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Me.Dium Named One of the Most Innovative Technology Companies By the Colorado Software & Internet Association

Posted on: Thursday, 11 October 2007, 12:00 CDT

BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Me.dium, a consumer software company, today announced it has been named one of the most innovative technology companies by the Colorado Software & Internet Association (CSIA). Me.dium will be honored on Thursday, October 11 at the CSIA DEMOgala event in Denver.

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The third-annual CSIA DEMOgala is a full day technology innovation conference and a series of events focused on discussions for nearly 1,000 leaders from Colorado's advanced technology industry. Culminating this industry event is a discussion led by keynote speaker Tim Armstrong, President, Advertising and Commerce, North America for Google. The conference is one of the key events and initiatives created by CSIA, the premiere IT association in Colorado, to increase awareness, showcase the innovation in the state, and create business connections for Colorado technology companies.

"Me.dium was chosen because of their innovation, technology and prowess in an industry that's highly competitive across the world," said Su Hawk, president of CSIA. "They were selected from more than 150 nominees from across the state and we are very proud that Me.dium is part of the innovative leadership in our state. CSIA is honored they will be demonstrating their technology in front of the technology community on October 11," she added.

Me.dium is a free Web browser add-on that is compatible with Internet Explorer 7, Firefox and Flock. Me.dium enables users to surf the Web with their friends, discover relevant sites and link up with other users who share similar interests. Unlike many page-focused chat rooms that only allow people to chat on a specific site, Me.dium connects users across the entire Web, enabling interaction that spans the Internet.

"We are honored to have been named one of the most innovative technology companies by the Colorado Software & Internet Association," said Kimbal Musk, CEO, Me.dium. "With so many compelling companies being considered, it creates a great environment that helps foster healthy competition throughout the industry. Being recognized by such a highly-respected organization such as the CSIA truly validates the creativity and ingenuity that we put into our work."

The 2007 CSIA DEMOgala is the third annual celebration of the best and brightest technology innovations that Colorado has to offer. DEMOgala draws more than 900 key technology professionals, government leaders, business leaders, venture capitalists, investment bankers and market influencers. The event was begun in 2005 to showcase Colorado technology, and create a forum for discussion, connections and advocacy on behalf of the state's technology industry, including IT/software as well as aerospace, GPS, robotics and more.

In past year's, CSIA's DEMOgala has played host to some of the most important people and companies in technology. The two previous keynote speakers were Meg Whitman, CEO, eBay; and Jeffrey Rhoda, Vice President, IBM.

Since DEMOgala's inception, more than 100 companies have been selected in the showcase. Participating in this year's conference are Me.dium, Acadium, AFComponents, Applied Intelligence Solutions, Associated Content, AWhere, Colorado FIRST Robotics Team, concept3D, Countermind, CSU Robotics Team, Developing Minds Software, DSST Robotics Team, EffectiveUI, EventVue, GoFast/Jet Pack International, Groople, Idol Minds, Kerpoof, Lijit Network, madKast, MapQuest, Mocapay, myDIALS, OmniBus Systems, OpenWorld Learning, Plasmon, Rebit, Retul, Secure64, Sentegra, Spatial Corporation, Tensegrity Prosthetics, VideoBloom, and Villij.

Registration information to attend the CSIA DEMOgala can be found at http://www.csiaonline.com/ or by calling CSIA's main offices at 303.592.4070. To learn more about Me.dium, visit http://www.me.dium.com/.

About CSIA

CSIA is the leader on behalf of the software and information technology industry in Colorado, providing connections, insight, advocacy, and competitive edge programs and services to help technology companies succeed and prosper. Since 1994, CSIA has been involved in legislative issues and public policy to represent the technology industry in Colorado, and has provided a number of annual programs, events and connections to connect technology professionals and support business success. CSIA's activities are funded solely by members and sponsors, and any technology company or IT department is invited to join the organization. CSIA represents more than 750 technology companies directly, and represents the more than 3,000 IT companies in the state.

About Me.dium

Founded in 2006 in Boulder, Colorado, Me.dium is a consumer software company offering an Internet browser extension that allows the user to see what other people are doing online and to interact with these people in real time. By revealing this new Social Exploration Environment TM (SEE), Me.dium graphically connects users with others doing similar things, allows them to browse the Internet with their friends and enables users to interact with others in their community, similarly to how one interacts with people in the real world. In June of 2007, Me.dium was recognized by CNET's Webware100 as one of the top 10 community products on the Internet.

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Me.dium

CONTACT: David Mandell of Me.dium, +1-917-853-0981, david@me.dium.com;or Andrew Stein of Peppercom for Me.dium, +1-212-931-6190,astein@peppercom.com; or Heather Sachs of CSIA HSR Business-to-Business, +1-303-952-8299, hsachs@hsr.com

Web site: http://www.me.dium.com/http://www.csiaonline.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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