ADVANSTAR TO IMPLEMENT ÉLAN

Advanstar Communications Inc. (ACI) is implementing the cloud-version of Élan to manage their international media business. Details of the agreement will provide ACI and their outsourcing partner, HCL, with access to Élan Ad, Internet Ad, Book, Circ, and Web Services.

Advanstar Communications Inc. is a leading worldwide media company providing integrated marketing solutions for the Fashion, Life Sciences and Powersports industries. Advanstar serves business professionals and consumers in these industries with its portfolio of 147 events, 51 publications and directories, 270 electronic products and Web sites, as well as educational and direct marketing products and services. Market leading brands and a commitment to delivering innovative, quality products and services enables Advanstar to "Connect Our Customers With Theirs". Advanstar has approximately 600 employees and currently operates from multiple offices in North America and Europe.

HCL is a $5.9 billion leading global technology and IT enterprise comprising two companies listed in India - HCL Technologies and HCL Infosystems. Founded in 1976, HCL is one of India's original IT garage start-ups. A pioneer of modern computing, HCL is a global transformational enterprise today. Its range of offerings includes product engineering, custom & package applications, BPO, IT infrastructure services, IT hardware, systems integration, and distribution of information and communications technology (ICT) products across a wide range of focused industry verticals. The HCL team consists of over 80,000 professionals of diverse nationalities, who operate from 31 countries including over 500 points of presence in India. HCL has partnerships with several leading global 1000 firms, including leading IT and technology firms.

Company Website: www.advanstar.com

Company Website: www.hcl.com