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AIIM & ON DEMAND Explore Convergence of Technology, Ideas and Information

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AIIM Conference & Expo 2006 ON DEMAND Conference & Expo 2006 PHILADELPHIA--May 17, 2006-- Questex Media Group, Inc. today announced that the AIIM and ON DEMAND Expos, North America's largest enterprise IT event, had a successful second day and provided conference goers with a first-hand look at the convergence of technology, ideas and information. The co-located events, running May 15-18 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, are host to more than 450 exhibitors from the world's leaders in content management and digital printing solutions. The day's expo and conference highlights included: Dave Girouard, general manager of Google Enterprise, addressed the "search" phenomenon and how it is breaking down the silos of enterprise content for businesses. Similar to the way it changed consumer behavior on the web, search is becoming the new front-end for all business applications and setting employee expectations for fast access to relevant business information. A visionary keynote panel with executives from Canon USA, HP, Eastman Kodak Company and Xerox Corporation, moderated by Charlie Corr, Group Director of InfoTrends, discussed the recent developments in digital color technology and the transformation that the printing industry is undergoing because of these changes. "This has been a super-charged day. We are all inspired by the exchange of ideas and the opportunity to interact with the technologies that are transforming businesses. We couldn't be more pleased with the enthusiasm of our attendees," commented Christina Condos, group director, Technology Events for Questex. The day ended with the judging of the 2006 ON DEMAND Best of Show Awards. The awards program, produced in conjunction with BERTL, an independent research firm, honored the leading digital printing and automated production entrants at this year's conference. Awards were presented in the following categories: Bindery and Finishing Equipment, Content and Document Management, Design Prepress, Digital Publishing, Print Production Workflow Systems, and Printing Equipment. The AIIM Conference & Expo is the largest enterprise content and document management event showcasing the technologies and solutions that help align content and business processes in order to drive performance. For more than 50 years, it has attracted business professionals and executive management seeking the latest technologies to capture, manage, share, and store documents and digital content to support business processes, comply with governmental regulations, drive down costs, and gain the competitive advantage. The ON DEMAND Conference & Expo is the world's leading digital printing conference and exposition, which encompasses all the technologies that are used to create, manage, personalize, print, and deliver content. It's more than print on demand technology, management, and strategy, it's insight into the future of the printing