AlwaysOn Opens Nominations for OnHollywood 100 Top Private Company Competition

AlwaysOn Opens Nominations for OnHollywood 100 Top Private Company Competition

First-Ever Event to Focus on the Convergence of Cutting-Edge Silicon Valley Technology With the Hollywood Digital Media and Entertainment Revolution

WOODSIDE, Calif., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- AlwaysOn, the media brand serving technology, media and entertainment insiders, today announced a call for nominations from venture capitalists, CEOs, and entrepreneurs for its first OnHollywood 100 private companies competition. The OnHollywood 100 will be profiled in the Spring issue of AlwaysOn's quarterly print blogozine and honored at OnHollywood 2006, the digital media and entertainment market for executives taking place May 2 - 4, 2006 at the Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, CA.

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The AlwaysOn editorial team and selection committee, including executives from Bridge Bank, KPMG LLP, LEWIS PR, Manatt, Phelps & Philips and PayPal, will review each nominee. Companies will be selected based upon five criteria: technology innovation, market potential, customer adoption, media buzz and investor value creation. Private companies at all phases of development, start-up to late stage, are considered.

OnHollywood 100 Submission Guidelines and Criteria Selection

Private companies in the following categories are encouraged to submit their nominations:

1. Digital Content Publishers
Next-generation multimedia content producers and publishers
2. Content Delivery Platforms
Redefining content consumption
3. Consumer Services
New communities and productivity tools
4. B2B Services
Digital media in the enterprise and new advertising models
5. Enabling Tools, Applications and Services
Powering innovative digital experiences
6. Devices, Components and Infrastructure
Laying the foundation for dynamic applications

The deadline for submissions is February 28, 2006. Please submit your company using the online form at http://www.alwayson-network.com/onhollywood06/100_qualifications/ or email Ryan Brenner, Director of Private Companies at AlwaysOn, at ryan@alwayson-network.com.

Top Innovator Demo at OnHollywood 2006

Up to 60 CEOs of OnHollywood nominated companies are pre-qualified to present a CEO Demo of their products / services and business models at OnHollywood 2006. The deadline to sign up for a CEO Demo at OnHollywood 2006 is February 28, 2006. Please contact Ryan Brenner, Director of Private Companies at AlwaysOn at ryan@alwayson-network.com or 650-346-4726.

OnHollywood 2006 Brand Sponsor Program

OnHollywood brand sponsors will be promoted through online branding and editorial opportunities on www.alwayson-network.com, print advertising, direct mail, e-newsletters and direct email campaigns, on-site materials distribution and signage. OnHollywood sponsors to date include: Accenture, Audi, Bridge Bank, Houlihan, LEWIS PR, Lokey & Zukin, Hewlett Packard, KPMG LLP, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, PayPal and ThinkEquity. Please contact Valerie Cunningham at AlwaysOn at valerie@alwayson-network.com or 650-814-7830.

About OnHollywood 2006 -- May 2nd- 4th @ The Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, CA

OnHollywood is where cutting edge technology from the backstreets of Silicon Valley converges with Hollywood's media and entertainment elite. The two and a half day event borrows on the "film market" tradition by providing an open environment for digital media and entertainment entrepreneurs to meet the big-time studio, telco and consumer electronics executives, venture capitalists and media. OnHollywood delves into the challenges, opportunities and business models of the digital era, and showcases the most innovative private companies that are revolutionizing the way media and entertainment is created, distributed and consumed.

For discount ticket information, for OnHollywood 2006 visit: http://www.alwayson-network.com/onhollywood/?t_ref=AOHP1 .

About AlwaysOn Network

AlwaysOn is transforming the communication business with its online blogging network for technology, media and entertainment insiders, establishing it as a leader in the Open Media revolution. Borrowing from the underground traditions of blogging and social networking, AlwaysOn ( http://www.alwayson-network.com/ ) was launched in 2003. Today, AO's annual Summit @ Stanford and OnHollywood events, print "blogozine" and online services encourage direct collaboration between global thought leaders and technology insiders. No other media brand has dared allow such openness amongst its readers and participants. AlwaysOn, LLC, is a privately held and virtually headquartered company born out of the heart of Silicon Valley.

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CONTACT: Ryan Brenner of AlwaysOn Network, +1-650-346-4726, or
ryan@alwayson-network.com; or Julia French of LEWIS PR, +1-415-922-4432, or
juliaf@lewispr.com, for AlwaysOn Network

Web site: http://alwayson-network.com/

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