FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Mercury, Compuware, Empirix Among Sponsors of Software Test & Performance Conference

Huntington, N.Y., November 2, 2004 - BZ Media LLC today announced that leading software-development tools vendors are sponsoring the first annual Software Test & Performance Conference™, scheduled for December 7-9, 2004, at the Hyatt Regency on the Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland.
Highlighting the conference's impressive list of industry sponsors is Mercury Interactive Corp., the global leader in business technology optimization. Mercury is the exclusive Platinum Sponsor of the Software Test & Performance Conference.
Donna Esposito, Director of Events of BZ Media, said, "We're delighted to welcome Mercury to the list of sponsors for the Software Test & Development Conference. Their support demonstrates the industry's broad acceptance of this new conference, which focuses on the practical implementation of software testing, quality assurance and performance management best practices."
The conference expects to draw approximately 400 attendees in 2004, its first year.
As of early November, three leading companies were Gold Sponsors of the Software Test & Performance Conference: Agitar Software Inc., Empirix Inc. and LogiGear Corp. Compuware Corp. and Intellisys Technology are Silver Sponsors of the event.
Esposito said, "We would like to thank the sponsors of the Software Test & Performance Conference for their contributions to our inaugural success. Software plays an increasing role in the value of information technology to today's modern enterprises. Software testing and quality assurance, as well as performance tuning and management, are keys to successful deployments of enterprise software applications. This event underscores the importance of best practices and solutions in this industry."
Registration for the Software Test & Performance Conference is open at http://www.stpcon.com. The conference is offering special programs and benefits for development teams sending five or more professionals to the technical classes. Contact Donna Esposito, Director of Events, at +1-415-785-3419 or desposito@bzmedia.com for more details.