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PC EXPO/TECHXNY 2001 - WHAT'S NEXT, IS HERE The Largest IT Solutions Event on the East Coast Showcases Cutting-Edge Technology

      June 26-28, 2001, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City
                            http://www.techxny.com

    WHAT:  PC EXPO brings together an unparallel range of business technology
           solutions for every organization, from enterprise to small
           business.  The event will feature more than 500 exhibitors
           demonstrating hundreds of new products/solutions including Mobile
           and Wireless, Internet Security, Handheld Devices and Applications,
           Notebooks and Laptops, Flat Screens and Plasma Screens, DVD,
           Digital Imaging, Broadband TV, High-Performance Processors,
           and more. In addition, PC EXPO offers a full calendar of free
           special events, keynote addresses, hands-on demonstrations and is
           an essential component of Technology Exchange Week New York
           (TECHXNY).

    WHY:  TECHXNY is a new venture created by CMP Media LLC that is
          designed to unite companies and associations that are instrumental
          in shaping today's business and technology solutions.  TECHXNY's
          other exciting components include IT Innovation Conference, First
          Look, Solutions Integrator Think Tech, Finance Exchange, Novell's
          Best of Brainshare and other summits and special events.

    HIGHLIGHTS:
     Keynote Addresses:
     * Carl Yankowski, CEO, Palm Inc., speaking on "Handheld Computing:
       Grass Roots to Corporate Standard," on Tuesday, June 26,
       10:30 am - 11:30 am.

     * Michael Splinter, Executive Vice President, Intel, speaking on
       "New Priorities, New Solutions," on Wednesday, June 27,
       10:30 am - 11:30 am.

     * David Gelernter, Chief Scientist, Mirror Worlds Technology, Yale
       University Professor of Computer Science & Author, speaking on
       "Living in a Distributed World: Mobile Communicating & The PC," on
       Thursday, June 28, 10:30 am - 11:30 am.

    Exhibitors:
     Over 500 of the world's leading IT companies including: AMD, Compaq,
     Gateway, Fujitsu PC, Handspring, HP, IBM, Intel, Iomega, Maxtor,
     Microsoft, Motorola, Palm, Panasonic, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba, Transmeta,
     Viewsonic, Xerox, and the DVD, Kodak Solutions, Microsoft Partners,
     Novell Partners, Palm Handhelds, and USB Pavilions.

    Women in Technology:
     TECHXNY/PC EXPO spotlights women in technology at this year's event.  For
     the first time, Working Woman's W.E.S.T Awards (Women Elevating Science
     and Technology) will recognize five outstanding women in technology on
     Wednesday, June 27th at 4:00 p.m. including: Barbara Babcock, Corporate
     Vice President & President, e-Business Services, Unisys; Janet Davidson,
     Group President INS & Network Operations Software, Lucent Technologies;
     Harriet Pearson, Chief Privacy Officer, IBM Corporation; Mary Byron,
     Managing Director (Technology Division), Goldman Sachs; Anne Mulcahy,
     President & COO, Xerox; and Padmasree Warrior, Corporate Vice President &
     Chief Technology Officer, Director Digital DNA Labs, Semiconductor
     Products Sector, Motorola.

     WITI, Women in Technology International, presents a program featuring
     extraordinarily successful women in technology who are committed to the
     advancement of women in the workplace.

    WHERE:  The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center,
            New York City
            11th Avenue and 34th Street
    WHEN:
     Tues., June 26:  Exhibits:  10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
     Wed., June 27:   Exhibits:  10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
     Thurs., June 28: Exhibits:  10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

                                     ***

            MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE 20th ANNIVERSARY OF PC EXPO
               PC EXPO, now part of TECHXNY, will return to the
                        Jacob Javits Convention Center
                      for its 20th Anniversary edition,
                               June 25-27, 2002

     Visit http://www.techxny.com in the Fall for exciting announcements
                           on this milestone event.

    Contact:  Annie Scully
              Press Office 6/26-6/28 - 212-624-7002/7003
              201-236-1790


SOURCE CMP Media LLC




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