InXpo Named Finalist for ITA CityLIGHTS Award

Leading virtual events provider recognized for innovative solution and industry leadership

Chicago, IL (April 6, 2009) – InXpo, the leading provider of virtual events and experiences that connect, educate and engage audiences, today announced the company has been named a finalist for an Illinois Technology Association CityLIGHTS award, in the Rising Star Award category. The Rising Star Award recognizes the company, which through innovation in products, services or business approach, has emerged from its start-up phase to become a solid presence in the marketplace.

"We are deeply honored to be recognized by ITA. Our success is based on the philosophy of Knowledge and Care – continuously expanding the "Knowledge" of our employees while ensuring we maintain our commitment of "Care" to make our customers' events a great experience. This combined with our employees' dedication drives our technology innovations and business achievements now and in the future," stated Malcolm Lotzof, CEO of InXpo.

ITA will present the awards, which honor outstanding information technology companies, executives and advocates in Illinois, to the winners at ITA's 10th annual CityLIGHTS Gala on April 23 at Union Station in Chicago. Members of Illinois' technology community are invited to cast their vote to help determine the winners. Voting is available through the event Web site at www.itacitylights.com and limited to ITA association members and gala attendees. Voting is open now and closes at 11:59pm on April 8, 2009.

"Year after year, CityLIGHTS nominees continue to raise the bar," said Fred Hoch, president of ITA. "We wish all of our finalists the best of luck as ITA members vote to choose this year’s winners."

ITA CityLIGHTS finalists are selected by a group of judges who represent various sectors of Illinois’ business community. ITA selected the judges based on their experience in the field and ability to fairly evaluate each entry.

About InXpo, Inc.
InXpo is the leading provider of privately branded virtual events that connect, educate and engage audiences. InXpo's full suite of solutions include Virtual Trade Shows, Virtual Career Fairs, and Virtual Corporate Events, as well as Audio and Video Webcasts. These virtual solutions dramatically reduce travel time and related costs, in addition to making the world a greener place to live. By using our privately branded virtual events, InXpo enables organizations to cost-effectively communicate with their worldwide communities for lead generation, peer-to-peer networking, training, internal and external communications, as well as generate new online revenue opportunities.  InXpo has delivered over 600 successful virtual events and experiences for global customers and publishers including AAA, Cisco, Forbes.com, HIMSS, PennWell, SAP, TechTarget and Ziff Davis Enterprises. The company is headquartered in Chicago. For more information, visit http://www.inxpo.com.

About the ITA
The Illinois Technology Association (ITA) represents the interests of a diverse membership of more than 550 companies in Illinois that create, deploy and utilize information technology as a core part of their organization. By connecting members with industry peers and participants, providing the latest strategic information, market research and critical market insight and by promoting key thought leaders to raise visibility and gain a greater market awareness and presence, ITA is focused on building and developing the Illinois technology community through collaboration. Additional information is available at www.illinoistech.org.