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CALIENT Technologies® Confirmed to Exhibit at California Tech Showcase 2007

May 31, 2007 – For Immediate Release

San Francisco, CA – CALIENT Technologies, Inc. has been confirmed to present at the California Tech Showcase 2007 (CTS 2007, www.CaliforniaTechShowcase.com) being held at the Hotel Hermitage in La Baule, France on June 28th and 29th this year.  The conference is being hosted by EuroStart Capital Partners LLC, a new San Francisco-based venture fund.  CTS 2007 sponsors include Business Wire, Fenwick & West LLP, Fondation Europe+, Nair & Co., Inc., NYSE Euronext Stock Exchange, Ouest Atlantique, Pierre Audoin Consultants, Rumeur Publique, the State of California, and EuroStart Capital Partners.

CALIENT Technologies was selected after extensive review of over 700 companies by the CTS 2007 selection committee which includes senior executives from leading European companies such as Siemens, T-Mobile, British Telecom, SAP, and ST Microelectronics, among others. 

This high-profile event will allow CALIENT Technologies to present to and meet with 200-300 CEOs, CIOs, and CTOs from Europe’s largest businesses.  EuroStart will arrange at least five one-on-one meetings between CALIENT Technologies and CxOs of the European attendees of their choice.  “This is an excellent opportunity for CALIENT Technologies to identify potential clients, business partners, and distributors.  CTS 2007’s unique format will catalyze immediate revenue ramp-up in Europe”, said Jean-Bernard Guerrée, Managing Director at EuroStart.

CALIENT Technologies will also attend EuroStart’s European Business Workshop featuring European experts on legal issues, business development, human resources, public relations, and cultural issues.

CTS 2007 will take place in conjunction with the World Investment Conference (WIC 2007, http://www.LaBauleWIC.org/).  WIC 2007 will feature hundreds of CEOs from firms such as GE, Siemens, Fiat and Veolia, as well as government officials and ministers from around Europe.  WIC 2007’s theme is green technology.

There will be global press coverage of the two conferences.  Press covering the conferences includes the Wall Street Journal, International Herald Tribune, CNBC, EuroNews, BBC, BSkyB, CNN, and others. 

For more information, go to www.CaliforniaTechShowcase.com.

Contacts:   Jean-Bernard Guerrée, Managing Director      EuroStart Capital Partners
                  Stephen M. Kuhn, Managing Director             415-227-2000