ADVISORY/LinuxWorld Kicks off This Week at Moscone Center West (11,000+ Expected, Nearly 200 Exhibitors).

SAN FRANCISCO -- IDG World Expo:

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

WHERE: Moscone Center West

WHEN:  Conferences: Aug. 8-11, 2005
       Expo: Aug. 9-11, 2005 (10:00 am - 5:00 pm daily)
       --Aug. 8 is conferences only. Tuesday, Aug. 9 is the big day
       for media--
       Opening Keynote: Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 9:15 a.m. -
       Oracle President, Charles Phillips
       First Press Conference: Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 10:00 a.m.
       by Novell, followed by IBM at 11:00 a.m. and Red Hat at
       2:00 p.m. The press conf. room is Room 2012 - next door to the
       Media Center on the 2nd Floor.

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

HOW:   Media Registration in Room 2010 on the 2nd floor of Moscone
       Center West. Pre-registered media can pick their badges up at
       Media Registration. Media who have not pre-registered for
       LinuxWorld can register on-site. Please bring a business card
       as a media credential. Media Registration hours are 8:00 a.m.
       to 5:00 p.m. beginning on Monday, Aug. 8. Media have access to
       all conference sessions except for the Labs. You must pick up
       conference passes in the media center.

       The cost for an Exhibit Hall pass for attendees is $35;
       conference passes start at $295. Exhibit Hall passes include
       access to all keynotes, the exhibit hall floor for all three
       days, and 10 hours of complimentary Linux educational training.

Keynotes: Tuesday, Aug. 9
9:15 a.m. Charles Phillips, Oracle - President
11:45 a.m. Martin Fink, HP - VP, Linux
2:45 p.m. Keynote Panel moderated by OSDL CEO, Stuart Cohen.
Panelists include Google, Novell, Red Hat, Freedom Law Center

Wednesday, Aug. 10
8:30 a.m. Mark Webbink, Red Hat - Deputy General Counsel
11:00 a.m. Mike Shaver, Mozilla Foundation - Founding Member,
Mozilla project
2:30 p.m. Steve Mills, IBM - Sr. VP & Group Executive Software Group

Microsoft & Google: The two companies will participate in the
"Golden Penguin Bowl" trivia game and will be participating in keynote
and conference presentations.

Exhibitors: Nearly 200 exhibitors (up 25 from last year): AMD,
BakBone Software, Computer Associates, HP, IBM, Intel, Novell,
Opsware, Oracle, Pogo Linux, Red Hat, SAP, Sun Microsystems,
SpikeSource, Sybase, Yosemite Technologies and many more.

Attendance: We are expecting 11,000+ total visitors