience that makes VON
the premier buying event for service providers, all the way through the
enterprise."
    The annual industry gathering at Fall VON provides the most
comprehensive forum available to learn about the latest technologies, best
practices and the advances being made in the converging communications
industry. The Fall VON Expo opens on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 10:00 AM. To
register for Fall 2006 VON, please visit http://www.von.com . Members of
the media can obtain media credentials by contacting susan@pulver.com .
    About pulvermedia:
    pulvermedia is the leading integrated media company, building
communities and providing ready marketplace access through its unparalleled
blend of trade shows, publications, web channels, and progressive
cutting-edge media. And as the foremost integrated media company,
pulvermedia is ideally poised to deliver a vast range of messages to a wide
variety of audiences, including technology buyers and sellers, government
regulators, industry analysts, luminaries, pundits and bloggers. For more
information, please visit http://www.pulvermedia.com .
      Contact:  Susan Donahue
                pulvermedia
                +1 617-262-1960
                susan@pulver.com


SOURCE pulvermedia




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  • http://www.pulver.com/von
    CONTACT:
    Susan Donahue of pulvermedia,
    +1-617-262-1960, or susan@pulver.com