SPRINGBOARD: NEW ENGLAND SELECTS ONTRA PRESENTATIONS, LLC TO PRESENT AT 5TH ANNUAL FORUM SHOWCASING WOMEN-LED VENTURES

BOSTON, Mass., November 10th, 2004—Springboard: New England today announced it has selected Ontra Presentations, LLC to present at its venture forum scheduled for November 12, 2004 at Boston University. The fifth annual Springboard: New England Forum features women entrepreneurs presenting their business opportunities to more than 200 leading venture capital, corporate, angel investors and sponsors in the New England and New York region.

Co-hosted by the Center for Women & Enterprise and Springboard Enterprises, the Springboard: New England 2004 companies were culled from more than 120 applicants, ranging from seed to later-stage rounds and represent some of the most groundbreaking innovations in the life sciences, consumer and business products, software, and technology industries today.

"This year's presenters are an incredibly talented and tenacious group, representing the true spirit and passion of entrepreneurship,' announced Donna Mullen Good, CEO of the Center for Women & Enterprise, the regional host of Springboard: New England 2004. "They have already proven themselves to be effective businesswomen, having brought their companies this far; I am confident that many of them will be successful in their quests to raise capital as a result of being a part of the Springboard forum and process.'

Ontra Presentations has quickly made a name for itself in the presentation technology industry. The Ontra Presentation software allows users to create dynamic multimedia business presentations that can incorporate large amounts of audio, video and rich graphics. The software also comes complete with a unique network solution that caters to larger clients with vast and dispersed sales forces. In a short time, Ontra has amassed a formidable client list, one that includes the majority of the major television networks. For Ontra, Springboard: New England has been an invaluable tool.

"This has not been just another conference where you stand-up and talk about your business for only a few minutes,' says AlexAnndra Ontra, president and co-founder of Ontra Presentations. "Springboard has introduced our company to qualified venture capital and investment bankers who have taken the time to ensure that we are prepared and polished. That level of attention, in and of itself, has been more valuable than the dozens of conferences in which we've previously participated.'


About Ontra Presentations, LLC:
Ontra Presentations, LLC is a software and services company committed to creating multimedia presentation solutions and software for Fortune-level organizations. Ontra Presentation Software was developed to help meet the requirements of companies who spend much time and money to ensure that their clients receive a consistent message and accurate information in an attention grabbing, dynamic format. By allowing designers of multimedia presentations to create and control a broad range of design and display functions, Ontra Presentation Software gives the user the most dynamic and streamlined multimedia presentation available. Ontra's clients include ABC National Television Sales, NBC Television Sales & Marketing, Fox Broadcasting Co., Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Tribune Entertainment Company, The Food Network, Telemundo and others. For more information, please visit www.ontrapresentations.com.

About the Springboard Venture Forum Series:
The Springboard Venture Capital Forum Program is a national series designed to increase investments in women-led firms and facilitate new deal flow to investors. Nationally, Springboard companies have raised $2 billion. Springboard targets women-led high-growth businesses in the technology and life sciences industries that seek seed, first or later stage funding. Women entrepreneurs must have a senior leadership position in the company and hold a significant equity stake in their company.




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