COMDEX China 2002, Largest Business-to- Business IT Marketplace in Mainland China, to Focus On E-Commerce Infrastructure and Software, Wireless and Security Technologies

Business Wire, April 15, 2002

Business/Technology Editors

COMDEX China 2002

LOS ANGELES and FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2002

Key3Media Group, Inc. (NYSE: KME) and International Data Group (IDG) announced today that COMDEX China 2002 will focus its show floor, keynotes and conferences on the topics of e-government, e-commerce infrastructure and software applications, wireless and security technologies. COMDEX China 2002 will take place in Beijing at the China International Exhibition Center, April 17 - 20, 2002 and will showcase over 200 national and international exhibitors as well as technology pavilions from Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan and the USA.

"COMDEX China 2002 is an excellent example of how COMDEX supports the global IT marketplace," said Kim Myhre, president of Key3Media International. "It provides technology sellers, buyers and government officials with a unique global platform to evaluate the latest technology solutions and make buying decisions that will impact their businesses' ability to be competitive in the world market. The Chinese IT marketplace has been experiencing tremendous growth and we are looking forward to a very dynamic event."

"According to our research, IT spending in China in 2000 was at $13.8 billion and is expected to reach $30.9 billion by 2004," said Gary Fung, Vice President of IDG Asia. "The collaboration between the Chinese government, IDG and Key3Media's COMDEX organization has created a world class event dedicated to servicing the specific IT needs of the Chinese IT marketplace."

COMDEX China 2002 attendees will benefit from a roster of marquee keynoters, including Hong Ki Kim, CEO, Samsung, SDS; Sung Moon Kwon, CEO, KTB Network; Ms. Luzhaoxia, senior vice president, Neusoft Group; Ulrich J. Seif, senior vice president and CIO, National Semiconductor Corp; and Dr. Li Lei, director of the Research Group of E-Politics, the Software Institute, China Academy of Science.

COMDEX China 2002 will also offer a four day, 40 session conference program that will cover business IT strategies for China as well as the latest developments in telecommunication, networking, e-commerce and digital technologies. A series of special programs, including the e-commerce forum, the IT executive forum and the reseller forum will complement these keynotes and conferences.

As the marketplace for buyers and sellers of business technology, COMDEX provides an overview of the critical issues, trends and technologies driving the IT Marketplace. Each year at COMDEX certain trends emerge that demonstrate the potential to change the entire IT landscape. COMDEX is the IT marketplace where buyers and sellers meet, learn and make business technology decisions. For more information visit www.comdex.com.

About International Data Group...

Headquartered in Boston, International Data Group (IDG) informs more people worldwide about information technology than any other company. With annual revenues of $3.01 billion, IDG is the leading global provider of IT media, research, conferences and events. IDG publishes more than 300 newspapers and magazines in 85 countries, led by the Computerworld /InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, PC World, and CIO global product lines. IDG offers online users the largest network of technology-specific sites around the world through IDG.net (www.idg.net), a gateway to IDG's 330 websites powered by more than 2,000 journalists reporting from every continent in the world. IDG also produces 168 technology-related events including IDG World Expo's Macworld Conference & Expo and the new BioITWorld Conference & Expo. Research company IDC provides global market intelligence and advice through 51 offices in 43 countries. Company information is available at www.idg.com.

About Key3Media...

COMDEX China is a Key3Media event. Key3Media Group, Inc., is the world's leading producer of information technology tradeshows and conferences, serving more than 5,300 exhibiting companies and 1.3 million attendees through 60 events in 17 countries. Key3Media's 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, visit www.key3media.com

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