Program Focuses on Online Video Content, the Social Web, Innovative Tech
Support, Flexible Business Software, African Ingenuity, and More.
PALM DESERT, Calif., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The DEMO 08 conference
wrapped this evening following a packed day of live stage demonstrations and
intense pavilion sessions where demonstrators showed off their products one-
on-one to conference attendees. DEMO, known to launch the best new digital
technologies, is a forum for entrepreneurs to impact early adopters, secure
funding, attract merger and acquisition targets, and network with the
technology industry's elite. Produced by Network World Events and Executive
Forums and hosted by emerging technology analyst Chris Shipley, DEMO is the
industry's must-attend conference.
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"In the past few months, I have met with more than 300 companies from five
continents representing a tremendous range of markets, technologies, and
entrepreneurial energy," said Shipley. "The 77 demonstrators that have
launched here at DEMO 08 represent the very best technologies, products, and
services coming to market today."
Today's introductions included technologies designed for:
-- creating, distributing, and viewing video content online;
-- making the Web a more interactive place;
-- managing and measuring video advertisements
-- maintaining computer health through sophisticated tech support;
-- retrofitting the Web's infrastructure for today's onslaught of rich
media applications; and
-- fine-tuning and pinpointing search results.
Highlights from today's technology introductions include:
Creating and Consuming Video Content Online
-- xtranormal, Inc.'s Pjungle -- template-based application that allows
users to create near-life, character-based, online messaging,
communications and storytelling.
-- Capzles, Inc.'s Capzles -- an engaging and attractive 'social
storytelling' community that allows users to express themselves through
combined videos, photos/images, blogs and music/audio along horizontal
timelines.
The Social Web
-- Hubdub, Ltd.'s Hubdub News -- allows users to discover and measure
opinions in the mass market by tracking running news stories over
time.
-- Buzka, Pty Ltd.'s Buzka POPNets -- helps customers build social
networks focused on finding and sharing product related information and
experiences.
-- Redux, Inc.'s Redux -- a social network that helps young professionals
get settled in new communities, find people with similar likes, and
identify activities that appeal to their interests.
Tools to Manage and Measure Online Video Advertising
-- Liquidus Corp.'s Liquidus SpotSense -- an online interface for
producing and distributing video advertising faster, better, and
cheaper than existing offerings.
-- TubeMogul, Inc.'s Premium Distribution & Analytics -- allows producers
and content owners to upload videos once and automatically deploy them
to top video sharing sites, delivering measurements about viewings and
impact.
-- Visible Measures Corp.'s VisiblePlatform -- provides unprecedented
visibility into online video audiences and how they engage --
or don't -- with content assets, Web-based distribution, and
advertising placements.
Service and Tech Support
-- Pathworks Software Corp.'s Helpstream -- the first Web-based,
on-demand, self-service customer support and help desk solution built
for enterprise customers.
-- SupportSpace, Inc.'s SupportSpace -- an online service that gives
consumers and small businesses access to a robust community of
independent, certified tech experts capable of solving virtually any
tech-related problems.
-- good2gether, Inc.'s good2gether -- a platform for non-profits that
connects people, causes, media, and brands into one highly distributed
network, catalyzing action.
Flexible Software for Business
-- CHALEX Corp.'s BpDAM -- enables businesses to orchestrate remote
collaborations and securely share digital files of any type.
-- Catalyst Web Services, LLC's CatalystOffice -- a Web-based suite of
integrated, business-class email, document management, calendar,
contacts and IM applications, designed specifically for America's 25M
small businesses.
-- Sterna Technologies, Inc.'s Sterna Business Positioning System (BPS) --
a quick-to-implement and powerful business analytics platform offering
real time visibility into deviations from operational goals.
Retrofitting the Web to Support Next-Generation Applications
-- Asankya, Inc.'s Hypermesh Network -- provides seamless transport of
high quality real-time and two-way traffic over IP networks regardless
of existing disconnects between today's CDNs and P2P solutions.
-- Kaazing Corp.'s Kaazing Enterprise Edition -- a highly scalable,
high-performance Java environment that developers can use to extend
their existing Java skills into the browser to create next-generation,
rich Internet applications.
-- Nirvanix's Nirvanix Storage Delivery Network -- a Web-based platform
for developers, enabling quick and easy integration of scalable storage
and delivery into any application.
More Precise Online Search Tools
-- HealthPricer Interactive, Ltd.'s HealthPricer -- crawls health-related
sites, gathers information, and normalizes data to provide
comprehensive search results across a wide range of health-related
products.
-- Silobreaker, Ltd.'s Silobreaker -- a complex relational analysis and
context extraction tool that can be applied to a company's internal
information, providing a 360-degree view heretofore impossible.
-- Circos.com, Inc.'s Circos -- mines insight from user-generated content
and delivers complex answers to questions that search hasn't previously
been able to answer.
DEMO Goes Into Africa
On Wednesday afternoon, DEMO convenes a panel on Africa, to explore the
nature of innovation and opportunity in one of the world's most populous and
undervalued markets.
"Americans are imprinted with a view of impoverished Africa that belies
the economic opportunity open to those who are ready and able to think
differently about Africa," said Shipley. "Indeed, innovation -- rethinking
methods and approaches in order to meet a decidedly different need set -- is
the key to unlocking the potential of the 900+ million people who live on the
continent. Our panelists are steeped in Africa and innovation and share a
belief that Africa represents a vast and untapped market."
Panelists:
-- Erik Hersman, Editor, AfriGadget and Principle, Zungu
-- Juliana Rotich, Contributing Author, AfriGadget and Environment Editor,
Global Voices Online
-- Mike Stopforth, CEO, Cerebra and CMO, Afrigator
DEMOgod Award Ceremony
To honor the best of the best among the demonstrator participants, DEMO
presents a very few members of each demonstrating class with its coveted
DEMOgod Award(TM). DEMOgod awards are given to those demonstrators that
inspire, enlighten, entertain, and effectively communicate the features and
benefits of their debuting products/technologies during their six minutes on
stage.
Chris Shipley honored ten companies with DEMOgod awards, selecting them
for their style, passion, and clarity. These DEMOgods used their six minutes
on stage to neatly position their products in the market, show off their most
compelling features, differentiate them from other products -- and entertain a
tough "seen-it-all" DEMO audience.
The DEMOgod award winners are selected by the executive producer in
consultation with the production staff, input from DEMO advisors, and reaction
of the DEMO audience. Congratulations to DEMO 08 DEMOgod winners:
-- xtranormal, Inc.
-- Flypaper, Inc.
-- LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.
-- Education.com
-- Vidyo, Inc.
-- Ecrio, Inc.
-- Sprout, Inc.
-- Green Plug, Inc.
-- Livescribe, Inc.
-- BitGravity, Inc.
Attendees at DEMO were encouraged throughout the event to cast their votes
for their favorite demonstrator. And the People's Choice Award goes to....
-- atlaspost.com
DEMO 08 Sponsors
Platinum sponsors of DEMO 08 are The Bogart Group, The Ewing Marion
Kauffman Foundation, The Institute for Information Industry, Microsoft
StartupZone, and Porter Novelli. iKordo, Myvu Corporation, NEXT.TV and
Symantec are gold sponsors. The DEMO 08 exclusive business media partner is
The Wall Street Journal and The Wall Street Journal Digital Network.
Guidewire Group is a strategic partner of DEMO 08. Our media partners are
American Venture Magazine, PR Newswire, Tech Confidential/The Deal, and
Venture Capital Journal. The DEMO 08 PR Partner is Eye-To-Eye Communications.
Marketing partners are BoogarLists, Conference Guru, Canada's Venture Capital
& Private Equity Association (CVCA), Funding Universe, Investors' Circle,
Keiretsu Forum, National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), the Rocky
Mountain Venture Capital Association (RMVCA), Tech Coast Angels, and the
Wireless Industry Partnership (WIP).
About the DEMO Conferences
Produced by Network World Events and Executive Forums, the DEMO
conferences in the United States, China, and Europe focus on emerging
technologies and new products, which are hand-selected from across the
spectrum of the technology marketplace. The DEMO conferences have earned their
reputation for consistently identifying tomorrow's cutting-edge technologies,
and have served as launch pad events for companies such as Palm, E*Trade,
Handspring, and U.S. Robotics, helping them to secure venture funding,
establish critical business relationships, and influence early adopters. Each
DEMO conference features approximately 70 new companies, products and
technologies. For more information on the DEMO conferences, visit
http://www.demo.com/.
The DEMO community also benefits from the award winning DEMOletter. A
weekly e-newsletter designed to reach the people who are creating companies,
building products and launching new ideas, DEMOletter provides smart insight
and analysis of entrepreneurial business issues.
About Network World
Network World, Inc., the Leader in Network Knowledge, empowers network IT
executives through education, information and community. Network World, an IDG
company, is the leading provider of news, analysis, reviews, events and
education on information technology. Network World publishes the leading
newsweekly, Network World, hosts the most active online communities
(http://www.networkworld.com, http://www.javaworld.com,
http://www.linuxworld.com, and http://www.demo.com), and produces educational
seminars and events worldwide. Network World's portfolio of strategic
marketing programs provides marketing and agency professionals with the tools
to generate high-quality leads, optimize marketing campaigns, and create new
revenue opportunities. Additionally, Network World is the event organizer of
DEMO and DEMOfall, the leading events for new technology innovation.
About International Data Group (IDG)
International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology media,
events, and research company. IDG's online network includes more than 450 Web
sites spanning business technology, consumer technology, digital entertainment
and video games worldwide. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and
newspapers in 85 countries including CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro,
InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, and PC World. IDG's lead-generation
service, IDG Connect, matches technology companies with an audience of
engaged, high-quality IT professionals, influencers, and decision makers.
IDG is a leading producer of more than 750 technology-related events
including Macworld Conference & Expo, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo,
Entertainment for All Expo (E for All), DEMO, and IDC Directions. IDC, a
subsidiary of IDG, is the premier global provider of market intelligence,
advisory services, and events. Over 900 IDC analysts in more than 90 countries
provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry
opportunities and trends.
Additional information about IDG, a privately held company, is available
at http://www.idg.com/.
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companies.
SOURCE DEMO
Becky Sniffen of MC2 Communications, +1-510-682-6613, becky@mc2pr.net; or
Erica Lee of StrategicLee, +1-415-359-7322, erica@strategiclee.com, both for
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