Verizon Wireless` Ecosystem Development Executive to Keynote ITEXPO and Collocated 4GWE Conferences in Miami

Brian Higgins will Share Views on LTE at Address Scheduled for Thursday, January
21st at the Miami Beach Convention Center

NORWALK, Conn.--(Business Wire)--
Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) and Crossfire Media today announced that
Verizon Wireless` Executive Director for Ecosystem Development, Brian Higgins,
will deliver a Keynote Address to the combined audience of their 4GWE Conference
and ITEXPO East 2010 in Miami. Mr. Higgins` address takes place Thursday,
January 21st, at 10:15 AM, Eastern.

This session will provide the audience with an update on the latest developments
coming out of Verizon Wireless` LTE Innovation Center, and will touch upon
emerging opportunities for the Verizon Developer Community.

With more than fourteen years of wireless telecommunications experience, Brian
has played a lead role in various initiatives within Verizon Wireless and its
predecessor companies, including enterprise software development and support,
new product implementation, nationwide in-building management, spectrum
acquisition and planning, and custom solution development for enterprise and
public safety.

"4GWE conference in Miami will feature extensive content discussing the
differences between LTE and WiMAX, and we`re sure that Brian`s session will be
of great interest to all who attend 4GWE and ITEXPO," said Rich Tehrani, CEO and
group editor-in-chief of TMC.

As Executive Director for Ecosystem Development within Verizon Wireless, Brian
is responsible for managing the LTE Innovation Center and developer support for
the Verizon Developer Community. Brian holds both a bachelor`s and master`s
degree from Rutgers University. He has also earned an additional master`s degree
from the University of Pennsylvania.

Higgins said, "This is the audience and the right time to engage in building the
kind of infrastructure, software, services and applications that will be
critical to a successful of 4G in the U.S. and globally. Verizon Wireless is
committed to full collaboration as we build and prepare for the U.S. rollout of
4G networks, because we understand that our future success as a company will not
be ours alone."

"Verizon is a leader in the roll out of broadband wireless services and
applications using LTE. The 4GWE Conference will focus on the companies driving
the adoption of these services, and we are delighted to have Brian Higgins
addressing the community regarding mobile broadband services and third party
applications", said Carl Ford, Co-Founder Crossfire Media and 4G Wireless
Evolution Community Developer.

Registration for 4GWE Conference and ITEXPO remain open. The complete program
for each conference is available on its Web site as well.

Members of the media can reserve media credentials by contacting Todd Keefe at
todd@firpr.com.

Vendors interested in exhibit and sponsorship opportunities at 4GWE conference
or ITEXPO should contact Joe Fabiano at 203-852-6800, ext. 132.

About TMC:

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is an integrated global media company
helping clients build communities in print, in person and online. TMC publishes
Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and
NGN magazines. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own
on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of
news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMCnet is
read by two to three million unique visitors each month worldwide, according to
Webtrends. For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.

About Crossfire Media

Crossfire Media is an integrated marketing company with a core focus on future
trends in technology. We service communities of interest with conferences,
tradeshows, webinars, newsletters and provide community web sites with the
latest information in our industries.

For Immediate Release PR (for ITEXPO)
Todd Keefe, 617-262-1968 x101
todd@firpr.com

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