blinkx to Present at IBDNetwork's Under the Radar Event

blinkx to Present at IBDNetwork's Under the Radar Event

blinkx's CTO Suranga Chandratillake Presents World First Technologies Found at www.blinkx.com

SAN FRANCISCO, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- blinkx, today announced that it has been chosen to present at Under the Radar(TM) | Consumer Technologies, a one-day event that will take place on May 31, 2005 at the Microsoft campus in Mountain View, CA.

Under the Radar will showcase technology's early innovators in several fast-growing sectors in the consumer space including search podcasting, blogging, RRS, music search and distribution, digital content storage, and social networking software. All of the 32 companies selected have received less than two rounds of funding.

Many well-respected venture capital firms such as Allegis Capital, August Capital, Charles River Ventures, Intel Capital, JPMorgan Partners, Morganthaler Ventures, and Walden VC will participate in Under the Radar. Industry luminaries such as Rafe Needleman, editor of "Business Buying Advice" for CNET Networks, and Rajeev Chand, director of research at Rutberg & Co., the investment bank, are among the speakers who will moderate the event.

blinkx was handpicked by the IBDNetwork editorial team and Under the Radar advisory board based on its review of over 300 companies in this space.

blinkx, www.blinkx.com, is changing the way that people think about search. Only blinkx can harness the desktop, Web and TV -- unifying content with a one stop search tool. Free to download, blinkx automatically and intelligently links to content anywhere and in any format, on the Web, on the desktop and even on TV. blinkx's conceptual toolbar means users are no longer limited to keyword search; instead, blinkx assesses all the information that the user is actively viewing, and automatically recommends and retrieves relevant content, from local, Web and TV searches, based on context. In addition, www.blinkx.tv makes thousands of hours of TV content fully searchable and available on demand for the first time. blinkx is a privately-held company based in San Francisco and London.

"We are thrilled to be chosen as a presenter at this prestigious event. IBDNetwork is helping technology progress by creating events like 'Under the Radar' which provide a great opportunity for small companies with amazing, new technology to exhibit their innovations to the business world," said Suranga Chandratillake, CTO, blinkx.

"Under the Radar gives emerging private companies that have less than two rounds of funding an opportunity to present and receive feedback on their technology and business model from investors and potential strategic partners in a unique, interactive format," said Alison Murdock, president of IBDNetwork. "Our advisory board of VCs and executives from leading technology and service firms evaluated more than 300 early-stage companies and selected blinkx based on its promising technology and compelling market opportunity."

About IBDNetwork - www.ibdnetwork.com

Founded in September of 1999, IBDNetwork is the first membership-based organization to accelerate dealmaking. IBDNetwork explores the business side of technology through events and newsletters that cover the latest innovative technologies, partnerships, company growth, business models, and investment strategies. IBDNetwork's community is comprised of VCs, CEOs, and VPs of business and corporate development from both private and public companies -- typically the company "forecasters" that need to understand new market opportunities and trends to help plan their companies' strategic initiatives.

About Under the Radar - www.ibdnetwork.com/events/UTRMay05.php3

Under the Radar began as an evening networking event in April 2003. After 18 months of sold-out events, IBDNetwork, urged by the VC and M&A professionals in its network, created a full-day event: effectively a one-stop shop to evaluate and explore new business opportunities, partnerships, potential investments, and trends in several technology sectors. Under the Radar's sponsors include Acteva, Comerica Bank, Intel Capital, LEWIS PR, Perkins Coie, and UK Trade & Investment.

Source: blinkx

CONTACT: Julia Blystone of Outcast Communications, +1-415-392-8282, or
julia@outcastpr.com, for blinkx; or Julia French of LEWIS PR, +1-415-277-5400,
or juliaf@lewispr.com, for IBDNetwork

Web site: http://www.ibdnetwork.com/

Web site: http://www.blinkx.tv/

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