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HONOLULU, HI (March 14, 2008) – Is your business plugged into what’s new in the fast and furious world of technology and the internet? Check out the latest exciting innovations at the 5th Annual 2008 Technology and Internet Expo presented by Oceanic Time Warner Business Class, The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii and Hawaii Pacific Entertainment. The expo will be held Friday, April 11 at the Neil Blaisdell Exhibition Hall from 12-6 p.m., but we invite attendees to come early for special conferences being held throughout the day from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.

This year’s expo is bigger and better then ever! Besides ground-breaking seminars, there will be exhibits and live presentations by some of the world’s top technological and business pundits and companies. The conference will focus on four key topics that impact the day-to-day life of every business in Hawaii; Green Technology, Cyber Security, e-Biz and Medical Technology.

As the only event of its kind in the state of Hawaii, consumers and members of the businesses community will get the chance to interact, network and explore new and future technology solutions and experience new products and services, all while getting the chance to interface with experts in the technology and internet fields.

Exhibitors from a wide range of companies will be on hand to showcase their products and services, including Oceanic Time Warner Cable Business Class, Sopogy, 3 One Media Hawaii Corp., JTSI, Inc., Office Max / Hopaco, Verizon Wireless, IKON Office Solutions, The Audio Visual Company, JDSU, Pacific Light Net, Sprint Hawaii, Keener Technologies, Henkels and McCoy, Makai Communications, DR Fortress, Time Warner Telecom, John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), Dialogix Telecom, Xirrus, Vacations Hawaii, Summerlin, High Performance Systems, Maui Chamber of Commerce and many more.

A new special conference component has been added to give attendees the choice of more seminar sessions with a diverse lineup of speakers. The conference will feature presentations from internationally renowned companies such as Microsoft, IBM, Astenda Corporations, Aruba Networks, F5 Networks, and many more. Plus, we’ll also hear from numerous dedicated local technology professionals from such leading edge companies as Sopogy and Hoku Solor, Inc., among others.

The highlight of the conference will be two keynote addresses. One from IBM Senior Information Technology Architect Steve Bretches during the business and technology roundtable and the other from Microsoft Director of Strategy – West Region, Scott Kerfoot, during our first ever E-Biz Awards Luncheon. This year we will award businesses and individuals who have transformed the way people view technology in the areas of Best of Web and Software of the Year.

After a full day of conferences, exhibits, seminars and live presentations we invite attendees to relax with the top technology experts, government officials and business executives at the Business & Technology After-Hours Mixer. Co-sponsored by The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, the mixer will feature free pupus, entertainment and a no host bar.

Doors will open at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall at noon on April 11, 2008. The entry fee to the 2008 Technology and Internet Expo is $3, but attendees can get in free if they register online.

Registration for the conference begins at 8:30 a.m. Seminars are being held from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. until 4 p.m. The cost to attend the conference is $95 per person. Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii members are being offered a discounted entry fee of $75.

For more information or to register online please visit our website at HYPERLINK "http://www.technologyandinternetexpo.com" www.technologyandinternetexpo.com.

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