Besser Associates Produces Content For Penton's Wireless Symposium.

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 1999--

Penton Media Inc.'s Electronics Group has entered into an agreement with Besser Associates, Inc. to co-produce wireless and RF educational content for the Wireless Symposium 2000. Besser will recruit advisory committee members, identify key topics, and develop conference sessions. Besser staff will teach several sessions.

"This was the next logical step in the continued growth of the Wireless Symposium." said Bill Rutledge, Director of Penton's Electronics Show Group. As wireless technology explodes in new areas like datacomm and networking, we have to develop a program that puts engineers and designers on the cutting-edge of industry developments. Besser's technical expertise and network within the wireless and RF communities will provide much of this high-level content."

Besser will develop advanced, market-focused educational content in power amplifier design, modulation techniques, base-station design, antenna technology, and non-linear analysis. The event has also placed an emphasis on developing advanced RF IC, 3G, WCDMA, CDMA2000, CDMAOne, Bluetooth and Home RF, and Ultrawideband conference tracks.

"This is a great opportunity to partner with a leading industry event" said Rex Frobenius, Engineering Manager at Besser. "Wireless/Portable consistently has its finger on the pulse of the engineering marketplace. We're in sync with the event, because the event is in sync with the needs of the marketplace."

Wireless Symposium/Portable by Design 2000 will take place February 22-25, 2000, at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose California. It will feature over 80 conference sessions, over 400 exhibitors, and numerous networkiing functions. For more information on attending or exhibiting, call: 888-WireReg, or visit the Wireless/Portable Web site at www.WirelessPortable.com.

Penton Media, Inc. (NYSE: PME) is a leading diversified business media company that produces market-focused magazines, Web sites, trade shows, and conferences, and provides marketing and business development services. Penton serves the electronics; Internet/IT; design/engineering; food/natural products/retail; government/compliance; leisure/hospitality; management; manufacturing; mechanical systems/construction; and supply chain/aviation markets. For more information, visit the Penton Media Web site at www.penton.com

Besser Associates, Inc. provides performance-enhancing training to both technical and nontechnical professionals in RF, wireless, digital communications, and networking industries worldwide. Using hands-on, practical classroom instruction as well as Web- and computer-based training, Besser Associates has trained over 20,000 professionals, including representatives from all major telecommunications companies. The company offers customized and general training and consulting services at customer-selected locations. Besser Associates, founded in 1985, is a privately held corporation based in Mountain View, California. For more information, visit www.bessercourse.com or call 650-949-3300.