MENLO PARK, Calif., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow Jones VentureWire announced today that PodTech, a social media company dedicated to delivering Fresh Voices(TM), has been selected to be the official podcasting company for two upcoming conferences: HealthCare Innovations 2006 and Consumer Technology Ventures 2006.

PodTech will work with VentureWire to develop podcasting media channels on the PodTech Network that will feature select coverage of the events, including real-time content, and on-the-floor interviews.

"We recognize the tremendous opportunity that podcasting gives us to extend our audience," said Allan Cunningham, director, sales and marketing for Dow Jones Financial Information Services. "With PodTech's expertise and distribution channels, business professionals from around the globe will be able to virtually participate in portions of our events in order to listen and interact with the sessions as they happen."

Making its debut September 12, on PodTech.net, the Dow Jones VentureWire channel will immediately offer in-depth perspective into health care industry issues from venture capital investors, industry luminaries and leading executives. Listeners will be able to access and subscribe to content via PodTech.net and iTunes.

"Dow Jones VentureWire and PodTech make high quality, informative, professional content a top priority," said John Furrier, founder and CEO of PodTech. "These events deliver exactly the type of cutting-edge business and technology content and perspectives that PodTech's audience wants. We are thrilled to work with Dow Jones to help bring their content to the world through a new medium."

About PodTech

PodTech is a social media company dedicated to delivering Fresh Voices(TM) worldwide through podcasts and videoblogs. It is a producer, aggregator, and distributor of professional podcast content for more than 106 countries. PodTech's media channels include PodTech News, PodTech InfoTalk(TM) Network, and PodTech Sponsorship Network. PodTech has more than 21 corporate clients including Intel, Juniper, Symantec, Barracuda Networks, and NVIDIA. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Menlo Park, California. It is funded by US Venture Partners and Venrock Associates. For more information go to http://www.podtech.net/.

About VentureWire

VentureWire produces the leading daily newsletters and industry events for the venture capital market ( http://www.venturewire.com/ or http://www.venturecapital.dowjones.com/ ). VentureWire is a unit of Dow Jones Financial Information Services.

About Dow Jones Financial Information Services

Through its Financial Information Services group, Dow Jones produces focused, sector-specific online databases, newsletters and industry events for the private equity, venture capital and diversified markets. Newsletters published include Private Equity Analyst, VentureWire Professional and Daily Bankruptcy Review. In addition, Dow Jones & Company ( http://www.dowjones.com/ ) publishes the global Wall Street Journal with its international and online editions; Barron's; the Far Eastern Economic Review; Dow Jones Newswires and Indexes; MarketWatch; and Ottaway newspapers. Dow Jones co-owns Factiva with Reuters and SmartMoney with Hearst. Dow Jones also provides news content to CNBC and U.S. radio stations.

Contact: John Furrier PodTech John@podtech.net Or Jennifer Jones PodTech Marketing +1-650-529-1416 Or Michelle Jeffers Dow Jones Financial Services +1-415-439-6666

CONTACT: John Furrier of PodTech, John@podtech.net; or Jennifer Jones of
PodTech Marketing, +1-650-529-1416; or Michelle Jeffers of Dow Jones Financial
Services, +1-415-439-6666

Web site: http://www.podtech.net/