ADVISORY/Internet World Reporters Can Find 30 Stories at the ShowStoppers Media Reception.

Business/Technology Editors

Spring Internet World 2000

ADVISORY ... for Thursday (April 6)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Reporters covering the Internet World conference in Los Angeles can find 30 of the hottest dot.com companies in one location at the ShowStoppers Media Reception on April 6 from 6-9 p.m. at the Wilshire Grand Hotel, 930 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles.

"ShowStoppers gives you a ballroom full of at least a month's worth of stories -- in just three hours, in a relaxed setting away from the commotion of the trade-show floor," said Steven J. Leon, co-producer of the eight-year-old company which also produces events at Comdex and PC Expo. "This media-only special event is your opportunity to see the innovative hardware, software and Internet products and services from nearly 30 companies -- some so hot, so cool that they can be seen only at ShowStoppers!"

To RSVP, please click the URL hyperlink below to open and complete the online registration form: http://www.technopolis.com/technopolis.showstoppers.invitation.htm

To maintain a positive working environment for the media, only 30 companies are allowed to sponsor this event. Sponsors for future events should view the company's website: http://www.showstoppers.com and contact Dan Janal, [e-mail] for contract information.

Here is a sampling of the sponsoring companies and their news:

       --   Advertain.com debuts a consumer-rated, advertising-supported
          search engine.

       --   Axcelerant.com, a stealth start up, sneak previews the
          secure broadband networks it manages for Oracle and Sun,
          among others, for doing business over the Net.

       --   Clickability, a start-up, previews its product launch and
          major partnership announcements.

       --   Conducent will announce deals that help software developers,
          portals and advertisers reach the desktop via
          advertising-supported software.

       --   Conversa showcases a toolkit for voice-powering Internet
          sites.

       --   Dragon Systems will make streaming media available for Web
          searches and retrieval with AudioMining speech technology.

       --   e-CityDesk.com hammers out the supply chain for contractors
          buying and selling heating, ventilation, air-conditioning,
          electrical and plumbing products.

       --   Ektron shows one of the first browser-based "Web-processing"
          tools for maintaining Web site look and feel.

       --   eLiberation.com demos single-click access to the best of the
          Web from an icon next to the start button - with
          pay-per-click incentives for shopping, browsing or referring
          new registered users.

       --   eSynch.com combines the Internet and television - the first
          public presentation of a new video-on-demand system - and
          introduces RamOptimizer.com and StartUpMgr.com, free
          services that enhance the user's Internet experience.

       --   Expertcity.com puts a human behind every click for real-time
          help, advice and training.

       --   Lost without a coffee bar? Does the car need a lube job? Go2
          Systems finds wireless users whatever they want from
          wherever they are -- from the Home Deck of Sprint PCS
          Wireless Web Phones.

       --   HomEvolution.com demos an Internet service that helps
          homeowners maintain and improve the value of their homes.

       --   Horizon launches at ShowStoppers! It's yet-to-be-named first
          product leverages patented technology -- considered
          mathematically impossible until recently -- with the world's
          most popular word game, to create ad-savvy content for Web
          sites, pre-sold to a list of Web sites and content
          syndicates.

       --   Litronic.com shows its Internet security products, designed
          to protect business-to-business e-commerce transactions.

       --   Got a question about Internet law? Ask Loislaw.com.

       --   MGI Software, mgisoft.com, shows MGI Zoom, used by e-tailers
          like JC Penney and Bloomingdale's to show product images
          that attract and encourage users to buy, with detail that
          reduces returns.

       --   Talk to the Web. One Voice Technologies, onevoicetech.com,
          allows PC, wireless device and Internet users to talk, as if
          speaking with another person, to instantly access and
          interact with content on the Web.

       --   PC Show and Tell, pcshowandtell.com demos its Internet
          library of more than 6,000 voice-enabled tutorials for top
          software titles and Web sites, including Word, Excel,
          PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, ICQ,
          Hotmail, and more.

       --   Photodex, photodex.com/iw2000.html, shows its "try before
          you buy" technologies for Internet distribution and
          strategic partnerships. Used by over 10 million users
          worldwide and available on Windows, Mac and Linux.

       --   Building a new Web-based business-to-business application?
          RadView shows you how to test it.

       --   Shopmama.com for comparison shopping, with 60 departments,
          name-brand merchants, interactive games, monthly prizes and
          giveaways, cash bonus programs of five to 20 percent of the
          total sales - and Mama calculates gift ideas!

       --   Slangsoft.com travels from Israel to demo Web-based National
          Language Support -- input and display text in 42 languages
          in any Web-based user interface regardless of the user's
          operating system, delivered dynamically via the Web,
          requiring no installation.

       --   Put away the highlighter. Stop ripping out pages. WizCom
          shows a pen-shaped, hand-held, personal scanner and
          high-tech highlighter that transfers data via  a serial
          or infrared dataport to a PC, PDA or text-enabled cell
          phone. It recognizes 8 languages, and an upgrade translates
          into any of 24 languages.

ShowStoppers creates intimate media receptions at Comdex, PC Expo and Internet World. More than 300 companies have participated in previous events that have been attended by more than 3,000 reporters. ShowStoppers has been featured in many newspapers and trade publications as an example of the perfect way to rise above the noise level at trade shows and conventions. ShowStoppers is co-produced by Steven J. Leon, Daniel S. Janal and Robert Leon.