ADVISORY/Collaborate Conference & Expo East to be Held June 25-27 in Boston.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ADVISORY...for Tuesday-Thursday (June 25-27)

Collaborate Conference & Expo East 2002

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:         Collaborate Conference & Expo East, a groundbreaking
              exhibition focused on collaborative solutions that work
              with existing business processes to increase
              profitability, enhance performance and accelerate
              productivity.

WHEN &
WHERE:        June 25-27, 2002 at the Hynes Convention Center,
              Boston, MA

EVENT
HIGHLIGHTS:   --  Al Zollar, general manager, IBM Lotus Software, will
                  share IBM's real life collaborative experiences with
                  e-workplaces on Wednesday, June 26, 2002 at 9:00
                  a.m. Mr. Zollar will discuss how the current
                  economic climate is driving businesses to leverage
                  technology to achieve more with less.

              --  On the exhibition floor there will be dozens of
                  companies including many Boston-based firms who will
                  be showcasing new products including an
                  ultra-portable collaboration tool, a complete
                  interactive environment for real-time collaboration,
                  global videoconferencing options, live and on-demand
                  audio and video webcasting services, application
                  management systems, and much more.

              --  Several real-world case studies will be presented
                  providing insight to those who will attend to learn
                  about the advantages and the enormous benefits of
                  collaborative tools and services. A few examples
                  are: The Convergence of Web Conferencing and
                  Telephony: How Web Conferencing and Collaboration
                  are Changing the Way we do Business, Using
                  Collaborative Knowledge Capture to Drive Measurable
                  Gains in Sales - Team Performance and Making Better
                  Decisions, Faster.

              --  Leaders of industry and government to present
                  keynote addresses including: Massachusetts
                  Gubernatorial Candidate Robert B. Reich; Al Zollar,
                  general manager, Lotus Software; Barry James Folsom,
                  president and CEO of PlaceWare Inc.; and Karen
                  Clark, manager of learning technologies for Bank
                  One.

PRODUCED AND
MANAGED BY:   Advanstar Communications' Collaboration & e-learning
              Group
                 201 Sandpointe Ave., Suite 600
                 Santa Ana, CA  92707
                 Customer Service:  800/829-3400 or 218/723-9130
                 http://www.collaborateexpos.com