eSpeakers Announces Completion of SpeakerMatch Technology Acquisition

Speakers Bureaus and Emerging Professional Speakers to Benefit from Connected Technologies, Helping Them to Stay Competitive, More Profitable, and More Efficient

AMERICAN FORK, UT July 15, 2004 -- eSpeakers Inc., the leading provider of software to the speaking industry, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the SpeakerMatch service and technology from Simply Speaking, Inc. SpeakerMatch is the only service of its kind, matching speakers and speaking opportunities and expanding the ability of eSpeakers to provide products and services to speakers and bureaus. With SpeakerMatchs ability to match speakers and speaking opportunities, and eSpeakers well-established office management, bureau updater and marketing tools, eSpeakers will be able to deliver tangible solutions that help emerging speakers build their business established speakers grow their business and give bureaus a reliable and firm foundation to connect with speakers and meeting planners.

This move follows eSpeakers 2003 partnership with the International Association of Speakers Bureaus, a worldwide trade association of speaker agencies and bureaus, with members throughout the world, and further demonstrates eSpeakers ongoing commitment to provide the speaking industry with technology solutions which help to connect speakers, bureaus and meeting planners.

Many in the speaking industry are trying to do todays jobs with yesterdays tools," said Joe Heaps, Vice President of Business Development of eSpeakers. Our acquisition of SpeakerMatch helps us meet our objective of helping bureaus and speakers connect with customers. Were providing them with the tools they need to stay competitive, profitable, and efficient. No other technology provider has the industry experience and capability that eSpeakers delivers. Keeping up with technology is a treadmill that never stops, and were happy to be running it for the speaking industry."

"eSpeakers understands the power of connecting speakers, bureaus and meeting planners through technology, and has been moving in that direction for some time," said Bryan Caplovitz, President of Simply Speaking. "eSpeakers has a global reach, marketing expertise, reputation for reliability and superior support, thats exactly what we've been seeking to take SpeakerMatch to the next level. We've also been impressed by the incredible loyalty and competence of eSpeakers customers and business partners, and we're looking forward to joining forces to help customers gain the benefits of a connected technology and to help eSpeakers continue to expand its role in the speaking industry."

New Offerings Complement eSpeakers Services.
SpeakerMatch will specifically help eSpeakers target emerging speakers, a segment of the speaking market that eSpeakers existing product line (targeted primarily at established speakers) had not reached in large numbers. SpeakerMatch will add more tools to the already powerful lineup of products eSpeakers has to offer the speaking industry. Tools like SimpleSite and Marketplace that, among other things, help emerging speakers promote themselves, build their business, and organize their office. Speaker bureaus will benefit from this new service by expanding their lead sources, providing an online environment for meeting planners to submit requests, and through automating many processes between a bureau and planner.

About eSpeakers, Inc.
eSpeakers Inc. is the leading provider of software for the speaking industry. eSpeakers leverages the Internet to drive real utility and convenience for speakers, bureaus, and meeting planners. Founded in 1998 by the late professional speaker Art Berg, eSpeakers provides professional speakers with innovative software tools to do more in less time, enables speaker bureaus to book more in less time, and facilitates an informative and useful product for meeting planners.

About Simply Speaking, Inc.
Simply Speaking is a business technology company that develops tools and services for transacting business on the web. Simply Speaking was founded by Bryan Caplovitz and is based in Austin, Texas. Its SpeakerMatch service is one of a kind when it comes to matching speakers and speaking opportunities. SpeakerMatch reaches emerging professional speakers, business leaders, technical gurus, educators, and other subject-matter experts who want to communicate what they know. There is no better service available for event organizers who need to reach this very diverse group of experts who speak.

Press Contact:
Joe Heaps
eSpeakers Inc.
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Bryan Caplovitz
Simply Speaking Inc.
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