LINUX Business Expo - Las Vegas Delivers Open Source Alternatives To Business Community

LAS VEGAS - November 11, 2000 - (PRNewsWire) - Key3Media Group, Inc. (KME) announced today that LINUX Business Expo-Las Vegas has completed its first full year of existence with record growth. LINUX Business Expo debuted in 1999 at COMDEX/Fall. Since its inception, LINUX Business Expo has grown from 17,700 square feet to more than 40,000 square feet. The growth of LINUX Business Expo is a reflection of the tremendous growth within the Linux community, especially in embedded systems.

"This year, Linux is moving from the server and PC environment into devices and applications that automate our lives," said Lyle Ball, vice president of communications and co-founder of Lineo. "From traffic control signals to credit card readers to medical and military systems, embedded Linux provides a highly customizable systems software solution that reduces both development cycles and device costs."

Penguin Playoff Award Winners Announced

LINUX Business Expo and Linux Journal also announced winners of the Penguin Playoff Awards, which honor the best of Linux offerings at LINUX Business Expo. Editors from Linux Journal presented Penguin Playoff Awards in the following seven categories at a special ceremony Tuesday, November 14.

Category Winner Best Web Solution: PHP by Zend Technologies

Best E-Commerce Solution: eBuilder by Caldera Systems

Best New Product (announced at show): PocketLinux by Transvirtual Technologies

Best Embedded Solution: Hard Hat by Monta Vista

Best Server: SuSE 7.0 Professional

Best Workstation: Penguin Computing

Best Business Application Development Tool: Source Navigator by Red Hat

LINUX Business Expo-Las Vegas also acknowledged the following sponsors for their role in developing content-rich conferences, exhibits and special programs.

Platinum Sponsors: BSDi, Caldera Systems, Corel Corp. and Red Hat.
Gold Sponsors: Penguin Computing, SuSE, Stormix Technologies Inc., TurboLinux and MERLIN Software Technologies.
Silver Sponsor: Linux NetworX. LINUX Learning Center sponsored by Caldera Systems

LINUX Community Hub sponsored by LinuxMall.com

LINUX Business Expo E-mail Connections sponsored by Penguin Computing and LINUX Embedded Solutions Hot Spot sponsored by Lineo.

LINUX Business Expo and COMDEX/Fall are Key3Media Events. Key3Media Events, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Key3Media Group, Inc. (NYSE: KME), is the world's leading producer of in formation technology tradeshows and conferences, serving more than 6,000 exhibiting companies and two million attendees through 60 events in 18 countries. Key3Media Events' products range from the IT industry's largest exhibitions such as COMDEX and NetWorld+Interop to highly focused events featuring renowned educational programs, custom seminars and specialized vendor marketing programs. For more information about Key3Media Events, visit www.key3media.com.

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SOURCE: Key3Media Events, Inc.

CONTACT: Jennifer Finley of Key3Media Events, Inc.
Tel. (781) 433-1876, jennifer.finley@key3media.com
URL: www.key3media.com

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