Santa Barbara Technology Group, Cox Business Services, Sheppard Mullin Richter and Hampton LLP, and Pacific Coast Business Times, the primary sponsors of the popular Santa Barbara Tech Brew, announce their next networking event on Monday, November 10th.

Santa Barbara: As the permanent sponsors of the Santa Barbara Tech Brew, Sheppard Mullin Richter and Hampton LLP, Cox Business Services, Santa Barbara Technology Group LLC (SBTG), and Pacific Coast Business Times today have announced the final mixer event for 2003. It will be held at the famous El Paseo Restaurant the evening of Monday, November 10th, from 5-8PM. Anyone interested in attending is encouraged to sign up on the SBTG website at www.sbtechnology.com. Dress is business casual as usual. Attendance at the event is always free, and open to anyone interested in high technology and wanting to actively network in the local business community. The evening features hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.

The November 10th Tech Brew will also mark the launch of SBTG’s new careers website – Central Coast Careers Forum - focused exclusively on Santa Barbara and surrounding San Luis Obispo and Ventura Counties. This new Web-based careers marketplace uses cutting edge matching technology and will feature on-line personal profiling, and inclusion in the area database, for anyone interested. In addition, the proprietary technology allows employers to selectively identify and qualify candidates for jobs on-line. Individual profiles are always no charge, and for a limited time SBTG will be offering free listings for employers as well.

The Tech Brew team is announcing two new sponsors. TMC Communications is the exclusive sponsor of the November 10th event. TMC is a Santa Barbara based, full service, nationwide, telecommunications provider. TMC has just launched local phone services for Santa Barbara businesses.

Joining Tech Brew as a new annual sponsor is Clear Channel Communications. Clear Channel radio stations in our area are K-LITE 107.7FM, KTMS AM990, KISS 107FM, KTYD 99.9FM, AM1340 THE GAME, LA NUEVA 94.5FM, and RADIO BRONCO 1490AM.

Sponsorships for the 2004 calendar of events are available. Any company interested should contact one of the permanent sponsors as soon as possible.

The SB Tech Brew is one of the best-attended and longest running professional business and technology networking events in the country, drawing attendees from as far away as the mid-west, the Bay Area and Southern California. Roughly six times each year SB Tech Brew attracts between 500 to 700 professionals providing a venue to network, exchange ideas, and focus on high-tech business development in the greater Santa Barbara area.

SB Tech Brew was originally started by Santa Barbara Technology Group in April 2000 to help facilitate new technology business ventures. Since then it has become the area’s most popular venue for entrepreneurs, investors, technologists, professional service providers and anyone working for or interested in technology companies to gather to just simply get to know each other.

Previous SB Tech Brew events have been held at numerous notable locations including the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, the Maritime Museum, the SB Natural History Museum, the Contemporary Arts Forum, the Carriage and Western Museum and the Santa Barbara Bowl.

About the Sponsors…

Cox Business Services, a division of Cox Communications, Inc. provides Santa Barbara businesses with all of their broadband needs. With their fiber optic-based broadband network, Cox Business Services delivers a range of advanced communications service, including high-speed Internet access, web-hosting, virtual private networks and data transport solutions. Cox Business Services’ network is a wholly owned, locally based and they provide 24/7 local, award winning customer service. With clients ranging from small, medium to large, Cox Business Services has a communications solution to fit any business.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is one of the largest full-service law firms in the country. With more than 300 attorneys throughout their offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, San Diego, Del Mar Heights, Santa Barbara, West Los Angeles and Washington D.C., their commitment is to provide the highest quality legal services on a cost-efficient basis. The Firm’s clients range from start-ups to Fortune 500 clients, as well as individuals seeking a full complement of legal representation. Their comprehensive legal services include the following departments: Bankruptcy, corporate and securities, financial services, high technology, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, real estate, tax and estate

Santa Barbara Technology Group, LLC is a private investment and consulting firm engaged primarily in working with and acquiring equity in, local early-stage technology companies. The firm has become an important connection for any high-tech start-up on the Central Coast. They provide world-class management assistance, strategic guidance, and valuable connections for entrepreneurs. They also provide young companies access to financing, and operational and technological infrastructure. As founder of the Santa Barbara Technology Incubator they also continue to offer flexible, full-service office space for small companies in downtown Santa Barbara. This facility has gained the reputation as the most technology-friendly executive office environment on the Central Coast.

Pacific Coast Business Times is an exciting weekly business journal that has gained a reputation as the “newspaper of record” for businesses across the Tri-County business corridor. Each week the paper chronicles successful companies in Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties. The company is locally owned, locally printed and headquartered in Santa Barbara.

Each week, the Pacific Coast Business Times offers readers a variety of news and information including sections on technology, small business, personal finance, public records, East Ventura County, The Central Coast and a “Top 25” list. The Pacific Coast Business Times is delivered primarily through subscription. For news, subscription or advertising information, please contact us at 805-560-6950 or go on-line at www.pacbiztimes.com.

Clear Channel Worldwide is a collection of media and entertainment companies. Clear Channel radio stations in the Central Coast area are K-LITE 107.7FM, KTMS AM990, KISS 107FM, KTYD 99.9FM, AM1340 THE GAME, LA NUEVA 94.5FM, and RADIO BRONCO 1490AM.

For more information and potential sponsorship opportunities contact Michelle Cochran at (805) 568-1818.