Canon Communications to Launch MEDTEC France in 2009

Canon Communications LLC today announced that it will launch
MEDTEC France 22-23 April 2009 in Besancon, France. The new exhibition
and conference join the company´s lineup of MEDTEC trade fairs serving
Europe´s EUR 65 billion medical device manufacturing sector, the
others organized in Ireland, the UK, and Germany.

Exceeded in Europe only by Germany in terms of the production of
medical devices, France´s 2,000 medical manufacturers produced some
EUR 10.5 Billion in finished medical devices in 2007. Spurred by the
increasing demands of an aging population, the French medical
manufacturing market continues to expand at nearly 7% per year.

In selecting Besancon, Canon has strategically positioned its new
trade fair in the heart of the highest concentration of medical
manufacturing in France. Franche-Comte is an internationally renowned
centre for microtechnology. Within this region and the surrounding
regions of Rhone-Alp, Bourgogne, Champagne, Lorraine, and Alsace,
there are nearly 1,000 medical manufacturing facilities employing
thousands of medical OEM professionals. Besancon is also strategically
located on the border with French speaking Western Switzerland,
´Suisse Romande´, making MEDTEC France a unique showcase for Swiss
medical technology companies as well.

Joining the 300-company exhibition at MEDTEC France will be a
dedicated conference addressing issues of special interest to the
French medical manufacturing industry. "We are very excited to
introduce MEDTEC France to our expanding family of events in Europe
and around the world," said Mark Temple-Smith, Canon´s Event Director
for Europe and Asia. "France is a major medical device market that
really needs a dedicated exhibition and conference to serve the unique
and expanding requirements of this growing industry sector."

About Canon Communications

Canon Communications LLC, a portfolio company of Apprise Media
LLC, is the leading producer of trade events, publications, and
electronic media for the EUR 2 trillion advanced, technology-based
manufacturing industry, including medical device, packaging, design
engineering, process technology, automated assembly, electronics,
quality control, and plastics processing. Further information about
Canon´s products is available at www.cancom.com.

About Apprise Media

Apprise Media LLC acquires, enhances, and builds niche media
companies in both the business-to-business and consumer sectors.
Further information is available at www.apprisemedia.com.