ADVISORY/Network Processors Conference Convenes August 8 and 9, 2000 in San Jose, Calif. at Wyndham Hotel.

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ADVISORY...for Tuesday & Wednesday (Aug. 8 and 9)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

   Charles Giorgetti of Intel Corporation Presents Keynote Wednesday
        Morning; Roundtable Discussion Addresses Standardizing
          Network Processor Performance Analysis on Tuesday

WHO:   Network Processors Conference (NPC 2000),
       www.networkprocessors.com

WHAT:  The Network Processors Conference is the only conference
       totally dedicated to Network Processors. The conference is
       designed for anyone involved in the design, development,
       integration, marketing, use, or support of products, hardware
       or software related to network processors. (A Network Processor
       accelerates communications tasks.)

       The program includes presentations, tutorials and panels of
       interest to chipmakers, computer and communications equipment
       manufacturers, board and design suppliers, VARs, OEMs,
       integrators, system analysts, testing laboratories,
       consultants, marketers and other providers of hardware and
       software support and tools for network processors.

WHEN:  August 8 and August 9, 2000

WHERE: Wyndham Hotel
       1350 North First Street
       San Jose, CA 95112-4789
       408/453-6200

    Key Events:

Issues Roundtable -- Tuesday, August 8, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. (open to all)

      Topic: Standardizing on Performance Analysis for Network
    Processors Moderated by Markus Levy, Technical Editor, EDN
    Magazine and Chairman of EDN's Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark
    Consortium (EEMBC - pronounced embassy), an organization, which
    has recently released benchmarks for embedded processors.

Keynote -- Wednesday, August 9, 8:30-10:00 a.m. (requires conference
           registration)

      Speaker: Charles Giorgetti , General Manager, Network Processor
    Operation, Intel Corporation (Nasdaq:INTC)

      Topic: Delivering on the Promise of Network Processors

Tutorial -- Tuesday, August 8 (requires registration)

      Hardware, Software and Applications of Network Processors
    presented by executives from organizations in the network
    processor industry.

Exhibits -- Wednesday, August 9, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (open to all)

      Exhibitors include: Basis Communications, Chrysalis-ITS, Conexant
    Systems, C-Port, Effnet, Ezchip Technologies, Fast-Chip, Fujitsu
    Semiconductor, IBM Microelectronics, Intel, Lara Networks, Lexra,
    Lucent Microelectronics, Microware Systems, MMC Networks, MOSAID
    Semiconductor, NetLogic Microsystems, NetPlane Systems,
    PixelFusion, SiberCore Technologies, Solidum Systems, Sonics,
    SwitchOn Networks, Teja Technologies, Virage Logic, Vitesse
    Semiconductor, Wind River, Xstream Logic and Ziga Systems.

      Notes to Editors, Analysts: Complimentary passes to the
conference and exhibits are available on request
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their respective holders.