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business software manufacturer integrates print ads in The American
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org/socrates/socrates. "ALM's Total Opportunity Program
delivers the ability to target national legal communities, selected
geographies, specific legal practice areas or other segments, and to
combine traditional and online channels, with event marketing,
sponsorships and custom publishing , all through one company. (R), custom events including speakers from
client's organization, online banners on Law.com and the Law.

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SOCRATES Likes Onvoy's Videoconferencing Philosophy

"Onvoy's participation in distance learning with SOCRATES goes right to
the core of our company 's mission," said Janice Aune, Chairman and CEO of
Onvoy. In total, ALM national and regional publications , events,
books, newsletters and reference works reach more than 1 million
estimated legal and business professionals annually, while almost
400,000 unique visitors use ALM's electronic news and information
resources each month.com

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It allows new ways of instruction and educational experience for
students and teachers, enables interactive and distance education
opportunities , gives access to world-wide information resources and services,
and permits creative alternatives to classroom instruction techniques now
utilized in K-12 education and to reference and research services now offered
by public libraries. legal services market, including 35,000 law firms and
325 ,000 solo practitioners, employs 1.

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Onvoy's expertise will help ensure that the aggressive installation
schedule is met, which means that service and equipment will be ready to go in
all participating SOCRATES locations prior to students returning to class in
August. For more
information, visit http://www.

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TOP, for example, enabled one law firm targeting potential
intellectual property clients to combine print advertising in ALM's
Corporate Counsel(R) and IP Law + Business (R) magazines, sponsorship
of IP-related events, online white papers and advertorials on ALM's
Law .com, and targeted online banner advertising.

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"Onvoy exists, in large part, in order to ensure that rural communities
reap the benefits of advanced communications technologies.com .
For additional information on opportunities available through TOP,
please contact Jill Windwer at (212) 313-9009 or email
windwer@alm .

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Onvoy will be partnering with local rural telephone companies throughout
the SOCRATES service area to ensure the fastest possible installation and
support of this advanced educational tool.

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NEW YORK----ALM, a leading media
company serving legal and business professionals , today introduced its
new Total Opportunity Program (TOP), providing advertisers with
flexible , integrated marketing packages across all of ALM's legal
print, online, research and event properties .com is
the Web's leading information source for commercial real estate
professionals.

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Libraries will also offer electronic
reference and research services.com
newswire, advertorials in IP Practice Center e-mail updates and access
to ALM Research Online market data.

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Onvoy was established in 1988 as a collaborative effort of independent
local telephone companies whose mission was to provide a wide range of leading
edge telecommunications services. Onvoy is a
privately-held corporation with headquarters in Minneapolis. ALM was formed by U.,
LP.

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"The students -- and many other people --
in the SOCRATES region will be well served by Onvoy.

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About Onvoy, Inc. With revenues growing twice as fast as the
GNP, law firms now spend $70 billion annually on payroll, $2 billion
annually on technology and account for 10% of all new commercial
office space leasing activity . Complete information on
all ALM products and services is available at www.alm.

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We're using those
technologies to create synergies among institutions that are vital to those
communities -- and the prospect of helping to improve the education of
thousands of students make us particularly proud of both our mission and this
opportunity. Onvoy offers network services, voice,
videoconferencing , data and Internet solutions to wholesale and retail market
segments serving more than 350 communities in Minnesota and beyond.

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2 million professionals,
managers and support staff. ALM currently
owns and publishes 39 national and regional magazines and newspapers,
including The American Lawyer(R ), Corporate Counsel(R), The National
Law Journal(R) and Real Estate Forum(R).

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TOP simplifies
business-to-business communication to the $200 billion U.

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"Onvoy brings a depth of telecommunications services that provide core
instructional and information access support services for schools and public
libraries in South Central Minnesota, based on leading-edge technology," said
Dale Carrison , Director of SOCRATES.html .onvoy.P.

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South Central Regional Area Telecommunications System will Connect 67 Schools
and Libraries with Minneapolis Firm's Help

MINNEAPOLIS, Can you tell if a student is chewing
gum 50 miles away? Members of the South Central Regional Area
Telecommunications System (SOCRATES) can.
Onvoy, Inc.
ALM-branded products and services include The American Lawyer(R)
magazine, The National Law Journal(R) and other award-winning daily
and weekly legal newspapers, the Law. Equity
Partners, L., a private equity fund sponsored by Wasserstein + Co.

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ALM products are utilized by more than 50% of the nation's
practicing lawyers in law firms and in-house corporate legal
departments.

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About SOCRATES
SOCRATES (South Central Regional Area Telecommunications System) provides
data and video connectivity to schools and libraries in South Central
Minnesota.S.S.com(R) is the Web's
leading legal news and information network, while ALM's GlobeSt.

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5 million in which educational
institutions and libraries in a variety of south central Minnesota communities
will be linked via high-speed data lines -- carrying Internet information and
high quality video.
Schools and public libraries throughout southern Minnesota will use
Onvoy's network to access online curriculum resources, online classes, and
professional development opportunities. legal
services industry, helping marketers customize and combine
advertising , sponsorship and in-person opportunities, while maximizing
available discounts.com(R) Web network and events
such as the LegalTech(R) conference series.

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"Marketers are increasingly seeking media partnerships that
increase the reach and efficiency of their investment through
multi-tiered , coordinated programs," said Kevin Vermeulen, vice
president, group publisher at ALM. Other ALM businesses include book and newsletter
publishing, court verdict and settlement reporting, production of
professional trade shows, conferences and educational seminars, market
research and content distribution.

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For more information, please visit
http://mnscsc.alm.

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ALM Introduces Total Opportunity Program for Integrated Marketing to Legal Industry

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Headquartered in New York City, ALM is a leading integrated media
company, focused on the legal and business communities. More information on ALM 's businesses and services is available on
the Web at www.