PennWell Corporation Renews Exclusive Webcast Agreement with TalkPoint

    /24-7PressRelease/ - NEW YORK, NY, November 08, 2006 - PennWell Corporation, a business-to-business media company providing print and online publications, conferences and exhibitions, research, databases, online exchanges and information products to strategic global markets and TalkPoint, leading provider of Web-based audio and video conferencing solutions, today announced that TalkPoint will continue to be the exclusive provider of Webcast services for PennWell Corporation.

PennWell delivers Webcasts through its brand websites, which number over forty. The webcast sessions are designed to distribute relevant information to their customer base, while also providing sponsorship and lead generation opportunities. All the PennWell webcasts are timely discussions conducted by industry authorities on important, industry-specific topics.

TalkPoint provides PennWell a suite of interactive solutions that include audio with synchronized slides and interactive elements such as real-time polling and live Q&A. Following a live event, recordings are archived for continued access by PennWell's audience base.

"PennWell is not a novice webcast client. We have worked with a variety of providers," said Mark Heimberg, PennWell Director of Digital Media Technology. "TalkPoint has delivered everything we have asked of them in the past year, and continues to deliver innovative features that help us enhance our customer and user experience. They provide a high level of service and responsiveness that really sets them apart, and makes the decision to stay with them very easy."

"PennWell is the model client for us," said Nick Balletta, CEO of TalkPoint. "PennWell is innovative, they produce quality events and they know what they are looking for. The only thing more exciting than getting a new client, is getting a vote of confidence from a quality, existing customer. We can't wait to power the next year's worth of quality PennWell content."

About PennWell
Founded in 1910, PennWell Corporation is a highly diversified media company providing authoritative print and online publications, conferences and exhibitions, research, databases, internet-based services and other information products to strategic global markets, including electronics, semiconductor manufacturing, communications, lasers, optoelectronics, computer graphics, oil and gas, electric power, fire services, dental, and water and wastewater. In addition to PennWell's headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma and its Advanced Technology Division based in Nashua, New Hampshire, PennWell has offices in Houston, Texas, Seattle, Washington, Providence, Rhode Island, Campbell, California, Fairlawn, New Jersey, London, England, and Schwabisch, Germany.
For more information on PennWell, go to www.pennwell.com.

About TalkPoint
TalkPoint provides Web-based audio and video conferencing solutions that enable companies and organizations to communicate more effectively. TalkPoint's easy-to-use applications incorporate audio, video, slides, reporting and interactive elements to deliver high-impact presentations. TalkPoint offers both self-service and full-service solutions.
For more information please visit www.talkpoint.com.

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