TRUMBULL, CT — NetWorld Alliance LLC, and JD Events LLC have announced that JD Events will acquire the trade show assets of NetWorld Alliance. The acquisition is being made for an undisclosed amount of cash and other terms included in a strategic agreement between the two companies.
Based in Louisville, KY, NetWorld Alliance is the leading media provider for the kiosk and self-service industry. Its properties include Self-Service World magazine, SelfServiceWorld.com, KioskMarketplace.com, ATMmarketplace.com websites, the Self-Service and Kiosk Show and the Self-Service & Kiosk Association (SSKA). JD Events is a Trumbull, CT, based tradeshow organizer that owns and operates KioskCom, the largest and longest-running tradeshow and conference in the self-service kiosk market, publishes an online newsletter, The KioskCom Report, and manages the KioskCom Professional Society, an organization for the deployers of kiosk technology.
Following the production of NetWorld Alliance's tradeshow, Sept. 28-29, 2006, in San Antonio, Texas, JD Events will continue to produce and manage tradeshows and NetWorld Alliance will continue to create and manage media properties, online industry news stories and all related industry associations. In addition, the two firms will form a cooperative marketing partnership whereby each of their respective properties will be mutually endorsed and supported by the other.
Dick Good, CEO of NetWorld Alliance, said, "We believe this relationship will create a win-win-win scenario among NetWorld Alliance, JD Events and the entire self-service and kiosk community. Exhibitors and the market at large will now get even higher quality tradeshows, and the previous media confusion in the marketplace will no longer exist. The vendor community will now be able to invest their marketing dollars more efficiently, and we think the industry will grow more quickly as a result."
Joel A. Davis, CEO of JD Events, added, "The kiosk and self-service industry is poised for tremendous growth over the coming years. We are excited about the strategic alliance we have formed with NetWorld. We look forward to working closely with them throughout each year to promote the industry via our respective media properties and to gather the community in person at the KioskCom events."
JD Events will produce two KioskCom events in 2007, including April 25-27 in Las Vegas and October 10-11 in New York City. NetWorld will continue to publish its full line of self-service media and will offer special promotional packages for the exhibitors at KioskCom events. JD Events will also join the Advisory Board of the Self-Service & Kiosk Association and membership in their KioskCom Professional Society will transfer automatically to membership in the new Self-Service Technology User Group, part of the Self-Service & Kiosk Association. The Association will hold its Annual Meetings at the spring KioskCom event each year.
About JD Events
JD Events is dedicated to the creation of targeted and innovative industry-leading events that deliver results. The company brings together highly qualified buying audiences, education-rich content and high-level networking opportunities -- all geared toward increasing business transactions in the markets it serves. For more information on JD Events, visit http://www.jdevents.com or contact Joel Davis at joel@jdevents.com.
About NetWorld Alliance
NetWorld Alliance operates 11 Web sites and produces four print publications in three divisions. It is the industry's premier publisher of news and information about the self-service technology market, for which it also operates a trade association. In the food industry it has a powerful synergy of sites and magazines that have quickly risen to prominence. Its Church Central division trains church consultants and provides church health information to pastors. For more information on NetWorld Alliance, visit www.networldalliance.com or contact Dick Good at dickg@networldalliance.com.
