General Meeting Management * Software: MeetingTrak

Company: Phoenix Solutions

Type of product: Full-featured conference management software with integrated database for medium to small associations and corporations

Contact: Sharon Swan, marketing and sales associate

Phone: (800) 779-7430, (925) 737-5135

Fax: (925) 469-9510

E-mail: sharon@psitrak.com

Web: www.psitrak.com

Simultaneous Users: Suggested for maximum of 15 to 20 users

Support: 30-day, unlimited question and answers; four-hour blocks for $400

Cost: Single-user $2,995; two users $3,995; $495 for each additional user. Continuing education tracking version: single user $3,990; two users $4,990; $495 each additional user. Additional modules: WebTrak $1,495; on-site registration $995; VendorTrak (budgeting) $995

* Software: MeetingPro

Company: Peopleware

Type of product: Full-service meeting management with integrated database including registration, accounting, reporting, CE credit tracking

Contact: Julie Burgess

Phone: (800) 869-7166, (425) 454-6444

Fax: (425) 454-7634

E-mail: sales@peopleware.com

Web: www.peopleware.com

Simultaneous Users: Multi-user version supports up to approximately 50 users

Support: Annual support agreement (not required): $500 per year stand-alone; four users $950 per year, includes unlimited toll-free support, fax-back technical notes, Web site

Cost: Single $3,995 (software and support one year);$1,000 per additional user up to 10 and then site license, includes four full-time trainers (four public classes per month)

* Software: Event Planner Plus

Company: Certain Software

Type of product: Meeting planning software for single, one-day events

Contact: Ted Arbuckle, vice president and COO

Phone: (888) 237-8246, (415) 353-5330

Fax: (415) 353-5335

E-mail: sales@certain.com

Web: www.certain.com

Simultaneous Users: Not applicable.

Support: Toll-free support 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. P T, seven days, except major holidays. Web and e-mail support available.

Cost: $495

* Software: Complete Event Manager 4.5

Company: EKEBA International

Type of product: Meeting planning software

Phone: (800) 847-4561, 614-459-7178

Fax: (614) 457-1301

E-mail: support@ekeba.com

Web: www.ekeba.com

Support: Free e-mail tech support

Cost: $395 single user, with 30-day, money-back guarantee, or $345 without guarantee

* Software: CON-TRAC for Windows

Company: Chambres & Associates, Inc.

Type of product: Meeting planning and meeting management software with integrated one-time entry for all sizes of events; self-configuring GANNT/PERT charts for task tracking.

Contact: Bill Chambres, executive director

Phone: (215) 635-7283

Fax: (215) 635-7285

E-mail: sales@con-trac.com

Web: www.con-trac.com

Simultaneous Users: 100

Support: Unlimited phone, fax, e-mail, online (with PCAnywhere)

Cost: single user $1,995; multi-user, 2 to 5 stations $6,995; 6 to 9 stations $8,750; call for 10 or more stations

* Software: Meeting Expectations Software

Company: Enge & Associates

Type of product: Meeting planning system for planning corporate and association meetings, and for general registration and travel departments. Integrates and automates all meeting planning tasks.

Contact: Karalee Slayton, product specialist

Phone: (800) 242-8480, (317) 570-7056

Fax: (317) 570-7056

E-mail: kslayton@enge.com

Web: www.meetingsoftware.com

Simultaneous Users: Unlimited user network available

Support: 90 days unlimited technical support (available Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST). Additional technical support may be purchased. Free unlimited telephone training. On-site training available.

Cost: Version 2.0, single-user $2,995; unlimited user, network license $6,995; multiple sites quoted on request. Upgrade to SQL Server Database for $1,000

* Software: MaxEvent, MemberMax

Company: Impact Solutions

Type of product: A relational database system for managing conferences, meetings, pre-registration, on-site registration, speakers, exhibitors, contact management, and to-do list management. It has Internet and other data management capabilities. MemberMax is a client/ server relational database system for membership organizations.

Contact: John Keelin, general manager

Phone: (800) 858-8330, (412) 367-8833

E-mail: Impact88@aol.com

Web: www.impactsolutions.com

Cost: Single-user license $1,495, multi-user is $1,700 per user. Client/server only.

Support: Unlimited phone and Internet support, free upgrades. Cost is 18 percent of license fee per year.

Planning Solutions

* Software: Event Wizard

Company: Neology, a division of Smith Bucklin & Associates

Type of product: Web-based event planning (content planning) software, with online content management tools including abstract collection, speaker scheduling, program grid scheduling

Contact: Kelly Hensen, marketing manager

Phone: (888) 636-5649, ext. 3714, (312) 321-6811

E-mail: information@neology.com

Web: www.neology.com

Support: One-year license includes 10 hours of set up and customization, plus year's worth of hosting

Cost: $15,000 for first year, annual renewal fee $3,500

* Software: Ajenis

Company: PlanSoft

Type of product: Uses the Internet to communicate meeting specifications between planner and the hotel convention services department

Contact: Ted Frank, COO

Phone: (330) 405-5555

Fax: (330) 405-5566

E-mail: service@plansoft.com

Web: www.plansoft.com

Simultaneous Users:No limit

Support: Help desk 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST; e-mail support also available

Cost: Network version priced individually, single-user version $500

* Software: BlueDot Event Tools

Company: BlueDot.com

Type of product: Web-based exhibition and event management and product directory software

Contact: Shannon Davies, account executive

Phone: (415) 979-9550, ext.15

Fax: (415) 979-9551

E-mail: shannon@bluedot.com

Web: www.bluedot.com

Support: Training for VMap software at $395 a day, plus travel expenses. Help desk open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST Mon.-Fri.; on-call options available. E-mail support available.

Cost: Modular packages start at $5,000. Depending on service and scale, packages sell for between $15,000 and $95,000.

* Software: RegWeb

Company: Cardinal Communications

Type of product: Online, Web-based, template-driven registration software

Contact: Rodman Marymor, CMP

Phone: (888) 755-7075, (510) 647-1400

Fax: (510) 647-1401

E-mail: rodman@cardinalweb.com

Web: www.regweb.com

Support: Help desk 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST; server support 24 hours, 7 days a week

Cost: $1,000, static form; up to $20,000 for a full registration solution

* Software: Event Reservation System (ERS)

Company: b-there.com

Type of product: Real-time online event management system, uniquely presented as the central tool in a business-to-business trade community format. Features include information for meeting planners, including links to hotels, airlines, destination resources, media, and other suppliers.

Contact: Cheryl MacNeal, director of sales and marketing, or Suzanne Nagy, sales executive

Phone: (800) 845-4308

Fax: (203) 319-4230

E-mail: ers@b-there.com

Web: www.b-there.com

Simultaneous Users:Unlimited

Support: Telephone, e-mail, livecontact support

Cost: $2 to $5 per transaction fee, plus set up fees; or a full license user plan

* Software: Meeting Matrix V 5.0

Company: SCLM Software

Type of product: Room diagramming software

Contact: Toni Stroud, technical sales director

Phone: (410) 451-1107

Fax: (717) 993-5395

E-mail: tstroud@meetingmatrix.com

Web: www.meetingmatrix.com

Simultaneous Users: Network version available for 10 users or more

Support: E-mail support available. Annual maintenance package including help desk, $200 to $350. Updates at Web site. Phone support 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. EST, Mon.-Fri.

Cost: Silver is free; Silver Plus $295, Platinum Plus $2,225 for full package and installation of single version (includes eight hours of training, plus travel expenses). Software only, $1,395 for one user. Additional users: full package, $1075 per user; software only, $795

* Software: Room Viewer

Company: TimeSaver Software

Type of product: Event Layout

Software

Contact: Sandy Simon

Phone: (714) 731-5390

Fax: (714) 731-2423

E-mail: sales@timesaver.com

Web: www.timesaver.com

Simultaneous Users: No limit, minimum of 3 users

Support: Two tech support credits at no charge; additional credits start at $45 for 2 additional credits

Cost: Room Viewer Basic $395, Room Viewer Standard $595, Room Viewer Pro $695, Room Schematic $95 (all single-user prices)

* Software: BadgePro Plus v8.1.17

Company: The Laser's Edge

Type of product: Designs and prints badges, personalized tickets, and invoices. Imports data from database tables, spreadsheets, documents, and ASCII files.

Contact: Judy Carawan, vp

Phone: (703) 243-7766

Fax: (703) 243-7769

E-mail: badgepro@erols.com

Web: www.badgepro.com

Support: Support and training free with annual license. Telephone support available 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST

Cost: Standard annual license $350; network license starts at $600

* Software: Badge-O-Matic

Company: Ward Mundy Software

Type of product: Prints nametags

Contact: Ward Mundy

Phone: (404) 351-5162

Fax: (404) 350-0236

Cost: $50

* Software: PC/NAMETAG 8

Company: Topitzes & Associates

Type of product: Registration

Software

Phone: 800) 233-9767

Fax: (800) 233-9787

E-mail: sales@pcnametag.com

Web: www.pcnametag.com

Simultaneous Users: Yes

Support: Phone and e-mail support Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m to 5 p.m. CST

Cost: $179 for new users, $119 for users of pc/nametag 3.x,$99 for users of MeetingPOWER, $79 for additional copies or workstations

* Software: Scheduler Plus, Optimum Settings, Daisy

Company: CEO Software, Inc.

Type of product: Scheduling and event management software

Contact: Lorraine Elias, sales and marketing

Phone: (800) 441-2581, ext. 247

Fax: (520) 296-8103

E-mail: lorraine.elias@ceosoft.com

Web: www.ceosoft.com

Simultaneous Users: Yes

Support: 24-hour support available or 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. MST

Cost: $9,500 for Scheduler Plus, $1,995 for Optimum Settings (Network), $495 Optimum Settings (single user), $1,000 Daisy