TORONTO, Canada - April 19, 2004- The Messaging Industry Association (TMIA) held its sixth Annual Meeting in Miami Beach on March 1 and 2, 2004. The meeting included committee reports, the election of new board members, and a summary of the year's activities from TMIA's European partner, the International Association for Enhanced Voice Services (VMA). Most important was the election of new board members from prominent North-American service-provider and vendor companies.

New Board Members Elected
TMIA members elected the organization's new board of directors for 2004:
· Co-chairs: Valerie Beliak, TELUS, and Don Katz, Verilux
· Secretary: Christine Johnson, Verizon
· Treasurer: Matt Morrison, Bell Canada
· Director: JB Colletta, BellSouth
· Director: Craig Gorman, Cingular Wireless
· Director: John Haspil, SBC Communications

The Association also recognized three individuals for outstanding contributions: Gord Fleming of TELUS, Bill Ehlinger of ServiceSPAN, and Don Katz of Verilux.

Readers seeking more information about the TMIA should visit http://www.tmia.org, or contact Tom Harper, Executive Director of TMIA, at tom@tmia.org.

About TMIA
The Messaging Industry Association, formed in 1998, is an open forum comprised of over 44companies including major service providers, prominent voicemail/messaging vendors, ASPs, customer premises equipment (CPE) providers and other parties. TMIA members share an interest in advancing the use of all messaging services in all markets, including SMS, UC, MMS and enhanced voicemail.

TMIA is actively recruiting members throughout the messaging industry. Those interested are encouraged to call 519-620-8668 or check the TMIA's web page at www.tmia.org.

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