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Emerging technology provides another way WingateWeb can support event planners

Salt Lake City, UT - October 30, 2007 - WingateWeb, the leading provider of event management technology, makes it easy for event planners to integrate on-site event management tools such as RFID from third-party vendors, leading to an enhanced event experience and precise metrics.

RFID utilizes tiny transponders -- RFID tags -- that store and remotely retrieve data. As applied to a conference situation, these RFID tags can be easily added to attendees’ name badges and associated with the specific attendee. The tags allow easier interaction between exhibitors and attendees, in addition to precise and accurate session monitoring.

At a recent conference in San Francisco for an industry-leading technology company, the WingateWeb Conference™ platform provided a full suite of event technology, including RFID integration. Instead of manually scanning their badges for session monitoring, attendees simply walked through RFID scanners. With this precise session monitoring, event planners can gather precise session attendance without stopping each attendee upon entry into the room or venue and exhibitors can receive all necessary lead information instantly.

“We are focused on making WingateWeb solutions not only powerful but also flexible, and this RFID integration highlights that,” said Tom Karren, CEO of WingateWeb. “Emerging technologies and tools like RFID and social networking have the potential to change the conference and events environment, and WingateWeb is constantly finding ways to help event planners realize benefits from such advances.”

WingateWeb Conference 4.7 is a Web-based, end-to-end conference management solution that provides leading-edge on-line registration, unmatched content management, and event automation tools. For more information, visit http://www.wingateweb.com/products/.

About WingateWeb

WingateWeb is the leader in event management technology and professional services, offering a comprehensive solution to complex event challenges. The company counts many Fortune 500 companies among its clients who rely on WingateWeb Event Console™ and WingateWeb Conference to handle their critical expositions, meetings, conferences and trade shows. WingateWeb is headquartered in Lindon, Utah.