TechWeb's Enterprise 2.0 Conference 2009 Launch Pad Finalists Announced

More Votes and Submissions this Year Signify Innovation is Vibrant at
Enterprise 2.0

SAN FRANCISCO, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- TechWeb today announced the four
finalists in the Enterprise 2.0 Conference Launch Pad program which provides a
unique public forum for unveiling new social tools within the enterprise. The
Enterprise 2.0 Conference is the first and largest worldwide conference and
demonstration pavilion dedicated to exploring how Web 2.0 and social
technology is dramatically changing the enterprise to make businesses more
agile, efficient and adaptable in today's market. The event's Launch Pad
finalists will present their new 2.0 tools and services to a live audience on
Wednesday, June 24th during the Enterprise 2.0 Conference at the Westin
Waterfront in Boston.

Participants this year posted their submissions first in Twitter format. Top
submissions by community vote were then invited to upload a short video
submission to the Launch Pad site to compete for the title and chance to
present to the Enterprise 2.0 community at the event. On Wednesday, June 24th,
after three intense rounds that resulted in over 15,000 votes from the
enterprise 2.0 community, the four Launch Pad finalists will present their
ideas to the audience of creators, evangelists and adopters of cutting edge
technologies, who will then decide the winner. The winning Launch Pad
participant will receive a free exhibit space in the 2010 Enterprise 2.0
Conference Demo Pavilion. Enterprise 2.0 Launch Pad is organized by Stowe
Boyd, an internationally recognized authority on social applications and their
impact on business and society.

The four finalists are:

* Bantam - a provider of online workspaces for business teams with real-time,
streaming "social CRM" to keep track of people and business

* youcalc - where business people create and share custom reports and
analytics on data from SaaS systems with zero coding required

* Brainpark - a smart and simple software product that helps employees learn
from one another and become more productive at work

* Manymoon - a social productivity application that makes it simple to share
and organize tasks, events, documents, status, links and projects

"This year's response for the Enterprise 2.0 Launch Pad program was the best
we've seen yet," said Steve Wylie, General Manager and Conference Director for
the Enterprise 2.0 Conference. "The sheer amount of companies participating
signify the incredible innovation happening in the space. These elite four
finalists will present their unique technologies to our audiences,
demonstrating new and applicable solutions that can improve the way we work
and communicate."

* To see the 2009 Enterprise 2.0 Conference Launch Pad finalists:
http://launchpad.enterprise2conf.com/videos
* To learn more about the 2009 Enterprise 2.0 Conference or to register visit:
http://www.e2conf.com
* To see more details on Launch Pad, visit:
http://launchpad.enterprise2conf.com/
* To apply for a media pass, visit: http://www.e2conf.com/media-center/
* To see the latest conference news and to interact with other Enterprise 2.0
Conference attendees join the Facebook group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5561504394
* Subscribe to the Enterprise 2.0 Conference:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/e2blog.

About The Enterprise 2.0 Conference
The Enterprise 2.0 Conference explores the integration of Web 2.0 technologies
in the enterprise, from both strategic and tactical perspectives. This annual
conference and demo pavilion focuses on the tools and techniques that best
leverage the technical, productive and social aspects of IT and workgroup
environments to build a cohesive collaboration strategy and empower a
connected workforce. For more information visit: www.enterprise2conf.com.

About TechWeb
TechWeb, the global leader in business technology media, is an innovative
business focused on serving the needs of technology decision-makers and
marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed media
brands in the business technology market. Today, more than 13.3 million*
business technology professionals actively engage in our communities created
around our global face-to-face events Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and
VoiceCon; online resources such as the TechWeb Network, Light Reading,
Intelligent Enterprise, InformationWeek.com, bMighty.com, market leading,
award-winning magazines such as InformationWeek, TechNet Magazine, MSDN
Magazine, Wall Street & Technology and The Financial Technology Network.
TechWeb also provides end-to-end services ranging from next-generation
performance marketing, integrated media, research and analyst services.
TechWeb is a division of United Business Media, a global provider of news
distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization
of more than $2.5 billion.

*13.3 million business decision-makers: based on # of monthly connections

SOURCE TechWeb

Joylyn Tanner, PR Specialist of TechWeb, +1-415-947-6319, jtanner@techweb.com