Office Media Network Statement: Captivate Suit Without Merit

Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:31pm EST
 
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Paul Simon, Managing Director and General Counsel

CHICAGO, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to Captivate Network's filing
today of a patent infringement lawsuit, Office Media Network, Inc. ("OMN")
intends to aggressively defend the use of our state-of-the-art Wall Street
Journal Office Network elevator service.
    OMN researched Captivate Network's and other company's patents extensively
during the development of OMN's elevator service concluding that we are free
to utilize our system.
    OMN's Wall Street Journal Office Network service continues to expand
rapidly in lobbies and elevators of top office properties, growing in 2007 to
serve the owners and tenants of more than 440 premier office properties in 14
US cities, making it the fastest growing service of its kind.  Our momentum
has continued into 2008, with buildings which will grow the network's
footprint by more than 25% signing up during the first six weeks of the year.
    Captivate is attempting to limit the choice owners and managers of top
commercial office properties have to bring their customers the most powerful
and innovative tenant communication network.
    The fact that so many top real estate owners have joined us to offer their
customers The Wall Street Journal Office Network is the ultimate testament to
the value and capability our service affords.
    As we explore legal options, we will continue to partner with the best
names in the commercial office building industry to provide our
state-of-the-art tenant communication network, The Wall Street Journal Office
Network.
    About The Wall Street Journal Office Network
    The WSJ Office Network is the leading business news-oriented tenant
communication network, broadcasting up-to-the-minute news from The Wall Street
Journal -- including market indexes, weather, and scrolling headlines -- on
digital LCD screens in the lobbies, elevators and other common areas of top
office buildings.  The service also provides building owners with an effective
tool to communicate important announcements to tenants and visitors regarding
building related events, maintenance and security.
    About Office Media Network
    Office Media Network (http://www.officemedia.com), developer of The WSJ
Office Network, is a leading place-based integrated marketing and
communications company.  OMN creates and manages solutions to support the
needs of real estate owners and their customers, by combining advanced
technology and world-class content.  The company has installed or has
commitments to install its service in almost 600 top office properties in 14
U.S. markets -- including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, and
Washington, D.C. -- in such high profile buildings as The Chicago Board of
Trade, Philadelphia Stock Exchange, One Montgomery Street in San Francisco,
and 11 Madison Avenue in Manhattan.
SOURCE  Office Media Network, Inc.

Catherine Shipstead of Financial Relations Board, +1-312-640-6760, cell,
+1-312-502-4318, cshipstead@frbir.com for Office Media Network, Inc.

 

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