Frontline Solutions Conference & Expo Appoints Executive Advisory Board, Including Leaders from AIM Global, IBM, MIT, AIAG, Department of Defense, Boeing, and United Airlines

Business Wire, May 11, 2005

NEWTON, Mass. -- Premier Event for Auto-ID and Data Management Solutions to be Held September 27-29, 2005 At Chicago's Navy Pier

Advanstar Technology Group today announced the executive advisory board for Frontline Solutions Conference & Expo, which includes industry leaders from AIM Global, IBM, MIT, Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), Department of Defense, Boeing, and United Airlines. Frontline Solutions Conference & Expo is the premier event for Auto-ID and data management solutions, where users can evaluate ways to manage process change, integrate enabling identification technologies, and harness data to make informed business decisions. The event will be held September 27-29, 2005 at the Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois.

Frontline Solutions Conference & Expo is the world's largest vendor-neutral, technology-neutral, and standards-neutral forum that brings together early adopters, suppliers and potential buyers to discuss the application of Auto-ID and information management technologies in order to maximize business value. Frontline Solutions delivers critical insight to supply chain managers and executives, operations and logistics professionals, systems and application architects and engineers and packaging engineers on the business issues and process innovations necessary for successful implementation across the enterprise.

Mary LaSelva, Frontline Solutions' event director said, "We're delighted to announce this year's executive advisory board for Frontline Solutions Conference & Expo, which is comprised of end-users responsible for streamlining their supply chains, experts that educate on the implementation of auto identification, along with leading developers of the technology. Members of this board will help ensure that participants receive the highest quality and most relevant sessions, workshops and keynotes at the show."

Dan Mullen, president of AIM Global, the event's association partner said, "Frontline Solutions is keenly focused on the specific business benefits, value and advantages that come from leveraging RFID and Auto-ID technology. The show reflects the recent advances in the industry and, as a member of this year's executive advisory board, I look forward to helping my peers transform identification into business insights and benefits."

Frontline Solutions' executive advisory board includes:

Daniel P. Mullen, Co-Chair, Executive Advisory Board; President,
Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility

Brooke K. Peterson, Co-Chair, Executive Advisory Board Principal,
Convene Inc.

Josef Preishuber-Pfluegl, Business Unit Manager RFID & RF
Communication, CISC Semiconductor

Liz Churchill, Director, Industry Solutions - Pharma Supply Chain,
Symbol Technologies

Tom Coyle, Senior Vice President of Operations and the RFID practice,
IconNicholson LLC

Morris Brown, Product Manager, AIAG

Nick Tsougas, Principal, SRA International, DoD Logistics AIT Office

Dr. Daniel W. Engels, Research Director, MIT Auto-ID Lab

Maureen Szlemp, Director of North America Marketing Communications,
Intermec

George Miller, Editor, Frontline Solutions Magazine

Kenneth Porad, Associate Technical Fellow and Program Manager,
Automated Identification Program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

David Wichner, Manager, Strategic Automation Planning, United Airlines

Enu Waktola, Retail Supply Chain Strategy Manager, Texas Instruments
RFID Systems

Edward Gonsalves, Business Development Manager, Identification,
Philips Semiconductor

Steve Braun, Hospira Worldwide, Inc.

Ned Simpson, Auto-ID and Bar Coding Task Force, HIMSS

Tisha Hunt, Marketing Lead, Consumer Products Industry, IBM

Frontline Solutions Conference & Expo focuses on numerous industries that are affected by Auto-ID technology including automotive, aerospace, pharmaceutical, medical devices, food, electronics, retail, consumer products and government.

Those interested in attending Frontline Solutions & Expo, can learn more online at www.frontlineexpo.com. Members of the press can register for complimentary participation by contacting John A. Taylor at: john@affectstrategies.com, 212-398-9680.

About Advanstar Communications Inc.

Frontline Solutions Conference & Expo is produced by Advanstar Technology Group, a division of Advanstar Communications, Inc (www.advanstar.com). Based in New York, NY, Advanstar is a worldwide business information company serving specialized markets with high quality information resources and integrated marketing solutions. Advanstar has 77 business magazines, 19 directories, 7 electronic publications, 54 tradeshows and 40 conferences, numerous Web sites, and a wide range of print and electronic direct marketing, database and reference products and services. Advanstar serves targeted market sectors including the automotive, beauty, e-learning, call center, digital media, entertainment/ marketing, healthcare, fashion & apparel, pharmaceuticals, powersports, science, telecommunications and travel/ hospitality industries. The Company has roughly 1,500 employees and currently operates from multiple offices in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia.