TBA GLOBAL TO PRODUCE PRESTIGIOUS IBM PARTNERWORLD 2006

10/03/2005

LOS ANGELES, CA (October 3, 2005) - IBM has selected corporate events and consumer marketing leader TBA Global to produce the IBM PartnerWorld 2006 Conference in Las Vegas, NV. The annual IBM conference is the largest Business to Business (B2B) event held by the information technology company and is designed to support IBM Business Partners. TBA will support IBM's efforts by providing event management and production. This includes creative production development, facilitation of guest speakers and headline entertainment.

"TBA is excited to continue our work with IBM," said Jeff Kline, EVP Business Affairs. "Working together we will develop a program that demonstrates TBA's expertise by incorporating high-level strategies to deliver key messages to IBM's prestigious group of attendees."

"We evaluated many options and are excited to be working with the team at TBA." stated Joyce Keller, Manager, IBM PartnerWorld Conference.

IBM PartnerWorld is a global program for IBM Business Partners which offers sales and marketing enablement tools, skill-building courses, and technical support designed to help drive revenue and growth opportunities for IBM and its Business Partners.. IBM Business Partners are a global group consisting of more than 65,000 independent technology companies that collectively contribute to over 30% of IBM revenue - more than $32 billion in 2004. The IBM PartnerWorld Conference is expected to draw over 5,000 attendees and will be held at the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas, NV in March 2006.

About TBA GLOBAL

Founded in 1994, TBA Global is a privately held company that produces corporate events and fully integrated consumer marketing programs. Utilizing creative strategies and brand positioning, TBA's team of experts design, produce and execute live events and key corporate messaging. TBA is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with offices throughout the United States, Canada and Germany as well as our virtual office at www.tbaglobalevents.com. TBA, delivering moments that connect.