Technology Marketing Corp.'s Communications SOLUTIONS EXPO Fall 2000 Names GMT Corp Best of Show

Business Wire, Jan 22, 2001

Business Editors & High-Tech Writers

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2001

Technology Marketing Corp. (TMC(TM))'s Communications SOLUTIONS EXPO Fall 2000, the premier event in the rapidly growing datacom/telecom convergence industry, named GMT Corp's GMT Planet as one of its Best of Show winners from over 300 top communications technology companies exhibiting last month at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas.

GMT Planet workforce management software maximizes customer service and reduces labor costs by generating electronic schedules that are customized for the volume of work and the staffing needs of your organization. With this information, GMT Planet combines specific employee information such as availability to work, skill levels, and proficiency at particular tasks to generate fast, easy, customized employee schedules at the click of your mouse. What used to take numerous spreadsheets, hours, and headaches now takes only a few minutes.

"Our editors selected GMT Corporation for their innovation and vision, as well as the outstanding impression they made on our exhibit floor," said Rich Tehrani, president and group publisher of Technology Marketing Corp. and co-chairman of Communications SOLUTIONS(TM) EXPO. "GMT Corporation's GMT Planet has made Communications SOLUTIONS(TM) EXPO the leading forum for the datacom/telecom industry. The continued success and growth of GMT will make our next show an even bigger success."

The awards emphasize technologic innovation and product feature sets. Forward-looking products that will aid in the development of the next generation of communication solutions were also awarded. Each winner submitted a thorough application and displayed and demonstrated their product on the Communications SOLUTIONS EXPO show floor.

About GMT Corp

GMT Corp (GMT) provides workforce management solutions for banks and financial institutions, contact centers, and other service industries. Its primary product, GMT Planet, is an adaptable package of modular software that can be tailored for the needs of different industries. In banking, GMT Planet is now installed in more bank branches, world-wide, than any other workforce management system; in hospitality, GMT Planet is widely used in hotels, retail stores, restaurants, theme parks, security services and processing centers; and with plans for 500 new customers in less than two years, the newest version of GMT Planet for contact centers is slated to become the fastest to reach market share. GMT's CashMaster, sold exclusively through Ernst & Young LLP, is a cash-forecasting tool used for reducing excess cash in the vaults, branches and ATMs of banks and other financial institutions.

About Technology Marketing Corp.

Technology Marketing Corp. (TMC) www.tmcnet.com of Norwalk produces Communications Solutions EXPO, INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO, Communications ASP Conference & EXPO, and Customer Interaction Solutions Conference & EXPO. Since its inception in 1972, TMC has produced industry-leading trade magazines and events in high technology and telecommunications. Communications Solutions EXPO is sponsored by Communications Solutions, Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY and Communications ASP magazines, as well as TMCnet.com. INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO is sponsored by INTERNET TELEPHONY, Communications Solutions, and Communications ASP magazines, and TMCnet.com. For information on any TMC shows or events, visit www.tmcnet.com. Or contact Hilary Inman at 800/243-6002, ext. 146, or hinman@tmcnet.com.