Exhibit 99.1

iLinc Communicatons

CONTACT:
Mark R. Yeager
Vice President of Marketing
602-952-1200
pr@ilinc.com



           ILINC COMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
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     DAVID IANNINI BRINGS SOLID FINANCIAL, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

PHOENIX, Arizona (March 17, 2005) - iLinc Communications, Inc. (AMEX:ILC),
developers of Web conferencing software and audio conferencing services, today
announced that David J. Iannini has been appointed chief financial officer for
the Company. Mr. Iannini brings a deep range of relevant experience to the
organization including more than 24 years of senior level management positions
in finance, accounting, investment banking, and corporate development.

Mr. Iannini served 14 years as an investment banker with Salomon Brothers and
Schroders, where he was involved in more than 100 merger, acquisition, sale, and
capital raising transactions. Following that role, he served three years as the
treasurer and vice president of corporate development for Viad Corp which
included work on Viad's recent spin-off of Moneygram as well as its $425 million
revolving credit facility. Mr. Iannini also served as president of MAR &
Associates, an investment banking and consulting firm serving both public and
private companies. In addition, he has been a senior accountant with Arthur
Andersen & Co. and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is on the Board of
Directors of Channell Commercial Corporation as a member of both its Audit
Committee and Compensation Committee. Mr. Iannini earned his Bachelor of Science
Degree in Accounting, graduating Magna Cum Laude from the Carroll School of
Management at Boston College. He earned his Master of Business Administration
Degree in Finance with Summa Cum Laude honors from the Anderson Graduate School
of Management at UCLA. Mr. Iannini replaces former CFO John (Jack) Hodgson. Mr.
Hodgson will continue providing support for the Company on an interim consulting
basis.

ABOUT ILINC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
iLinc Communications, Inc. is a leading developer of Web conferencing software
and audio (phone) conferencing services for highly-secure and cost-effective
collaborative meetings, presentations, and training sessions. The Company
enables customers to purchase and own iLinc Web conferencing software, which can
be installed inside of a customer's network or hosted by iLinc. Our products and
services include the iLinc Suite of Web Conferencing software (MeetingLinc,
LearnLinc, ConferenceLinc, and SupportLinc); Audio Conferencing Services;
On-Demand Conferencing; and EventPlus, a service for professionally managed
online and audio conferencing events. iLinc's products and services are used by
organizations worldwide in sales, HR and training, marketing, and customer
support. More information about the Phoenix-based company may be found on the
Web at www.iLinc.com.



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THIS PRESS RELEASE CONTAINS INFORMATION THAT CONSTITUTES FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS MADE PURSUANT TO THE SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES
LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. ANY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INVOLVE RISK
AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM ANY
FUTURE RESULTS DESCRIBED WITHIN THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. FACTORS THAT
COULD CONTRIBUTE TO SUCH DIFFERENCES INCLUDE THE RATE OF ACCEPTANCE OF THE
COMPANY'S PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BY CUSTOMERS, CHANGES IN THE WEB CONFERENCING
AND AUDIO CONFERENCING MARKET IN GENERAL, THE ACCEPTANCE OF NEW PRODUCTS, THE
COMPANY'S NEED FOR WORKING CAPITAL, THE RESULT OF PENDING LITIGATION, THE
COMPETITION THE COMPANY FACES FROM LARGER AND MORE WELL-CAPITALIZED COMPETITORS,
AND OTHER MATTERS MORE FULLY DISCLOSED IN THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM
10-K, QUARTERLY REPORTS ON FORM 10-Q, AND OTHER REPORTS FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION PROVIDED
HEREIN REPRESENTS THE COMPANY'S ESTIMATES AND EXPECTATIONS AS OF THE DATE OF THE
PRESS RELEASE, AND SUBSEQUENT EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS MAY CAUSE THE COMPANY'S
ESTIMATES AND EXPECTATIONS TO CHANGE. THE COMPANY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY
OBLIGATION TO UPDATE THE FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION IN THE FUTURE. THEREFORE,
THIS FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON AS REPRESENTING THE
COMPANY'S ESTIMATES AND EXPECTATIONS OF ITS FUTURE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AS OF
ANY DATE SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE OF THIS PRESS RELEASE.

iLinc, iLinc Communications, iLinc Suite, MeetingLinc, LearnLinc,
ConferenceLinc, SupportLinc, and its logo are trademarks or registered
trademarks of iLinc Communications, Inc. All other company names and products
may be trademarks of their respective companies.



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