DENVER, Colo. September 12, 2005 – Local Matters, the leading provider of advanced search and content solutions to media publishers and directory assistance service providers, today announced that Perry Evans, CEO, will be a featured speaker at "Directory Driven Commerce 2005" (DDC2005). This Kelsey Group conference will take place September 27 – 29 at the Denver Marriott Tech Center in Denver, Colorado.
"We have assembled an extraordinary line-up of speakers representing every segment of the industry – publishers, suppliers, advertisers and investors – to examine the future of the Yellow Pages business," said Charles Laughlin, Kelsey Group analyst and DDC2005 conference chair. "We are fortunate to have Perry Evans among our roster of speakers, and we look forward to his contribution to the conference."
"The DDC2005 conference brings leading companies together to spark a dialogue across constituencies about the growth of the industry and the role of advanced search in this progression," said Perry Evans, CEO of Local Matters. "We look forward to driving change in a way that will transform the local marketplace experience."
Perry Evans will participate on a panel entitled, "The leadership view: The future of Yellow Pages," scheduled at 11:15 on Thursday, September 29. This panel is comprised of thought leaders who will share their thoughts about the direction of the industry.
About DDC2005
DDC2005 is The Kelsey Group's 18th annual Yellow Pages conference, attracting the widest and most diverse audience in the Yellow Pages community. The conference agenda reflects the priorities of today's publishers, which must balance the need to focus on the basics – selling and publishing the best print directories they can in the current economy, while finding ways to achieve sustainable, long-term growth.
About Local Matters
LMI was recently formed through the combination of three leading participants in the local search market: Aptas, Inc. ("Aptas"), Information Services Extended, Inc. ("ISx") and YP Web Partners, LLC ("YP Solutions"). This transaction combined two leading providers of Internet local search solutions with a leading provider of voice-based local search solutions.
Local Matters, Inc. (LMI), with more than 40 customers in 18 countries is the leading provider of targeted search and content solutions to incumbent media publishers and directory assistance service providers. Local Matters is uniquely positioned to take advantage of the high growth markets for Internet local search and enhanced directory assistance services and the burgeoning mobile local search opportunity stemming from the convergence of Internet, voice and mobile services. Local Matters is committed to enabling its customers to offer content and feature-rich local search portals and Enhanced Directory Services that are well differentiated from traditional Internet search portals.
Contact:
Jennifer Roane
104° West Partners
Tel: 303-628-5479
jennifer.roane@104degreeswest.com
