Dozens of Product Launches and Announcements Planned for Web 2.0 Expo New York

O'Reilly Media, Inc. and TechWeb today preview several breaking announcements that will be made at the upcoming Web 2.0 Expo New York. Web 2.0 Expos are the leading global gatherings of developers, designers, marketers, and business professionals building the next generation Web. Web 2.0 Expo New York returns on November 16-19, 2009 to the Javits Convention Center. More information, including registration, is available at ny.web2expo.com.

"The announcements being made next week are proof that the world of the Web continues innovating, thriving and growing," said Jennifer Pahlka, Web 2.0 Expo General Manager and Co-Chair. "The companies that will be making headlines at Web 2.0 Expo New York couldn't have chosen a better place to do so."

The line-up of Web 2.0 Expo New York exhibitors making announcements or demonstrating new products for the first time will grow as the event nears and currently includes:

AlertSite, a Web performance management company, will debut live demos of the latest version of its inside-the-browser Web monitoring tool, DejaClick 2.0 with TrueScreen™ technology. TrueScreen technology supports Flash, to monitor and analyze the performance of rich, interactive Web pages in real time, with unprecedented detail. (Booth 1031)

Awareness, Inc., the leading provider of on-demand social media marketing software, will, for the first time at Web 2.0 Expo NY, show its social media dashboards which arm community and marketing executives with the data to make real-time decisions and understand overall community health while delivering measurable ROI. (Booth 1228)

Blogtronix is pleased to announce the launch of the world's first truly micro-social platform, as well as the release of Blogtronix version 3.5 at the Web 2.0 Expo in New York. Additionally, Blogtronix will unveil its new pricing, making it the industry's most affordable complete social business solution. (Booth 1217)

CrowdCampaign, a hosted application launching at Web 2.0 Expo, allows anyone who wants to build up his or her brand to launch a crowdsourced competition powered by Twitter and a custom, white-labeled website. People submit ideas/entries, get votes and comments, and then you pick a winner. (Long Tail Pavilion 1103, Pod #2))

CyberNet Consulting, a leading provider of innovative Web 2.0 and Mobile solutions for business, will unveil Smart App Mobile Platform (SAMP) a powerful cross-platform mobile solution to create apps for SmartPhones (iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Nokia and more..) accelerating your time to market. (Long Tail Pavilion 1103, Pod #8)

Geanium and ewhent debut at booth 1229. Geanium is a technology that can visualize and present any time sequenced data (history, arts, news, encyclopedia, club and travel offerings...) in a completely new way, showing the data (events) on the map as they happen in time. (Booth 1229)

For the first time, the voice of the millennial generation is being heard through the lens of cancer advocacy and social media when the I'm Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation exhibits at Web 2.0 Expo New York. Watch for their global "stupid cancer wristband" launch in November. (Non-Profit Pavilion, Tabletop #1)

KonoLive is an Instant Collaboration platform that engages friends and colleagues to get things done - together! At Web 2.0 Expo we launch TicTacDo, a social productivity service, combining ready-to-use checklists with collaboration features. TicTacDos enable you to take action, engage peers, set due dates, outsource to-do's and share comments. (Booth 1138)

Meetup, the platform for local groups, will give booth space over to local organizers for the first time at Web Expo New York to promote their tech-related Meetup Groups. Chat with local leaders and community experts from Meetup to learn how to start your own local group. (Booth 1139)

mypage.it, extraordinary web for kids, is presenting the safe social network for kids with Parental Control providing Internet tools for kids and families and unconventional advertising solutions for companies. The creativity and excellence of made-in-Italy web 2.0 opens to the U.S. market. (Long Tail Pavilion 1103, Pod #4)

Mzinga will be showcasing their latest release OmniSocial, a new software solution that enables organizations to connect, communicate, collaborate, and attain greater business value from social interactions with employees, customers, and partners. OmniSocial provides a single environment with flexible deployment options and powerful analytics. (Booth 1130)

Qtask, the unified, secure Web-based platform for collaboration and project management, will be demonstrating a number of new features including Outlook sync, WebDAV support, a rich-text wiki editor, reports and more. All to make mobility and adoption across an entire organization and integration with existing tools much easier. (Booth 925)

Universal Mind, leading developer of custom Web 2.0 applications, will announce a new office location that supports the company's User Experience Design practice. Universal Mind fuses user experience design, advanced technology and industry insight to enable deeper engagement with customers, partners, and internal teams -- crucial to business success.(Booth 1029)

Verio has launched a new program for helping partners grow their business by providing "Pre-qualified New Customer Opportunities" for partners to close, service and support all while receiving a monthly recurring revenue stream. To learn more about the viaVerio Partner program, visit us at booth # 1038.

Website Magazine, the Magazine for Web Success, will showcase the latest Top50 rankings: Top50 Websites for Web Professionals and Top50 Virtual Product Shelves. Always intriguing, often controversial, the Top50 series appears monthly in Website Magazine, now with +141,000 BPA-audited subscribers, presenting expert information on Internet success in print and online. (Booth 1129)

Web 2.0 Expo New York will feature a first-time East Coast Launch Pad program, a new Government 2.0 track, and a brand new Bootcamp program in addition to influential keynotes and speakers, detailed workshops, a multi-track conference, an "unconference" program called Web2Open, a tradeshow and many rich networking opportunities and events. Conference tracks include: Landscape & Strategy, Design & User Experience, Social Media, Development, Fundamentals, Web 2.0 at Work, Government 2.0, Mobile, Performance and Analytics. The event targets developers, designers, entrepreneurs, marketers, and business professionals embracing Web 2.0 technologies.

To learn more about the 2009 Web 2.0 Expo New York or to register, visit: http://www.web2expo.com/ny

  View selected presentations from Web 2.0 Expo New York 2008 at:
  http://www.web2expo.com/webexny2008/public/schedule/proceedings

  To see articles, blogs, and other coverage of last year's event, visit:
  http://www.web2expo.com/webexny2008/public/content/news-coverage

For a look at photos from New York 2008, see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/x180/sets/72157607322639138/

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