Financial Roundtable at the 2005 Mobile Imaging Summit(SM) to Answer the Key Question "Where's the Money?"

At the upcoming Mobile Imaging Summit executive conference (October 11 & 12, Monterey, CA) decision makers from the imaging, telecommunications and computer industries will explore ways to monetize the explosive growth of the camera-phone ecosystem. One of the most anticipated sessions is the Financial Roundtable, which brings together seasoned investors to provide a perspective on where the financial community is placing its bets for long-term profitability.

"The Summit has become known by industry insiders as not just the premiere location to develop business deals and alliances among companies, but also the place where the connections get made for investments and acquisitions," said Joe Byrd, VP, Future Image and Conference Director. "The discussions on the Financial Roundtable, along with our New Technology Showcase, have been a key catalyst to these discussions and for helping to set the direction for the future of the Mobile Imaging industry."

This year's panel will be moderated by Mark Kalow, Managing Director of the Soquel Group and a veteran imaging industry entrepreneur and investor. Speakers include Shanda Bahles, General Partner, El Dorado Ventures; Scott Chou, General Partner, Gabriel Ventures; Raj Kapoor, Venture Partner, Mayfield; Ben Black, Principal, Maveron and Rudy Burger, CEO and Founder, US Development Partners.

"We have a high degree of interest in investing in the mobile imaging space," said Scott Chou. "We're looking for disruptive image capture technologies, display technologies such as bi-stable color flat-panels that have excellent color fidelity and can scale past 4x6 inches, as well as memory technology that can serve as both execution memory and application storage. In addition, we're always looking out for the next software or Internet application that leverages the exceptional growth in digital imaging. We know the Mobile Imaging Summit is a great place to make these connections, and we look forward to our participation in this year's event."

Hosted by Future Image Inc., the leading independent center of expertise on the convergence of imaging, information technology, and telecommunications, and I3A (International Imaging Industry Association), the leading global association for the imaging industry, the Mobile Imaging Summit conferences are limited attendance events that bring together senior executives of the imaging, information processing and telecommunications industries to manage the convergence trends that are reshaping their industries, address emerging revenue opportunities, determine any standardization needs, and plan future initiatives. The content, venue and amenities are carefully designed to maximize opportunities for participants to identify areas of mutual business advantage, and to make the high-level connections that enable market leadership and drive competitive advantage while fostering global industry growth. Sessions are conducted in a highly interactive format, drawing upon Future Image's extensive research, the I3A's global imaging network, and a stellar lineup of industry speakers to highlight key issues and promote discussion onstage and off.

In addition to the Financial Roundtable, sessions will include a State of the Industry presented by Tony Henning, Managing Editor of the Future Image Mobile Imaging Report; a Visionary Roundtable moderated by Alexis Gerard, Founder and President of Future Image; and a series of lively discussions on topics including: Print: Beyond the 4x6; The Future of Bandwidth; Goodbye Camera - Will camera-phones become the primary picture taking device?; Video - Mainstream At Last, or Still a Niche?; Storage and Management: Gold Mine or Loss Leader?; The Imaging Living Room; Opportunities in Business Imaging - Grassroots or IT?; Social Imaging: Where's the Beef?

The Summit will also feature a New Technology Showcase where attendees will be first to preview exciting new camera-phone based technologies, and a keynote speech by Rick Smolan, author and creator of the best-selling photography books in history (five million copies in print), including the "Day in the Life" and "America 24/7" books, featuring a dramatic first-time-ever demonstration of the power and flexibility of mobile imaging -- the "5-Minute World" project.

Summit sponsors to date include the top imaging and wireless industry associations: photokina, MEF (Mobile Entertainment Forum www.M-E-F.org), PMA, 3G Congress, and CTIA -- The Wireless Association™. Corporate sponsors include Nokia, dotPhoto, Eastman Kodak, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Motorola, Sprint, Silverwire, Cognima, Digimarc, DxO Labs, Imagenomic, Lumileds, Nethra Imaging, Neven Vision, uLocate, Varioptic, and Vizrea. Media sponsors include CNET/Webshots and SymbianOne.

Information on the Mobile Imaging Summit conferences is available online at www.MobileImagingSummit.com. A limited number of attendee registrations remain for the full Summit and press passes are available for the Keynote Luncheon on a first-come-first-served basis by clicking on the "Info Please" button on this web site and competing the information form.

About Future Image

Future Image Inc. is the leading independent center of expertise on the convergence of imaging, technology, and business, with primary emphasis on Mobile Imaging. It publishes research studies on the impact of emerging imaging-focused technologies or business trends in three categories: Infrastructure, Appliances, and Services. Recent topics include: Phone-to-phone Picture Mail interoperability, Print capabilities of Camera-Phones, and the Convergence of Still and Video Capture Devices.

Mobile Imaging Summit attendees receive free subscriptions to Future Image's two continuous information services: the Executive Information Service (EIS) and the Mobile Imaging Report (MIR) - Executive Edition. The EIS covers the imaging industry as a whole through the weekly Future Image Weekly Briefing -- a news-oriented summary delivered by e-mail -- and a hard-copy monthly (The Future Image Report) that focuses on features -- research, commentary, and analysis. The MIR is offered in two versions: Enterprise and Executive Edition. The MIR Executive Edition is a weekly e-mail briefing summarizing and commenting on the week's key developments, plus the headline and lead sentence from all the week's stories impacting the Mobile Imaging space -- devices, components, services, content, infrastructure, deals, and executive moves. For more information please visit www.FutureImage.com and www.mobileimagingreport.com or email Jbyrd@futureimge.com. Founded in 1991, the company is headquartered in San Mateo (CA).

The International Imaging Industry Association (I3A) is the leading global imaging industry association, driving growth of and setting standards for the photographic and information imaging markets. As the industry focal point, I3A offers a framework and environment where members can quickly find resources to solve critical issues and develop market solutions. Members of I3A work together to find common ground for advancing the industry and to enable better products and services for their customers. I3A has focused on promoting industry collaboration on mobile imaging since early 2001. Information about I3A can be found on the World Wide Web at www.i3a.org or by phone at 914/285-4933.

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