Dean Evans & Associates Reaches Reseller Agreement With MeetingMatrix International

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December 16, 2004

Dean Evans & Associates Reaches Reseller Agreement With MeetingMatrix International

Author of EMS facility and resource scheduling systems will promote MeetingMatrix line of room diagramming products

DENVER -- Dean Evans & Associates (www.dea.com) today announced it has signed a reseller agreement with MeetingMatrix International, the worldwide leader in room diagramming and drawing application products. Dean Evans will sell the full line of MeetingMatrix™ offerings, which it sees as an excellent complement to its EMS family of room and resource scheduling systems.

“MeetingMatrix International is an outstanding company with well-designed, well-supported, time tested products,” says Kevin Raasch, executive vice president of Dean Evans & Associates. “We’re very pleased to announce the signing of the reseller agreement, and we feel that our customers and prospective customers will benefit from having another option available to them as they consider a room diagramming solution.”

Founded in 1988, MeetingMatrix International has over 7000 installs and 18,000 users in 61 countries. Innovations such as the use of vector-based technologies and the creation of 3D-VR™ (a MeetingMatrix International add-on) have revolutionized function space use and sales. Taking clients on virtual "walk throughs" of the event space complete with set-ups allows for the most accurate and complete communication tools available.

“MeetingMatrix has a continued commitment as the worldwide leader and original innovators in room diagramming solutions in forming strong value based strategic alliances." said John Secord, vice president of MeetingMatrix International, Inc. "Developing stronger foot holds and expertise in both the University and Conference Center markets is a major goal for 2005, and we welcome DEA’s very broad experience in these markets, as we extend our technology reach.”

EMS products have been industry leaders for nearly 20 years. They are used in a wide variety of venues to manage the space, resources and services needed for meetings and events, and also to publish event information to the Internet.

“One of our ongoing objectives is to serve as a comprehensive resource for people in the event scheduling and facility management industries who are looking for information on products and services that can help them do their jobs even more effectively,” says Raasch. “Developing relationships with strong companies like MeetingMatrix International is one of the ways we’re doing that.”

About MeetingMatrix International, Inc.

MeetingMatrix™ International, Inc. is the premier provider of both drawing application software and room diagramming solutions for the global meetings industry and has been a pioneer in an emerging market revolutionizing the hospitality industry. MeetingMatrix International, Inc. holds approximately 80% of the captured market share; with over 7,000 sites representing over 18,000 users, 33,000 rooms and 70 million square feet of measured and certified event space in 61 countries. An average of 30 facilities and 350 users are added monthly and more than 60 hospitality universities teach the MeetingMatrix International, Inc. product line. Fifteen major distributors worldwide are currently selling MeetingMatrix International, Inc.’s products and services with many others being considered.

MeetingMatrix International, Inc. offers a wide array of interdependent and complimentary products that are considered the standard for room diagramming software throughout the world. MeetingMatrix International, Inc.’s products visually depict meeting space in a graphically detailed representation, resulting in significantly higher revenues for all of MeetingMatrix International's clients.

For more information on MeetingMatrix International, Inc. and its software solutions for the hospitality industry, please contact dmw@meetingmatrix.com. You can also visit the MeetingMatrix International Inc. website at www.MeetingMatrix.com.

Media Contact:
Donna Willome

603-610-1600
dmw@meetingmatrix.com

About Dean Evans & Associates

Founded in 1986 and based in Denver, Dean Evans & Associates develops, markets and supports a line of sophisticated software products for facility scheduling, event management and calendaring. Their Event Management Systems (EMS) family of products is ideal for scheduling and managing the rooms, services and resources needed for meetings and events as well as for maintaining a Web-based Master Calendar of events. Thousands of organizations, including four of the six largest U.S. banks, more than a dozen Fortune 100 companies and hundreds of higher education institutions, religious organizations, hospitals, conference centers, cultural venues and sports facilities rely on EMS software. Online demonstrations, screen shots and detailed product information are available at www.dea.com. Or contact the company at 800-440-3994 ext. 863, or sales@dea.com.

Media Contact:
Tom Schek

303-740-4830
tom@dea.com

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