ADVISORY/LinuxWorld Kicks Off Today At San Francisco's Moscone Center.

Business/Technology Editors

LinuxWorld San Francisco 2002

ADVISORY...for Monday (Aug. 12)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

IDG World Expo (IDGTS)

WHAT:      LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, the premier event for Linux
           and Open Source solutions

WHERE:     The Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA

WHEN:      Conferences: August 12-15, 2002 / Expo: August 13-15, 2002

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

HOW:       Media registration is outside the Media Center, Room 130,
           in the lower level of the Moscone Center. Please be
           prepared to present a photo ID and credentials (details at
           http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/linuxworldexpo/v31/
            index.cvn?ID=10018&p_navid=1).


           Attendee registration is in the North Lobby. The cost for
           an Exhibits Only pass is $30; conference passes start at
           $295.

          Registration hours:
          Monday, August 12          8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
          Tuesday, August 13         8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
          Wednesday, August 14       8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
          Thursday, August 15        9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

    EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:

--  Must-see keynotes: Scott McNealy, chairman and CEO, Sun
    Microsystems, Inc.; Larry Ellison, chairman and CEO, Oracle
    Corporation; Sergey Brin, co-founder & president, Technology,
    Google, Inc.; and Douglas T. Elix, senior vice president and group
    executive, IBM Global Services will keynote at LinuxWorld. A
    complete schedule is available at:
    http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/linuxworldexpo/v31/
     index.cvn?ID=10028&p_navID=2

--  "Linux: The Foundation for the Enterprise": Red Hat CTO Michael
    Tiemann and Amazon.com Director of Systems Engineering Jacob
    Levanon will share details on Amazon.com's migration to Linux in
    this special feature presentation, to be held August 14 at 12:30
    p.m.

--  Golden Penguin Bowl: The infamous (and humorous) geek trivia game,
    hosted by Chris DiBona of the Open Source Development Network
    (OSDN), will be held August 13 at 4:30 p.m.

--  "Linux Around the World" Series: These brand-new show floor
    presentations, located in booth 1681 and developed in conjunction
    with Linux International, will describe a variety of special
    projects that use Linux and Open Source to bring computers and
    technology to developing and rural areas around the world.

--  "Taste of Linux" Series: Attendees will learn about reasons to
    convert, how their ROI will benefit, and the answer to "what's
    this Linux thing all about anyway?" in these show floor
    presentations held in booth 1447.

--  Open Source Product Excellence Awards: UniForum and IDG World Expo
    will present these awards to exhibitors showcasing the event's
    most innovative products and services on the show floor. Award
    presentations will take place on August 14 at 1:30 p.m. in booth
    1447.

--  Press Conferences (all are held in Room 110 at the Moscone unless
    otherwise indicated):

    -   Sun Microsystems (August 12, 10:00 a.m., San Francisco's
        Palace Hotel)
    -   Linux International, Hewlett Packard: "Linux Around the World"
        (August 13, 8:00 a.m.)
    -   Open Source Development Lab (OSDL) (August 13, 9:00 a.m.)
    -   Dell Computer (August 13, 9:00 a.m., Room 5 on the LinuxWorld
        show floor)
    -   IBM (August 13, 10:00 a.m.)
    -   Sun Microsystems post-keynote Q&A (August 13, 12:00 p.m., Room
        132 at the Moscone)
    -   Borland Software, Progress Software, Red Hat, Sistina Software
        and Ximian: "Open Source and the Enterprise: The Corporate
        Acceptance of Open Source" (August 13, 1:30 p.m.)
    -   GNOME Foundation (August 13, 3:30 p.m.)
    -   UnitedLinux (August 13, 5:30 p.m., San Francisco Marriott
        Hotel)
    -   ETRI (August 14, 10:00 a.m.)
    -   Free Standards Group (August 14, 11:00 a.m.)
    -   SupplyGrid (August 14, 1:30 p.m.)
    -   Cylant (August 14, 2:30 p.m.)

--  Penelope Copyleft - in person: Tux's penguin friend Penelope leaps
    off the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo comics page and into the
    Moscone to add some fun and good cheer to LinuxWorld.