ADVISORY/LinuxWorld Kicks Off Next Week At Javits Center.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ADVISORY...for Tuesday-Friday (Jan. 21-24)

LinuxWorld New York 2003

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:    LinuxWorld Conference & Expo  (www.linuxworldexpo.com)

WHERE:   The Javits Center, New York City

WHEN:    Conferences: January 21 - January 24, 2003
         Expo: January 22 - January 24, 2003

WHO:     Owned and produced by IDG World Expo (www.idgworldexpo.com)

HOW:     Media registration is in the Crystal Palace of the Javits
         Center.  Please be prepared to present a photo ID and
         appropriate credentials (details available at
         http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/linuxworldny03/V33
/index.cvn?id=10051&p_navID=66).

         Attendee registration will also be available in the
         Crystal Palace. The cost for an Exhibits Only pass is
         $30; conference passes start at $325.

         On-site registration hours:
         Tuesday, January 21                 8:00am-6:00pm
         Wednesday, January 22               8:00am-5:00pm
         Thursday, January 23                8:00am-5:00pm
         Friday, January 24                  9:00am-3:00pm

SELECTED EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:

-- Nearly 100 educational conference and networking sessions

-- Opening keynote address by AMD President and CEO Hector Ruiz on Wednesday, January 22 at 10:30 a.m.; financial services case study keynote by Red Hat and Morgan Stanley on Wednesday, January 22 at 1:30 p.m.; additional keynotes from Steven A. Mills, senior vice president and group executive, IBM on Thursday, January 23 at 10:30 a.m. and Randy Mott, senior vice president and CIO, Dell Computer Corporation on Thursday, January 23 at 1:30 p.m.

-- The first-ever Linux Financial Summit, sponsored by Egenera and HP, addressing Linux and Open Source solutions for the financial industry from January 22-24. Sessions will be hosted by Credit Suisse First Boston, Egenera, HP, Intel, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Open Source Development Lab (OSDL), Red Hat, Reuters and Salomon Smith Barney.

-- The all-new Enterprise Solutions Center, an integrated, vendor-neutral pavilion showcasing best practices in Open Source integration through the eyes of a fictitious financial management company. Presented by Wild Open Source and Linux International in Booth #339.

-- The Golden Penguin Bowl, a live, entertaining quiz show featuring distinguished Linux personalities and hosted by Damage Studios' Chris DiBona on Wednesday, January 22 at 4:30 p.m.

-- Birds-of-a-Feather Meetings (BOFs), where members of the Linux community network informally with like-minded Linux users and learn about the latest developments in Linux and Open Source.

-- Press Conferences presented by SGI, IBM, GNOME Foundation, X.org, Sun Microsystems, Bugopolis, Cylant, Red Hat, The SCO Group, Dell Computer Corporation, HACOM, Innovation Data Processing and AMD (full schedule available on-site or by contacting us).