IT-Online Group Sponsors Conference, iDate2006 – Europe

Moscow, Russia, Oct. 20, 2006 – The information technology and CRM solution provider for the online dating and social networking industry, IT-Online Group, recently participated at iDate2006-Europe as an official sponsor and exhibitor. The conference and exhibition, iDate2006 Europe, was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands on September 24-26th and is the largest industry event that covers the business management of Online Dating and Social Networking websites. The event is focused on both online and traditional marketing. Topics covered during the conference included new technologies, global business strategies, Web 2.0, mobile, traditional marketing, online marketing, venture capital, partnerships, legal issues and payments.

In attendance were more than 130 executives, exhibitors and speakers from the leading online dating and social networking companies in Europe. These included chief executive officers from Germany’s three largest online dating sites, Neu.de, FriendScout24.com and Parship.de. Also in attendance were executives from North American companies, such as Markus Frind, CEO for PlentyofFish.com, which is currently the 5th largest internet dating site in the world.

During the conference IT-Online Group officially presented its CRM and IT products. This included the announcement of its newest product, Usability Testing. “The conference was a great opportunity to meet with the best people working in the online dating industry. IT-Online held discussions with several companies that are now interested in implementing our IT and CRM solutions”, commented Julia Borisenko, director of CRM services for IT-Online Group. She continued, “We especially had a great response to our usability testing product. Online dating and social networking companies feel it’s important to properly test site usability to make sure their users can find and use all the new features and functionality they are currently introducing”.

The iDate2006-Europe event was the largest online dating conference ever held in Europe. The organizers expect even more participants as the industry continues to expand. More information about the event and photographs can be found at, www.idate2006.com.

About IT Online Group
Established in 1998, IT-Online is a Russian-American IT services & customer relationship management company specializing in development, promotion and management of internet projects, especially for the online dating industry. Over the last seven years the company has gained experience in various business and technical fields related to the online dating industry. Currently our staff consists of more than 150 employees – many of whom are professionals in Internet Technologies, Project Management, Usability Testing, Business Analysis, Web Development, User Interface Design and Web Marketing.

IT-Online is the official partner for TechSmith’s Morae software and Mercury Interactive (www.mercury.com) in the Russian Federation/CIS. For more information about IT-Online Group, visit our informative site: www.it-online.ru

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