200 Companies and 800+ Investors Scheduled to Attend AeA Classic Financial Conference; Conference to Be Held November 6-9, 2005 in San Diego, CA.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. & WASHINGTON -- AeA, the nation's largest high-tech trade association, will host this year's AeA Classic Financial Conference November 6-9, 2005, at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, CA.

"The AeA Classic is the only forum of its kind that provides intimate interaction between high-tech company executives and analysts in an impartial environment. That is just one of the many reasons it is so appealing to our members," said Elaine Sanders, AeA's Senior Vice President for Financial Conferences, Executive Education, and Affinity Programs.

In its 35th year, the AeA Classic Financial Conference continues to provide public technology companies with an environment in which to showcase their companies to key technology investors. At this exclusive three-day conference, company executives present their technologies, strategic missions, trend analysis and other significant information to a focused group of investors.

"I still find the AeA conference to be the best, most efficient and well-attended and communicative financial conference of the year," said Yaniv Arieli, President US Operations for DSP Group.

"I have been attending the AeA for over 25 years and have always found it a very valuable event for myself and my firm," said Mel Lavitt, Vice Chairman of C.E. Unterberg, Towbin.

This year, 200 companies are scheduled to present, and over 800 investors expected to attend. The AeA Classic is organized into two sessions, the first for companies with over $300 million in market capitalization or revenue and a second for those between $100 and $300 market cap or revenue. During each session, analysts are able to meet with companies to discuss their investment potential.

Companies representing every sector of the high-technology industry will present their stories at the AeA Classic this year, including: software, semiconductor, wireless, defense technology, security telecommunications, and medical devices. Many emerging giants have come through the doors of the AeA Classic over the years, including Intel, Cisco and AOL. The Classic's reputation for attracting the next "up and comers" has made it the premier financial conference of the high-tech industry for over three decades.

For more information about the AeA Classic Financial Conference, please visit our web site at http://www.aeanet.org/classic.

About AeA

AeA, founded in 1943, is a nationwide trade association that represents all segments of the technology industry and is dedicated solely to helping our members' top line and bottom line. We do this in partnership with our small, medium, and large member companies by lobbying governments at the state, federal, and international levels, providing access to capital and business opportunities, and offering select business services and networking programs. For more information, please visit http://www.aeanet.org.