Southeast Venture Conference 2007

First Round of Companies Selected to Present at SEVC
Companies from North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and Florida Showcase Technology

Research Triangle Park, NC – December 11, 2006 – The Southeast Venture Conference (SEVC) today announces the first round of companies selected to present at the upcoming conference. Industries ranging from wireless technology and life science to new media and energy are represented in the initial 16 companies chosen.

Each company will give a presentation to an audience of investors and executives from around the southeast. Currently, there is over $17 Billion under management represented by investors already registered for the conference.

Initial companies selected for the 2007 SEVC include:

Agarigen - Durham, NC
Brightdoor Systems - Cary, NC; www.brightdoor.com
Brightview Technologies - Morrisville, NC; www.brightviewtechnologies.com
buySAFE - Arlington, VA; www.buysafe.com
Campus Management - Boca Raton, FL; www.campusmgmt.com
CoalTek - Tucker, GA
Cohda Wireless - Orlando, FL; www.cohdawireless.com
Diffusion Pharmaceuticals - Charlottesville, VA; www.diffusionpharma.com
Market10 - McLean, VA; www.market10.com
Metabolon - Durham, NC; www.metabolon.com
mVisible Technologies - Deerfield Beach, FL; www.mvisible.com
RadarFind - Research Triangle Park, NC; www.radarfind.com
rPath - Raleigh, NC; www.rpath.com
Submachine Corp - Providence Forge, VA
Therasim - Durham, NC; www.therasim.com
ViTrue - Atlanta, Ga; www.vitrue.com

More can be read on these presenting companies at www.seventure.org.

"We're very excited about the presenting companies selected to showcase their technologies at the First Annual SEVC," said Eric Gregg, Executive Director of the conference. "We have many technology companies here that have already proven great success in their respective marketplaces, with others who are in a great position to do so. These are the future leaders of the region's technology economy."

The final round of selected companies will be announced in the coming days.

SEVC will showcase the most promising emerging technology firms in the southeast region, providing these companies with unmatched exposure to the top national and regional VC's and private equity investors. The SEVC is the opportunity for investors to find the most promising emerging and growth companies and for pioneering entrepreneurs to make the connections that empower their companies to become tomorrow's business leaders.

The mission of the SEVC is to help support the innovation and entrepreneurial activity of emerging high growth technology companies from the southeast region and the resulting economic growth in the Southeast. As part of that goal, the SEVC understands the importance of investment capital to this equation and provides a key forum to facilitate the infusion of growth to the southeast high growth technology community. To learn more about SEVC, visit www.seventure.org.