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Idée Inc. is Selected to Present at the Chicago Software Association's Fifth Annual Partnering Conference

Toronto, March 19th, 2001 – Idée Inc, an Internet professional services and software development firm will present at the Chicago Software Association's (CSA) Fifth Annual Partnering Conference, "Forging Alliances in the Technology Industry." The event will be held on Thursday, March 22 from 1 to 6:30 p.m. at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. A premiere conference for the Chicagoland business and technology community, this year's event will include 41 presenters, who will discuss strategic alliance opportunities available with their companies in the areas of distribution channels, consulting opportunities, product alliances, office solutions and other professional services.

Mr. Paul Bloore, CTO of Idée Inc. commented that: "Chicago is a major center of software development in North America. Consequently, there is a significant opportunity for Idée in this marketplace. Idée welcomes the opportunity to partner with a local firm to market our products and services in the Chicago area."

The CSA Partnering Conference Screening Committee selected the presenters, who will each have two to three minutes during the conference to provide a company overview and highlight partnership opportunities. In addition, the conference will feature approximately 80 exhibitors representing a variety of technology–related companies, providing additional networking opportunities to participants. Sponsors for this year's event are the Canadian Consulate–General, Freeborn & Peters and IBM. Last year's Partnering Conference attracted more than 500 attendees.

Leila Boujnane, CEO at Idée, observed that "Idée is developing products and services for the digital rights management industry and Chicago has a great reputation for software development expertise. We understand our target market and events such as the CSA Partnering Conference are great opportunities for us to connect with local players who know their marketplace."

About Idée

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About the Chicago Software Association

One of the nation's largest regional industry trade associations, the Chicago Software Association serves approximately 560 member companies in Illinois, southern Wisconsin and northwestern Indiana. CSA provides numerous forums for members to address workforce challenges, professional development, venture capital, marketing and legislative issues.

These forums range from nationally recognized conferences, to roundtables and committees to networking events that help members to develop financial and technology partnerships and alliances.

CSA industry members include software developers, e–commerce, Internet and IT consulting companies. To learn about the Chicago Software Association, or for additional information about the CSA Partnering Conference, visit www.csa.org.