New LIGHTWAVE ONE Conference to Collocate With ITEXPO West 2010 in Los Angeles

NASHUA, N.H., May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- LIGHTWAVE, the leading media provider of technical insights for optical communications professionals (www.lightwaveonline.com), today announced that its new Optical Networks for Enterprises (ONE) Conference and Expo Pavilion will be collocated with ITEXPO West 2010 (www.itexpo.com), October 4-6, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. LIGHTWAVE's ONE Conference (www.lightwaveonline.com/lightwaveone) is the only event exclusively focused on real-world optical communications strategies for network owners, managers and service providers. The ONE Conference provides a unique educational and networking opportunity for enterprise and service provider managers who are evaluating, implementing and managing fiber-optic networks.

LIGHTWAVE's ONE Conference focuses specifically on solutions to service providers' and enterprises' rapidly expanding bandwidth and network cost challenges. With a 25-year track record of excellence in explaining the technologies, strategies and products for building, maintaining and upgrading optical networks, LIGHTWAVE is uniquely positioned to bring together thought leaders who can provide practical advice to optical networking decision makers.

According to Susan Smith, publisher of LIGHTWAVE, "Collocating the ONE Conference with ITEXPO offers great synergies because of this event's history of focusing on technologies that allow service providers and enterprises to improve communications network speed and efficiency. Now that these decision makers are looking more closely at fiber-optic technology than ever before, because of its greater bandwidth carrying capacity and unmatched service flexibility, it makes a lot of sense to partner with ITEXPO to add LIGHTWAVE's optical event to its lineup."

Hosted by Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC), ITEXPO is "The world's Communications Conference." Launched in 1999, the conference and trade show draw influential decision makers from enterprises, carriers, developers, resellers and government agencies, all seeking communications and technology solutions. Show management estimates a minimum of 7,500 attendees for the conference in Los Angeles.

"Strengthening its position as the world's leading business communications conference, TMC is very pleased to have added LIGHTWAVE's ONE Conference to this year's ITEXPO West in Los Angeles. The subject matter is a perfect fit for the conference program, and visitors to the expo floor will undoubtedly appreciate the chance to meet with the industry's leading optical communications systems vendors in one place," said Rich Tehrani, ITEXPO West 2010 Conference Chairman. "Our team looks forward to working hand-in-hand with LIGHTWAVE to create a valuable experience for all exhibitors and attendees."

A call for papers for the LIGHTWAVE ONE Conference has been issued, and abstracts from speakers interested in participating in the conference are due to Stephen Hardy, Editorial Director & Associate Publisher, by May 31. For details on selection criteria and requirements, visit www.lightwaveonline.com/lightwaveone. For information about sponsoring or exhibiting at the LIGHTWAVE ONE Conference, please contact Tim Carli at [email protected] or (650) 941-3438.

About LIGHTWAVE

For more than 25 years, LIGHTWAVE (www.lightwaveonline.com) has delivered trusted technical, application and business insights to senior-level decision makers for optical communications worldwide. Our technically savvy magazine, email newsletter, online and event content serves technology vendors, communications carriers and major enterprises with a complete and nuanced picture of the optical communications business environment. LIGHTWAVE is a valued information source for corporate executives, department heads, project managers, network engineers and others making strategic decisions that are critical to the success of their businesses.

About PennWell Corporation

PennWell Corporation (www.pennwell.com) is a diversified business-to-business media and information company that provides quality content and integrated marketing solutions for the following global industries: Oil and gas, electric power, water, electronics, fiber optics, optoelectronics, information technology, semiconductor, contamination control, fire, emergency services and dental. Founded in 1910, PennWell publishes more than 130 print and online magazines and newsletters and conducts 60 conferences and exhibitions on six continents. In addition to its headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, PennWell has major offices in Nashua, New Hampshire; Houston, Texas; London, England; Mountain View, California; Fairlawn, New Jersey; Moscow, Russia; and Hong Kong, China.

About TMC

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is a global, integrated media company helping clients build communities in print, in person and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and NGN magazines. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMCnet is read by two million unique visitors each month on average worldwide, according to Webtrends. In addition, TMC produces ITEXPO; 4GWE Conference and M2M Evolution (in conjunction with Crossfire Media); Digium|Asterisk World (in conjunction with Digium); and Smart Grid Summit (in conjunction with Intelligent Communications Partners). TMC serves other communications market segments with the Cloud Communications Summit (in conjunction with Light and Electric); CVx ChannelVision Expo (in conjunction with Beka Publishing); and MSPWorld™ (in conjunction with the MSP Alliance). TMC also serves technology professionals with industry-specific Web sites: InfoTech Spotlight, 4GWE, M2M Evolution.com, Smart-Grid.TMCnet.com, Smart Products Ecosystem, Robotics.TMCnet.com, Cable.TMCnet.com, Satellite Spotlight, Green.TMCnet.com, Healthcare.TMCnet.com, and Education.TMCnet.com. For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.

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