LAS VEGAS, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consumer Electronics Association
(CEA) has named PR Newswire as the official distributor of breaking news and
information to the media and general public for the 2000 International CES,
the world's largest annual tradeshow for consumer technology, PR Newswire
announced today.
The event, which will be held from January 6-9 in Las Vegas, features more
than 300 experts discussing the latest trends, strategies and profit
opportunities in the technology industry.
Numerous innovative products from approximately 1,500 exhibitors will be
presented to more than 90,000 expected attendees, including products designed
to make working out of the office easier through digital imaging, hand-held
devices and navigational equipment, notebook computers and mobile/portable
Internet access devices.
Bill Gates, chairman and CEO of Microsoft Corp., leads the list of
technology pioneers slated to give keynote addresses at the show. Other
speakers include Eric A. Benhamou, chairman and CEO of 3Com Corp., Scott
McNealy, chairman and CEO of Sun Microsystems, and Rob Glaser, chairman and
CEO of RealNetworks Inc. The Las Vegas Hilton Theater will host all keynote
addresses, free of charge, for all CES attendees.
Exhibitors at the show will be able to create multimedia virtual press
kits through PR Newswire, blending video and audio with text and images to
give those following the show online a true demonstration of their products.
In addition, PR Newswire will be offering all exhibitors a 20 percent discount
off news releases sent within the United States. News releases sent from the
show will be posted to a virtual CES breaking news room on PR Newswire's media
web sites, http://www.prnewswire.com/prntradeshows and
http://www.newsdesk.com, where the copy will be available to more than
25,000 registered media from 90 countries. Show news also will be featured
prominently on PR Newswire's high-traffic web site, http://www.prnewswire.com.
PR Newswire is the world leader in the electronic delivery of breaking
information directly from companies, institutions and agencies through its
cutting-edge wire, fax, satellite, e-mail and Internet network. Forty-five
years after founding the industry, it has 35 bureaus worldwide, an exclusive
partnership with Canada NewsWire and a vast international affiliate system.
PR Newswire provides a broad complement of services for public relations and
investor relations professionals to immediately reach the media, financial
community and consumers.
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