Michael Jones, President of Userplane, to Address iDate 2005 On 'Meta-Identity' and Building Online Community beyond Dating

for Wednesday (Jan. 19)

iDate 2005

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

          
WHO:    Michael Jones, president and co-founder of Userplane
        (www.userplane.com) -- a pioneer in providing enterprise
        social software for online communities -- is in Miami this
        week for iDate 2005, the premier conference and exhibition for
        the singles industry. Userplane will also be exhibiting at the
        event, showcasing its Community Suite of Flash Apps.

WHAT:   "Building Online Community Beyond Dating; Blogs, Social
        Networks and the Convergence of the Meta-Identity"

        As more and more users develop personal and professional
        profiles in online dating and social networking sites, the
        need for overall identity verification -- call it "Meta
        Identity" -- will become critical. Jones will explore this
        need and an array of potential solutions to meet it.

WHEN:   Wednesday, January 19 at 11 a.m. EST

WHERE:  Wyndham Miami Beach Resort, Miami Beach

WHY:    From a market share perspective, Userplane technology
        dominates the online dating sector. Userplane's Macromedia
        Flash-based Community Suite has become the de facto standard
        for the online dating industry, deployed on more than 100
        dating and social networking sites worldwide.

About Userplane 

Based in Los Angeles, Userplane is the premier provider of enterprise
social software for online communities. Userplane Apps are elegant,
easy to use and rapidly deployed Web-based applications. Leveraging
Macromedia Flash, the Apps are lightweight, cross-platform with no
user installation and customizable for a site's specific needs.
Userplane Apps are deployed internationally on sites ranging from
online communities to intranets. The application suite reaches tens of
millions of users and supports more than three million live
conversations a month in twelve countries. Userplane continues to
provide forward-thinking Web and software development for
industry-leading clients including Red Bull, Honda and 1-800 Flowers.