PRESS RELEASE March 29, 2007

Mark Partridge to Present at the 2007 Location Intelligence Conference

San Francisco.  Directions Media today announced that Mark V.B. Partridgewill present at the 2007 Location Intelligence Conference, the premiere industry event focused on the business use of location technology.  The 2007 Location Intelligence Conference will take place April 16-18, 2007, at the Parc 55 Hotel in San Francisco.  Mr. Partridge will participate in the session "Intellectual Property and Patent Issues"and discuss his topic "Intellectual Property Is Your Greatest Asset."   

Mark V.B. Partridge, JD, has helped major corporations, entrepreneurs and creative individuals turn intellectual capital into business value for over 25 years. An internationally recognized expert in intellectual property law and protection, he is a partner in the Chicago firm of Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP, a graduate of Harvard Law School, and the author of numerous articles and the book Guiding Rights: Trademarks, Copyright and the Internet.

Event chairman quote:

“This year’s program will focus on ways for businesses to make and save money using location technology,” said Joe Francica, chairman of the event.  “We will feature speakers from a variety of sectors within location technology including enterprise IT solutions, geographic information systems, and mobile location-based services.”

Additional information about the conference:

The conference will bring together business leaders for its annual gather to discuss how to generate revenue, cut costs, improve workflow efficiency and gain competitive advantage by implementing location related products and services within their organizations.

The Location Intelligence Conference attracts decision makers from organizations involved in mobile and wireless devices, Internet mapping, location-based gaming, RFID, sensor web, geocoding, remote sensing, fleet management and field management services. Conference registration includes access to workshops, keynotes, plenary sessions, luncheons and the conference social event.

Location Intelligence Conference:

Now in its fourth year, the Location Intelligence Conference serves as a forum for discussing the integration of location related products and services with enterprise computing and consumer products.  The conference is hosted by Directions Media, the global leader in collectively covering all aspects of location technology: geographic information systems (GIS), location intelligence, mapping portals and location-based services (LBS).  Directions Media encompasses four media properties: Directions Magazine, LBS360.NET, and All Points Blog and the Location Intelligence annual conference.  For more information, visit http://www.locationintelligence.net

Conference PR contact:

Derek Brookmeyer

LI Conference/Racepoint Group

415-694-6702

dbrookmeyer@racepointgroup.com

Contact Mark V.B. Partridge

Pattishall, McAullife, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP

312-554-7922

mailto:mpartridge@pattishall.com