SKYLIST CEO Joshua Baer to Discuss Tips and Strategies for Entrepreneurs at South by Southwest Interactive

AUSTIN TX - March 13, 2006 - SKYLIST, an email service provider and deliverability leader, announced today that CEO Joshua Baer will be presenting at the 2006 South by Southwest Interactive Tradeshow and Exhibition (SXSW) in Austin, TX. The presentation will take place at 3:30 p.m. CT on Monday, March 13, 2006 in the Austin Convention Center.

In order to put a great idea to work, entrepreneurs need funding from investors before putting their plan into action. Mr. Baer’s panel presentation, entitled "The Perfect Pitch: How to Attract Money for Your Digital Convergent Business," will give entrepreneurs the right answers to the tough questions from potential investors. Mr. Baer is no stranger to entrepreneurship, having grown SKYLIST from a dorm room dot-com to a profitable, nationally renowned company. SKYLIST’s national prominence has not disengaged the company from its commitment to the Austin community and its relationships with Bootstrap Austin, Hill Country Conservancy, KLRU, NewsStand, Inc., Texas Entrepreneur Initiative, Rajiworld, Sabia, SoLa, the Willie Graham Legg-Perthes Fund, Yellow Fin Studio, Yoga Yoga, Zilliant and, of course, the South by Southwest Music, Interactive and Film Conference.

Along with co-panelists Harlan Beverly, CEO of Bigfoot Networks Inc., Sachi Gahan, Principal of CenterPoint Ventures, Peter Huff, Founder and General Partner of Blue Sage Capital, and Ashwani Dhar, Managing Partner of Venio Capital Partners, Baer will advise entrepreneurs on how to most practically and effectively locate the right and what various investor types are looking for, as well as warning signs and how to avoid weaknesses in your business plan.

SXSW is a highly attended conference and festival for the music, film and interactive industries. The ten-day event is a music and film festival and an interactive track that gathers together the brightest minds in emerging technologies. Over a period of five days more than 85 panel presentations will cover new media entrepreneurship, Web design, blogging, wireless and interactive innovations.

To learn more about SXSW, please visit http://2006.sxsw.com.

About the Speaker:
Joshua Baer, founder and CEO, built SKYLIST from a dorm room dotcom in the mid 1990s, to a profitable and nationally acclaimed force in the email industry. Today, in addition to his role at SKYLIST and as Co-chair of the Email Sender and Provider Coalition Technology Committee, he serves on the board of several companies and partner organizations.

Joshua is a highly requested industry speaker and has been widely quoted in such publications as the New York Times and Wired. In his role with ESPC and also as a contributing analyst with Ferris Research, he has authored numerous documents and whitepapers on subjects such as authentication and reputation systems.

About SKYLIST:
Founded in 1996, SKYLIST is a top-ranked email service provider and email deliverability leader. SKYLIST StormPost, available in license and hosted-form, gives companies that rely on email marketing a distinct competitive advantage by enabling them to efficiently deliver highly targeted, optimized, and measurable opt-in email campaigns. For more information, please visit www.skylist.com.

Media Contact:
Morgan McDowell
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