BLACKBALL'S BLACKMAGIC NAMED FINALIST IN THE BEST OF INTEROP AWARDS FOR NETWORLD+INTEROP® 2005 LAS VEGAS
CMP Media LLC's, Network Computing and Network Magazine Name BlackBall in Data Management and Compliance Group
SAN DIEGO - May 2, 2005 - BlackMagic v 4.0, a new enterprise version BlackBall's Unstructured Information Asset Management solution, was named a
Finalist in the Data Management and Compliance group for the Best of Interop Awards competition by CMP Media's Network Computing and Network
Magazine. BlackBall will be located in booth #605. The winners will be selected at NetWorld+Interop 2005 Las Vegas, to be held May 4th, 2005.
BlackMagic v4.0, to be unveiled in May, is a data storage and search software system that is designed to reduce the costs of managing and
operating storage, automate and reduce business processes costs including escalation in compliancy spending, insure information security
and visibility, automate component discovery and integration, and provide enterprise-class manageability and integration.
The editors of CMP Media's Network Computing and Network Magazine, two of CMP Media's premier information technology publications, review over
150 submissions, evaluating new products. Finalists were then selected in 9 categories. BLACKMAGIC was named a Finalist in the Data Management
and Compliance category. The Best of Interop Awards are designed to help IT and network managers shorten the evaluation process in assessing
new technology products. By identifying innovative products debuted at NetWorld+Interop, the Best of Interop Awards assist in the quest for
creative solutions.
"BlackMagic is about making it easy and affordable to find the right file, quickly," said Patricia Brown, president and COO, BlackBall Inc.
"This new version combines features and functionality at price points that are amenable to businesses of all sizes. We've worked to increase
operational efficiencies without interfering with the way people work by working within current work flow habits. BlackMagic 4.0 addresses
document, content and storage management in an easy-to-use package."
"When selecting finalists for the Best of Interop Awards, we're looking for products that stand out from the competition by providing a unique
solution to a problem or one that blazes new territory in the networking arena," explained Ron Anderson, lab director for Network Computing and
head of the joint editorial judging for the Best of Interop Awards.
Winners of the Best of Interop at NetWorld+Interop 2005 Las Vegas will be selected at the show and announced at an awards ceremony on Wednesday,
May 4, 2005, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
About CMP Media LLC
CMP Media (www.cmp.com) is the leading integrated media solutions company providing "broad and deep" access to the entire technology spectrum -
the builders, sellers and buyers of technology worldwide. The company's comprehensive database of technology decision makers enables marketers
to reach targeted audiences throughout the purchase process with publications, web offerings, face-to-face events, consulting and other marketing
services that deliver actionable results.
About NetWorldM+Interop
Part of the MediaLive International, Inc. family of global brands, NetWorld+Interop is the leading destination for networking technology buyers
and sellers. Through in-depth educational programs, workshops, real-world demonstrations and live technology implementations in its unique eNet
and iLabs programs, NetWorld+Interop provides the industry's only platform for collaboration, communication and commerce for the end-to-end
network. NetWorld+Interop Las Vegas 2005 will take place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, May 1-6, 2005. For more information about the
event, please visit www.interop.com.
About MediaLive International, Inc.
MediaLive International connects companies to the markets they serve through media properties, software tools and marketing solutions that
educate buying communities, deepen relationships between buyers and sellers, and fuel market growth. MediaLive International's media brands
encompass the IT industry's largest exhibitions, including NetWorld+Interop, as well as highly focused educational programs as Next Generation
Networks VoiceCon®, Seybold SeminarsSM, the Collaboration Technologies Conference, Mobile Business Expo, GTEC, the Web 2.0 Conference and
respected publications including Business Communications Review and The Seybold Report. The Wingate Studios division delivers the industry's
leading end-to-end event management software platform WingateWeb and professional services -- including strategic planning, technical integration,
analytics and event programming -- that help companies produce their own live marketing programs. MediaLive International is a privately held
company headquartered in San Francisco, with offices throughout the world. For more information about MediaLive International,
visit www.medialiveinternational.com
About BlackBall, Inc.
BlackBall, Inc. is the leader of Unstructured Information Asset Management solutions. BlackMagic received the Best of Show award at
Networld+Interop '04 for Network Application Software and is a Finalist for the Best of Show award at Networld+Inter-op '05 for Data
Management and Compliance. BlackBall received a finalist award from Red Herring Magazine as a Top 100 Most Innovative Companies for 2005,
and is now a finalist for Top 100 Private Companies in North America. For more information and to download a free 30-day trial version of
SearchIn or BlackMagic, please contact BlackBall at sales@blackball.com, (877) 808-2288,
or visit www.blackball.com.
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