ADVISORY/Penton Media Subsidiary Stardust.com unveils press opportunities at CDN 2001 -- The Content Delivery Networks Event Feb 20-23.

Business, Assignment Editors

ADVISORY...for Wednesday-Friday (Feb. 21-23)

LOS GATOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2001

Stardust.com announces a Wireless Multimedia Forum Press Roundtable and CDN Press luncheon at CDN 2001. These two media opportunities are open only to press and industry analysts and representatives of participating companies.

The Wireless Multimedia Forum Press Roundtable

As an editor or analyst, you are invited to the Wireless Multimedia Forum Press Roundtable on Thursday, February 22, from 4:00 - 4:45pm. RSVP via email to [e-mail]. The Roundtable will be focused on discussion and review of the Recommended Technical Framework Document. Attendance is limited to WMF members, press, and analysts. You will be able to ask questions of the authors of the RTFD in a group setting, in addition to one-on-one conversations at the open general member meeting immediately following. Location: 1E14.

Content Delivery Networks Press Luncheon

Stardust.com is hosting a Content Delivery Networks Press Luncheon on Wednesday, February 21, from 12:30 - 1:45pm. RSVP via email to [e-mail]. The following companies will be making press announcements at the CDN Press Luncheon. You will have a chance to speak to representatives from each company. Location: 1E09.

ActiVia Networks
Chutney Technologies
eMikolo Networks, Inc.
Keynote
MightyEyes
Minerva Networks
Mirror Image Internet
Nortel Networks
Volera
Pulse Digital
SpiderCache
XCache Technologies

You will make the most of the CDN Event by taking advantage of Stardust.com's resources at the conference and on our Web site.

-- Keynote speakers - http://events.stardust.com/cd n/conference.htm#keynotes

- Daniel Lewin, CTO, Akamai

- Brian NeSmith CEO, CacheFlow

- Brad Cain, Chief Scientist, Cereva Networks

- Ed Haslam, Chief Strategist, Inktomi

- Brian Whetten, Chief Scientist, Talarian

-- Collocation with Internet World Wireless, CLECexpo, and ASPCON

-- Networking with other editors and analysts at press events

-- Learn about important new technology from the companies who are creating it

-- MP3 audio pre-show discussions with keynote speakers
http://events.stardust.com/cd n/resources.htm

-- We are pleased to introduce CDN Week, the premier site for the CDN industry.
Hear from the experts, tap into resources from the CDN community, read CDN
discussions archived on the Web http://www.cdnweek.com.

Join 61 pre-registered journalists and analysts at CDN Spring 2001.

At Stardust.com's Content Delivery Networks Event you will be immersed in panel discussions, keynote speeches, analyst and press meetings, and impromptu networking with leading authorities on this exploding market. Held in New York at the Jacob Javits Convention Center February 20-23, the CDN Event is the definitive gathering for business executives, technologists, marketers, analysts, and press who will help propel this industry to new heights in the coming months and years. If you have not yet registered, please review the press and analyst information at http://events.stardust.com/cdn/press.htm and click on the "I would like to register" link at the bottom of the page.

About CDN 2001

CDN 2001 - The Content Delivery Networks Conference will be held February 21 - 23, 2001 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York in conjunction with ASPCON Spring 2001, CLECexpo 2001, and Internet World Wireless 2001.

The CDN 2001 conference comprises three tracks: technology, operations management and business. CDN 2001 has evolved from IP Multicast Initiative's mcast conference to cover the full array of technology and business issues related to CDNs. IP Multicast remains an important CDN building block for conserving bandwidth for transmissions intended for hundreds or thousands of recipients.

NOTE TO REPORTERS AND EDITORS: To schedule interviews for further discussion on industry trends and interoperability challenges in the CDN space, please contact Jennifer Painter at Stardust.com: 408-402-0566, [e-mail].

About Stardust.com

Stardust.com makes sense of new Internet stuff for Internet networking professionals. The company oversees multi-vendor alliances, produces specialized technology conferences and provides comprehensive online information resources--all focused on new Internet technologies. Founded in 1995, Stardust.com is a Penton Media Inc. company (NYSE: PME) headquartered in Los Gatos, Calif., with offices in Europe. The Stardust.com Web address is http://www.stardust.com.