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Media Contact: Mary Chung
American Stock Exchange
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Wendy Chou
Ocean Tomo
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NEAL WOLKOFF TO ADDRESS INTELLECUTAL PROPERTY MARKETPLACE
Chairman and CEO of the American Stock Exchange to Speak at The Ocean Tomo Fall 2006 Live Intellectual Property Auction Gala
New York, October 17, 2006 -  Ocean Tomo Auctions, LLC - a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ocean Tomo, LLC, the country's leading intellectual capital merchant banc -- announced today that Neal Wolkoff, Chairman and CEO of the American Stock Exchange (Amex) will deliver the keynote address at the October 25th Gala Dinner and Charity Auction benefiting the American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation (www.aiplef.org). The event is to be held in conjunction with The Fall 2006 Live Intellectual Property Auction at Capitale in New York City.

Mr. Wolkoff will speak on the topic of "Intellectual Property in the Financial Services Realm" to an audience that will include notable intellectual property stake-holders including: top IP professionals from a number of multi-national companies, C-level executives from small to mid-size enterprises, professional inventors and senior executives from leading investment banks.

Mr. Wolkoff was appointed to the post of Chairman and CEO of the American Stock Exchange in April 2005 after serving as Acting CEO. Previously, he served as chief operating officer of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). He has been a guest lecturer at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and has been a frequent public speaker on market issues and risk management at industry and government seminars. Mr. Wolkoff has also written editorials on Sarbanes Oxley that have been published in The Wall Street Journal and Financial Times.

"We are pleased to have Mr. Wolkoff join us for this very special event the evening prior to our Live Auction. Ocean Tomo's auction floor has been widely acclaimed as the first true open marketplace for IP," said James E. Malackowski, President and CEO of Ocean Tomo, LLC.

About American Stock Exchange

The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) offers trading across a full range of equities, options and exchange traded funds (ETFs), including structured products and HOLDRSSM. In addition to its role as a national equities market, the Amex is the pioneer of the ETF, responsible for bringing the first domestic product to market in 1993. Leading the industry in ETF listings, the Amex lists 208 ETFs to date. The Amex is also one of the largest options exchanges in the U.S., trading options on broad-based and sector indexes as well as domestic and foreign stocks. For more information, please visit www.amex.com

About Ocean Tomo, LLC

Established in 2003, Ocean Tomo, LLC (www.oceantomo.com) is a fully integrated intellectual capital merchant banc that specializes in understanding and leveraging intellectual property assets. The company provides advice in IP-related mergers and acquisitions, valuations, expert services, analytics and IP auctions. Ocean Tomo has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, Palm Beach, Orange County and Washington, DC. Subsidiaries of Ocean Tomo include: Ocean Tomo Capital Fund, LP -- a $200 million private equity investment fund; and Ocean Tomo Asset Management, LLC -- an SEC Registered Investment Advisor offering hedge funds utilizing IP-based investment strategies.