Yankee Group´s Inaugural Mobile Internet World Europe Summit an Outstanding Success

Yankee Group today announced that Mobile Internet World Europe Summit

the world´s first European conference to focus

on the exploding mobile internet marketplace, was declared an

outstanding success by conference attendees. Mobile Internet World

Europe Summit was held May 19 at the ICM in Munich and attracted more

than 500 conference delegates representing more than 40 countries. Following the success of Mobile Internet World USA 2007, the world´s

first conference and expo focused on the rapidly expanding mobile

internet ecosystem, Mobile Internet World Europe Summit 2008 debuted in

Munich with industry pioneers and thought leaders sharing their insights

and expertise on this fascinating emerging market. "The first Mobile Internet World Europe Summit

delivered profound insight into the opportunities that are being

unleashed as the internet is mobilized," said

Eliot Weinman, conference founder, co–chair and president of

Trendsmedia, the Events and Publishing Division of Yankee Group

Research. "The event offered extensive

networking for attendees that will extend well beyond the event itself." Mobile Internet World Europe Summit featured high–profile keynote

business leaders including Thorsten Schliesche, vice president of sales

and marketing Europe, and general manager and vice president Germany

Napster; Sven Bolthausen, head of multimedia Germany, Ericsson; Olaf

Swantee, senior executive vice president, Orange; and Pankaj Kedia

director, global ecosystems Ultra Mobility Group, Intel Corporation. The one–day Mobile Internet World Europe Summit conference program was

packed with 19 sessions and 25 speakers covering the globalization of

mobile technology, mobile entertainment, social networking and mobile

marketing with in–depth sessions examining new innovations in mobile

commerce, social networking, mobile messaging, location–based services

and new mobile devices. Mobile Internet World Europe Summit drew support from more than 50

corporate, media and association sponsors, and lead corporate sponsors

Ericsson, Highdeal, Intel Corporation, Netbiscuits, Nokia, Publicidad

Interactiva, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments. The next Mobile Internet World Conference and Expo 2008 will be held

October 21 to 23, 2008 in Boston, MA, at the Boston Convention and

Exhibition Center. The 2008 event is expected to double in size in terms

of registrations and sponsors over the 2007 event. For more information

about Mobile Internet World, visit www.mobilenetx.com. About Yankee Group As the first independent technology research and consulting firm, Yankee

Group is the most respected source of deep insight and counsel on the

impact of global connectivity revolution on enterprises and consumers.

Our expertise spans the technologies creating communications change, and

the regions and industries affected by that transformation. For more

info, see www.yankeegroup.com. About Trendsmedia Trendsmedia is the Events and Publishing Division of Yankee Group

Research, Inc. Our mission is to help our clients stay ahead of the

major technology trends that are likely to impact their businesses

significantly. Trendsmedia provides their clients with independently

researched and produced media products that target emerging technology

markets in depth, including focused conferences, independently produced

online media and in–depth newsletters. For more, see www.trendsmedia.com.