Companies that presented at last year's Summit
received aggregate funding of more than $30 million.midwestventuresummit.

At the Health Information Management Information Society (HIMSS) Conference
in Dallas, Mi-Co announced the latest expansion of the product line, the
Mi-Forms Home Health Solution.

Venture 2005 is the Southeast's premier venture financing conference.

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He writes the Forbes column, "Digital
Rules: Technology and the New Economy.
A panel of venture capital and private equity investors chosen by the IVCA
will screen the applications based on the companies' existing infrastructure,
including management team, existing and developing products, historical
revenues and expenses, quality of the management team and growth potential.

The companies selected will receive free consulting from teams of experts in
finance, accounting , management and marketing to prepare for the
presentations.
Platinum Sponsors of Midwest Venture Summit 2005 to date include Edelman;
Freeborn + Peters LLC; Gardner, Carton + Douglas LLC; Gordon + Glickson LLC;
Grant Thornton LLP; KPMG LLP; Mesirow Financial; Neal, Gerber + Eisenberg LLP;
PR Newswire; Sachnoff + Weaver Ltd.

About Mi-Co

Mi-Co, the mobile data capture company, provides handwritten forms
automation software that enables an efficient and effective process for
capturing , recognizing and communicating handwritten information. North Carolina Biosciences
Organization, in collaboration with 11 other state life science associations
and BIOTECanada, is partnering with the Biotechnology Industry Organization
(BIO) to bring together venture capitalists with promising , seed, early- and
late-stage private biotechnology companies from the East Coast.
"We urge all North Carolina biotech companies to go to the Web site and apply
to present at the forum. Workshops and plenary
sessions will be offered on trends in the biotech industry, with special focus
on key success factors for early state companies, R+D, market trends and
financing. S. states
and 33 other nations.

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To facilitate evaluating the
applications for the event, scheduled for May 20 in Chicago, the Illinois
Venture Capital Association (IVCA) has extended the deadline to Monday, April
11. Booth space for presenting companies and
attendance at the pre-event welcome reception will be provided at no
additional cost. "The conference is the perfect
opportunity for Mi-Co's executive team to highlight the success the company
has achieved since it was an early stage presenter at CED 's Venture 2001
and to articulate where Mi-Co is heading. In addition, Mi-Forms Software
has proven capabilities for handwriting interpretation, verification, data
validation and communication of forms -based data for enterprise and
government users.com.

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This solution is targeted to the 9,100 free
standing and hospital-based home health organizations in the United States.

Kevin Burden, IDC Program Manager -Mobile Devices, stated, "These
applications are the types that turn a general hardware device, like the
Tablet PC, into a vertical or specific solution device. CED is the largest entrepreneurial support
organization in the nation with more than 3,500 members representing 1,000
entrepreneurial companies , financiers and professional firms.
Biotechnology companies seeking seed, early- and late-stage private
funding can apply to present to this audience of top venture capital firms,
investment funds and angel investors.

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For
more information about Mi-Co, visit www.

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PRESS RELEASE Mi-Co the Mobile Data Capture Software Company Selected to Present at CED's Venture 2005

With marquee customers in the
commercial sector including Spectrasite and Health Decisions and
governmental clients such as the United States Department of Agriculture
and the Internal Revenue Service, Mi-Co is positioned to rapidly expand our
revenue and increase our profitability. Venture 2005
showcases North Carolina 's leading early and later-stage companies to
hundreds of venture capitalists and financiers from throughout the United
States. Mi-Co is headquartered in Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina and has a Seattle, WA customer service center.org .

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This product is built upon Mi-Co's three-year success with home health
customers including Wilson County NC Home Health Agency and the Boston
Public Health Commission.bio.

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Midwest Venture Summit 2005 to Showcase Wisconsin's Most-Attractive Early-
Stage Companies

CHICAGO, Interest in early-stage companies in
Wisconsin and throughout the Midwest is heating up as companies submit
applications to present to hundreds of venture capital, private equity, and
angel investors at Midwest Venture Summit 2005 ." Each application will be
evaluated by a team of venture capitalists who will provide feedback on the
business plans."
Last year's Summit, the successor to the highly regarded Illinois Venture
Capital Conference and the Great Lakes Venture Capital Conference, attracted
more than 450 attendees .; and Seyfarth Shaw LLP. "Mi-Co will be a
strong addition to the lineup in showcasing this region 's most promising
investment opportunities.6 billion in
venture capital.org

For more
information and to apply to present, visit http://bvf-east.

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To be considered, companies must
be based in the eight-state Midwest region including Illinois, Indiana,
Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas.

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Application Deadline to Present to Midwest's Leading Venture Capital Firms Extended to April 11

Supporting organizations to date include Business Marketing Association;
Chicago Software Association; Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center; iBIO
(Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization ); Midwest Business Inc. This
annual conference is presented by CED with support from UNC Kenan-Flagler
Business School and the National Venture Capital Association.

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C. BIO
represents more than 1,000 biotechnology companies, academic institutions,
state biotechnology centers and related organizations in all 50 U.

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"We're on track to exceed last year's total of more than $15
billion of 'investable capital' sitting in the room, and we're very pleased by
the quality of the companies that are applying.
"It is rare that so many venture capital firms focused on the life
sciences are represented at one venue, and BIO VentureForum East represents a
tremendous opportunity for private East Coast biotech companies," said Sam
Taylor, Executive Vice President of North Carolina Biosciences Organization.

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Mi-Co's
enterprise Mi-Forms Software System enables flexible electronic forms
design for data capture using digital ink. BIO members are involved in the research and development
of health-care, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology
products .

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"Mi-Co is among a solid group of presenting companies selected to present
at CED's Venture 2005," said Ken Lee, General Partner at Hatteras
BioCapital and Venture 2005 Selection Committee Chair."

Mi-Co is celebrating five years of providing Mi-Forms Software to its
customers.

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CED provides education, mentoring and capital formation
resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual
conferences, seminars, workshops and monthly programs on entrepreneurial
management and finance.

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"We are delighted at the response we've received from companies interested
in presenting to the Midwest's venture capital community," said IVCA Chairman
Robert Finkel. Karlgaard was
founding editor of Forbes ASAP, a bimonthly magazine covering the major trends
and implications of the digital age.

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"Mi-Co is extremely pleased to be one of several IT companies presenting at
Venture 2005," said James Clary, CEO. The BIO VentureForum East 2005 Advisory
Board, composed of the industry's most renowned technologists, venture
capitalists, business leaders and private investors, will judge the
presentation applications.

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Applications, instructions and guidelines can be found on the conference
Web site: http://www."

In addition to the Mi-Forms Home Health Solution, Mi-Co will be introducing
additional health care offerings and the Mi-Forms Version 5 beta release
between now and Venture 2005.mi-corporation.

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The keynote speaker for Midwest Venture Summit 2005 is Richard Karlgaard,
noted technology journalist and publisher of Forbes magazine."

How to Apply
Companies interested in presenting at Midwest Venture Summit 2005 must
submit executive summaries by April 11, 2005. Mi-Forms Software provides significant cost savings and
increased data quality in such applications as doctors and nurses
collecting patient data , veterinarians capturing information on cattle and
a wide range of municipal, federal and commercial inspection applications. Digital ink
applications can be an excellent fit for organizations needing to capture
data while in a true mobile state.

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Most of the selected
companies will have seed or startup capital in place and show current revenue
and a proven business model.org/

About the Midwest Venture Summit
The Midwest Venture Summit is presented by the not-for-profit Illinois
Venture Capital Association and funded by leading Midwestern venture capital,
private equity, and professional services firms to help promote capital
formation in the region.

About CED

The Council for Entrepreneurial Development, located in Research Triangle
Park, NC, is a private , non-profit organization formed in 1984 to stimulate
the creation and growth of high-impact companies in the greater Research
Triangle region., The February 25 deadline is fast-
approaching for biotech companies to submit applications to present at the BIO
VentureForum East, slated for May 9-11 in Atlanta. Leading experts from the biotechnology and financial sectors will
be featured as keynote speakers and panelists.

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Since 1999, Venture presenters have raised over $1.

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"This is a superb opportunity for Wisconsin executives to meet and develop
relationships with potential investors, " said Peter Zaballos, vice president
of Frazier Technology Ventures. This year's event, on May
20 in Chicago, is expected to attract over 500 attendees.
Mi-Co
announced today that they have been selected to present at the Council for
Entrepreneurial Development's 22nd annual venture conference to be held
April 26-27 at the Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst.
Presenting companies will also participate in a regional "boot camp" prior
to the forum, where they will be coached by a team of financial and business
professionals on how to effectively communicate their business plans.

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The application fee is $295 and includes attendance for two individuals to
the Midwest Venture Summit.
Special Event Sponsors of Midwest Venture Summit 2005 to date include DLA
Piper Rudnick Gray Cary; LaSalle Bank ABN AMRO; and Sonnenschein Nath +
Rosenthal LLP."
BIO VentureForum East, to be held at the Intercontinental Hotel-Buckhead,
will showcase 120 individual company presentations to leading North American
venture capital firms in the life sciences field.

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"Even if you don't get immediately funded,
you'll still have plenty of opportunities to interact with the largest pools
of equity in the Midwest.
Investor Sponsors to date include ABN AMRO Private Equity; Adams Street
Partners, LLC; Apex Venture Partners; ARCH Venture Partners; Baird Venture
Partners; Chrysalis Ventures; CID Equity Partners; Duchossois Technology
Partners; Dunrath Capital; Edgewater Funds; First Analysis; Frontenac;
Hopewell Ventures; IllinoisVENTURES, LLC; KB Partners, LLC; LaSalle
Investments; MK Capital; Motorola Ventures; New World Ventures; Portage
Venture Partners; Prism Capital; River Cities Capital Funds; and Sterling
Partners. Mi-Forms supports Tablet PCs, Digital Pens, Pocket PCs
and signature capture devices. www. RALEIGH, N.

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Technology Executives Club; Women's Business Development Center; and Illinois
Technology Enterprise Center. As we continue to add customers, it
is a tremendous advantage for Mi-Co to have proven handwritten forms
automation technology that has been validated in the marketplace by
enterprise and government organizations for their mobile data capture
needs.