Come listen to the CEOs of 5 of Boston's hottest entrepreneurial companies discuss the latest innovations from the Internet, mobile, hardware and software worlds.

Join the CEOs of Netezza, Jingle Networks, Eons, BzzAgent and Acme Packet in an interactive panel discussion led by Boston's own Berge Ayvazian, the Chief Strategy Officer of the Yankee Group. Find out more about what makes each one of these companies leaders in their industries and also how the Boston market has helped to nurture these new ventures.

If last year's overwhelming response to this event is any indication, you'll want to sign-up early as space is limited.

CEO PROFILES:

Jit Saxena, CEO & Co-founder, Netezza
Jit Saxena, a business-savvy entrepreneur, brings an impressive portfolio of accomplishments, skills and experience to Netezza.

Previously, Saxena was founder, chairman and CEO of Applix Inc., a leading provider of analytical CRM software that he took public in 1994. While at Applix, Saxena guided the company to a leadership position in the CRM market and achieved an eight-fold increase in market value subsequent to the IPO. Prior to founding Applix, Saxena was a senior director at Data General where he was responsible for the development of the company's software products.

Saxena earned an MS in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University , an MBA from Boston University and a B. Tech (EE) from the Indian Institute of Technology (Mumbai). In July 2003, he was named an Ernst & Young New England Entrepreneur of the Year.

Scott Kliger, Founder, EVP, and CTO, Jingle Networks
Scott is an advertising industry pioneer. In 1997, Scott was the original inventor of the precedent-setting Enliven product line for Narrative Communications Corp, a company that he co-founded. Enliven created the 'rich media' advertising category on the Internet. Among the many advertising industry firsts that Enliven was responsible for are the first Internet advertisements that contained audio for AT&T "Little People" campaign.

Scott was CTO of Narrative until it was acquired by Excite@Home in 1998. During his time at Excite@Home Scott was responsible for setting their advertising related technology direction, business development and strategic direction.

Prior to co-founding Narrative Communications in 1995, Scott served as chief architect of Lotus Development's Next Generation Products Group, where he was responsible for the technical and overall development of the company's Notes-based eSuite component applications. Before joining Lotus, he was the development team leader for WordPerfect Corp.'s Windows 95 and OS/2 software products. Previously, Scott was IBM's lead architect for the user interface portion of the OS/2 operating system.

Jeffrey C. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, Eons
Jeff Taylor left Monster in August 2005 to pursue a new unprecedented venture targeting people 50+ and now serves as Eons' CEO and founder.

Taylor has reinvented the way job hunters seek employment. His "monster idea," conceived at the dawn of the World Wide Web, quickly became one of the first dot-com companies (454th registered domain on the Web) and has since become the world's leading online career site. Today, the Monster global network consists of 22 local content and language sites in 20 countries and serves 20 million unique visitors monthly.

Taylor serves on both the National and Massachusetts boards of directors of Junior Achievement and is also a board member of Boston 's Wang Center for the Performing Arts. Taylor holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst ; a Certificate-Owner/President Management (OPM) Program, Executive Education, Harvard Business School ; and an Honorary Doctorate from Bentley College .

Dave Balter, Founder/CEO, BzzAgent
CEO Dave Balter founded BzzAgent in 2002. Since that time, his company has provided word-of-mouth media services for dozens of Fortune 500 companies and has been featured in The New York Times Sunday Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist and on National Public Radio.

A co-founder and current board member of The Word of Mouth Marketing Association, Balter is an international speaker on the topic of word-of-mouth marketing. He has presented for corporations, associations and non-profit groups throughout the U.S. , Europe and Asia . He co-authored Grapevine: The New Art of Word-of-Mouth Marketing, which has become one of the industry's most recognized business titles.

Dubbed a "serial entrepreneur" by The Boston Globe, Balter built and sold two promotional agencies prior to forming BzzAgent. He was named to the "40 Under 40" list by The Boston Business Journal in 2006 as well as by Advertising Specialty Institute in 2001. Women's Wear Daily named him one of the "Top 7 Individuals Changing the Face of Beauty" in 2001.

His commitment to corporate transparency has resulted in five innovative blogs, which were profiled in an extensive Inc. Magazine feature and later earned an Award of Excellence from the Society of New Communications research. Balter earned a B.A. in Psychology from Skidmore College and aspires to build the world's largest rock garden.

Andy Ory, CEO, President & Cofounder, Acme Packet
Andy brings 15 years of telecommunications and computer industry experience, as well as leadership skills, expertise, and vision to his role as president and CEO. Prior to founding Acme Packet, Andy was the founder, CEO, and chairman of Priority Call Management (PCM), which produced network-based solutions that allowed service providers to offer prepaid calling, enhanced messaging, and one number services. At PCM, Andy raised $15 million, built a management team, and oversaw all company operations for nearly ten years. During his tenure, PCM was ranked 5th in the Deloitte & Touche list of fastest growing high technology companies in New England and 21st in the nation for high technology growth. In 1999, Andy managed the successful acquisition of the company by the LHS Group for $162 million. Andy holds a BA degree from Harvard University .

Berge Ayvazian, Chief Strategy Officer, Yankee Group
Berge Ayvazian is Yankee Group's chief strategy officer. Ayvazian oversees Yankee Group's new connectivity growth mission, providing thought leadership on research, consulting and events in the mobile, telecom, IT, applications, media and entertainment industries.

Ayvazian has directed more than 100 consulting engagements, forecasting product and service markets and assessing strategies and investment opportunities in the telecommunications, wireless, computer, internet, cable and broadcast TV industries. He leads strategic research, consulting and product initiatives on the convergence of broadband and mobile network technologies and mobile broadband business strategies.

Ayvazian is also the cochairman of Trendsmedia's WiMAX World Conferences, a keynote speaker at W2i Digital Cities Conventions and a featured speaker/moderator of executive panels in the global information communications technology (ICT) market, including wireless and broadband as well as the role of ICT in regional economic development.

In his more than 20 years with Yankee Group, Ayvazian has served as strategy director for the Reuters Research and Advisory unit and was the company's chief executive officer from 1999 to 2001. Before joining the Yankee Group, he was a consultant and researcher with Kalba Bowen Associates.

COMPANY PROFILES

About Netezza Corporation
Netezza is a leading provider of data warehouse appliances. The Netezza Performance Server data warehouse appliance integrates database, server and storage platforms in a purpose-built system to perform detailed queries and analyses on large volumes of stored data. Recognizing the limitations of traditional data warehouse solutions, Netezza designed its NPS family of data warehouse appliances specifically for analysis of terabytes of data 10-100 times faster than traditional solutions, with a lower total cost of ownership and greater ease of use. Based in Framingham , Mass. , Netezza has offices in Washington , DC , the United Kingdom and Asia Pacific. The Company is backed by leading venture capital firms, including Matrix Partners, Charles River Ventures, Battery Ventures, Orange , Sequoia Capital and Meritech Capital Partners. For more information about Netezza, please visit www.netezza.com.

About Jingle Networks & 1-800-FREE411
Jingle Networks, operator of the nation's leading ad-supported directory assistance service 1-800-FREE411, has significantly changed the directory assistance market by giving consumers an anytime, anywhere source of free information on the phone. 1-800-FREE411 is for anyone who owns a phone and needs information but is dissatisfied with the high cost of directory assistance. Jingle Networks has changed the industry by creating an exciting new media channel through 1-800-FREE411. With nearly 130 million annual calls, 1-800-FREE411 offers advertisers highly targeted and timely promotional opportunities to reach a large but targeted customer base who are ready-to-buy, garnering a response rate twice that of other direct response media. For more information, visit: www.free411.com.

About Eons
Eons is a 50-plus media company inspiring a generation of boomers to live the biggest life possible. Founded by Jeff Taylor, creator of Monster.com, Eons has attracted a team of renowned advisors and industry-leading partners and is backed by venture capital financing from General Catalyst Partners, Sequoia Capital, Charles River Ventures, and Intel Capital, as well as Humana, Inc. It is supported by corporate founding partners Harrah's Entertainment, Hyatt Corp., Humana, Inc., Liberty Mutual Group, Fidelity and Verizon Wireless. Eons is headquartered in Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston . For more information about Eons media, visit www.eons.com and www.cranky.com.

About BzzAgent
BzzAgent, Inc. is a word-of-mouth media network that helps companies to organize and manage honest, real-world conversations among everyday consumers. BzzAgent's innovative process, platform and programs enable the acceleration and measurement of word of mouth as a marketing medium. BzzAgent's clients generate awareness and shape perception about their products and services via the company's growing community of more than 250,000 trained consumer volunteers. In 2006 alone, BzzAgent participants spread honest word of mouth to more than 10 million friends and family members. For more information, visit www.bzzagent.com.

About Acme Packet
Acme Packet, the leader in session border control solutions, enables service providers to deliver trusted, first class interactive communications - voice, video and multimedia sessions - across IP network borders. Our Net-Net family has been selected by over 360 service providers in 75 countries to satisfy critical security, service assurance and regulatory requirements in wireline, cable and wireless networks. Our customers include 23 of the top 25, and 72 of the top 100 service providers in the world. These deployments support multiple applications - from VoIP trunking to hosted enterprise and residential services to fixed mobile convergence; multiple protocols - SIP, H.323, MGCP/NCS and H.248; and multiple border points - interconnect, access network and data center. For more information, visit www.acmepacket.com.

About Yankee Group
The people of Yankee Group are the global connectivity experts™ - the leading source of insight and counsel for builders, operators and users of connectivity solutions. For nearly 40 years, Yankee Group has conducted primary research that charts the pace of technology change and its effect on networks, consumers and enterprises. Headquartered in Boston , Yankee Group has a global presence including operations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. www.yankeegroup.com