MaCS Sponsors Marketing Directors’ Briefing “Implementing Successful EMEA Marketing Strategies from the UK”

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA—February 25, 2005 — During the “ UK Technology Innovation & Growth Forum” [ http://www.innovationandgrowthforum.com ] held on 14 & 15 March, at the London Hilton Metropole, MaCS will be co-hosting a parallel Marketing Directors’ Briefing. A selection of EMEA marketing professionals will discuss topics such as how to devise a strategy to address an unknown territory, or whether strategies should be diversified for contrasting regions.

The UK Technology Innovation and Growth Forum is now the most successful forum of its kind outside the United States and provides an interesting and invaluable insight to some of Britain's most innovative growth technology firms.

The Marketing Directors’ Briefing will be held over lunch on March 15. James Bennet, Managing Director of the European Technology Forum, will discuss “Implementing Successful EMEA Marketing Strategies from the UK” with an international and experienced panel including:

• Lydia Pilkington, Technology Marketing Director, Oracle
• Jan Jensen, Marketing Director, Macromedia
• Amanda Jobbins, VP Marketing EMEA, Symantec
• Mark Westaby , Director, Portfolio Communications
• Wolfgang Tittmar , CEO, MaCS

For further details, or to apply for an invitation, please visit www.innovationandgrowthforum.com

About MaCS, Inc.:

MaCS, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of MaCS GmbH, a full-service B2B communications agency with headquarters in Oberschleissheim near Munich, Germany. For more than ten years, MaCS has focused on delivering creative and effective marketing communications and public relations for the European IT and high tech industry. MaCS helps technology companies enter and succeed in Europe by providing the most innovative marketing techniques in the business. Worldwide, MaCS maintains offices in San Francisco, Munich and London. For more information, visit http://www.macs-us.com